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| Coordinates | 47°28′19″N19°03′01″N |
|---|---|
| Name | Sinnerman |
| Artist | Nina Simone |
| Alt artist | The Wailers, Felix da Housecat |
| Album | Pastel Blues |
| Released | 1965 |
| Track no | 9 |
| Recorded | New York City |
| Genre | Jazz, Gospel |
| Length | 10:20 |
| Composer | Traditional |
| Label | Philips Records |
| Prev | Strange Fruit |
| Prev no | 8 |
"Sinner Man" or "Sinnerman" is an American traditional spiritual song that has been recorded by a number of performers. The song dates to the turn of the 20th century but most modern recorded versions derive from the 1956 recording by Les Baxter, further changes and additions were codified in 1959 by the folk music group the Weavers. The Weavers' performance of the song appears on their compilation albums Gospel and Reunion at Carnegie Hall Part 2.
Simone's version of Sinnerman has been sampled by Kanye West for the Talib Kweli song "Get By", by Timbaland for the song "Oh Timbaland", and by Felix da Housecat for Verve Record's "Verve Remixed" series (1rst posthume music video directed by J.G Biggs). It has also been covered by 16 Horsepower on their album Folklore, and by Zegota on their self-titled 7". French rapper Abd al-Malik sampled Simone's version for the title track of his 2006 album "Gibraltar". He also sampled Simone's version of "See Line Woman" for the track "Le grand frère" from the same album.
Versions of "Sinnerman" were featured in 1999's The Thomas Crown Affair, in the 2004 film Cellular by David R. Ellis, and in three 2006 films: Michael Mann's Miami Vice, The Golden Door by Emanuele Crialese, in the closing scene of David Lynch's Inland Empire, and during a chase scene midway through the 2007 documentary Sharkwater by Rob Stewart. On TV, the song was heard in episode 10 of season 6 of , at the end of episode 6 of season 4 of Entourage, and in episode 11 season 1 of Scrubs. An instrumental section is used by Australian Network Ten during its Australian Football League broadcasts.
It was first recorded by the group at Studio One in Kingston, Jamaica in early 1966; Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer shared lead vocals.
A different version entitled "Downpressor Man" was recorded by Peter Tosh & The Wailers in 1971 ("downpressor" meaning "oppressor" in Rastafarian vocabulary). The song featured Tosh on lead vocals and Bunny Wailer on background. An instrumental version was also released. Songwriting credit for this version is sometimes given to Tosh.
Tosh recorded the song again as "Downpresser Man" for his 1977 solo album Equal Rights and released a live recording of the song in a medley with "Equal Rights" on his 1983 album Captured Live.
The Tosh solo version was covered by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor on her 2005 album Throw Down Your Arms, and by the ska-punk band Goldfinger.
An interpretation was recorded by Yoko Kanno as a background track for an episode of entitled "Vegetarian Dinner".
A hard rock version was recorded by the band Extra Fancy in 1996, which was also the name of their debut album. It was a minor hit on MTV2, and was also featured on the cartoon series, Mega Man, which is based on the best-selling video game series and character of the same name by Capcom.
An instrumental variation titled "Guru / Sinnerman" was recorded by indie-rock band Plants and Animals for their 2007 EP With/Avec.
The Canadian section of the Ukrainian youth orgranization Plast has adapted a translated version, sung regularly at campfires. It is unknown when it was first sung.
The Von Trapp Children have recorded a version for their A Capella CD.
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Gordon Lightfoot and Terry Whelan recorded Sinnerman in 1962 as the Two Tones. The song appears on their live "At The Village Corner" record.
Sinnerman (Heavenly House mix) by Felix Da Housecat, from the 2003 CD entitled Verve Remixed.
American blues duo Black Diamond Heavies recorded a version for their 2008 album, "A Touch of Someone Else's Class".
Brazilian musician Zé Ramalho recorded a version in portuguese, entitled Oh! Pecador, as bonus for his 1985 album De Gosto de Água e de Amigos.
Justin Bond performed the song several times as part of an April 2011 US tour to promote V's solo album, Dendrophile. The song does not feature on the album, but followed topical stage banter regarding Harold Camping's well publicized prediction of the rapture, set to occur on May 21, 2011.
"Sinner man" was also recorded in 1958 by Nina and Frederick, a couple nerderland-Danish who still live in Ibiza.
"Sinner Man" is also the title of a disco song written by Amanda George and Rob Hegel that was a hit for Sarah Dash in 1979.
"Sinnerman" is the title of a song by Midge Ure on his 1996 album Breathe written by Ure and Danny Mitchell.
"Sinnerman" was made in 2011 in context of russetiden. There was made three different versions of the song, made separate by Lasse, Frank Shorter og DJ Koren.
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