New Moon Daughter

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

New Moon Daughter was released in 1995 on Blue Note and followed Blue Light 'til Dawn. Wilson named the album after an old Ashanti proverb: sickness comes with the waning moon, the new moon heals. It contains twelve tracks, five of them her own. She also sings Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday, Love Is Blindness by U2 and Last Train to Clarksville by the Monkees.

The press responded very positively. Critics thought the album at least as good as its predecessor. They praised her deep, dark contralto and her long, mesmerizing phrasing. Rolling Stone found it more sensitive and darker than Blue Light 'til Dawn. There were also critical voices, among other things about the slow tempo. The album reached number 1 on Billboard's jazz chart and won a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Strange Fruit5:55Apple Music ↗
2. 2Love Is Blindness4:57Apple Music ↗
3. 3Solomon Sang5:58Apple Music ↗
4. 4Death Letter4:14Apple Music ↗
5. 5Skylark4:09Apple Music ↗
6. 6Find Him4:39Apple Music ↗
7. 7I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry4:52Apple Music ↗
8. 8Last Train To Clarksville5:23Apple Music ↗
9. 9Until6:34Apple Music ↗
10. 10A Little Warm Death5:48Apple Music ↗
11. 11Memphis5:40Apple Music ↗
12. 12Harvest Moon5:02Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

See also

• Cassandra Wilson