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Gregory Porter – Black Nile (2011) | Track profile | Dork

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Black Nile

Release date: 11th April 2011

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About This Track

"Black Nile" is a track by Gregory Porter, from the album Water, released 11th April 2011. Full lyrics are available below.

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Gregory Porter

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Lyrics

Black Nile

Hey come along with me

Let your spirit run free

Along the old black Nile

Hey, take my hand and see

Creations planned a long the old black Nile

My ancestry, history is calling me

Come on, let's see, hey, just how it used to be

Hey come along with me

Let your spirit run free

Along the old black Nile

Come along with me

Come along with me

Come along with me

Come along with me

Let your spirit run free

Hey, hey

Hey, take my hand and see

Creations planned a long the old black Nile

My ancestry, history is calling me

Come on, let's see, hey just how it used to be

Old black Nile

Hey come along with me

Just let your spirit run free

Let it run free

Hey, take my hand and see

Creations planned a long the old black Nile

My ancestry, history is calling me

Come on, let's see, how it used to be

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Track details

From Water

2011

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2011

—Feeling Good
—Wisdom
—Illusion
—1960 What?
—Lonely One
—But Beautiful
—Skylark
—Magic Cup
—1960 What?
12:27
—Black Nile
—Pretty
—Water

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Albums & EPs

Liquid Spirit (Claptone Remix)

Liquid Spirit (Claptone Remix)

Still Rising - The Collection

Still Rising - The Collection

Liquid Spirit (Special Edition)

Liquid Spirit (Special Edition)

Take Me To The Alley

Take Me To The Alley

Be Good

Turntables on the Hudson Vol. 10 Uptown Downtown

Turntables on the Hudson Vol. 10 Uptown Downtown

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Wayne Shorter
Producer: Kamau Kenyatta
Bass: Aaron James (Jazz Bassist)
Drums: Emanuel Harold
Vocals: Gregory Porter
Alto Saxophone: 4sk, James Spaulding
Mastering Engineer: Geoff Countryman, Tyler McDiarmid
Mixing Engineer: Geoff Countryman, Tyler McDiarmid
Piano: Chip Crawford
Recording Engineer: Geoff Countryman, Tyler McDiarmid
Trombone: Robert Stringer
Trumpet: Curtis Taylor, Kafele Bandele, Melvin Vines