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Backlash Blues
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Jazz
Backlash Blues was released on January 1, 1967 by RCA/Legacy as a part of the album Sings the Blues
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Vocals
Eric Gale
Eric Gale
Guitar
Rudy Stevenson
Rudy Stevenson
Guitar
Ernie Hayes
Ernie Hayes
Organ
Bob Bushnell
Bob Bushnell
Bass Guitar
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie
Timpani
Buddy Lucas
Buddy Lucas
Harmonica
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Composer
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Danny Davis
Danny Davis
Producer
Mike Hartry
Mike Hartry
Mixing Engineer
Paul Hamilton Williams
Paul Hamilton Williams
Producer
Ray Hall
Ray Hall
Recording Engineer
Mickey Crofford
Mickey Crofford
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mr. Backlash, Mr. Backlash
Just who do you think I am?
You raise my taxes, freeze my wages
And send my son to Vietnam
[Verse 2]
You give me second class houses
And second class schools
Do you think that all colored folks
Are just second class fools?
[Verse 3]
Mr. Backlash, I'm gonna leave you
With the backlash blues
[Verse 4]
When I try to find a job
To earn a little cash
All you got to offer
Is your mean old white backlash
[Verse 5]
But the world is big
Big and bright and round
And it's full of folks like me
Who are black, yellow, beige and brown
[Verse 6]
Mr. Backlash, I'm gonna leave you
With the backlash blues
[Verse 7]
Mr. Backlash, Mr. Backlash
Just what do you think I got to lose?
I'm gonna leave you
With the backlash blues
[Verse 8]
You're the one who'll have the blues
Not me, just wait and see
Written by: Langston Hughes, Nina Simone
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