Nina Simone - Sinnerman -

: Simone learned the song as a child from her mother, a Methodist minister, who used it at revival meetings to help people confess their sins.

: The recording features Simone on piano and vocals, Al Schackman and Rudy Stevenson on guitar, Lisle Atkinson on double bass, and Bobby Hamilton on drums. Nina Simone - Sinnerman

: Clocking in at over 10 minutes, the song features dramatic shifts in intensity, including a famous middle section characterized by rhythmic hand-claps and pulsing piano. : Simone learned the song as a child

Crying to the Lord: Nina Simone's "Sinnerman" - VoegelinView a Methodist minister