It was all done before I could make any decisions," leaving it unclear whether Simone-who had notably insisted on creative control in her contracts with previous labels-is referring to the final selection of tracks included on the album or the entire selection of songs ever recorded for it. Simone would later say of the album, "The material was not my personal choice, and I had no say whatsoever in the selection of songs. Simone would later recall of the historic barn where Baltimore was recorded "a basement in Belgium where I was forced to sing songs in order to get out of there." However, sessions for the album were very tense: Simone disagreed with Taylor's production choices-particularly his interest in a reggae sound, which first caused Simone to ask "What is this corny stuff?" Simone's dissatisfaction delayed production, but she would eventually record her vocals for the album in a single hour-long sitting. Nina Simone was signed to CTI Records after the veteran jazz producer Creed Taylor saw her perform live in 1977 at Drury Lane, and together they would record "Baltimore," Simone's first album since 1974's It Is Finished.
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