 Simone recorded her last album for RCA , It Is <unk> , in 1974 , and did not make another record until 1978 , when she was persuaded to go into the recording studio by <unk> Records owner Creed Taylor . The result was the album Baltimore , which , while not a commercial success , was fairly well received critically and marked a quiet artistic renaissance in Simone 's recording output . Her choice of material retained its <unk> , ranging from spiritual songs to Hall & Oates ' " Rich Girl . " Four years later Simone recorded <unk> on My Wings on a French label . 
