I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
As she described in her fourth autobiography "The Heart of a Woman", Angelou eventually gave up performing for a writing career, and became a poet and writer. According to Chuck Foster, who wrote the liner notes in the album's 1995 reissue, her calypso music career is "given short shrift" and dismissed in the book. Her first autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (1969), brought her international recognition and acclaim.