• 180-GRAM VIRGIN VINYL

• INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK

The great Nina Simone’s style encompassed a broad range of musical genres including jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, pop and classical music. This collection compiles some of her best performances of jazz ballads and blues. Among the many highlights are her classic readings of the ballads “I Loves You Porgy,” “Little Girl Blue,” and “Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair,” as well as blues such as “Trouble in Mind,” Billie Holiday’s “Fine and Mellow,” and “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out.” One of Simone’s most outstanding hits, “My Baby Just Cares for Me,” has been added as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

• NINA SIMONE - (vocals & piano)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A: The Ballads
• A1. I LOVES YOU PORGY
• A2. LITTLE GIRL BLUE
• A3. SOLITUDE
• A4. WILLOW WEEP FOR ME
• A5. MEMPHIS IN JUNE
• A6. FOR ALL WE KNOW
• A7. BLUE PRELUDE
• A8. BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR

• SIDE B: The Blues
• B1. TROUBLE IN MIND
• B2. GIN HOUSE BLUES
• B3. HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
• B4. FINE AND MELLOW
• B5. RAGS AND OLD IRON
• B6. NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT
• BONUS TRACK:
• B7. MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME