Nina Simone

• LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC LPs

• 180 gr. VINYL–AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

• HIGH-DEFINITION PREMIUM VINYL

• PRESSING FOR SUPER FIDELITY

Nina Simone’s style encompassed a broad range of musical genres including jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, pop and classical music. Although she was initially trained to be a classical pianist, racism forced her to work within the realm of popular music, where she developed a singular style both as a singer and as a piano player.

This 180-gram vinyl edition compiles 16 of her best performances ever, all of which were hits. Among them are her perennial reading of George & Ira Gershwin’s “I Loves You Porgy” and her immortal version of “My Baby Just Cares for Me”.

PERSONNEL:

• NINA SIMONE, vocals & piano on all tracks, plus:

• Al Schackman - (guitar)
• Chris White, Jimmy Bond, Wilbur Ware - (bass)
• Bobby Hamilton, Ben Riley, Albert “Tootie” Heath- (drums), among others.

Recorded in New York, 1957- 61

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME
• A2 I LOVES YOU PORGY
• A3 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
• A4 LITTLE GIRL BLUE
• A5 HE NEEDS ME
• A6 CHILDREN GO WHERE I SEND YOU
• A7 WILLOW WEEP FOR ME
• A8 NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT

• SIDE B
• B1 BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR
• B2 TROUBLE IN MIND
• B3 EXACTLY LIKE YOU
• B4 DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME
• B5 WORK SONG
• B6 FINE AND MELLOW
• B7 MOOD INDIGO
• B8 THE OTHER WOMAN