Nina Simone

NINA SIMONE, solo piano

RCA Victor’s Studio B, New York, 1969

SIDE A:

01. Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You
02. Nobody's Fault But Mine
03. I Think It's Going To Rain Today
04. Everyone's Gone To The Moon
05. Compensation

SIDE B:

01. Who Am I
02. Another Spring
03. The Human Touch
04. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)
05. The Desperate Ones

This album wholly concentrates on Nina Simone and demonstrates that she does not need help from anyone else in order to bring her strikingly expressive voice into the limelight. Accompanying her in her songs about loneliness, identity crises, and desires is her faithful friend, the piano, which she masters equally as well as her voice. The piano parts are far more than just casual accompaniments. Varying from number to number, they range from a classical, bluesy sound, to late-Romantic fervour, right up to avantgarde aggression. And yet all these pieces have something in common: filled with bizarre beauty, they portray a complex personality with all its ups and downs.