After Hours - Nina Simone

Advantages: Wonderful Songs
Disadvantages: None

...*** ME AND THIS CD *** To be honest, I bought this CD unintentionally. One night in 2006, at a local music store in Seoul, South Korea, I was looking for a legendary Jacques Brel's song called Ne Me Quitte Pas (Do Not Leave Me) when I saw this CD. I knew some songs of Nina before, such as Feeling Good, My Baby Just Cares for Me, and Mississipi Goddam, but I didn't know at the time that Nina sings Ne Me Quitta Pas too. My God! Nina sings Ne Me Quitte Pas! Without any doubt, I bought this CD along with other Nina's: The Very Best of Nina Simone the Colpix Years (2 CDs/ EMI). Several days later, a famous female Indonesian novelist, Asma Nadia (who was stayed in Seoul at the time) gave me another Nina Simone album: The Very Best of Nina Simone (© 2000, Universal Music). In this album I also found Ne Me Quitte Pas! It happens a lot... Read review

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Advantages: A great Selection of Miss Nina's songs
Disadvantages: Doesn't inclde the song "Mr Bojangles"

...This is almost the perfect Nina Simone album. It's perfection is tarnished by the fact that it doesn't include the song "Mr Bojangles. Luckily, the plethora of other songs can nearly make up for this. The album features the well known songs such as Felling Good, My Baby Just Cares for Me and I put a spell on you. The Album incorporates the pleasing vocals as well as many of the instrumental sections of her songs. Not only does Nina Simone Gold feature Miss Nina's songs as we are accustomed to them, it also provides some at first surprising but interesting remixes of Feeling Good and See Line Woman. In addition Nina Simone Gold feature some of the less common songs such as Tell Me More And More And Then Some, One September Day and I'm Going Back Home. Nina Simone Gold is not just for fans, it's for anyone that likes good music... Read review

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Advantages: Class Acts
Disadvantages: None

...'t You Please Come Home 12. Erma Franklyn - Light My Fire 13. Dusty Springfield - You don't Have To say you love me 14. P.P. Arnold - First cut is the deepest 15. Ann Peebles - I Cant Stand The Rain 16. Irma Thomas - Time Is On My Side 17. Esther Philips - How Blue Can You Get? 18. Ernestine Anderson - What A Difference A Day Makes 19. Lou Rawls and Diane Reeves - At Last 20. Julie London - In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 21. Cassandra Wilson - Time After Time 22. Eva Cassidy (Duet with Chuck Brown) - Need Your Love So Bad 23. Keely Smith - Night & Day Disc: 2 1. Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me 2. Gladys Knight - Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me 3. Bobby Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again 4. Nina Simone - I Loves You Porgy 5. Aretha Franklin - Unforgettable 6. Sarah Vaughan - All or Nothing At All 7. Maxine Brown - Oh... Read review

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