... Four Women 4:24
14. What More Can I Say? 2:48
15. Lilac Wine 4:13
16. That's All I Ask 2:28
17. Break Down And Let It All Out 2:37
18. Why Keep On Breaking My Heart 2:34
19. Wild Is The Wind 6:56
20. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair 3:24
21. If I Should Lose ... Read review
Advantages: A whopping 75 tracks and a very high quality presentation box. Disadvantages: "My Baby Just Cares For Me" & "Ain't Got No/I Got Life" not included in this set.
...Ways 2:35
13. Four Women 4:24
14. What More Can I Say? 2:48
15. Lilac Wine 4:13
16. That's All I Ask 2:28
17. Break Down And Let It All Out 2:37
18. Why Keep On Breaking My Heart 2:34
19. Wild Is The Wind 6:56
20. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair 3:24
21. If I Should Lose You 3:55
22. Either ... .../> 1. Don't You Pay Them No Mind 3:05
This boxed set celebrates the catalogue of recordings that Nina Simone made for the Philips record label which she joined in 1964 and left in 1973. This was definitely her most successful and productive period and gave birth to many classic performances that have stood the test of time and still to this day will lift you up and send a shiver down your spine.
The 4 CDs are impressively held in an orange colour, hard bound, high quality book which starts with 42 (yes 42!) pages of album pictures, track listings, photographs, sketches and biographies of Nina Simone the performer, and the person.
The Orange bound book then smoothly slides into a thick luxuriant, shiny mink coloured, mock croc look holder. This is a boxed set that you definitely look after, both for the sheer quality of the music and for the beautiful presentation of the packaging.
On to the music itself:
There are a staggering 75 tracks. This collection is almost of encyclopaedic proportions.
Among my personal favourites are: I Loves You Porgy, Don't Smoke In Bed,Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, I Put A Spell On You, Ne Me Quitte Pas, Feeling Good, Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out, Tell Me More And More And Then Some and Lilac Wine. Plus a mammoth 66 more tracks!
This compilation of great performances is surely what all Nina Simone fans would love to have proudly displayed in their collection.
"My Baby Just Cares For Me" & "Ain't Got No/I Got Life" are unfortunately not included in this set as I think they were on the RCA label.
In my opinion Ms Simone is amongst the greatest of all time in terms of expressing deep feelings of love, pain, sorrow, desire and happiness in her music.
I Put A Spell On You, Ne Me Quitte Pas, Feeling Good, Tell Me More And More And Then Some and Lilac Wine are tracks that I will still be playing when I am old and grey.
Full track listings and running times:
1. I Loves You Porgy 2:30
2. Plain Gold Ring 6:21
3. Pirate Jenny 6:37
4. Old Jim Crow 2:38
5. Don't Smoke In Bed 5:28
6. Go Limp 7:04
7. Mississippi Goddam 4:53
8. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 2:44
9. Night Song 3:03
10. The Laziest Gal In Town 2:16
11. Something Wonderful 2:42
12. Don't Take All Night 2:50
13. Nobody 4:15
14. I Am Blessed 2:54
15. Of This I'm Sure 2:33
16. See-Line Woman 2:35
17. Our Love (Will See Us Through) 2:58
18. How Can I? 2:02
19. The Last Rose Of Summer 3:04
Disc 2
1. I Put A Spell On You 2:34
2. Tomorrow Is My Turn 2:48
3. Ne Me Quitte Pas 3:34
4. Marriage Is For Old Folks 3:29
5. July Tree 2:40
6. Gimme Some 2:57
7. Feeling Good 2:53
8. One September Day 2:48
9. Blues On Purpose 3:16
10. Beautiful Land 1:54
11. You've Got To Learn 2:41
12. Take Care Of Business 2:03
13. Be My Husband 3:20
14. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 2:38
15. End Of The Line 2:54
16. Trouble In Mind 2:40
17. Tell Me More And More And Then Some 3:08
18. Chilly Winds Don't Blow 4:01
19. Ain't No Use 3:00
20. Strange Fruit 3:28
21. Sinnerman 10:19
Disc 3
1. Mood Indigo 2:25
2. The Other Woman 3:02
3. Love Me Or Leave Me 4:05
4. Don't Explain 4:18
5. Little Girl Blue 2:32
6. Chauffeur 2:48
7. For Myself 2:05
8. The Ballad Of Hollis Brown 4:55
9. This Year's Kisses 2:58
10. Images 2:50
11. Nearer Blessed Lord 4:30
12. I Love Your Lovin' Ways 2:35
13. Four Women 4:24
14. What More Can I Say? 2:48
15. Lilac Wine 4:13
16. That's All I Ask 2:28
17. Break Down And Let It All Out 2:37
18. Why Keep On Breaking My Heart 2:34
19. Wild Is The Wind 6:56
20. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair 3:24
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Product details
Title
Four Women (The Nina Simone Philips Recordings)
Performer
Nina Simone
Genre
Jazz Vocal
Sub Genre
Modern Jazz Vocals
Release Date
07/07/2003
Recomended Retail Price
40.99 GBP
Recomended Retail Price
41.99 GBP
Original Release Year
2003
Label / Distributor
Verve / Universal Music
Pieces in Set
4
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
44006502120
Catalogue Number
650212
Additional notes
Album Notes
Full title: Four Women: The Nina Simone Phillips Recordings. FOUR WOMEN: THE NINA SIMONE PHILLIPS RECORDINGS contains 7 LPs on 4 CDs: NINA SIMONE IN CONCERT (1964)/BROADWAY-BLUES-BALLADS (1964)/I PUT A SPELL ON YOU (1965)/PASTEL BLUES (1965)/LET IT ALL OUT (1965)/WILD IS THE WIND (1965)/HIGH PRIESTESS OF SOUL (1966). Personnel includes: Nina Simone (vocals, piano); Rudy Stevenson (guitar); Lisle Atkinson (bass, percussion); Bobby Hamilton (drums). Producer: Hal Mooney. Compilation producer: Bryan Koniarz. Recorded between 1964 & 1966. Includes liner notes by Ashley Kahn.
Album Reviews
Rolling Stone (6/26/03, p.82) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Complex music in the key of bittersweet..." JazzTimes (8/03, p.131) - "...She recorded what she wanted, how she wanted, when she wanted....She was simultaneously jazz, folk, blues and gospel. The lines crossed and blurred....As a storyteller, she rivaled Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
I Loves You Porgy
2.
Plain Gold Ring
3.
Pirate Jenny
4.
Old Jim Crow
5.
Don't Smoke In Bed
6.
Go Limp
7.
Mississippi Goddam
8.
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
9.
Night Song
10.
Laziest Gal In Town
11.
Something Wonderful
12.
Don't Take All Night
13.
Nobody
14.
I Am Blessed
15.
Of This I'm Sure
16.
See Line Woman
17.
Our Love (Will See Us Through)
18.
How Can I
19.
Last Rose Of Summer
Titles on disc 2
1.
I Put A Spell On You
2.
Tomorrow Is My Turn
3.
Ne Me Quitte Pas
4.
Marriage Is For Old Folks
5.
July Tree
6.
Gimme Some
7.
Feeling Good
8.
One September Day
9.
Blues Of Purpose
10.
Beautiful Land
11.
You've Got To Learn
12.
Take Care Of Business
13.
Be My Husband
14.
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
15.
End Of The Line
16.
Trouble In Mind
17.
Tell Me More And More And Then Some
18.
Chilly Winds Don't Blow
19.
Ain't No Use
20.
Strange Fruit
21.
Sinnerman
Titles on disc 3
1.
Mood Indigo
2.
Other Woman
3.
Love Me Or Leave Me
4.
Don't Explain
5.
Little Girl Blue
6.
Chauffeur
7.
For Myself
8.
Ballad Of Hollis Brown
9.
This Years Kisses
10.
Images
11.
Nearer Blessed Lord
12.
I Love Your Lovin' Ways
13.
Four Women
14.
What More Can I Say
15.
Lilac Wine
16.
That's All I Ask
17.
Break Down And Let It All Out
18.
Why Keep On Breaking My Heart
19.
Wild Is The Wind
20.
Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair
21.
If I Should Lose You
22.
Either Way I Lose
Titles on disc 4
1.
Don't You Pay Them No Mind
2.
I'm Gonna Leave You
3.
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
4.
Keeper Of The Flame
5.
Gal From Joe's
6.
Take Me To The Water
7.
I'm Going Back Home
8.
I Hold No Grudge
9.
Come Ye
10.
He Ain't Comin' Home No More
11.
Work Song
12.
I Love My Baby
13.
Monster
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