Gold - Nina Simone

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: It's David Bowie
Disadvantages: None

...throughout this song is highly effective, the track rides out on more riffing on the song main guitar theme Slick and Alomar get more and more edgier until the bass playing of Murray joins them in the front of the mix with some tough sounding bass fills, all this for the story of the dangers of a one night stand. To close out this album Bowie has chosen to cover a track from a lacklustre 1957 Western called "Wild is the Wind"(6.00) which has lyrics by Ned Washington and music by "High Noon composer Dimitri Tiomkin the original song was sung by Johnny Mathis on the film credits, in 1966 Nina Simone covered the same song and I think David borrowed heavily from her interpretation checkout the version on an album called "Nina Simone Gold" to hear what I mean (catalogue number 9808087 on the universal label 2003 pressing) Bowie's version is a simple... Read review

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Advantages: 38 tracks
Disadvantages: some fillers

.... Something Stupid - Sinatra, Frank & Nancy 18. Feeling Good - Simone, Nina 19. Wild World - Stevens, Cat 20. She's The One - World Party 21. I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun - Rotary Connection 22. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players 23. Take Me Home - Cher 24. Love Machine - Miracles 25. Ready Or Not Here I Come - Delphonics 26. California Soul - 5th Dimension (1) 27. When Did You Stop Loving Me When Did I Stop Loving You - Gaye, Marvin 28. Relight My Fire - Hartman, Dan 29. Gimme Some Lovin' - Davis, Spencer Group 30. Tainted Love - Jones, Gloria 31. Tears Of A Clown - Robinson, Smokey 32. Twist And Shout - Isley Brothers 33. Tide Is High - Holt, John 34. Mas Que Nada - Ben, Jorge 35. Oye Como Va - Puente, Tito 36. Can't Get Used To Losing You - Williams, Andy (1) 37. Be Thankful For What You've Got - DeVaughn, William 38. Les... 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: 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: Nina Simone - One of THE Voices Of Music
Disadvantages: None

...Nina Simone is one of those musical artists whoes voice is instantly recognisable. This album, 'The Very Best Of Nina Simone' is a solid, well organised CV of her musical achievements. She is one of those artists who, until you recieve an album like this, you forget had so many brilliant songs. The three tracks that leap off the 20 long song list for me are arguably three of the best American soul tracks ever. Firstly, of course, the magical 'Feeling Good' - a song that cannot be ignored. It is a pure soul track, a song that moulds the listener into a somber but content mood to begin with, then has them up on their feet singing as load as they can by the end. The second track is her religious masterpiece, Sinnerman. you can sense the faith in this track - one clearly derived from an upbringing in gospel churches. The third is 'Don... Read review

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