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Nina Simone at her very best

Advantages: all Nina Simone's best tracks are on here
Disadvantages: not long enough

...album states this is 'The Very Best of Nina Simone' and it has been compiled beautifully. Before I bought the album I only knew one of her songs and yet as the album played out on my dvd player I found myself realising that I didn\'t know she had sung half the songs and that I had heard these on various films and on television advertisements. The tracks on the album are: 1 Ain't Got No, I Got Life 2 My Baby Just Cares For Me 3 Feeling Good 4 ...
...You 5 I Loves You Porgy 6 Don\'t Let Me Be Misunderstood 7 The Look Of Love 8 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free 9 I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl 10 Do I Move You 11 Do What You Gotta Do 12 To Be Young, Gifted And Black 13 Since I Fell For You 14 Nobody\'s Fault But Mine 15 I Think It\'s Going To Rain Today 16 Sinnerman 17 Times They Are A Changin\' 18 Mr Bojangles 19 Here Comes The Sun 20 To Love Somebody 21 Ain\'t Got ...

sexybabe7825 30.12.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Very Best Of Nina Simone Vol.1, The - Nina Simone

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU

Advantages: GOOD ALBUM
Disadvantages: HARDLY ANY

This is a classical very very very old ‘cabaret’ type soul soothing album. Hope I described it well enough! I first heard her music on the movie ‘Assassin’, where the trainee demands to listen to it. There really is no other way to try and explain what she sounds like, you just have to listen to her. Songs like ‘Baby Cares’, and ‘Feeling Good’ are just songs that would make the hairs on the back of ...
...at the same time. Her music would suite any mood, any time of the day. I hunted around for ages trying to get a copy and eventually found it at the library! So – if you can’t find some music, don’t forget to go to the local library! This album is absolutely brilliant, now that you know where to get it… all you need to do now is …. Go out and get it! Tracks on the ‘Bittersweet: The Best of’ album include: ...

michellej 01.09.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Nina Simone - Nina Simone

A boxed set to rival all boxed sets, a genius at work.

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.

...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 21. If I Should Lose You 3:55 22. Either Way I Lose 2:43 Disc 4 1. Don't You Pay Them No Mind 3:05 2. I'm Gonna Leave You 2:15 3. Brown Eyed Handsome Man 2:02 4. ...

bella6789 21.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Four Women (The Nina Simone Philips Recordings) - Nina Simone

A Great Archive Let Down By Sequencing

Advantages: Fidelity is great, songwriting, guitar playing and vocals superb, thorough research
Disadvantages: Sequencing - the track order is frustrating

...music fans a like. The Complete Robert Johnson comes across like a standards song book, the contents of which has given birth to numerous cover versions from acclaimed and esteemed bluesmen and rockers from across the globe spanning six decades. There is however, one glaring disappointment with this set and that is with the sequencing. This is the most comprehensive collection of Johnson's material and as such there are alternate takes included. ...
...by side with their original counterparts which makes the whole very hard to listen to as each track is repeated, albeit a variant of the original. It still baffles me as to why the alternates were not on a separate disc from the originals. Even for me, a hardened fan of the genre, it makes for difficult listening if you using an old fashioned CD player. This is a wonderful and comprehensive archive but unfortunately does not work as a listening experience ...

Nixu1980 03.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Complete Recordings, The (All 41 Recordings) - Robert Johnson

An Older and Wiser Sequel

Advantages: Great voice, band
Disadvantages: None

...stronger with every listen. Feels Like Home with The Handsome Band and special guests. I am a big fan of Norah Jones. Her first album, Come Away with Me was an absolute classic. The album was certified diamond by the RIAA on February 15, 2005 having sold over 10 million copies in its first three years of release. It won five awards at the Grammy Awards of 2003, including "Record of the Year", "Album of the Year", and "Song of the Year" for "Don't ...
...to an article I read, Feels Like Home is the second album by jazz songwriter Norah Jones, released in 2004. It sold a million copies in the first week of its U.S. release, the first album to do so since Britney Spears' Oops!... I Did It Again (2000) and it was the second best-selling album of 2004, with about 4 million copies sold. It sold 1,920,000 copies on its first week worldwide. Probably the most popular song from the album is track number ...

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Review of Feels Like Home - Norah Jones