Disc 1 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood See-Line Woman My Baby Just Cares For Me Love Me Or ... more
Leave Me Strange Fruit I Put A Spell On You Break Down & Let It All Out Ain't Got No - I Got Life (live) The House Of The Rising Sun (live) Do What You Gotta D...
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Advantages: all Nina Simone's best tracks are on here Disadvantages: not long enough
If you only buy one NinaSimone album then this is the one to buy. As the title of the album states this is 'The Very Best of NinaSimone' 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 I Put A Spell On 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 ...
Advantages: Nina Simone - One of THE Voices Of Music Disadvantages: None
NinaSimone is one of those musical artists whoes voice is instantly recognisable. This album, 'The Very Best Of NinaSimone' 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 ...
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Product details
Title
Songs To Sing (The Best Of Nina Simone)
Performer
Nina Simone
Genre
Jazz Vocal
Sub Genre
Modern Jazz Vocals
Release Date
01/05/2006
Recomended Retail Price
9.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1993
Label / Distributor
Music Club / 2 Entertain/Sony DADC
Pieces in Set
2
Studio / Live
Mixed
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
5014797670266
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Nina Simone (vocals, piano); Jack Sheldon (trumpet); Jeffrey De Rosa, Richard Todd (French horn); Frank Marocco (accordion); Earle Dumler, Gary Foster, Valerie King (reeds); Israel Baker, Gina Kronstadt, Joel Derouin (violin); Marilyn Baker, Evan Wilson, Herschel Wise (viola); Fred Seykora, Suzie Katayama (cello); Carol Robbins, Ann Stockton (harp); Michael Melvoin (piano); John Chiodini, Al Shackman (guitar); John Clayton, Jim Hughart, John Pena, Margot MacLaine (bass); Jeffrey Hamilton, Paul Robinson (drums); Larry Bunker, Darryl Jackson, William Summers (percussion). Recorded at Oceanway Studios, Hollywood, California, and Mad Hatter Studio, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by Ntozake Shange. For four decades, Nina Simone has bewitched listeners with her uncategorizable blend of music. Unwilling to compromise to popular standards, hers has been a lonely course which led her away from the United States. Nina Simone adds to her recording legacy with this fine 1993 collection of contemplative tracks (which was her first release in more than five years). A SINGLE WOMAN is an appropriately titled, almost autobiographical testament to her life, a meditation on the joys and pains of a woman alone. Her rich, deep voice soars dramatically over lush orchestral arrangements. The album's high point is a superb reprise of her haunting tango arrangement of "Just Say I Love Him" with guitarist Al Shackman (whom she worked with during her early years) making a guest appearance. Also included are three Rod McKuen songs and a moving version of the standard "The Folks Who Live on the Hill" that is dedicated to the late Prime Minister of Barbados.
Album Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (9/17/93, p.89) - "...at 60, the almost mystically charismatic Nine Simone still has [a] deep, musky, androgynous sound...a true original reaches the point of inevitable return..." - Rating: A- Q (10/93, p.110) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Simone avoids her usual pointed commentary style in favor of atmospheric strings and a mood of contemplation...worldly but still restless, vulnerable--she brings real life emotions to what would otherwise be smug or corny..." New York Times (8/8/93, p.24) - "...Lavishly arranged for strings, it avoids the political rallying that has dominated much of her work to concentrate on themes of solitude and yearning..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
2.
See Line Woman
3.
My Baby Just Cares For Me
4.
Love Me Or Leave Me
5.
Strange Fruit
6.
I Put A Spell On You
7.
Break Down And Let It All Out
8.
Ain't Got No (I Got Life) (live)
9.
House Of The Rising Sun (live)
10.
Do What You Gotta Do (live)
11.
Mississippi Goddam (live)
12.
Don't Smoke In Bed
13.
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
14.
Mood Indigo
15.
I Love You Porgy
16.
For All We Know
17.
Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair
18.
Four Women
19.
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
20.
No Opportunity Necessary No Experience Needed
Titles on disc 2
1.
To Be Young Gifted And Black (live)
2.
After You've Gone (live)
3.
I'll Look Around (live)
4.
When I Was In My Prime (live)
5.
Ain't No Use (live)
6.
You'll Never Walk Alone
7.
Little Girl Blue
8.
African Mailman
9.
Central Park Blues
10.
He Needs Me
11.
Good Bait
12.
Plain Gold Ring
13.
Assignment Song (live)
14.
I Sing Just To Know I'm Alive (live)
15.
Gin House Blues (live)
16.
Other Woman (live)
17.
You Took My Teeth
18.
Pirate Jenny
19.
Zungo
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