Broadway • Blues • Ballads

by Nina Simone

Broadway • Blues • Ballads cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1964
  • Label: Philips
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Nina Simone interprets Broadway show tunes and traditional pop standards, heavily altering the phrasing through her jazz and blues-oriented piano style. The production relies on lush, orchestral arrangements that provide a dramatic contrast to her deep, resonant vocal delivery.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, piano, vocal, theatrical, bluesy, ballad, soulful

Tracklist

  1. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (2:46)
  2. Night Song (3:03)
  3. The Laziest Gal In Town (2:16)
  4. Something Wonderful (2:42)
  5. Don't Take All Night (2:50)
  6. Nobody (4:15)
  7. I Am Blessed (2:54)
  8. Of This I'm Sure (2:33)
  9. See-Line Woman (2:35)
  10. Our Love (Will See Us Through) (2:58)
  11. How Can I? (2:02)
  12. The Last Rose Of Summer (3:03)

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