The Best of Nina Simone

by Nina Simone

The Best of Nina Simone cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1969
  • Label: Philips
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 53:26
  • Community rating: 4.26/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Effectively chronicling her transformative tenure with Philips Records, this compilation captures the singer's profound evolution from an eclectic jazz vocalist into a deeply authoritative, politicized voice of the civil rights era. The collection balances highly sophisticated, orchestrated pop covers with her searing, deeply passionate protest anthems, offering a vital summary of her intense artistic peak before her subsequent move to RCA.

Genres

Descriptors: conscious, political, melodic

Tracklist

  1. I Loves You Porgy - Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964 (2:33)
  2. Mississippi Goddam - Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964 (4:54)
  3. The Other Woman - Live In New York, 1964 (3:06)
  4. Sinnerman (10:22)
  5. Ne Me Quitte Pas (3:37)
  6. See-Line Woman (2:38)
  7. I Put A Spell On You (2:38)
  8. Break Down And Let It All Out (2:39)
  9. Four Women (4:27)
  10. Wild Is The Wind (7:01)
  11. Pirate Jenny - Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964 (6:42)
  12. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (2:44)

Credits

  • Nina Simone - primary artist
  • Dick Lochte - liner notes
  • Hal Mooney - producer

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