I Loves You, Porgy / Love Me or Leave Me
by Nina Simone
- Type: Single
- Released: June 1959
- Label: Bethlehem
- Country: United States
- Length: 7:27
- Community rating: 4.08/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A delicate, mournful interpretation of the Gershwin classic from 'Porgy and Bess'. It became the artist's first Billboard Top 20 hit, propelling her distinctive piano playing and emotional vocal delivery into the national spotlight.
Genres
Descriptors: piano, ballad, female-vocals, minimal, vintage
Tracklist
- I Loves You, Porgy (4:09)
- Love Me Or Leave Me (3:18)
Credits
- Nina Simone - primary artist, vocals, piano
- Dubose Heyward - written-by
- George Gershwin - written-by
- Gus Kahn - written-by
- Walter Donaldson - written-by