Nina Simone
Nina Simone was a great pianist, a riveting vocalist, and an uncompromising personality. Her sociopolitical consciousness and eclecticism set her apart from the pack. Her interpretations of soul, jazz, blues, and standards are both striking and unique; not for nothing do her fans refer to her as "the Goddess." She established her jazz credentials with an emotive interpretation of George Gershwin 's 'I Loves You Porgy' in 1959. Her influential '60s work included "Forbidden Fruit" and "I Put A Spell On You." One of her singles, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," later became a worldwide hit for the Animals. In later years, she recorded less frequently, but in 1987, while in self-imposed exile in France, she had a fluke hit after her '50s version of "My Baby Just Cares For Me," was resurrected in a TV commercial. Simone died in 2003 at her home in France at age 70.
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Albums
- (2009) Let It Be Me
- (2008) To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story
- (2008) A Single Woman [Expanded]
- (2007) Just Like A Woman: Nina Simone Sings Classic Songs Of The '60s
- (2007) The Best Of Nina Simone 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
- (2007) Feeling Good Hit Pack
- (2007) The 60's Vol.1 - Nina Simone
- (2007) Ne Me Quitte Pas
- (2007) Gold
- (2007) Empress Live!
- (2006) To Go
- (2006) Remixed & Re-Imagined
- (2006) The Definitive Collection
- (2006) Nina Simone Sings The Blues
- (2006) Silk & Soul
- (2006) Forever Young, Gifted And Black: Songs Of Freedom And Spirit
- (2006) High Priestess Of Soul
- (2006) I Put A Spell On You
- (2006) Broadway - Blues - Ballads
- (2006) In Concert
- (2006) Let It All Out
- (2006) Pastel Blues
- (2006) Wild Is The Wind
- (2006) Rhino Hi-Five: Nina Simone
- (2005) Anthology:The Colpix Years
- (2005) At Carnegie Hall
- (2005) The Soul Of Nina Simone
- (2005) Love Songs
- (2005) Nina Simone For Lovers
- (2005) Nina Simone At Newport
- (2005) Nina Simone At Town Hall
- (2005) Forbidden Fruit
- (2005) Nina's Choice
- (2005) Folksy Nina
- (2005) Nina With Strings
- (2004) Broadway, Blues, Ballads
- (2003) Nina Simone Anthology
- (2003) Four Women: The Complete Nina Simone On Philips
- (2003) Sinnerman
- (2003) Diva
- (2001) Nina Simone & Piano!
- (2001) Nina Simone & Piano!
- (2000) Nina Simone's Finest Hour
- (2000) Quiet Now : Night Song
- (1998) The Very Best Of Nina Simone 1967-1972 - Sugar In My Bowl
- (1997) Ultimate Nina Simone
- (1997) Saga Of The Good Life and Hard Times
- (1996) Sings Nina
- (1996) Anthology, The Colpix Years - CD1
- (1996) Anthology, The Colpix Years - CD2
- (1995) After Hours
- (1995) Live!
- (1994) Verve Jazz Masters 17: Nina Simone
- (1994) Essential Nina Simone Vol.2
- (1993) The Best of the Colpix Years
- (1993) The Essential Nina Simone
- (1993) A Single Woman
- (1993) The Best Of - The Colpix Years
- (1991) At The Village Gate
- (1991) The Blues
- (1990) Nina Simone In Concert / I Put A Spell On You
- (1989) Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
- (1989) Compact Jazz - Nina Simone
- (1989) The Best Of Nina Simone
- (1987) Let It Be Me
- (1986) The Best Of Nina Simone
- (1985) Porgy
- (1978) Baltimore
Top Tracks
- Feeling Good
- I Put a Spell On You
- Sinnerman
- My Baby Just Cares for Me
- Here Comes The Sun
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Comments
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Chava77 on 2007-11-07 15:13:09.890:
what do u know about nina -
teatmidnight on 2007-01-12 18:16:57.553:
She is a legend.