Nina Simone’s style encompassed a broad range of musical genres including jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, pop and classical music. Although she was initially trained to be a classical pianist, racism forced her to work within the realm of popular music, where she developed a singular style both as a singer and as a piano player. This 180-gram vinyl edition compiles 16 of her best performances ever, all of which were hits. Among them are her perennial reading of George & Ira Gershwin’s “I Loves You Porgy” and her immortal version of “My Baby Just Cares for Me”.
SIDE A
A1. MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME
A2. I LOVES YOU PORGY
A3. LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
A4. LITTLE GIRL BLUE
A5. HE NEEDS ME
A6. CHILDREN GO WHERE I SEND YOU
A7. WILLOW WEEP FOR ME
A8. NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT
SIDE B
B1. BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR
B2. TROUBLE IN MIND
B3. EXACTLY LIKE YOU
B4. DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME
B5. WORK SONG
B6. FINE AND MELLOW
B7. MOOD INDIGO
B8. THE OTHER WOMAN
