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Nina Simone, The Essential Nina Simone
Audio CD
Disk ID: 266647
Disk length: 55m 58s (16 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1993
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl | 2:34 |
| 2. Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You | 3:02 |
| 3. Do What You Gotta Do | 3:41 |
| 4. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues | 4:50 |
| 5. Since I Fell For You | 2:50 |
| 6. Mr Bojangles | 5:02 |
| 7. Ain't Got No/I Got Life | 2:12 |
| 8. In The Dark | 2:56 |
| 9. Turn Me On | 2:30 |
| 10. To Love Somebody | 2:42 |
| 11. I Shall Be Released | 4:19 |
| 12. To Be Young, Gifted And Black | 2:50 |
| 13. I Can't See Nobody | 3:08 |
| 14. Isn't It A Pity | 6:27 |
| 15. Sunday In Savannah | 3:19 |
| 16. I Think It's Going To Rain Today | 3:28 |
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Review
Like Etta James, Nina Simone has often been larger than her material, and that's the case on much of this CD, selected from her recordings for RCA Victor in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Powerful and deeply personal songs, such as "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black," "Sunday in Savannah," and the spirited, earthy "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl," are mixed in with ephemeral songs by the Bee Gees' Gibb brothers. At other times, however, Simone's gospel-strong voice and emotional reserves are well suited to the superior rock and pop material, such pieces as Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" and Randy Newman's understated "I Think It's Going To Rain Today." While the Simone signature piano frequently gives way to folk guitar and studio orchestrations, the apparent conflict between singer and material may sometimes heighten these performances, emphasizing and isolating Simone's passionate, enduring vocals. In the case of songs like Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles," the singer has simply proven herself more durable than the songs. --Stuart Broomer
Other Versions
Albums are mined from the various public resources and can be actually the same but different in the tracks length only. We are keeping all versions now.
Tracks: 16, Disk length: 55m 58s
Tracks: 16, Disk length: 55m 57s (-1m 59s)
Tracks: 18 (+2 tracks), Disk length: 1h 13m 16s (+17m 18s)
Tracks: 18 (+2 tracks), Disk length: 1h 13m 51s (+17m 53s)
Tracks: 18 (+2 tracks), Disk length: 1h 13m 54s (+17m 56s)
Tracks: 20 (+4 tracks), Disk length: 1h 14m (+18m 2s)
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