A Single Woman

Infobox Album
Name = A Single Woman
Type = Album
Artist = Nina Simone


Released = 1993
Recorded = Hollywood
Genre = Vocal
Soul
Jazz
Pop
Length =
Label = Elektra Records
Producer = André Fischer
Reviews = * Clash rating-10|8 [http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/nina-simone-a-single-woman link]
Last album = "Live At Ronnie Scott's" (1987)
This album = "A Single Woman" (1993)
Next album = —

A Single Woman is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone (1933-2003). It is her last official album and features lavishly produced Jazz-songs.

Information about songs on this album

* "A Single Woman, "Lonseome Cities" and "Love's Been Good To Me" are songs written by Rod McKuen.
* "The Folks Who Live On The Hill" is dedicated to a wellknown Prime-Minister of Barbados with whom Nina had an affair in the late 70's/early 80's. [Simone, Nina; Cleary, Stephen. I Put A Spell On You, 1992 (Da Capo Press), ISBN 978-0-306-81327-6 ]
* "Marry Me", written by Nina herself.
* "Papa, Can You Hear Me?", a song most well-known for the Barbra Streisand version.

About the Cover

* The dress Nina is wearing on the cover is designed by Christian Dior.
* The picture of Nina inside the jewel case booklet was used for a lot of her obituaries when she died in 2003, age 70. It shows Nina in wearing a golden turban, sitting on a chair and with the pink-red Dior-dress spread out all around her.

Track listing

# "A Single Woman (song)"
# "Lonseome Cities"
# "If I Should Lose You"
# "The Folks Who Live On The Hill"
# "Love's Been Good To Me"
# "Papa, Can You Hear Me?"
# "Il n'y A Pas d'Amour Heureux"
# "Just Say I Love Him"
# "The More I See You"
# "Marry Me"

References