- Nina Simone Sings the Blues
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Nina Simone Sings the Blues Studio album by Nina Simone Released 1967 Recorded RCA Victor's studio B Genre Vocal
Blues
Soul
Jazz
Pop
FolkLabel RCA Victor Producer Danny Davis Nina Simone chronology High Priestess of Soul
(1967)Sings the Blues
(1967)Silk & Soul
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Sings the Blues (1967) is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone (1933-2003). This was Simone's first album for RCA Records after previously recording for Colpix Records and Philips Records. The album was also reissued in 2006 with bonus tracks, and re-packaged in 1991 by RCA/Novus as a 17-track compilation under the title The Blues.
Contents
Song information
- "My Man's Gone Now", from the opera Porgy & Bess by George Gershwin.
- "Backlash Blues", one of Nina's civil rights songs. The lyrics were written by her friend and poet Langston Hughes.
- "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl", based on a song by Nina's great example, Bessie Smith, but with somewhat different lyrics.
- "The House of the Rising Sun", previously recorded by Simone in 1962 on Nina At The Village Gate. After its cover by The Animals became a hit she re-recorded it. The fast-paced version on this album is completely different from the slow, intimate version Nina did earlier on Nina at the Village Gate (1962).
Track listing
- "Do I Move You" (Simone) - 2:46
- "Day and Night" (Stevenson) - 2:35
- "(Romance) In the Dark" (Green) - 2:57
- "Real Real" (Simone) - 2:21
- "My Man's Gone Now" (Gershwin, Heyward) - 4:16
- "Backlash Blues" (Hughes, Simone) - 2:31
- "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl" (Simone) - 2:32
- "Buck" (Stroud) - 1:52
- "Since I Fell for You" (Johnson) - 2:52
- "The House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional) - 3:53
- "Blues for Mama" (Lincoln, Simone) - 4:00
Bonus tracks for 2006 reissue:
- "Do I Move You" [alternate version] (Simone) - 2:19
- "Whatever I Am" (Dixon) - 3:02
Additional tracks appended to the 1991 The Blues:
- "The Pusher" (Axton) – 4:50
- "Turn Me On" (Loudermilk) – 2:24
- "Nobody's Fault But Mine" (Blind Willie Johnson ) – 2:59
- "Go to Hell" (Bailey) – 2:46
- "I Shall Be Released" (Dylan) – 3:51
- "Gin House Blues" (Henderson, Troy) – 3:08
Personnel
Tracks 1-12
- Nina Simone: vocal, piano
- Eric Gale: guitar
- Rudy Stevenson: guitar
- Ernie Hayes: organ
- Bob Bushnell: bass
- Bernard Purdie: drums, timpani
- Buddy Lucas: harmonica, tenor sax
Track 13- Nina Simone: vocal, piano
- Eric Gale: guitar
- Everett Barksdale: guitar
- Weldon Irvine: organ
- Richard Tee: organ
- Jerry Jemmott: bass
- probably Bernard Purdie: drums
- Gordon Powell: vibes, percussion
- Montego Joe: percussion
- George Devens: percussion
- Joe Shepley, Jimmy Nottingham, Harold Johnson, Wilbur Bascomb: trumpets
- Jimmy Cleveland, Richard Harris: trombones
- Seldon Powell, George Coleman, Norris Turney, Haywood Henry: saxophones
- Ralph H. Fields, Eileen Gilbert, Jerome Graff, Milt Grayson, Hilda Harris, Noah Hopkins, Maeretha Stewart, Barbara Webb: vocals
- Arranged and conducted by Weldon Irvine
References
External links
Categories:- 1967 albums
- Nina Simone albums
- RCA Victor albums
- English-language albums
- Albums conducted by Weldon Irvine
- Albums arranged by Weldon Irvine
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