Nina Simone and Piano

Nina Simone And Piano
Studio album by Nina Simone
Released	1969
Recorded	RCA Studios, New York City September 16 & October 1, 1968
Genre	Vocal, soul, jazz, folk
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Stroud Productions
Nina Simone chronology
'Nuff Said! (1968) Nina Simone and Piano (1969) To Love Somebody (1969)

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Nina Simone And Piano is an album by American jazz singer-songwriter and pianist Nina Simone.

On this concept album we only hear Simone's voice accompanied by her own piano playing. The album was critically acclaimed, but sold badly. Part of this was because the previous album Nuff Said (1968), featured a surprise hit single ("Ain't Got No-I Got Life"), raising expectations which the concept driven And Piano could not measure up to.

Nina was very fond of this album, stating that instead of being remembered by "My Baby Just Cares For Me", she would've rather be remembered for Nina Simone And Piano.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

1. "Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You" (Franklin) - 3:02
2. "Nobody's Fault but Mine" (Traditional, arranged Simone) - 3:02
3. "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today" (Newman) - 3:29
4. "Everyone's Gone To The Moon" (King) - 3:08
5. "Compensation" (Dunbar, Simone) - 1:39
6. "Who Am I?" (Bernstein) - 4:11
7. "Another Spring" (Badalamenti, Clifford) - 3:34
8. "The Human Touch" (Reuben) - 2:10
9. "I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)" (Carmichael) - 4:56
10. "The Desperate Ones" (Blau, Jouannest, Shuman) - 4:43

Additional tracks from the same recording sessions available on the 2003 CD re-release:

• "Music For Lovers" (Howard) - 4:23
• "In Love In Vain" (Kern, Robin) - 2:29
• "I'll Look Around" (Cory, Cross) - 5:12
• "The Man With The Horn" (DeLange, Jenney, Lake) - 3:39

References

1. ^ Allmusic Review