Nina Simone

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AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek

The Original Album Classics series by Sony BMG in Germany is an attempt to clear shelves of catalog titles that are lying about, but it inadvertently provides a great opportunity for those who have developed a sincere interest in an artist or band via a greatest-hits comp but have yet to score any actual titles, or for hardcore fans looking to fill in holes in their CD collections. These budget-priced, (loosely) chronologically compiled, completely remastered collections feature full-length albums -- in this case the five of the last seven albums from Nina Simone's RCA period: ’Nuff Said! (1968), Nina Simone and Piano! (1969) To Love Somebody (1969), Black Gold (1970), and It Is Finished (1974). What is missing here chronologically are two records: Here Comes the Sun, issued in 1971, and her classic, Emergency Ward!: In Concert album from 1972. The records contained in this slipcase box are, for many, a mixed bag, as Simone was branching out into much more adventurous terrain and simultaneously interpreting pop songs of the era in her own inimitable way. These are for the seasoned Simone fans who are well aware of her unpredictability and can celebrate it. For the novice who might be looking for more than a best-of, try her Colpix or Philips sides first for context.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	In the Morning	Nina Simone	02:29
2	Sunday In Savannah	Nina Simone	03:25
3	Backlash Blues	Nina Simone	02:48	Spotify Amazon
4	Please Read Me	Nina Simone	02:52
5	Gin House Blues	Nina Simone	03:07
6	Why? (the King of Love is Dead)	Nina Simone	05:44
7	Peace of Mind	Nina Simone	02:45
8	Ain't Got No/I Got Life [From the Broadway Musical "Hair"]	Nina Simone	02:07
9	I Loves You Porgy [From "Porgy and Bess"]	Nina Simone	03:28
10	Take My Hand Precious Lord	Nina Simone	01:52
11	Do What You Gotta Do	Nina Simone	03:00

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Suzanne	Nina Simone	04:22
2	Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)	Nina Simone	03:40
3	Revolution, Part 1	Nina Simone	02:52
4	Revolution, Part 2	Nina Simone	01:54
5	To Love Somebody	Nina Simone	02:43
6	I Shall Be Released	Nina Simone	03:56
7	I Can't See Nobody	Nina Simone	03:09
8	Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues	Nina Simone	04:50
9	The Times They Are a-Changin'	Nina Simone	05:55

Track Listing - Disc 3

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Introduction	Nina Simone	05:58
2	Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair	Nina Simone	04:00
3	Ain't Got No/I Got Life	Nina Simone	05:28
4	Westwind	Nina Simone	09:29
5	Who Knows Where the Time Goes	Nina Simone	08:09
6	The Assignment Sequence	Nina Simone	06:57
7	To Be Young, Gifted and Black	Nina Simone	09:34

Track Listing - Disc 4

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	The Pusher	Nina Simone	05:02
2	Com' By H'yere/Good Lord	Nina Simone	05:50
3	Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter	Nina Simone	05:19
4	Mr. Bojangles	Nina Simone	04:48
5	I Want a Little Sugar In My Bowl	Nina Simone	05:52	Spotify Amazon
6	Dambala	Nina Simone	06:51
7	Let It Be Me	Nina Simone	03:27
8	Obeah Woman	Nina Simone	06:22

Track Listing - Disc 5

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You	Nina Simone	03:02
2	Nobody's Fault But Mine	Nina Simone	03:02
3	I Think It's Going To Rain Today	Nina Simone	03:29
4	Everyone's Gone To the Moon	Nina Simone	03:08
5	Compensation	Nina Simone	01:39
6	Who Am I	Nina Simone	04:11
7	Another Spring	Nina Simone	03:34
8	The Human Touch	Nina Simone	02:10
9	I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)	Nina Simone	04:56
10	The Desperate Ones	Nina Simone	04:43
11	Music For Lovers	Nina Simone	04:23	Spotify Amazon
12	In Love In Vain	Nina Simone	02:29
13	I'll Look Around	Nina Simone	05:12
14	The Man With the Horn	Nina Simone	03:39

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