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Boxset / Compilation · 2008

Filed under Vocal Jazz
By NINA SIMONE

Tracklist

Disc 1: 1957-1968
1. Mood Indigo (4:02)
2. I Loves You, Porgy (4:10)
3. My Baby Just Cares for Me (3:38)
4. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (2:39)
5. You Can Have Him (live) (5:56)
6. Wild Is the Wind (live) (3:34)
7. Trouble in Mind (live) (5:35)
8. When Malindy Sings / Swing Low Sweet Chariot (live) (5:40)
9. See-Line Woman (2:37)
10. Pirate Jenny (live) (6:40)
11. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (2:45)
12. I Put a Spell on You (2:36)
13. Ne me quitte pas (3:36)
14. Feeling Good (2:55)
15. Four Women (4:25)
16. My Man's Gone Now (4:17)
17. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (3:09)
18. To Love Somebody (2:40)
19. Sunday in Savannah (live) (3:18)
20. Backlash Blues (live) (3:32)

Total Time: 77:52

Disc 2: 1968-1969
1. Mississippi Goddam (live) (6:55)
2. In the Morning (2:43)
3. Ain't Got No-1 Got Life (2:58)
4. Do What You Gotta Do (3:01)
5. Seems I'm Never Tired Loving You (3:02)
6. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (4:50)
7. The Times They Are A-Changin' (5:56)
8. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) (3:41)
9. The Other Woman (live) (6:01)
10. I Think It's Going to Rain Today (live) (4:44)
11. Save Me (live) (3:33)
12. Revolution (live) (6:23)
13. To Be Young, Gifted and Black (2:50)
14. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair (live) (3:25)
15. Westwind (live) (8:48)
16. Who Knows Where the Time Goes (live) (4:59)
17. Suzanne (live) (5:02)

Total Time: 79:00

Disc 3: 1969-1993
1. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (live) (4:51)
2. Just Like a Woman (4:52)
3. Here Comes the Sun (3:34)
4. Tanywey (3:27)
5. Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter (live) (5:17)
6. My Sweet Lord / Today Is a Killer (live) (18:19)
7. Let It Be Me (live) (5:02)
8. Poppies (4:47)
9. Mr. Bojangles (live) (4:52)
10. I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (live) (5:47)
11. Nina (live) (4:13)
12. Zungo (live) (4:19)
13. Baltimore (4:39)
14. A Single Woman (3:32)

Total Time: 77:39

Line-up/Musicians

CD One
Title From album (or source) Label Rec.__
1. Mood Indigo Jazz As Played In An Exclusive Side Bethlehem 1957
Street Club [aka Little Girl Blue]
2. B I Loves You, Porgy Jazz As Played In An Exclusive Side Bethlehem 1957
Street Club [aka Little Girl Blue]
3. K My Baby Just Cares For Me Jazz As Played In An Exclusive Side Bethlehem 1957
Street Club [aka Little Girl Blue]
4. B Nobody Knows You When single Colpix 1959
You’re Down And Out
5. You Can Have Him (live) Nina At Town Hall Colpix 9/12/59
6. Wild Is The Wind (live) Nina At Town Hall [studio with Colpix 10/59
overdubbed applause]
7. B Trouble In Mind (live) Nina Simone At Newport Colpix 6/30/60
8. U When Malindy Sings/Swing [at Newport Jazz Festival] -- 7/4/63
Low Sweet Chariot (live)
9. See-Line Woman (live) Broadway-Blues-Ballads Philips 3/21/64
10. Pirate Jenny (live) Nina Simone In Concert Philips 4/4/64
11. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood Broadway-Blues-Ballads Philips 1964
12.BK I Put A Spell On You I Put A Spell On You Philips 1/65
13. Ne Me Quitte Pas I Put A Spell On You Philips 1/65
14. K Feeling Good I Put A Spell On You Philips 1/65
15. Four Women Wild Is The Wind Philips 9/30/65
16. My Man’s Gone Now Nina Simone Sings The Blues RCA 1/5/67
17. I Wish I Knew How It Would Silk & Soul RCA 6/15/67
Feel To Be Free
18. K To Love Somebody To Love Somebody RCA 12/20/67
19. Sunday In Savannah (live) ’Nuff Said! [at Westbury Music Fair] RCA 4/7/68
20. Backlash Blues (live) ’Nuff Said! [at Westbury Music Fair] RCA 4/7/68

CD Two
Title From album (or source) Label Rec.__
1. Mississippi Goddam (live) from ’Nuff Said! concert recording RCA 4/7/68
2. In The Morning from ’Nuff Said! studio sessions RCA 5/13/68
3. BK Ain’t Got No-I Got Life from ’Nuff Said! studio sessions RCA 6/24/68
4. BK Do What You Gotta Do ’Nuff Said! RCA 6/24/68
5. Seems I’m Never Tired Loving Nina Simone And Piano! RCA 9/16/68
You
6. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues To Love Somebody RCA 1/8/69
7. The Times They Are A-Changin’ To Love Somebody RCA 1/8/69
8. Turn!Turn!Turn! (To Everything To Love Somebody RCA 4/22/69
There Is A Season)
9. The Other Woman (live) A Very Rare Evening [in Germany] PM 4/69
10. I Think It's Going To Rain A Very Rare Evening [in Germany] PM 4/69
Today (live)
11. Save Me (live) A Very Rare Evening [in Germany] PM 4/69
12. B Revolution (live) A Very Rare Evening [in Germany] PM 4/69
13. B To Be Young, Gifted And Black single RCA 8/69
14. Black Is The Color Of My True Black Gold [at Philharmonic Hall, RCA 10/26/69
Love’s Hair (live) NYC]
15. Westwind (live) Black Gold [at Philharmonic Hall, RCA 10/26/69
NYC]
16. Who Knows Where The Time Black Gold [at Philharmonic Hall, RCA 10/26/69
Goes (live) NYC]
17. U Suzanne (live) from Black Gold concert recording -- 10/26/69
[at Philharmonic Hall, NYC]

CD Three
Title From album (or source) Label Rec.__
1. U No Opportunity Necessary, from Black Gold concert recording -- 10/26/69
No Experience Needed (live) [at Philharmonic Hall, NYC]
2. Just Like A Woman Here Comes The Sun RCA 2/17/71
3. Here Comes The Sun Here Comes The Sun RCA 2/17/71
4. U Tanywey from Here Comes The Sun studio -- 2/9/71
sessions
5. Funkier Than A Mosquito’s It Is Finished [studio with RCA 6/24/71
Tweeter (live) overdubbed applause]
6. My Sweet Lord/Today Is A Emergency Ward [at Fort Dix, NJ] RCA 11/18/71
Killer (live)
7. U Let It Be Me (live) from Emergency Ward concert -- 11/18/71
recording
8. Poppies from Emergency Ward studio sessions RCA 2/72
9. Mr. Bojangles (live) It Is Finished [at Philharmonic Hall] RCA 7/28/73
10. I Want A Little Sugar In My It Is Finished [at Philharmonic Hall] RCA 7/28/73
Bowl (live)
11. U Nina (live) from It Is Finished concert recording -- 7/28/73
[at Philharmonic Hall, NYC]
12. U Zungo (live) from It Is Finished concert recording -- 7/28/73
[at Philharmonic Hall, NYC]
13. Baltimore Baltimore CTI 1/78
14. A Single Woman A Single Woman Elektra 1993

Notes:
B indicates Billboard chart single.
K indicates UK national chart single.
U indicates previously unreleased (or previously unreleased in U.S.) track.

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