Track Listing

1. Feeling Good - Nina Simone, Hal Mooney, Rudy Stevenson, Bobby Hamilton, Lisle Atkinson
2. My Baby Just Cares For Me - David Kreisberg, Nina Simone, Miriam Cutler, Ron Berinstein, Nick Dofflemeyer, Arthur Adams, Cornell McFadden
3. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Horace Ott, Nina Simone, Hal Mooney
4. Ne Me Quitte Pas - Hal Mooney, Nina Simone, Rudy Stevenson, Bobby Hamilton, Lisle Atkinson
5. Take Me To The Water - Nina Simone, Hal Mooney
6. I Put A Spell On You - Hal Mooney, Nina Simone, Rudy Stevenson, Bobby Hamilton, Lisle Atkinson
7. Don't Explain - Hal Mooney, Nina Simone, Horace Ott, Rudy Stevenson, Lisle Atkinson, Bobby Hamilton
8. Mississippi Goddam - Hal Mooney, Nina Simone, Rudy Stevenson, Lisle Atkinson, Bobby Hamilton
9. Don't Smoke In Bed - Nina Simone, Rudy Stevenson, Lisle Atkinson, Bobby Hamilton, Hal Mooney
10. I Loves You Porgy - Hal Mooney, Nina Simone, Bobby Hamilton, Rudy Stevenson, Lisle Atkinson
11. Work Song - Hal Mooney, Nina Simone
12. Love Me Or Leave Me - Hal Mooney, Nina Simone, Rudy Stevenson, Lisle Atkinson, Bobby Hamilton
13. Strange Fruit - Hal Mooney, Nina Simone, Al Shackman, Rudy Stevenson, Lisle Atkinson, Bobby Hamilton
14. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out - Hal Mooney, Nina Simone, Al Shackman, Rudy Stevenson, Lisle Atkinson, Bobby Hamilton
15. I'm Going Back Home - Hal Mooney, Nina Simone
16. The Other Woman - Hal Mooney, Nina Simone, Rudy Stevenson, Bobby Hamilton, Lisle Atkinson, Al Shackman
17. Sinnerman - Al Shackman, Nina Simone, Rudy Stevenson, Lisle Atkinson, Bobby Hamilton, Hal Mooney
18. Mood Indigo - Hal Mooney, Nina Simone, Horace Ott, Rudy Stevenson, Lisle Atkinson, Bobby Hamilton
19. I'm Gonna Leave You - Nina Simone, Hal Mooney
20. See Line Woman - Hal Mooney, Nina Simone, Rudy Stevenson, Lisle Atkinson, Bobby Hamilton

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15313 in Music
• Released on: 1998-01-29
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .18 pounds
• Running time: 72 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Nina Simone has probably got one of the most recognisable voices in music. One, which can pick up a song and mould it into the meaning she wants it to have. This was especially true in the late 1960s when, influenced by Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement, her interpretation of numbers such as the title track, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "Ne Me Quitte Pas", reflected the black American's experience. As did the self-penned "Mississippi Goddam" and her cover of "Strange Fruit", with which she is the only one who can compare with Billie Holiday's. Elsewhere in this collection, she is more playful but just as stunning with George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun", the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody" and "Ain't Got No (I Got Life)". Not to mention, the classic Simone numbers "My Baby Just Cares" and "Love Me Or Leave Me". The latter pair proving that in addition to having a superb voice she is also an emotive pianist. --Phil Brett

Customer Reviews

Bring it on
I wont claim to be the biggest nina simone fan in the world, but this particular album has to be without a doubt fantastic. I have checked out probably a dozen or so cds (a couple compilation) and this has to be the best. I have been listening to this cd with some regularity for the past 6 years or so now and it still never fails to supply. Sunday mornings, rainy afternoons, drunken return home with the mates, a few songs even thrown on at a party or two. ("love me or leave me" will always be remembered for getting twelve people on the coffee table)
From the shreiking of mississippi god-damn to the beauty of ne me quitte pas... you`ll be spending your money wisely on this gem. yeahwarren@hotmail.com

Classic Tracks, but not quite right!
Having watched "The Assassin" movie starring Bridgit Fonda, which heavily features Nina Simone music, I went out and bought this CD. The first track "Feeling Good" makes the purchase price worthwhile by itself. It's a truely remarkable, spine-tingling song that should be your wake-up tune every morning, and will make you feel good about the day.

Along with the classic tracks "I put a spell on You" and "Don't let me be misunderstood", is one I didn't recognise by name, "Sinner Man", but found I knew very well and liked from hearing on TV.

So why only 4 stars. "My baby just cares for me" is probably the best known song Nina has recorded, and a favourite for many people. But the version included here has a sparse arrangement and sounds like a sleepy jazz trio, rather than the upbeat full sound of the version most people will recognise. This is a great CD, but if you buy it, you are going to have to buy another too to get the best version of this song

Warning: don't buy this CD for "My Baby Just Cares For Me"
Very much agree with the previous reviewer. The version of "My Baby Just Cares For Me" on this CD is not the well-known, uplifting, bouncy version we all know and love, but an inferior version. Disappointing.