Nina Simone - Love Songs (2005 Remaster) (Re-seed)

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Personnel: Nina Simone (vocals). Nina Simone's gorgeous, husky voice lent itself well to interpreting a wide range of material, including standards, folk, soul, show tunes, and of course love songs. This RCA/Legacy compilation rounds up a strong batch of the latter, and does a fine job representing Simone's vocal prowess and impressive stylistic range. The recordings are culled from Simone's heyday in the late 1960s and early '70s, and include treatments of songs by Bob Dylan ("Just Like a Woman"), the Bee Gees ("To Love Somebody"), Sandy Denny ("Who Knows Where the Time Goes"), and Leonard Cohen ("Suzanne"), among others. In addition to unique, soulful spins on songs by late '60s songwriters, Simone treats classics like Hoagy Carmichael's "I Get Along Without You Very Well" and two tunes from PORGY & BESS with equal flair and adventurousness. As a vocalist, Simone simultaneously surprises with her inventiveness and enchants with the warmth of her delivery, a combination perfectly suited to this set of love and longing themed tunes.



01. I Loves You Porgy

02. Seems I'm Never Tired Of Lovin' You

03. Suzanne

04. Who Knows Where The Time Goes

05. In The Dark

06. I Get Along Without You Very Well

07. Cherish

08. To Love Somebody

09. In Love In Vain

10. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair

11. The Look Of Love

12. Just Like A Woman

13. My Man's Gone Now

14. Let It Be