Very Best of [Import]

Nina Simone | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony UK
• ASIN: B000EZ7V8A
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,608 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #69 in Music > Broadway & Vocalists > Vocal Jazz
  • #70 in Music > Jazz > Vocal Jazz > General AAS

Track Listings

1. Ain't Got No... I Got Life

2. My Baby Just Cares For Me

3. Feeling Good

4. I Put A Spell On You

5. I Loves You Porgy

6. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

7. Look Of Love

8. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

9. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl

10. Do I Move You

11. Do What You Gotta Do

12. To Be Young Gifted & Black

13. Since I Fell For You

14. Nobody's Fault But Mine

15. I Think It's Going To Rain Today

16. Sinnerman

17. Times They Are A Changin'

18. Mr Bojangles

19. Here Comes The Sun

20. To Love Somebody

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

UK only 21-track collection. BMG. 2006.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even after so many years she is still young, gifted and Black, July 7, 2006

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Kali "bengaligirl" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Best of (Audio CD)

Guys, gals, you have GOT to get this CD, I have always liked Nina, she has such a sultry voice, it makes you want to curl up on a bed with black silk sheets, drink champagne and eat strawberries whilst you listen to this magical artist belt out all her amazing songs.

This CD contains most of Ms Simone's best music from over the years, and you are treated to such musical wonders as "Feeling Good", the funky and toe tapping "My Baby Just Cares For Me" and the thought provoking "To Be Young Gifted and Black."

I only wish the CD included the troubled and haunting melody "Strange Fruit", in this throatily sung song Nina told the world in allegory about the lynching of Black men, and who can forget those heartfelt lyrics as she cries out to a seemingly uncaring nation, "Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar trees..."

Quite simply the best, like Nina herself.

1. Ain't Got No... I Got Life
2. My Baby Just Cares For Me
3. Feeling Good
4. I Put A Spell On You
5. I Loves You Porgy
6. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
7. Look Of Love
8. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
9. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
10. Do I Move You
11. Do What You Gotta Do
12. To Be Young Gifted & Black
13. Since I Fell For You
14. Nobody's Fault But Mine
15. I Think It's Going To Rain Today
16. Sinnerman
17. Times They Are A Changin'
18. Mr Bojangles
19. Here Comes The Sun
20. To Love Somebody

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, January 23, 2010

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Ziggy Free (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Very Best of (Audio CD)

Having only heard a song here or there I chose the Best Of so I could have a wide range of her music. I am blown away by her voice! My husband thought I was crazy when I bought the disc and now asks me to play her CD all the time. It's our favorite to play while reading the Sunday paper and enjoying our coffee.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD!, June 30, 2006

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RDK Loves Music (Middle of USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Best of (Audio CD)

Just love this CD! I got hooked on Nina Simone when I saw the movie, Point of No Return. My fav tracks are Feeling Good, Don't Let me Be Misunderstood and I Want Some Sugar In My Bowl.