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Very Best Of Roy Orbison

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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

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.

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.

If you appreciate Nina Simone's music or are curious about her style, this is the CD for you.
Both the depth and breadth of her genius is explored and she delivers the goods. Her great
talent at singing the blues, gospel, rock etc. is incredible and her skill as a pianist,
impressive. This album is bound to put you in a great mood. My only regret is that
"Mississippi Goddamn" was not included.

This is a great album to start if you're new to Nina Simone. It provides a good selection of her music and shows how eclectic she could be. Her voice is amazingly smooth and will give you goosebumps. Perfect for late at night and those times when you want to kick back and chill out. There are some tracks missing which I'd say were essential Nina, but for a first dip into her music you could do a lot worse than this fine collection.

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Excellent introduction to Nina's work, and a solid overview. Impossible to be comprehensive on one disc, of course, but it's a start. Nice, updated sound too.

Almost anything I listen to from Nina Simone is excellent, so the content of this CD is excellent, just as expected.
I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because I couldn't play or rip the CD on my XBOX. Neither would my PC display the song titles when I played it there. So, it's probably a pretty old manufacturing run. but if you're buying it for your CD player in your home or car, that won't bother you I expect.

I wanted an album that would give me all of Nina's hits and this is pretty good. There are some songs that I don't care for at all but it is hard to get every title that I wanted on one album so this was my choice. Some seems like fill time but again, I got a lot of the great titles I was looking for. What a voice!