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"Feeling Good" (also known as "Feelin' Good") is a song written by English composers Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd. It was first performed on stage in 1964 by Cy Grant on the UK tour. [1] Nina Simone recorded "Feeling Good" for her 1965 album I Put a Spell on You.
I Put a Spell on You is a studio album by American jazz singer, songwriter, and pianist Nina Simone. Recorded in 1964 and 1965 in New York City, it was released by Philips Records in 1965. It peaked at number 99 on the Billboard 200 chart [5] and number 18 on the UK Albums Chart. [6]
"I Put a Spell on You" is a 1956 song recorded by "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins and officially co-written with Herb Slotkin. The selection became a classic cult song , covered by a variety of artists. It was Hawkins' greatest commercial success, reportedly surpassing a million copies in sales, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] even though it failed to make the Billboard ...
Well-known songs from her Philips albums include "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" on Broadway-Blues-Ballads (1964); "I Put a Spell on You", "Ne me quitte pas" (a rendition of a Jacques Brel song), and "Feeling Good" on I Put a Spell On You (1965); and "Lilac Wine" and "Wild Is the Wind" on Wild is the Wind (1966). [73]
The Very Best of Nina Simone is a compilation album of songs by Nina Simone, ... "Feeling Good" – 2:52 (1965) "I Put a Spell on You ... you agree to the Terms of ...
Nina Simone – piano, vocals on all tracks, and arranger on track 10; Rudy Stevenson – flute on track 9; Lisle Atkinson – percussion on track 9; Bobby Hamilton – drums on track 9; Horace Ott – arranger and conductor on tracks 1,5,7,8,10,11,13; Hal Mooney – arranger and conductor on tracks 2,3,4,6,12; unknown orchestra
Nina Simone's life as a recording artist can be divided into three phases: early period (1957–64, corresponding to her albums with Bethlehem and Colpix); middle period (1964–74, corresponding to her albums with Philips and RCA); and late period (1974–2003, corresponding to her time either without a recording contract or with a multitude of different contracts).
The 192-page book was published February 1, 1992 by Pantheon. [2] It was re-released in a 2003 Da Capo Press reprint edition following Simone's death on April 21, 2003; this edition included an introduction, "I Know How it Feels To Be Free: Nina Simone 1933–2003", written by Dave Marsh.