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The Very Best of Nina Simone is a compilation album of songs by Nina Simone, released by Sony BMG in 2006, three years after her death in 2003. Track listing [ edit ]
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).
She is the subject of Nina: A Story About Me and Nina Simone, a one-woman show first performed in 2016 at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool—a "deeply personal and often searing show inspired by the singer and activist Nina Simone" [124] —and which in July 2017 ran at the Young Vic, before being scheduled to move to Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre ...
The song was heavily cut from the longer original recording, which featured a lot of Simone's monologue. " Ain't Got No, I Got Life ", a medley from the musical Hair ( Rado , Ragni , MacDermot ). It became a hit in Europe, reaching number two on the British charts and number one on the Dutch charts. [ 1 ]
"Backlash Blues," one of Simone's civil rights songs. The lyrics were written by her friend and poet Langston Hughes. "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl," based on a song by Simone's great example, Bessie Smith, but with somewhat different lyrics. "The House of the Rising Sun" was previously recorded live by Simone in 1962 on Nina at the Village ...
In 2025, the publication ranked the song at number 7 on its list of "The 100 Best Protest Songs of All Time." [14] In 2022, American Songwriter ranked the song number three on their list of the 10 greatest Nina Simone songs, [15] and in 2023, The Guardian ranked the song number one on their list of the 20 greatest Nina Simone songs. [16]
High Priestess of Soul is a studio album by singer, pianist and songwriter Nina Simone.The songs are accompanied by a large band directed and arranged by Hal Mooney.The album contains pop songs (such as "Don't You Pay Them No Mind") and African American gospel and folk-related songs written by Simone herself (such as "Take Me to the Water" and "Come Ye").
The title of the record is rendered as "Emergency Ward" on the record label itself, but as "Emergency Ward!" on the cover sleeve. The sleeve also bears the text "Nina Simone in Concert". The album is considered to be Simone's statement on the Vietnam War and has been described as "consistently thrilling" by AllMusic's Mark Richardson. [4]