Nina Simone with Strings
| Nina Simone with Strings | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1961–1964, New York City | |||
| Genre | Vocal, jazz, blues, folk | |||
| Label | Colpix 496 | |||
| Nina Simone chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Nina Simone with Strings is an album by Nina Simone. After her contract with Colpix Records had expired, the label took unissued recordings by Simone and sweetened them with a string ensemble. The album was released after the singer had left the label.[1]
In the UK, the album's version of "I Loves You Porgy" was used in television commercials in 1997 by the mobile telephone operator Orange.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Loves You Porgy" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Blackbird" | Nina Simone | 2:06 |
| 3. | "Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)" | Friedrich Hollaender, Sammy Lerner | 2:38 |
| 4. | "Baubles Bangles and Beads" | Robert Wright, George Forrest | 2:04 |
| 5. | "Spring Is Here" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 2:37 |
| 6. | "That's All" | Bob Haymes, Alan Brandt | 2:24 |
| 7. | "Chain Gang (The Work Song)" | Nat Adderley | 2:40 |
| 8. | "The Man with a Horn" | Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney, Bonnie Lake | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Porgy I Is Your Woman Now (Bess, You is My Woman)" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 3:22 |
| 10. | "Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer)" | Bessie Smith | 2:05 |
References
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Nina Simone: Nina Simone with Strings". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- ^ "Orange spends pounds 15m in pre-Christmas blitz". Campaignlive.co.uk.