Released during Nina Simone’s extraordinary mid-60s rise and growing involvement in the American Civil Rights Movement, the 1965 breakthrough marked a conscious shift toward a more produced and accessible sound beyond her earlier jazz-focused recordings.
Through “I Put A Spell On You,” “Feeling Good” and “Ne Me Quitte Pas,” the record balances orchestral sophistication with Simone’s raw vocal power, moving between moods of romance, heartbreak and defiance and would go on to become one of her most celebrated and widely recognised albums, serving as the entry point into her vast catalogue for generations of listeners.
Label:Verve
Format: Reissue on blue 12" vinyl LP
Tracklist:
1. I Put a Spell On You
2. Tomorrow Is My Turn
3. Ne Me Quitte Pas
4. Marriage Is for Old Folks
5. July Tree
6. Gimme Some
7. Feeling Good
8. One September Day
9. Blues On Purpose
10. Beautiful Land
11. You've Got to Learn
12. Take Care of Business
Released during Nina Simone’s extraordinary mid-60s rise and growing involvement in the American Civil Rights Movement, the 1965 breakthrough marked a conscious shift toward a more produced and accessible sound beyond her earlier jazz-focused recordings.
Through “I Put A Spell On You,” “Feeling Good” and “Ne Me Quitte Pas,” the record balances orchestral sophistication with Simone’s raw vocal power, moving between moods of romance, heartbreak and defiance and would go on to become one of her most celebrated and widely recognised albums, serving as the entry point into her vast catalogue for generations of listeners.
Label:Verve
Format: Reissue on blue 12" vinyl LP
Tracklist:
1. I Put a Spell On You
2. Tomorrow Is My Turn
3. Ne Me Quitte Pas
4. Marriage Is for Old Folks
5. July Tree
6. Gimme Some
7. Feeling Good
8. One September Day
9. Blues On Purpose
10. Beautiful Land
11. You've Got to Learn
12. Take Care of Business
