Nina Simone

 

Artist:   Nina Simone   

Birth Name:  Eunice Kathleen Waymon

Born:  February 21, 1933.  Tryon, North Carolina, USA

Died:  April 21, 2003 (Aged 70).  Carry-le-Rouet France

Genre:  R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Soul, Classical, Gospel, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger, Composer, Activist

Instruments:   Vocals, Piano

Nina Simone was an American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger and Civil Rights Activist.  Her music spanned a broad range of musical styles including Jazz, Blues, Folk, R&B, Gospel, Pop and Classical.  She recorded more than 40 albums between 1958 and 1974, making her debut with Little Girl Blue.  She had a hit single in the USA in 1958 with "I Loves You Porgy".

Title:  Wild Is The Wind (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) (2023) 

Genre:  R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Soul, Classical, Gospel, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Label:  Verve Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  I Love Your Lovin' Ways (2:36)

 2.  Four Women(4:20)

 3.  What More Can I Say (2:45)

 4.  Lilac Wine (From "Dance Me A Song") (4:14)

 5.  That's All I Ask (2:28)

 6.  Break Down And Let It All Out (2:45)

Side B:

 1.  Why Keep On Breakin'  My Heart (2:30)

 2.  Wild Is The Wind (6:53)

 3.  Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair (3:25)

 4.  If I Should Lose You (3:55)

 5.  Either Way I Lose (2:44)

Personnel:

Nina Simone:  Vocals

Hal Mooney:  Producer

Wild Is The Wind is the sixth studio album by Nina Simone, originally released September 16, 1966 by Philips, remastered and reissued August 25, 2023 by Verve Records, Acoustic Sound Series, Audiophile  Vinyl.