Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue, 32 of Her Saddest Songs (A Butterboy Compilation)

NINA SIMONE

Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue, 32 of Her Saddest Songs (A Butterboy Compilation)

Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop.

The sixth of eight children born to a poor family in Tryon, North Carolina, Simone initially aspired to be a concert pianist. With the help of a few supporters in her hometown, she enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. She then applied for a scholarship to study at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she was denied admission despite a well-received audition, which she attributed to racial discrimination. In 2003, just days before her death, the Curtis Institute of Music gave her an honorary degree.  To make a living, Simone started playing piano at a nightclub in Atlantic City. She changed her name to "Nina Simone" to disguise herself from family members, having chosen to play "the devil's music" or so-called "cocktail piano". She was told in the nightclub that she would have to sing to her own accompaniment, which effectively launched her career as a jazz vocalist. She went on to record more than 40 albums between 1958 and 1974. She made her debut with the album Little Girl Blue. She had a hit in the United States in 1958 with "I Loves You, Porgy". Her musical style fused gospel and pop with classical music, in particular Johann Sebastian Bach, and accompanied expressive, jazz-like singing in her contralto voice. (Wikipedia)

Nina Simone was a singer able to capture many moods. Her range embraced everything from the nervous pretentiousness of “Sinnerman” to the aching, bleary-eyed optimism of “Feeling Good.” The sad songs are the best for me.  Here are 32 of here saddest performances. Enjoy!

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Track list

1    Baltimore    :04:41
2    I Got it Bad    :04:08
3    Little Girl Blue    :02:36
4    Nobody    :04:20
5    For a While    :02:54
6    Mississippi Goddam    :04:58
7    Ne Me Quitte Pas    :03:39
8    Trouble in Mind    :02:44
9    Plain Gold Ring    :06:25
10    Love Me Or Leave Me    :04:09
11    A Single Woman    :03:34
12    If I Should Lose You    :03:59
13    He Ain't Coming Home No More    :03:13
14    End of the Line    :02:57
15    What More Can I Say    :02:53
16    I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to Be Free    :03:09
17    For Myself    :02:09
18    Why Keep on Breaking My Heart    :02:38
19    If I Should Lose You    :03:59
20    He Needs Me    :02:31
21    How Long Must I Wander    :06:17
22    I Think It's Going to Rain Today    :03:19
23    Angel of the Morning    :03:31
24    I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) Feat. Paul Williams    :04:52
25    The Twelfth of Never    :03:28
26    Either Way I Lose    :02:45
27    My Man's Gone Now    :04:18
28    This Year's Kisses    :03:02
29    The Other Woman    :03:04
30    For All We Know Nina Simone    :04:01
31    Blackbird    :02:02
32    Why (The King of Love is Dead)    :05:45

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