Product details
- Label Verve Records
- Artist Nina Simone
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2022
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Feeling Good (Her Greatest Hits) by Nina Simone.
Few voices in American music carry the weight and range of Nina Simone's, and this collection gathers some of her most enduring performances into a single, essential set. From the opening notes of "Feeling Good," the compilation announces itself as a portrait of an artist who moved fluidly between jazz, blues, gospel, and the raw language of protest, bending each idiom to her own uncompromising will.
Side A leans into Simone at her most magnetic. "Feeling Good" opens with that unmistakable swell of triumph before "I Put A Spell On You" turns the temperature up, all smolder and command. "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair" showcases the tender, folk-rooted side of her artistry, while "See-Line Woman" struts forward on rhythm and chant. The side closes its arc through "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," the French-language ache of "Ne Me Quitte Pas," and the propulsive drive of "Work Song," a reminder of how much emotional territory she could cover in a single stretch of grooves.
Turn to Side B and the record deepens. "Love Me Or Leave Me" and "Don't Explain" find her inhabiting the standards with a phrasing entirely her own, unhurried and knowing. Then comes the heart of her legacy as a voice of conscience: "Mississippi Goddam," fierce and unflinching, followed by "Strange Fruit," where she confronts one of the darkest subjects in the American songbook with quiet, devastating restraint.
The closing run brings the collection home with grace. "I Loves You, Porgy" lays bare her gift for intimacy and longing, and the set ends on "Mood Indigo," a hushed, blue-lit farewell that lingers long after the needle lifts. Sequenced this way, the album works as both a greatest hits and a genuine listening journey, moving from celebration to sorrow to reckoning and back to quiet reflection.
This pressing arrives on striking opaque-red vinyl, a color that suits the fire and feeling housed within these songs. It's the kind of visual that turns a spin into an occasion, the disc glowing on the platter as the music fills the room.
Collectors will appreciate the printed inner sleeve, which carries the track credits and adds a tactile layer to the package worth reading alongside each side. The shrink is marked "Vinyl made in Mexico," a small detail that speaks to this particular edition's origins and pressing.
For anyone building a Nina Simone shelf, or simply seeking a definitive introduction to one of the twentieth century's most singular performers, this is a compilation that rewards repeated listening. It captures the breadth of her genius in twelve tracks, and it looks as bold as it sounds.
Pressing Details:
Includes printed inner sleeve with track credits. Opaque-red vinyl. "Vinyl made in Mexico" printed on shrink.
Track Listing:
A1. Feeling Good
A2. I Put A Spell On You
A3. Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair
A4. See-Line Woman
A5. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
A6. Ne Me Quitte Pas
A7. Work Song
B1. Love Me Or Leave Me
B2. Don’t Explain
B3. Mississippi Goddam
B4. Strange Fruit
B5. I Loves You, Porgy
B6. Mood Indigo
Artist: Nina Simone
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Verve Records
Catalog Number: B0035990-01
Release Year: 2022
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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