Nina Simone's final studio album reissued with 11 bonus tracks, 4 previously unissued!
#ninasimone burst into the world with 1959’s Little Girl Blue, and music would never be the same. For over five decades, Nina entertained, enthralled, and educated listeners across her extraordinary recording and performance career.
After a triumphant concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 1992, Nina was approached by Elektra A&R executive Michael Alago (whose previous work at the label included Tracy Chapman and Metallica). When asked if Nina was ready to record again, she replied, “Get me the money… then we can talk!” Modeled around two of Simone’s favorites, Frank Sinatra’s A Man Alone (The Words And Music Of Rod McKuen) and Billie Holidays’ Lady In Satin—with the common element that both were recorded with full orchestral accompaniment, the sessions began.
Backed by a 50-piece orchestra, Simone recorded the material that would comprise A Single Woman with producer Andre Fischer (Natalie Cole’s then-husband and former drummer for the band Rufus.) The ten tracks chosen from the sessions were revelatory, weaving songs about love in the style only Nina Simone could conceive and deliver. Simone recorded more material during the sessions, including covers of Bob Dylan, Prince, The Beatles, and Bob Marley, pointing to a potential follow up, but—sadly, A Single Woman would be her final studio album before her passing in 2003.
A Single Woman was reissued in 2006, adding seven of those performances left behind. Now, four more previously unissued recordings from those sessions have been added to create A Single Woman: The Complete Elektra Recordings—21 tracks on CD and double-LP. Newly remastered, this collection also contains new liner notes from the British Ambassador of Soul, David Nathan, outlining both the recording of the album, but also recounting his nearly three-decade relationship with Dr. Simone—beginning when he formed the UK Nina Simone Appreciation Society in 1965.
Experience this icon’s final studio recordings in the most comprehensive way with A Single Woman: The Complete Elektra Recordings.
59 years ago today — on September 16th, 1966 — #ninasimone’s album WILD IS THE WIND was released.
Fun fact: WILD IS THE WIND was one of the very FIRST music albums commercially released on cassette tape. There’s speculation as to exactly which album was THE first but general consensus is that the first album released on cassette was: WILD IS THE WIND (Nina Simone), LOVE FOR SALE (Eartha Kitt), or THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE (Johnny Mathis)
35 years ago today — on September 4th, 1990 — Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba, and Odetta kicked off a brief tour of Italy, titled "Three Women For Freedom,” performing at Rocca dei Normanni in Paternò (Catania), followed by concerts in Salerno on 9/6, Cagliari on 9/8, and Bologna on 9/10.
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57 years ago today - on December 8th, 1968 - #ninasimone appeared on the David Frost television program, "Frost On Sunday" - đź“· by Michael Putland
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OUT ON NOVEMBER 7th!
A Single Woman: The Complete Elektra Recordings
Nina Simone's final studio album reissued with 11 bonus tracks, 4 previously unissued!
#ninasimone burst into the world with 1959’s Little Girl Blue, and music would never be the same. For over five decades, Nina entertained, enthralled, and educated listeners across her extraordinary recording and performance career.
After a triumphant concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 1992, Nina was approached by Elektra A&R executive Michael Alago (whose previous work at the label included Tracy Chapman and Metallica). When asked if Nina was ready to record again, she replied, “Get me the money… then we can talk!” Modeled around two of Simone’s favorites, Frank Sinatra’s A Man Alone (The Words And Music Of Rod McKuen) and Billie Holidays’ Lady In Satin—with the common element that both were recorded with full orchestral accompaniment, the sessions began.
Backed by a 50-piece orchestra, Simone recorded the material that would comprise A Single Woman with producer Andre Fischer (Natalie Cole’s then-husband and former drummer for the band Rufus.) The ten tracks chosen from the sessions were revelatory, weaving songs about love in the style only Nina Simone could conceive and deliver. Simone recorded more material during the sessions, including covers of Bob Dylan, Prince, The Beatles, and Bob Marley, pointing to a potential follow up, but—sadly, A Single Woman would be her final studio album before her passing in 2003.
A Single Woman was reissued in 2006, adding seven of those performances left behind. Now, four more previously unissued recordings from those sessions have been added to create A Single Woman: The Complete Elektra Recordings—21 tracks on CD and double-LP. Newly remastered, this collection also contains new liner notes from the British Ambassador of Soul, David Nathan, outlining both the recording of the album, but also recounting his nearly three-decade relationship with Dr. Simone—beginning when he formed the UK Nina Simone Appreciation Society in 1965.
Experience this icon’s final studio recordings in the most comprehensive way with A Single Woman: The Complete Elektra Recordings.
Pre-order: omnivorerecordings.com/shop/a-single-woman/
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60 years ago today — on October 1st, 1965 — #ninasimone’s album PASTEL BLUES was released! #pastelblues
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59 years ago today — on September 16th, 1966 — #ninasimone’s album WILD IS THE WIND was released.
Fun fact:
WILD IS THE WIND was one of the very FIRST music albums commercially released on cassette tape. There’s speculation as to exactly which album was THE first but general consensus is that the first album released on cassette was: WILD IS THE WIND (Nina Simone), LOVE FOR SALE (Eartha Kitt), or THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE (Johnny Mathis)
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Happy Birthday, Otis Redding! #otisredding #heavenlybirthday #ninasimone
Photos of Otis & Nina are from Atlanta in 1967, taken by Vernon Merritt during the National Association of Radio Announcers convention.
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35 years ago today — on September 4th, 1990 — Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba, and Odetta kicked off a brief tour of Italy, titled "Three Women For Freedom,” performing at Rocca dei Normanni in Paternò (Catania), followed by concerts in Salerno on 9/6, Cagliari on 9/8, and Bologna on 9/10.
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#ninasimone performs at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1966 — 📷 by Gai Terrell
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