The Very Best Of Nina Simone, 1967-1972 : Sugar In My Bowl

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With characteristic willfulness, Nina Simone plunged into a range of songbooks and styles between 1966 and 1973, when she recorded nine LPs for RCA. This two-disc overview demonstrates just how unpredictable and headstrong the seething songstress was during a period that was tumultuous for Simone personally and for society in general. Top 40 covers ("Mr. Bojangles," "To Love Somebody") mix with rock (Dylan's "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues," George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun") and pop standards ("Since I Fell for You," "My Man's Gone Now"). An increasingly politicized perspective informed Simone's late-'60s work. Her friends included Black Power firebrands H. Rap Brown and Stokely Carmichael, and she made no attempt to disguise her militancy. "The King of Peace is dead. I ain't about to be nonviolent, honey!" she announces on this collection's "Martin Luther King Suite," which was recorded live one day after the civil rights leader's assassination. While a number of selections included here can also be found on RCA's two volumes of Essentials, this lovingly assembled survey (which includes five previously unreleased recordings) captures the High Priestess of Soul in all her unshackled glory. --Steven Stolder

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The Very Best Of Nina Simone, 1967-1972 : Sugar In My Bowl
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 The Very Best Of Nina Simone, 1967-1972 : Sugar In My Bowl
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Manufacturer: RCA
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009HRC
Release Date: 1998-07-28

Tracks:

  1. My Man's Gone Now
  2. Since I Fell For You
  3. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
  4. Do I Move You (Version II)
  5. Blues For Mama
  6. Backlash Blues
  7. In The Dark
  8. Consummation
  9. Go To Hell
  10. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
  11. Turning Point
  12. Turn Me On
  13. The Look Of Love
  14. To Love Somebody
  15. I Can't See Nobody
  16. In The Morning
  17. Do What You Gotta Do
  18. Ain't Got No - I Got Life
  19. Please Read Me
  20. Martin Luther King Suite: Sunday In Savannah
  21. Martin Luther King Suite: Why (The King Of Love Is Dead)
  22. Martin Luther King Suite: Mississippi Goddam

Tracks:

  1. I Think It's Going To Rain Today
  2. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)
  3. Nobody's Fault But Mine
  4. Another Spring
  5. Compassion
  6. Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You
  7. I Shall Be Released
  8. To Be Young, Gifted And Black
  9. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
  10. Suzanne (Previously Unreleased)
  11. My Father/Dialog (Previously Unreleased)
  12. Jelly Roll (Previously Unreleased)
  13. Tell It Like It Is (Previously Unreleased)
  14. Mr. Bojangles
  15. Here Comes The Sun
  16. Ooh Child
  17. Poppies
  18. 22nd Century (Previously Unreleased)

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With characteristic willfulness, Nina Simone plunged into a range of songbooks and styles between 1966 and 1973, when she recorded nine LPs for RCA. This two-disc overview demonstrates just how unpredictable and headstrong the seething songstress was during a period that was tumultuous for Simone personally and for society in general. Top 40 covers ("Mr. Bojangles," "To Love Somebody") mix with rock (Dylan's "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues," George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun") and pop standards ("Since I Fell for You," "My Man's Gone Now"). An increasingly politicized perspective informed Simone's late-'60s work. Her friends included Black Power firebrands H. Rap Brown and Stokely Carmichael, and she made no attempt to disguise her militancy. "The King of Peace is dead. I ain't about to be nonviolent, honey!" she announces on this collection's "Martin Luther King Suite," which was recorded live one day after the civil rights leader's assassination. While a number of selections included here can also be found on RCA's two volumes of Essentials, this lovingly assembled survey (which includes five previously unreleased recordings) captures the High Priestess of Soul in all her unshackled glory. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars She Touches Your Soul..........2006-06-20

I first heard Nina Simone in the movie "Point of No Return".. In it was Sugar In My Bowl and Here Comes the Sun. I was just blown away by how much emotion was put into each word, each note.. It's like she puts HERSELF into her singing- it's AMAZING. I am only 25, so I don't know all of the older music.. but Nina Simone really caught my attention. I can't think of any group or singer today that really captures the raw emotions in the songs like she does. I know this CD is a little costly, more than I would usually pay for a cd, but I LOVE it and I think it was well worth the price and more.

5 out of 5 stars Favorite CDs of my collection.......2003-09-19

This is the set of CDs you want in the car for long rides or on the radio while puttering around the house. Her voice is like warm brandy, something to soothe you after a long day.

5 out of 5 stars A great Artist.......2003-05-11

Nina Simone's 'I want some sugar in my bowl'is one of the greatest examples of how a song can transcend the musical element and become a political messanger, where the message becomes more thn the sum of its parts. There were better pianists that Nina Simone, and certainly prettier voices, but the selection in this CD show that there is no one with such an artistry. She basically invented what could be called the expressive bleat (with any other singer a major flaw). her cry is so direct, her sound so manly yet tender, this cd is a must.

5 out of 5 stars WOW!!.......2003-01-03

She's like an "April breeze". I first heard of her in a movie, "Point of No Return" which was a remake of some Brit film. Anywho, as soon as the movie was over, I ran to the computer to find out if "Nina Simone" was a real singer and not just a "prop" in a movie. Low and behold,,,found her!! Ordered her! Now, I listen to her very often and sit back and enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars the most melodic voice ever.......2002-06-08

I was not the biggest fan of blues but then I heard this
beautiful voice and I was converted and if you like blues
you will love this woman.Nina's voice is filled with felling
I almost cry when I hear strange fruit.Other songs like I
put a spell on you and black is the color of my true loves
hair make me feel like I'm part of a story and I love every second of it

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