Time: 59:18
Size: 135.8 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1993
Art: Front
[3:31] 1. A Single Woman
[3:06] 2. Lonesome Cities
[3:57] 3. If I Should Lose You
[3:37] 4. The Folks Who Live On The Hill
[3:55] 5. Love's Been Good To Me
[4:20] 6. Papa, Can You Hear Me
[6:29] 7. Il N'y A Pas D'amour Heureux
[4:26] 8. Just Say I Love Him
[2:39] 9. The More I See You
[2:43] 10. Marry Me
[3:33] 11. The Long And Winding Road
[2:52] 12. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
[1:00] 13. Baseball Boogie
[3:13] 14. No Woman, No Cry
[3:18] 15. Do I Move You
[0:56] 16. The Times They Are A-Changin'
[5:33] 17. Sign 'o' The Times
For four decades, Nina Simone has bewitched listeners with her uncategorizable blend of music. Unwilling to compromise to popular standards, hers has been a lonely course which led her away from the United States. Nina Simone adds to her recording legacy with this fine 1993 collection of contemplative tracks (which was her first release in more than five years). A SINGLE WOMAN is an appropriately titled, almost autobiographical testament to her life, a meditation on the joys and pains of a woman alone. Her rich, deep voice soars dramatically over lush orchestral arrangements. The album's high point is a superb reprise of her haunting tango arrangement of "Just Say I Love Him" with guitarist Al Shackman (whom she worked with during her early years) making a guest appearance. Also included are three Rod McKuen songs and a moving version of the standard "The Folks Who Live on the Hill" that is dedicated to the late Prime Minister of Barbados.
Recorded at Oceanway Studios, Hollywood, California, and Mad Hatter Studio, Los Angeles, California.
Nina Simone (vocals, piano); Gerald Albright (vocals); John Chiodini, Al Shackman (guitar); Ann Mason Stockton, Carol Robbins (harp); James Ross (violin, viola); Gerald Vinci, Assa Drori, Shari Zippert, Henry Ferger, Mari Tsumura, Irving Geller, Gina Kronstadt, Connie Kupka, Isabelle Daskoff, Jay Rosen, Joel Derouin, Israel Baker, Yvette Devereaux, Kathleen Lenski , Gordon Marron Strings, Mark Cargill (violin); Rollice Dale, Margot MacLaine, Hershel Wise, Marilyn Baker, Evan Wilson (viola); Igor Horoshevsky, David H. Speltz, Melissa "Missy" Hasin, Suzie Katayama, Marie Fera, Frederick Seykora (cello); Frank Marocco (accordion); Jon Kip, Gary Foster, Jack Nimitz, Jeff Clayton , Earl Dumler, Bob Tricarico, Valarie King (woodwinds, brass); Jack Sheldon (trumpet); Marilyn L. Johnson , Jeffrey DeRosa, Richard Todd, Brad Warnaar (French horn); Mike Melvoin (piano); Paul Robinson, Jeff Hamilton , Paul Robinson (drums); Darryl Jackson, Larry Bunker, Bill Summers (percussion).
Recorded at Oceanway Studios, Hollywood, California, and Mad Hatter Studio, Los Angeles, California.
Nina Simone (vocals, piano); Gerald Albright (vocals); John Chiodini, Al Shackman (guitar); Ann Mason Stockton, Carol Robbins (harp); James Ross (violin, viola); Gerald Vinci, Assa Drori, Shari Zippert, Henry Ferger, Mari Tsumura, Irving Geller, Gina Kronstadt, Connie Kupka, Isabelle Daskoff, Jay Rosen, Joel Derouin, Israel Baker, Yvette Devereaux, Kathleen Lenski , Gordon Marron Strings, Mark Cargill (violin); Rollice Dale, Margot MacLaine, Hershel Wise, Marilyn Baker, Evan Wilson (viola); Igor Horoshevsky, David H. Speltz, Melissa "Missy" Hasin, Suzie Katayama, Marie Fera, Frederick Seykora (cello); Frank Marocco (accordion); Jon Kip, Gary Foster, Jack Nimitz, Jeff Clayton , Earl Dumler, Bob Tricarico, Valarie King (woodwinds, brass); Jack Sheldon (trumpet); Marilyn L. Johnson , Jeffrey DeRosa, Richard Todd, Brad Warnaar (French horn); Mike Melvoin (piano); Paul Robinson, Jeff Hamilton , Paul Robinson (drums); Darryl Jackson, Larry Bunker, Bill Summers (percussion).
A Single Woman
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