Nina Simone And Piano!
Nina Simone - vocals, piano, arrangements [click here to see more vinyl featuring Nina Simone]
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Speakers Corner
Original Label : RCA
Recorded September 16 & October 1, 1968 at RCA Victor’s Studio B, New York City
Recorded and engineered by Ray Hall
Produced by Stroud Productions, Inc.
Originally released in 1969
Reissued in 2005
Tracks:
Side A :
- Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
- I Think It's Going to Rain Today
- Everyone's gone to the moon
- Compensation
Side B :
- Who Am I
- Another Spring
- The Human Touch
- I Get Along Without You Very Well
- The Desperate Ones
Reviews:
“Her own best accompanist (especially during the crossover-happy '60s), Nina Simone sings and plays on this 1969 LP. With strident vocals and a thoughtful piano backing, Simone makes her own a pair of radically different (though similarly fatalistic) compositions, Blind Willie Johnson's "Nobody's Fault But Mine" and Randy Newman's "I Think It's Going to Rain Today." Her version of "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" leans dangerously close to avant-garde overkill, but she returns with good performances on "Compensation" and "Who Am I?" A great moment comes when a tambourine finally joins her midway through "Another Spring," and the lone jazz standard ("I Get Along Without You Very Well") is given a touching performance. In an era when Simone often veered from crossover to experimental, Nina Simone and Piano! is undeniably difficult, but frequently rewarding.” AllMusic Review by John Bush
Ratings :
AllMusic : 2,5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,3 / 5