- Artist:
- Nina Simone
Four Women - The Nina Simone Complete Recordings 1964–1967: 7LP Boxset
Release date: 27 October, 2023
FOUR WOMEN: THE NINA SIMONE COMPLETE RECORDINGS 1964–1967 brings together in their entirety all seven albums Nina Simone recorded for the Philips label during the most significant period of her long and distinguished career. Limited to a run of 2,500 units globally, FOUR WOMEN includes the following albums newly remastered and cut from the original analog tapes: Nina Simone in Concert (1964), Broadway-Blues-Ballads (1964), I Put A Spell On You (1965), Pastel Blues (1965), Let It All Out (1965), Wild Is the Wind (1966) and High Priestess of Soul (1967).
The deluxe 7-LP box features beautifully packaged versions of all seven albums, an 18-page booklet with rare photos and liner notes by GRAMMY Award-winning music historian Ashley Kahn, and is housed in an elegantly designed faux-alligator hardcover slipcase.
From the incendiary "Mississippi Goddam" to the heart-breaking "Lilac Wine" to the mini-epic that gives this collection its title, FOUR WOMEN: THE NINA SIMONE COMPLETE RECORDINGS 1964–1967 captures a uniquely powerful artist at her peak.
Tracklist:
LP1
IN CONCERT (1964)
Side A
1. I Loves You, Porgy
2. Plain Gold Ring
3. Pirate Jenny
4. Old Jim Crow
Side B
1. Don’t Smoke In Bed
2. Go Limp
3. Mississippi Goddam
LP2
BROADWAY ∙ BLUES ∙ BALLADS (1964)
Side A
1. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
2. Night Song
3. The Laziest Gal In Town
4. Something Wonderful
5. Don’t Take All Night
6. Nobody
Side B
1. I Am Blessed
2. Of This Time I’m Sure
3. See-Line Woman
4. Our Love (Will See Us Through)
5. How Can I?
6. The Last Rose Of Summer
BONUS TRACK
7. A Monster
LP3
I PUT A SPELL ON YOU (1965)
Side A
1. I Put A Spell On
2. Tomorrow Is My Turn
3. Ne Me Quitte Pas
4. Marriage Is For Old Folks
5. July Tree
6. Gimme Some
Side B
1. Feeling Good
2. One September Day
3. Blues On Purpose
4. Beautiful Land
5. You’ve Got To Learn
6. Take Care Of Business
LP4
PASTEL BLUES (1965)
Side A
1. Be My Husband
2. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out
3. End Of The Line
4. Trouble In Mind
5. Tell Me More And More And Then Some
6. Chilly Winds Don’t Blow
Side B
1. Ain’t No Use
2. Strange Fruit
3. Sinnerman
LP5
LET IT ALL OUT (1965)
Side A
1. Mood Indigo
2. The Other Woman
3. Love Me Or Leave Me
4. Don’t Explain
5. Little Girl Blue
6. Chauffeur
Side B
1. For Myself
2. The Ballad Of Hollis Brown
3. This Year’s Kisses
4. Images
5. Nearer Blessed Lord
LP6
WILD IS THE WIND (1966)
Side A
1. I Love Your Lovin’ Ways
2. Four Women
3. What more Can I Say?
4. Lilac Wine
5. That’s All I Ask
6. Break Down And Let It All Out
Side B
1. Why You Keep On Breaking My Heart
2. Wild Is The Wind
3. Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair
4. If I Should Lose You
5. Either Way I Lose
LP7
HIGH PRIESTESS OF SOUL (1967)
Side A
1. Don’t You Pay Them No Mind
2. I’m Gonna Leave You
3. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
4. Keeper Of The Flame
5. The Gal From Joe’s
6. Take Me To The Water
7. I’m Going Back Home
Side B
1. I Hold No Grudge
2. Come Ye
3. He Ain’t Comin’ Home No More
4. Work Song
5. I Love My Baby
- Formats:
- Vinyl Box Set
- Label:
- Verve