NINA SIMONE - Nina Simone for Lovers (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This second of two Nina Simone compilations issued in 2005 (and third in two years), For Lovers focuses on Simone's crucial tenure on the Verve imprint. It's not a thorough examination of her career by any stretch, but it does feature what many consider to be ideal performances of two of her most well-known songs: "I Loves You, Porgy" and "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair." Fans of Simone's work will already have many of these recordings courtesy of other records, but casual listeners wanting to hear the softer side of this revolutionary jazz chanteuse will find this an excellent place to start, and will want to dig deeper into her rich back catalog. Rob Theakston
Tracklist :
1     I Loves You, Porgy 2:32     
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
2     Wild Is the Wind 6:59
Dimitri Tiomkin / Ned Washington    
3     What More Can I Say 2:51
Wade Jr. Brown / Horace Ott
4     The Last Rose of Summer 3:07
Nina Simone / Thomas Moore
5     Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 2:47
Bennie Benjamin / Gloria Caldwell / Sol Marcus
6    Fodder on Her Wings 6:03
Nina Simone
7     Little Girl Blue 2:34
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
8     If I Should Lose You 3:58
Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin    
9     I Love My Baby 4:03
Andy Stroud
10     If You Knew/Let It Be Me 7:18
Gilbert Bécaud / Manny Curtis / Nina Simone
11     Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair 3:24
Traditional
Credits :
Bass – Lisle Atkinson (pistas: 1 to 3, 7, 11)
Drums – Bobby Hamilton (pistas: 1 to 3, 7)
Guitar – Rudy Stevenson (pistas: 1 to 3)
Vocals – Nina Simone