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Sings the Blues is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone. This was Simone's first album for RCA Victor after previously recording for Colpix Records and Philips Records. The album was also reissued in 2006 with bonus tracks, and reissued in 1991 by RCA/Novus as a 17-track compilation under the title The Blues.




Song information


"My Man's Gone Now," from the opera Porgy & Bess by George Gershwin.
"Backlash Blues," one of Simone's civil rights songs. The lyrics were written by her friend and poet Langston Hughes.
"I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl," based on a song by Simone's great example, Bessie Smith, but with somewhat different lyrics.
"The House of the Rising Sun" was previously recorded live by Simone in 1962 on Nina at the Village Gate. After its cover by The Animals became a hit, she recorded it in studio. The fast-paced version on this album is very different from the slow, intimate version on Nina at the Village Gate.




Track listing






Personnel


Tracks 1-12

Nina Simone - vocals, piano
Eric Gale - guitar
Rudy Stevenson - guitar
Ernie Hayes - organ
Bob Bushnell - bass
Bernard Purdie - drums, timpani
Buddy Lucas - harmonica, tenor saxophone
Track 13

Nina Simone - vocals, piano
Eric Gale - guitar
Everett Barksdale - guitar
Weldon Irvine - organ
Richard Tee - organ
Jerry Jemmott - bass
probably Bernard Purdie - drums
Specs Powell - vibes, percussion
Montego Joe - percussion
George Devens - percussion
Joe Shepley, Jimmy Nottingham, Harold Johnson, Wilbur Bascomb - trumpets
Jimmy Cleveland, Richard Harris - trombones
Seldon Powell, George Coleman, Norris Turney, Haywood Henry - saxophones
Ralph H. Fields, Eileen Gilbert, Jerome Graff, Milt Grayson, Hilda Harris, Noah Hopkins, Maeretha Stewart, Barbara Webb - vocals
Arranged and conducted by Weldon Irvine




Charts






References






External links


11-track edition (1967) at AllMusic
13-track reissue (2006) at AllMusic
17-track compilation (1991) at AllMusic

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