Recordings by the American musician
Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and arranger .
Albums
This is a list of Simone's official albums, both studio and live, issued with her explicit co-operation.
Additional album releases
Singles
Nina Simone's life as a recording artist can be divided into three phases: early period (1957–64, corresponding to her albums with Bethlehem and Colpix); middle period (1964–74, corresponding to her albums with Philips and RCA); and late period (1974–2003, corresponding to her time either without a recording contract or with a multitude of different contracts). Simone died in 2003, and all releases after this are posthumous.
Singles: Early period (1959-64)
Colpix Torchlite Series singles
Simone's official final single for Colpix was "Little Liza Jane" in September 1963, as she then moved from that company to a new contract with Philips. However, later that year, Colpix released thirteen 7" singles all at the same time from Simone under a special imprint called the Colpix Torchlite Series.
Year
Single (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated
Chart positions
Label
Certifications
Album
US [ 14]
US R&B [ 15]
UK [ 16]
1963
"Work Song"b/w "Gin House Blues"
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Colpix Torchlite
Forbidden Fruit
"Where Can I Go Without You"b/w "Memphis In June"
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Colpix Torchlite
"Summertime [Part II - Vocal] [Live]"b/w "Cotton Eyed Joe [Studio]"
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Colpix Torchlite
Nina Simone at Town Hall
"Exactly Like You "b/w "Fine and Mellow"
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Colpix Torchlite
"Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me "b/w "Hey, Buddy Bolen"
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Colpix Torchlite
Nina Simone Sings Ellington
"Merry Mending"b/w "Something to Live For "
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Colpix Torchlite
"I Like the Sunrise"b/w "You Better Know It"
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Colpix Torchlite
"The Gal from Joe's"b/w "It Don't Mean a Thing "
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Colpix Torchlite
"Children Go Where I Send You"b/w "Tomorrow (We Shall Meet Once More)"
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Colpix Torchlite
The Amazing Nina Simone
"You've Been Gone Too Long"b/w "Stompin' at the Savoy "
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Colpix Torchlite
"That's Him Over There"b/w "Chilly Winds Don't Blow"
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Colpix Torchlite
"I Can't Get Out of This Mood"b/w "Willow Weep for Me"
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Colpix Torchlite
"Trouble In Mind (Short Version)"b/w "You Can Have Him" (from Nina Simone at Town Hall )
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Colpix Torchlite
Nina Simone at Newport
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Singles: Middle period (1964-74)
Year
Single (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated
Chart positions
Label
Certifications
Album
US [ 14]
US R&B [ 15]
UK [ 16]
1964
"I Loves You, Porgy"b/w "Old Jim Crow" (Non-album track)
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The Best of Nina Simone
"Mississippi *@!!?*@! "b/w "Sea Lion Woman " (from Broadway-Blues-Ballads )
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"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood " b/w "A Monster" (Non-album track)
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Broadway-Blues-Ballads
1965
"I Am Blessed"b/w "How Can I"
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"I Put a Spell on You "b/w "Gimme Some"
120
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I Put a Spell on You
"Either Way I Lose"b/w "Break Down and Let It All Out"
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Wild Is the Wind
1966
"Why Keep on Breaking My Heart"b/w "I Love Your Lovin' Ways"
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"I Love You've Lovin' Ways"b/w "See-Line Woman" (from Broadway-Blues-Ballads )
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"Four Women "b/w "What More Can I Say"
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"Don't You Pay Them No Mind"b/w "I'm Gonna Leave You"
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High Priestess of Soul
1967
"Day and Night"b/w "Do I Move You"
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Nina Simone Sings the Blues
"You'll Go to Hell"b/w "It Be's That Way Sometimes"
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Silk & Soul
"I Wish I Knew "b/w "Cherish "
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1968
"To Love Somebody "b/w "I Can't See Nobody "
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To Love Somebody
"Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) "—Part 1 b/w Part 2
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'Nuff Said!
"Ain't Got No, I Got Life "b/w "Real Real" (from Nina Simone Sings the Blues )
94 (1969)
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"Do What You Gotta Do"b/w "Peace of Mind"
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1969
"I Put a Spell on You"b/w "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (from Broadway-Blues-Ballads ) Reissue
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I Put a Spell on You
"Revolution "—Part 1b/w Part 2
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To Love Somebody
"Suzanne "b/w "Turn Turn Turn "
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"To Be Young, Gifted and Black "b/w "Save Me" (Non-album track)
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Black Gold
1970
"I Loves You Porgy"b/w "My Baby Just Cares for Me" A-side reissue of 1959 recording
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Little Girl Blue
"Who Knows Where the Time Goes "b/w "Assignment Song"
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Black Gold
"Whatever I Am"b/w "Why Must Your Love Well Be So Dry"
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Non-album tracks
1971
"O-O-H Child "b/w "New World Coming "
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Here Comes the Sun
"Here Comes the Sun "b/w "Angel of the Morning "
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1973
"Anytime, Anywhere"b/w "Sunday in Savannah"
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Gospel According to Nina Simone
"No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed"b/w "The Assignment Song"
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Live at Berkeley
"My Sweet Lord "/"Today Is a Killer"b/w "Poppies"
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Emergency Ward!
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Singles: Late period (1974-2003)
Year
Single (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated
Chart positions
Label
Certifications
Album
US [ 14]
US R&B [ 15]
UK [ 16]
1978
"Baltimore"b/w "Forget"
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Baltimore
1979
"The Family"b/w "That's All I Want from You "
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1987
"My Baby Just Cares for Me"b/w "Little Girl Blue" Original 1958/1959 recordings
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Little Girl Blue
1994
"Feeling Good " (Original 1965 recording) b/w "My Baby Just Cares for Me" (live, non-album track)
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Feeling Good - The Very Best of Nina Simone
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Singles: Posthumous (2003 onward)
Year
Single (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated
Chart positions
Label
Certifications
Album
US [ 14]
US R&B [ 15]
UK [ 16]
2003
"Sinnerman " CD single with four different versions
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Four Women - The Nina Simone Philips Recordings
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a remix of Ain't Got No I Got Life credited to Nina Simone V Groovefinder reached #30 on the UK Singles Chart in 2006.[ 17]
Notes
References
^ a b "Nina Simone Chart History: Billboard 200" . Billboard . Retrieved March 14, 2021 .
^ a b "Nina Simone Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" . Billboard . Retrieved March 14, 2021 .
^ a b "Nina Simone Chart History: Jazz Albums" . Billboard . Retrieved March 14, 2021 .
^ a b "Nina Simone Chart History: Official Charts" . Official Charts . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ a b "Australian Charts" . Hung Medien . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ a b "Dutch Charts" . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ a b "Les Charts" . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j "British certifications – Nina Simone" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved May 23, 2023 . Type Nina Simone in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "French album certifications – Nina Simone" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved September 11, 2021 . Select NINA SIMONE and click OK.
^ a b c d e f g "Nina Simone Chart History: TraditionalJazz Albums" . Billboard . Retrieved March 14, 2021 .
^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Nina Simone)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 27 June 2024 .
^ "Nina Simone - Chart History (Catalog Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved March 14, 2021 .
^ a b c d e Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 643 . ISBN 0-89820-155-1 .
^ a b c d e Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995 . Record Research. p. 402.
^ a b c d e Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 703. ISBN 0-00-717931-6 .
^ "Search | Official Charts" . Official Charts .
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