Broadway-Blues-Ballads
Broadway-Blues-Ballads is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone.
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| Released | November, 1964 | |||
| Recorded | New York City, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Vocal, soul, jazz, folk, blues | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Producer | Hal Mooney | |||
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| Source | Rating |
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| Pitchfork Media | 8.0/10[2] |
Track listing
- "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus) - 2:48
- "Night Song" (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse) - 3:06
- "The Laziest Gal in Town" (Cole Porter) - 2:19
- "Something Wonderful" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 2:46
- "Don't Take All Night" (Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus) - 2:54
- "Nobody" (Alex Rogers, Bert Williams) - 4:18
- "I Am Blessed" (Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus) - 2:57
- "Of This I'm Sure" (Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus) - 2:37
- "See-Line Woman" ([traditional] American folk, George Bass, Nina Simone) - 2:38
- "Our Love (Will See Us Through)" (Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus) - 3:01
- "How Can I?" (Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus) - 2:05
- "The Last Rose of Summer" (Thomas Moore, Richard Alfred Milliken, Nina Simone) - 3:08
- on some CD releases the single "A Monster" is added as a bonus track. (Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus) - 2:47
Personnel
- Nina Simone – piano, vocals on all tracks, and arranger on track 10
- Rudy Stevenson – flute on track 9
- Lisle Atkinson – percussion on track 9
- Bobby Hamilton – drums on track 9
- Horace Ott – arranger and conductor on tracks 1,5,7,8,10,11,13
- Hal Mooney – arranger and conductor on tracks 2,3,4,6,12
- unknown orchestra
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References
- Allmusic review
- Wallace, Carvell (30 July 2016). "Nina Simone : Broadway-Blues-Ballads". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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