Broadway - Blues - Ballads

by Nina Simone

Overview

There's a lot more Broadway and a lot more ballads than blues on this, which ranks as one of Simone's weaker mid-'60s albums. Almost half the record features Broadway tunes on the order of Cole Porter and Rodgers & Hammerstein; most of the rest was composed by Bennie Benjamin, author of her first-rate "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," which the Animals covered for a hit shortly afterwards (and which leads off this record). The other Benjamin tunes are modified uptown soul with string arrangements and backup vocals in the vein of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," but aren't in the same league, although "How Can I?" is an engaging cha-cha. Besides "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," the album is most notable for the great "SeeLine Woman," a percolating call-and-response number that ranks as one of her best tracks. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/23/2023
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031568538
Rank:	86020

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nina Simone   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Conductor,Lead Vocals
Bobby Hamilton   Drums
Lisle Atkinson   Percussion
Rudy Stevenson   Flute
Horace Ott & His Orchestra   Orchestra
Horace Ott   Conductor
Hal Mooney   Conductor
Harold Mooney & His Orchestra   Orchestra

Technical Credits

Bryan Koniarz   Audio Production
Sol Marcus   Composer
Lee Adams   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Bennie Benjamin   Composer
Horace Ott   Arranger
Nina Simone   Arranger,Composer,Musical Adaptation
Hal Mooney   Arranger
Tom Waits   Composer
Steve Hackett   Composer
Bert Williams   Composer
Charles Strouse   Composer
George Bass   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Alex Rogers   Composer,Composer
Gloria Caldwell   Composer
Thomas Moore   Composer
Jeff Willens   Mastering
George H. Bass   Composer
Richard Milliken   Arranger