Nina Simone discography

Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and arranger.

Nina Simone discography
Portrait of Nina Simone in concert in Morlaix, France during 1982
Studio albums19
Live albums14

Albums
Year Album Charts Type Label
US US R&B US Jazz
1959 Little Girl Blue Studio Bethlehem Records
The Amazing Nina Simone Live and studio Colpix Records
Nina Simone at Town Hall Live and studio
1960 Nina Simone at Newport 23 Live
1961 Forbidden Fruit Studio
1962 Nina at the Village Gate Live
Nina Simone Sings Ellington Studio
1963 Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall Live
1964 Folksy Nina Live
Nina Simone in Concert 102 Live Philips Records
Broadway-Blues-Ballads Studio
1965 I Put a Spell on You 99 Studio
Pastel Blues 139 8 Studio
1966 Let It All Out 19 Live and studio
Wild Is the Wind 110 12 Studio
1967 High Priestess of Soul 29 Studio
Nina Simone Sings the Blues 29 Studio RCA Records
Silk & Soul 158 24 Studio
1968 'Nuff Said! 44 Live and studio
1969 Nina Simone and Piano Studio
To Love Somebody Studio
1970 Black Gold 149 21 Live
1971 Here Comes the Sun 190 Studio
1972 Emergency Ward Live and studio
Live in Europe Live Trip Records
1974 It Is Finished Live RCA Records
1978 Baltimore 12 Studio CTI Records
1982 Fodder on My Wings Studio Carrere
1985 Nina's Back Studio VPI
Live & Kickin Live
1987 Let It Be Me Live Verve
Live at Ronnie Scott's Live Hendring-Wadham
1993 A Single Woman 3 Studio Elektra Records
Additional releases
1959 Nina Simone and Her Friends Studio, compilation with four tracks by Simone Bethlehem Records
1963 Nina's Choice Compilation Colpix Records
1965 Sincerely Nina Compilation Philips Records
1966 Nina Simone with Strings Studio (strings added) Colpix
1970 The Best of Nina Simone 187 Compilation RCA Records / BMG
Gifted & Black Studio (strings added) Canyon Records (Hollywood)
1972 Sings Billie Holiday – Lady Sings the Blues Live Stroud
1973 Live at Berkeley Live
Gospel According to Nina Simone Live
1977 Lamentations Live Versatile
1979 A Very Rare Evening Live PM Records
1984 Backlash Live StarJazz
1987 The Nina Simone Collection Compilation Deja Vu
1988 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Compilation Mercury
1989 Nina Simone - Compact Jazz Compilation Mercury
1994 The Rising Sun Collection Live Enja
1995 After Hours Compilation Verve
1997 Released Compilation RCA Victor Europe
Saga of the Good Life and Hard Times Compilation RCA
Ultimate Nina Simone Compilation Verve
2003 Four Women: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings Compilation Verve
Gold Compilation Universal / UCJ
Anthology Compilation RCA / BMG Heritage
2004 Nina Simone's Finest Hour Compilation Verve / Universal
Feeling Good: The Very Best of Nina Simone Compilation Verve / Polygram TV
2005 The Soul of Nina Simone Compilation + DVD RCA DualDisc
Nina Simone Live at Montreux 1976 DVD Eagle Eye Media
Nina Simone Live DVD Kultur / Creative Arts Television
Love Songs Compilation Sony BMG
2006 The Very Best of Nina Simone Compilation Sony / BMG
Remixed and Reimagined 5 Remix RCA / Legacy / SME
Songs to Sing: the Best of Nina Simone Compilation Deluxe
Forever Young, Gifted, & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit Remix RCA / SME
2007 Just Like A Woman: Nina Simone Sings Classic Songs of the 60s Compilation Sony / Legacy / BMG
2008 To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story Compilation Sony / Legacy / BMG
2009 The Definitive Rarities Collection – 50 Classic Cuts Compilation Artwork Media
2011 The Essential Nina Simone Compilation Sony Legacy, RCA, BMG Heritage
2012 Greatest Hits Compilation Sinostate
2013 Purple Fields Compilation Savage Rose
Feels Good Compilation Savage Rose
Shout Out Loud Compilation Savage Rose
2014 Live in Germany 1989 Live Immortal
2016 Portrait Compilation Warner Music / X5 Music Group
The Other Woman Compilation Awa
2017 At High Altitude Compilation Cappo Digital
Mood Indigo: The Complete Bethlehem Singles Compilation Bethlehem / BMG
The Colpix Singles Compilation Rhino
2020 Work From Home With Nina Simone Compilation UMG Recordings
Old Time Jazz Compilation Old Time Jazz

Singles
Year Single (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated		 Chart positions Album
US[1] US
R&B[2]		 UK[3]
1959 "Chilly Winds Don't Blow"
b/w "Solitaire"		 – – – The Amazing Nina Simone
"I Loves You, Porgy"
b/w "Love Me or Leave Me"		 18 2 – Little Girl Blue
"Little Girl Blue"
b/w "He Needs Me"		 – – –
"Children Go Where I Send You"
b/w "Willow Weep for Me"		 – – – The Amazing Nina Simone
"Don't Smoke in Bed"
b/w "African Mailman" (from Nina Simone and Her Friends)		 – – – Little Girl Blue
"The Other Woman"
b/w "It Might as Well Be Spring" (from The Amazing Nina Simone)		 – – – Nina Simone at Town Hall
1960 "Mood Indigo"
b/w "Central Park Blues"		 – – – Little Girl Blue
"For All We Know"
b/w "Good Bait" (from Little Girl Blue)		 – – – Nina Simone and Her Friends
"Summertime"
b/w "Fine and Mellow"		 – – – Nina Simone at Town Hall
"You'll Never Walk Alone"
b/w "Plain Gold Ring"		 – – – Little Girl Blue
"Since My Love Has Gone"
b/w "Tomorrow (We Shall Meet Once More)" (from The Amazing Nina Simone)		 – – – Serenade of Soul
"Central Park"
b/w "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" (from Nina Simone and Her Friends)		 – – – Little Girl Blue
"If Only for Tonight"
b/w "Under the Lowest" (from Nina Simone at Town Hall)		 – – – Non-album track
"Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"
b/w "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (from Nina Simone at Town Hall)		 93 23 –
1961 "Trouble in Mind"
b/w "Cotton Eye Joe" (from Nina's Choice)		 92 11 – Nina at Newport
"Work Song"
b/w "Memphis in June"		 – – – Forbidden Fruit
"Gin House Blues"
b/w "You Can Have Him" (from Nina Simone at Town Hall)		 – – –
"Come on Back, Jack"
b/w "You've Been Gone Too Long" (from The Amazing Nina Simone)		 – – – Non-album track
1962 "In the Evening by the Moonlight"
b/w "Chilly Winds Don't Blow" (from The Amazing Nina Simone)		 – – – Nina at Newport
"I Got It Bad"
b/w "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl" (Non-album track)		 – – – Nina Simone Sings Ellington
"My Baby Just Cares for Me"
b/w "He Needs Me"		 – – – Little Girl Blue
"Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me"
b/w "Hey, Buddy Bolen"		 – – – Nina Simone Sings Ellington
"Exactly Like You"
b/w "Fine and Mellow"		 – – – Nina Simone at Town Hall
"Merry Mending"
b/w "Something to Live For"		 – – – Nina Simone Sings Ellington
"You Better Know It"
b/w "I Like the Sunrise"		 – – –
"It Don't Mean a Thing"
b/w "The Gal from Joe's"		 – – –
"I Can't Get Out of This Mood"
b/w "Willow Weep for Me"		 – – – The Amazing Nina Simone
1963 "Little Liza Jane"
b/w "Blackbird" (from Nina Simone With Strings)		 – – – Nina at Newport
1964 "I Loves You, Porgy"
b/w "Old Jim Crow" (Non-album track)		 – – – The Best of Nina Simone
"Mississippi Goddam" (released as "Mississippi *@!!?*@!")
b/w "Sea Lion Woman" (from Broadway-Blues-Ballads)		 – – –
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
b/w "A Monster" (Non-album track)		 – – – Broadway-Blues-Ballads
1965 "I Am Blessed"
b/w "How Can I"		 – – –
"I Put a Spell on You"
b/w "Gimme Some"		 – 23 49 I Put a Spell on You
"Either Way I Lose"
b/w "Break Down and Let It All Out"		 – – – Wild Is the Wind
1966 "Why Keep on Breaking My Heart"
b/w "I Love Your Lovin' Ways"		 – – –
"I Love You've Lovin' Ways"
b/w "See-Line Woman" (from Broadway-Blues-Ballads)		 – – –
"Four Women"
b/w "What More Can I Say"		 – – –
"Don't You Pay Them No Mind"
b/w "I'm Gonna Leave You"		 – – – High Priestess of Soul
1967 "Day and Night"
b/w "Do I Move You"		 – – – Nina Simone Sings the Blues
"You'll Go to Hell"
b/w "It Be's That Way Sometimes"		 – – – Silk & Soul
"I Wish I Knew"
b/w "Cherish"		 – – –
1968 "To Love Somebody"
b/w "I Can't See Nobody"		 – – 5 To Love Somebody
"Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)"—Part 1
b/w Part 2		 – – – 'Nuff Said!
"Ain't Got No, I Got Life"
b/w "Real Real" (from Nina Simone Sings the Blues)		 94 (1969) – 2
"Do What You Gotta Do"
b/w "Peace of Mind"		 83 43 2
1969 "I Put A Spell On You"
b/w "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (from Broadway-Blues-Ballads)
Reissue		 – – 28 I Put a Spell on You
"Revolution"—Part 1
b/w Part 2		 – 41 – To Love Somebody
"Suzanne"
b/w "Turn Turn Turn"		 – – –
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black"
b/w "Save Me" (Non-album track)		 76 8 – Black Gold
1970 "I Loves You Porgy"
b/w "My Baby Just Cares for Me"
A-side reissue of 1959 recording		 – – – Little Girl Blue
"Who Knows Where the Time Goes"
b/w "Assignment Song"		 – – – Black Gold
"Whatever I Am"
b/w "Why Must Your Love Well Be So Dry"		 – – – Non-album tracks
1971 "O-O-H Child"
b/w "New World Coming"		 – – – Here Comes the Sun
"Here Comes the Sun"
b/w "Angel of the Morning"		 – – –
1973 "Anytime, Anywhere"
b/w "Sunday in Savannah"		 – – – Gospel According To Nina Simone
"No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed"
b/w "The Assignment Song"		 – – – Live at Berkeley
"My Sweet Lord"/"Today Is a Killer"
b/w "Poppies"		 – – – Emergency Ward!
1978 "Baltimore"
b/w "Forget"		 – – – Baltimore
1979 "The Family"
b/w "That's All I Want from You"		 – – –
1987 "My Baby Just Cares for Me"
b/w "Little Girl Blue"
Original 1958/1959 recordings		 – – 5 Little Girl Blue
1994 "Feeling Good" (Original 1965 recording)
b/w "My Baby Just Cares for Me" (live, non-album track)		 – – 40 Feeling Good - The Very Best of Nina Simone
2003 "Sinnerman"
CD single with four different versions		 – – – Four Women - The Nina Simone Philips Recordings

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 643. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 402.
  3. Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 703. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
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