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One of the highest profile names in black American music, the iconic Nina Simone is worthy of all the praise that has been showered on her across the past six-and-a-bit decades. An earlier 2CD set from Jasmine showcasing Nina's first LPs has been a consistent seller for Jasmine for a few years, and we are now complementing with a single CD that brings together the a sides of her first dozen singles for Bethlehem and Colpix records, plus a handful of selected B sides, for what we believe is the first multi-tag overview of her earliest 45s. Several of our featured selections would go on to be associated with her for her entire career, including her first hit 'I Loves You Porgy', 'Work Song', 'Trouble In Mind' and her greatly belated 80s hit 'My Baby Just Cares For Me'. All tracks are featured in their singles versions, and are presented in the order in which they were originally released. Even with an abundance of Nina on the market, we feel there's always going to be room for one that showcases only her early 45s, and that's the raison d'etre behind our of InchSingular SimoneInch Handsomely presented, with a cover that pays homage to her early albums, this is the perfect introduction to the genuine musical legend that is Nina Simone Album Tracks 1. Chilly Winds Don't Blow 2. I Loves You, Porgy 3. Little Girl Blue 4. Children Go Where I Send You 5. Don't Smoke in Bed 6. The Other Woman 7. If Only for Tonight 8. Mood Indigo 9. For All We Know 10. Summertime 11. You'll Never Walk Alone 12. Since My Love Has Gone 13. Central Park 14. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 15. Trouble in Mind (Short Version) 16. Work Song 17. Gin House Blues 18. Come on Back, Jack 19. In the Evening By the Moonlight 20. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 21. My Baby Just Cares for Me 22. Little Liza Jane (Short Version) 23. Plain Gold R
