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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood is a compilation assembling songs from a fruitful period in Simone's career (the mid-'60s, when she recorded for Mercury and Phillips). The exceptional track selection helps Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood stand out from the many repackages of material from this era and amply demonstrates the range of Simone's artistry. The title track and "I Put a Spell on You" were pop hits; "The Last Rose of Summer" is a traditional Irish ballad adapted by Simone; "Ne Me Quitte Pas" finds her tackling French pop; and on "Strange Fruit" and "Don't Explain," Simone reaches back to the Billie Holiday songbook, offering distinctive and moving interpretations of these well-worn standards. "I Loves You Porgy" and "Mississippi Goddam" are heard in spirited live versions from 1964's Nina Simone in Concert, and lesser-heard cuts like the stunning "Come Ye" (sounding remarkably contemporary, with instrumentation consisting only of hand percussion) and "Little Girl Blue" add further depth. A fine single-disc introduction to the work of one of pop's true visionaries.
© Mark Richardson /TiVo
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Gloria Caldwell, ComposerLyricist - Horace Ott, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Nina Simone, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Producer - BENNIE BENJAMIN, ComposerLyricist - Sol Marcus, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Thomas Moore, ComposerLyricist - Nina Simone, Adapter, MainArtist - Hal Mooney, Producer, Arranger, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Milliken, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jacques Brel, Composer, Author - Nina Simone, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Producer, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Stevenson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Atkinson, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nat Adderley, ComposerLyricist - Nina Simone, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Brown, Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Shackman, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Nina Simone, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Producer - Rudy Stevenson, Flute, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Atkinson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Shackman, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Nina Simone, MainArtist - Hal Mooney, Producer - Richard M. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Stevenson, Flute, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Atkinson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Shackman, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Nina Simone, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Allan, ComposerLyricist - Hal Mooney, Producer - Rudy Stevenson, Flute, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Atkinson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Walter Donaldson, Composer - Gus Kahn, Author - Nina Simone, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Producer - Rudy Stevenson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Atkinson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nina Simone, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Hal Mooney, Conductor, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jay Hawkins, ComposerLyricist - Nina Simone, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Conductor, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Stevenson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Atkinson, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billie Holiday, ComposerLyricist - Nina Simone, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Herzog Jr., ComposerLyricist - Hal Mooney, Producer - Rudy Stevenson, Flute, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Atkinson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dimitri Tiomkin, ComposerLyricist - Ned Washington, ComposerLyricist - Nina Simone, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Producer - Rudy Stevenson, Flute, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Atkinson, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Horace Ott, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nina Simone, MainArtist - Hal Mooney, Producer - Wade Brown Jr., ComposerLyricist - Rudy Stevenson, Flute, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Atkinson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmie Cox, ComposerLyricist - Al Shackman, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Nina Simone, MainArtist - Hal Mooney, Producer - Rudy Stevenson, Flute, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Atkinson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Dubose Heyward, Author - Nina Simone, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Producer - Rudy Stevenson, Flute, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Atkinson, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nina Simone, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hal Mooney, Producer - Rudy Stevenson, Flute, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Atkinson, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood is a compilation assembling songs from a fruitful period in Simone's career (the mid-'60s, when she recorded for Mercury and Phillips). The exceptional track selection helps Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood stand out from the many repackages of material from this era and amply demonstrates the range of Simone's artistry. The title track and "I Put a Spell on You" were pop hits; "The Last Rose of Summer" is a traditional Irish ballad adapted by Simone; "Ne Me Quitte Pas" finds her tackling French pop; and on "Strange Fruit" and "Don't Explain," Simone reaches back to the Billie Holiday songbook, offering distinctive and moving interpretations of these well-worn standards. "I Loves You Porgy" and "Mississippi Goddam" are heard in spirited live versions from 1964's Nina Simone in Concert, and lesser-heard cuts like the stunning "Come Ye" (sounding remarkably contemporary, with instrumentation consisting only of hand percussion) and "Little Girl Blue" add further depth. A fine single-disc introduction to the work of one of pop's true visionaries.
© Mark Richardson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:22
- Main artists: Nina Simone
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1988 UMG Recordings Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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