I Put a Spell on You (album)

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I Put a Spell on You
Studio album by Nina Simone
Released	1965
Recorded	New York City January 1965
Genre	Vocal Soul Jazz Pop
Label	Philips Records
Nina Simone chronology
Broadway-Blues-Ballads (1964)	I Put a Spell on You (1965)	Pastel Blues (1965)

I Put a Spell on You is a 1965 album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone (1933-2003) for Philips Records. It features some of Simone's best known songs.

[edit] Information about songs on this album

• "I Put a Spell on You", a song originally by Screamin' Jay Hawkins. His version gave the song a ironical theme, but Nina transformed it into a thrilling lovesong, complete with horns and strings. It had become one of her most well known songs. She used the title for her autobiography I Put A Spell On You (1992).
• "Tomorrow Is My Turn", an english translation of a french song by Charles Aznavour.
• "Ne Me Quitte Pas", a rendition of the song by Jacques Brel. Simone's version was so well received (even stated that it was the only believable version besides that of Brel himself ^{[citation needed]}) that it became one of her own standards in her live repertoire.
• "Feeling Good", Nina's version of this Broadway song has been covered by many artists including Muse and Michael Buble. A sample of the song also featured on Mary J Blige's song "About You" on the album The Breakthrough (2006).

[edit] Track listing

1. "I Put a Spell on You"
2. "Tomorrow Is My Turn"
3. "Ne Me Quitte Pas"
4. "Marriage for Old Folks"
5. "July Tree"
6. "Gimme Some"
7. "Feeling Good"
8. "One September Day"
9. "Blues on Purpose" (instrumental)
10. "Beautiful Land"
11. "You've Got to Learn"
12. "Take Care of Business"