Nina Simone at Town Hall

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Nina Simone at Town Hall
Live album by Nina Simone
Released	1959
Recorded	live at The Town Hall New York City September 12, 1959 studio tracks recorded the following month
Genre	jazz blues folk
Label	Colpix Records
Producer(s)	Jack Gold and Bob Blake
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Nina Simone chronology
The Amazing Nina Simone (1959)	Nina Simone at Town Hall (1959)	Nina Simone at Newport (1960)

Nina Simone at Town Hall is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone (1933-2003). It was recorded live at The Town Hall on the 15th of September 1959 and released as her second album for Colpix Records that same year. It also includes studio recordings.

[edit] Information about songs on this album

• "Black Is the Colour of My True Loves Hair" also features on the albums Wild is the Wind (1966) and Black Gold (1970).
• "The Other Woman" is written by Jesse Mae Robinson and also features on the albums Nina Simone At Carnegie Hall (1963), Let It All Out (1966), and Live At Ronnie Scott's (1984).
• "Summertime"
• "Cotton Eyed Joe"
• "Fine and Mellow" is a song originally by Billie Holiday.
• "Wild is the Wind" also features on the album Wild is the Wind (1966).
• "Exactly Like You"

[edit] Track listing

1. "Black Is the Colour of My True Loves Hair"
2. "Exactly Like You"
3. "The Other Woman"
4. "Under the Lowest"
5. "You Can Have Him"
6. "Summertime"
7. "Cotton Eyed Joe"
8. "Return Home"
9. "Wild Is the Wind"
10. "Fine and Mellow"