A Single Woman

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A Single Woman
A Single Woman cover
Studio album by Nina Simone
Released 1993
Recorded Hollywood
Genre Vocal
Soul
Jazz
Pop
Label Elektra Records
Producer André Fischer
Nina Simone chronology
Live At Ronnie Scott's (1987) A Single Woman (1993)

A Single Woman is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone (1933-2003). It is her last official album and features lavishly produced Jazz-songs.

Contents

[edit] Information about songs on this album

  • "A Single Woman, "Lonseome Cities" and "Love's Been Good To Me" are songs written by Rod McKuen.
  • "The Folks Who Live On The Hill" is dedicated to a wellknown Prime-Minister of Barbados with whom Nina had an affair in the late 70's/early 80's.[1]
  • "Marry Me", written by Nina herself.
  • "Papa, Can You Hear Me?", a song most well-known for the Barbra Streisand version.

[edit] About the Cover

  • The dress Nina is wearing on the cover is designed by Christian Dior.
  • The picture of Nina inside the jewel case booklet was used for a lot of her obituaries when she died in 2003, age 70. It shows Nina in wearing a golden turban, sitting on a chair and with the pink-red Dior-dress spread out all around her.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "A Single Woman (song)"
  2. "Lonseome Cities"
  3. "If I Should Lose You"
  4. "The Folks Who Live On The Hill"
  5. "Love's Been Good To Me"
  6. "Papa, Can You Hear Me?"
  7. "Il n'y A Pas d'Amour Heureux"
  8. "Just Say I Love Him"
  9. "The More I See You"
  10. "Marry Me"

[edit] References

  1. ^ Simone, Nina; Cleary, Stephen. I Put A Spell On You, 1992 (Da Capo Press), ISBN 978-0-306-81327-6
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