Nina Simone at Town Hall

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 15 September 1959 and released as her second album for Colpix Records that same year. Some of the songs were featured in the concert but were re-recorded in a studio for the album.

Information about songs on this album

• "Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair" also features on the albums Wild is the Wind (1966) and Black Gold (1970).
• "The Other Woman" is written by Jessie 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).
• "Wild is the Wind" also features on the album Wild is the Wind (1966).

Track listing

1. "Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair" (Traditional)
2. "Exactly Like You" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
3. "The Other Woman" (Simone, Jessie Mae Robinson)
4. "Under the Lowest" (Simone)
5. "You Can Have Him" (David Enloe)
6. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward)
7. "Cotton Eyed Joe" (Traditional)
8. "Return Home" (Simone)
9. "Wild is the Wind" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington)
10. "Fine and Mellow" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.)

References