A Single Woman

A Single Woman
Studio album by Nina Simone
Released	1993
Recorded	Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Vocal, soul, jazz, pop
Label	Elektra
Producer	André Fischer
Nina Simone chronology
Live At Ronnie Scott's (1987) A Single Woman (1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Clash	[2]

A Single Woman is an album from 1993 by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone. It was her last album.

Information about songs on this album

• "The Folks Who Live On the Hill" is dedicated to Errol Barrow, the former Prime Minister of Barbados with whom Nina had an affair.^[3]
• "Papa, Can You Hear Me?", a song better known in its Barbra Streisand version.

About the Cover

• The dress Nina is wearing on the cover is designed by Christian Dior and the earrings were custom-made by André A. Jackson.
• The picture of Nina inside the jewel case booklet was used for many 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 around her.

Track listing

1. "A Single Woman" (Rod McKuen) – 3:33
2. "Lonesome Cities" (McKuen) – 3:08
3. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 3:59
4. "The Folks Who Live On the Hill" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 3:39
5. "Love's Been Good to Me" (McKuen) – 3:57
6. "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 4:22
7. "Il n'y A Pas d'Amour Heureux" (Louis Aragon, Georges Brassens) – 6:26
8. "Just Say I Love Him" (Jimmy Dale, Martin Kalmanoff, Jack Val, Sam Ward) – 4:29
9. "The More I See You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:42
10. "Marry Me" (Nina Simone) – 2:51

Expanded Version (2008)

1. "A Single Woman" (Rod McKuen) – 3:33
2. "Lonesome Cities" (McKuen) – 3:08
3. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 3:59
4. "The Folks Who Live On the Hill" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 3:39
5. "Love's Been Good to Me" (McKuen) – 3:57
6. "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 4:22
7. "Il n'y A Pas d'Amour Heureux" (Louis Aragon, Georges Brassens) – 6:26
8. "Just Say I Love Him" (Jimmy Dale, Martin Kalmanoff, Jack Val, Sam Ward) – 4:29
9. "The More I See You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:42
10. "Marry Me" (Nina Simone) – 2:51
11. "The Long and Winding Road" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3.32
12. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" (Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young) – 2.30
13. "Baseball Boogie" (Nina Simone) – 0.55
14. "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley) – 3.13
15. "Do I Move You" (Nina Simone) – 3.16
16. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (Bob Dylan) – 0.56
17. "Sign O' The Times" (Prince) – 5.37

References

1. ↑ A Single Woman at AllMusic
2. ↑ Clash
3. ↑ Simone, Nina; Cleary, Stephen. I Put A Spell On You, 1992 (Da Capo Press), ISBN 978-0-306-81327-6

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