After a run of impactful singles that have introduced Nina Simone’s timeless catalog to new audiences, Verve Remixed // Nina Simone arrives as the complete collection of the groundbreaking series. Bringing together every remix from the campaign, the album celebrates Simone’s enduring influence through the lens of today’s top DJs and producers. Solomun, Mochakk, DESIREE, Supershy, HAAi, dublon, Antdot and Austin Millz unite on this single record, each track honoring the power of her original recordings while opening them up for a new generation of global listeners. More than a compilation, Verve Remixed // Nina Simone is the definitive statement of a landmark project—showcasing the lasting impact of Nina Simone’s artistry and the continued evolution of the iconic Verve Remixed series.

TRACK LISTING

That's All I Ask (HAAi Remix) - Extended Edit (6:30)
Take Care Of Business (Solomun Mix) - Extended Version (5:37)
See-Line Woman (Mochakk Mix) (4:48)
Four Women (DESIREE Remix) - Extended Version (4:55)
Work Song (Antdot Remix) - Extended Version (6:07)
Tell Me More And More And Then Some (dublon Remix) - Extended Edit (4:02)
I Put A Spell On You (Austin Millz Remix) (2:38)
Baltimore (Live) (Supershy Remix) (Extended Version) (7:02)

Recorded in New York in 1967, Silk & Soul is Nina Simone’s second album for RCA. The album features "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free", which would become a Civil Rights anthem, "It Be’s That Way Sometimes", written by her brother Sam Waymon, and "The Turning Point", a song that seems to be about a child making a new friend, but turns out to question the origins of racism. Ms Simone also takes on Dusty Springfield by covering "The Look Of Love", which was originally featured in the 1966 James Bond spoof Casino Royale and is greatly inspired by Mozart in the fugue-like "Consummation".

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. It Be's That Way Sometime
2. The Look Of Love
3. Go To Hell
4. Love O' Love
5. Cherish

SIDE B
1. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
2. Turn Me On
3. The Turning Point
4. Some Say
5. Consummation

16 track compilation of the great singer, songwriter, musical arranger, and civil rights activist Nina Simone.

Blending soulful blues and timeless jazz, this collection showcases Nina Simone's rare gift for uniting longing, resilience, and raw emotional truth. From the quiet ache of "Willow Weep for Me" to the soaring power of "Sinnerman," each track reflects the fierce, searching spirit that defined her artistry.

TRACK LISTING

Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
I Love To Love
Love Me Or Leave Me
Mood Indigo
Fine And Mellow
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Sinnerman / My Baby Just Cares For Me
Can't Get Out Of This Mood
Willow Weep For Me
You've Been Gone Too Long
Exactly Like You
Work Song
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
Gin House Blues
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair

"Nina Simone Sings The Blues" from 1967 can rightfully be called a true classic in both Soul and Blues genres. The album is a showcase for the intensity of Nina’s soulful croon and demanding piano skills, accompanied by a marvelous backing band.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Do I Move You?
2. Day And Night
3. In The Dark
4. Real Real
5. My Man's Gone Now
6. Backlash Blues

SIDE B
1. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
2. Buck
3. Since I Fell For You
4. The House Of The Rising Sun
5. Blues For Mama

A collection of some of Simone's best ever recordings, originally released in 2017.

TRACK LISTING

Studio:
A1 My Baby Just Cares For Me
A2 Don't Smoke In Bed
A3 Mood Indigo
A4 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
A5 Little Girl Blue
A6 Chilly Winds Don't Blow
A7 I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
B1 I Loves You, Porgy
B2 Gin House Blues
B3 For All We Know
B4 Forbidden Fruit
B5 Plain Gold Ring
B6 Love Me Or Leave Me Alone
B7 Children Go Where I Send You

Live:
C1 Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
C2 The Other Woman
C3 Summertime
C4 Cotton Eyed Joe
C5 Wild Is The Wind
C6 Trouble In Mind
C7 Just In Time
D1 Ain't Got No / I Got Life
D2 Backlash Blues
D3 Mississippi Goddam
D4 Four Women
D5 Do What You Gotta Do
D6 My Baby Just Cares For Me

The great Nina Simone Encompassing a broad range of musical genres including jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, pop, and classical music. This 16- track collection compiles some of her best performances, all of which were resounding hits. Included here is her perennial reading of George & Ira Gershwin's 'I Loves You Porgy', which charted in the UK at #2 in 1959, followed by 'Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out' at #23 in 1960, and 'Trouble in Mind' at#11 in 1961, plus her all-time perennial classic version and most played hit on radio and tv, "My Baby Just Cares for Me", which peaked at #5 in 1987.

TRACK LISTING

My Baby Just Cares For Me
I Loves You Porgy
Love Me Or Leave Me
Little Girl Blue
He Needs Me
Children Go Where I Send You
Willow Weep For Me
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
Trouble In Mind
Exactly Like You
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
Work Song
Fine And Mellow
Mood Indigo
The Other Woman

'Little Girl Blue', released in 1957, was Nina Simone's first studio recording ever. It was originally issued on the Bethlehem label and features the singer/ pianist backed by bassist Jimmy Bond and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath. Many of the tracks from this LP would become true classics, among them her perennial versions of 'I Loves You Porgy' and 'My Baby Just Cares For Me'.

"The young Nina Simone wanted to be a concert pianist, playing Bach and Mozart in concert halls and in front of silent, respectful audiences, but circumstance forced her down a very different path and, in the process, allowed her to change the face and sound of popular music in America. She had not even intended to sing in public until a nightclub owner told her that her job and thus her livelihood depended on it. So, Eunice Waymon became Nina Simone, and Nina Simone became an unwitting star. Her debut album was far from her original ambitions, but it remains a key-work of the times, original and powerful, and the start of something remarkable." - Brian Morton BBC Radio.

"It showcases her ballad voice as one of mystery and sensuality and showcases her uptempo jazz style with authority and an enigmatic down- home feel that is nonetheless elegant. The album also introduced a fine jazz pianist." - **** Thom Jurek, AllMusic

TRACK LISTING

Mood Indigo
Don’t Smoke In Bed
He Needs Me
Little Girl Blue
Love Me Or Leave Me
My Baby Just Cares For Me
He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands
For All We Know
Good Bait [Instrumental]
Plain Gold Ring
You’ll Never Walk Alone
I Loves You Porgy
Central Park Blues [Instrumental]
African Mailman

Recorded in 1985, after a break from recording and time spent living in Barbados and Liberia, Nina’s Back features a rejuvenated Nina Simone reaching out to a wider musical audience. Featuring a number of memorable original Simone compositions, the band includes horns and backup singers for a recording that’s unique in Nina’s catalog.

TRACK LISTING

Side A

It's Cold Out Here
Porgy
I Sing Just To Know That I'm Alive
For A While

Side B

Fodder On Her Wings
Touching And Caring
Saratoga
You Must Have Another Lover

Filled with brilliant cover versions, as its title suggests Simone’s 1974 album marked the end of an era: her militant activism had largely concluded, it was her final album for RCA, and she bid farewell to the US as she moved to Barbados. A blend of live and studio performances, it is sought-after for her powerful rendition of Tina Turner’s ‘Funkier Than A Mosquito’s Tweeter’, as well as takes on ‘Mr Bojangles’, Steppenwolf’s ‘The Pusher’, and the 1930s blues classic ‘I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl’. This special pressing is on Sunhat Yellow coloured vinyl (to match Nina’s hat on the sleeve).

TRACK LISTING

1. The Pusher
2. Com' By H'Yere - Good Lord
3. Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter
4. Mr Bojangles
5. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
6. Dambala
7. Let It Be Me
8. Obeah Woman

The Newport Jazz Festival had always brought the best out in Nina Simone. When she took to that famous stage on July 2, 1966, the audience was treated to the full range of her artistry—from the opener, a breathtaking version of “You’ve Got To Learn” to an electrifying performance of her signature protest anthem “Mississippi Goddam”. Unwilling to let her leave the stage, and after sustained applause, her fans were rewarded with the show-stopping encore, “Music For Lovers”. This previously-unknown and unreleased recording showcasing Nina’s exceptional performance makes it clear why hearing Nina Simone in concert was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Liner notes are by Shana L. Redmond, scholar and author. 

TRACK LISTING

You’ve Got To Learn
I Loves You Porgy
Intro To Blues For Mama
Blues For Mama (hey Lawdy Mama)
Be My Husband
Mississippi Goddamn
Music For Lovers

Throughout her career, Nina’s music has inspired audiences of all ages, races, and nationalities. In recent years, social media savvy youth have taken a particular interest in the works of Miss Simone. From the evergreen, feel good track aptly named "Feeling Good" to the mysteriously romantic remake of "I Put A Spell On You" and so many more, Nina’s music is being used in everything from major brand commercials to the everyday user on social networks to convey a feeling and a mood.

Created with the newest generation of Nina Simone fans in mind, Great Women of Song, features the best of the best. Miss Simone's most loved and notable hits assembled in one package. The album is the gift that will keep on giving.

TRACK LISTING

1. Feeling Good (2:54)
2. I Put A Spell On You (2:35)
3. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (2:46)
4. Ne Me Quitte Pas (3:34)
5. Tell Me More And More And Then Some (3:07)
6. Lilac Wine (4:13)
7. Take Care Of Business (2:05)
8. See-Line Woman (2:35)
9. Four Women (4:24)
10. Wild Is The Wind (6:56)
11. I Loves You, Porgy (2:30)
12. Mississippi Goddam (4:56)

Nina Simone's style encompassed a broad range of musical genres including jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, pop and classical music. Although she was initially trained to be a classical pianist, racism forced her to work within the realm of popular music, where she developed a singular style both as a singer and as a piano player. This 180-gram vinyl edition compiles 16 of her best performances ever, all of which were hits. Among them are her perennial reading of George & Ira Gershwin's "I Loves You Porgy" and her immortal version of "My Baby Just Cares for Me". Nina Simone, vocals & piano on all tracks, plus: Al Schackman, Chris White, Jimmy Bond, Wilbur Ware; Bobby Hamilton, Ben Riley, Albert "Tootie" Heath, among others.

TRACK LISTING

1.  My Baby Just Cares For Me 
2.  I Loves You Porgy 
3.  Love Me Or Leave Me 
4.  Little Girl Blue 
5.  He Needs Me 
6.  Children Go Where I Send You 
7.  Willow Weep For Me 
8.  Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 
9.  Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair 
10.  Trouble In Mind 
11.  Exactly Like You 
12.  Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me 
13.  Work Song 
14.  Fine And Mellow 
15.  Mood Indigo 
16.  The Other Woman

THE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERA GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES, IRISH TIMES, ROUGH TRADE, MOJO, CLASH, ROLLING STONE, UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEARFrom award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum. FEATURING AN INTRODUCTION BY NICK CAVE'Warren has turned this memento, snatched from his idol's piano in a moment of rapture, into a genuine religious artefact.'NICK CAVE'Such a mad, happy book about art and music and obsession. I'm so glad I got to read it.

It made the world feel lighter.'NEIL GAIMAN'In praise of meaning-rich relics and magical things. Totally heartwarming project.'MAX PORTER'A unique study of a fan's devotion, of transcendence and of the artistic vocation - it's got depth and great warmth. It's a beautiful piece of work.'KEVIN BARRYI hadn't opened the towel that contained her gum since 2013.

The last person to touch it was Nina Simone, her saliva and fingerprints unsullied. The idea that it was still in her towel was something I had drawn strength from. I thought each time I opened it some of Nina Simone's spirit would vanish.

In many ways that thought was more important than the gum itself. On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Cave's Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of awe, Warren Ellis crept onto the stage, took Dr Simone's piece of chewed gum from the piano, wrapped it in her stage towel and put it in a Tower Records bag.

The gum remained with him for twenty years; a sacred totem, his creative muse, a conduit that would eventually take Ellis back to his childhood and his relationship with found objects, growing in significance with every passing year. Nina Simone's Gum is about how something so small can form beautiful connections between people. It is a story about the meaning we place on things, on experiences, and how they become imbued with spirituality.

It is a celebration of artistic process, friendship, understanding and love. 'This is such a beautiful f*@king book. Thank you, Warren.

I highly recommend this motherf*@ker.'FLEA'A beautifully written book about the power of music and objects. I powered through it in two days.'COURTNEY BARNETT'A moving, inspiration insight into a beautiful mind.'JIM JARMUSCH'The year's most eccentric and joyful musical memoir.'DAILY TELEGRAPH (Books of the year)'[Nina Simone's Gum] is a metaphor for [Ellis'] creativity - the blossoming of a small idea into something bigger and bolder - but also a journey inside the impulsive, improvisatory mind of Warren Ellis, his passions, obsessions and superstitions.' OBSERVER'[A] beautiful, strikingly idiosyncratic book - part memoir, part essay, part conceptual art project, all testament to humans at their strangest and best . .

. [Ellis] sees signifiance where others might not.'MOJO'A glorious piece of object fetishism . .

. Marvel as Ellis' collection of eccentric personal mementos morphs into a celebration of the intangible wonder of music.'UNCUT'Wonderful.' THE TIMES'The most peculiar book I've ever read.' CRAIG BROWN, MAIL ON SUNDAY'Delightful . .

. A joy from start to finish.' BIG ISSUE'A joyous work full of love, connection, creativity and gratitude.' THE SPECTATOR'Completely charming and joyful . .

. glorious.' LA REVIEW OF BOOKS'Beautiful . .

. remarkable.' NEW EUROPEAN

Nina Simone: The Montreux Years is released as part of a brand new Montreux Jazz Festival and BMG collection series “The Montreux Years”. The collections will uncover legendary performances by the world’s most iconic artists alongside rare and never-before-released recordings from the festival’s rich 55-year history, remastered in superlative audio. Each collection will be accompanied by exclusive liner notes and previously unseen photography.

Nina Simone’s story from the late sixties to the nineties can be told through her legendary performances in Montreux. Taking to the Montreux stage for the first time on 16 June 1968 for the festival’s second edition, Simone built a lasting relationship with Montreux Jazz Festival and its Creator and Founder Claude Nobs, which uniqueness, trust and electricity can be clearly felt on the recordings. Simone’s multi-faceted and radical story is laid bare on ‘Nina Simone: The Montreux Years’. From Nina’s glorious and emotional 1968 performance to her fiery and unpredictable concert in 1976, one of the festival’s most remarkable performances ever witnessed, the collection includes recordings from all of her five legendary Montreux concerts – 1968, 1976, 1981, 1987 and 1990.

Featuring rare and previously unreleased material from Claude Nobs’ private collection, Nina Simone devotees worldwide will be thrilled by the inclusion of the powerful I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free, poignant and fearless Four Women and Simone’s hauntingly beautiful performance of Ne Me Quitte Pas. A spine-tingling version of Janis Ian’s searing and potent Stars, which Simone covered for the very first time during her 1976 Montreux performance, sits alongside her bold and electrifying re-imagine of Bob Marley’s ballad No Women No Cry in 1990. The collection closes with the encore of Nina Simone’s final Montreux Jazz Festival concert and one of Simone’s most-loved and best-known recordings, the exuberant My Baby Just Cares For Me, showcasing the deep and multidimensional facets of Simone’s life and music. 

TRACK LISTING

Someone To Watch Over Me (intro)
Backlash Blues
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
See-Line Woman 
Little Girl Blue (part 1 & 2)
Don't Smoke In Bed
Stars 
What A Little Moonlight Can Do
African Mailman
Just In Time
Four Women
No Woman No Cry
Liberian Calypso
Ne Me Quitte Pas
Montreux Blues 
My Baby Just Cares For Me

From USM's 'Nina Simone: The Philips Years' collection, come the separate LPs. Nina Simone was one of the best soul-jazz / blues singers of the 20th century. Only someone the likes of Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith had the power to lay a soul bare like she could, as her stripped-down 'Be My Husband' shows. Naked like a field-holler, this song would later capture the imagination of Jeff Buckley and Antony Hegarty.

Also on this record are classics such as 'Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out', originally sung by Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday's signature song 'Strange Fruit', as well as a Nina Simone favorite: 'Sinnerman'. There are few songs that capture the Spirit of religion, redemption, and the fear of God as much as this ten-minute race of a song about a man trying to outrun the Devil. It's no wonder it was used in the key-scene of 'The Thomas Crown Affair' and sampled by the likes of Kanye West, Talib Kweli and Felix da Housecat.

TRACK LISTING

Be My Husband 3:19
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 2:35
End Of The Line 2:51
Trouble In Mind 2:37
Tell Me More And More And Then Some 3:05
Chilly Winds Don't Blow 3:59
Ain't No Use 2:35
Strange Fruit 3:26
Sinnerman 10:15

From USM's 'Nina Simone: The Philips Years' collection, come the separate LPs. 'I Put a Spell on You' is the singer-songwriter's 1965 album and features some of her best known songs, including the title track, 'Ne Me Quitte Pas' and 'Feeling Good'.

TRACK LISTING

1 I Put A Spell On You 2:36
2 Tomorrow Is My Turn 2:52
3 Ne Me Quitte Pas 3:38
4 Marriage Is For Old Folks 3:33
5 July Tree 2:44
6 Gimme Some 3:02
7 Feeling Good 2:54
8 One September Day 2:51
9 Blues On Purpose 3:20
10 Beautiful Land 1:57
11 You've Got To Learn 2:44
12 Take Care Of Business 2:05

When this album was recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1960, Nina Simone had just had her first Top 20 hit with "I Loves You, Porgy", but the "Porgy" found here (written by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields, most famous for "I Can't Give You Anything But Love") is actually a continuation of Gershwin's original version of the story. Other highlights include "Flo Me La", an African work chant, and "Little Liza Jane", an African American folk song.

TRACK LISTING

Side A:
1. Trouble In Mind
2.Porgy
3.Little Liza Jane
4.You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

Side B:
1. Flo Me La
2. Nina's Blues
3. In The Evening By The Moonlight