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  Compilations
On the left are listed the LPs, on the right the CDs.

Label, number and year indicated are those of the first album's publication. For further details click on album's title (if underlined).

Long Playing Compact Disk
Compilations

Nina Simone (GB 1969) Marble Arch MAL 895 Colpix's recordings 

Golden Hour of (GB) Golden Hour GH 535 Colpix's recordings 

Nina Simone (US) Up Front UPF-145


Budget Compilations
I Put a Spell on You, Picturediscs 

My Baby Just Cares For Me (1988) Yesterday Golds CD YDG 74620 

The Story (CH 1989) Dejavu DVRECD 15 


In Concert (1989) Remember RMB 75011

The Entertainers (I 1988) ENT LP 13.059 The Entertainers (I 1990) The Entertainers CD 0266

Live (F 1990) Zeta ZET 532 

51 Great Jazz Performances (NL 1990) That's Jazz TJ401 4 CDs 

Moon of Alabama (D 1991) Jazz Door JD1214

2 CDs, the second one is the same as CD Live at Ronnie Scott 
published with different covers

Nina Simone (I 1991) Starlite CDS51071

1991 Nina Royal Collection 

Gold (NL 1993) Gold GOLD 042 

My Baby Just Cares For Me (1993) Legend WZ 90091 

1993 Diamond Collection Arcade 9902137 

The Star Collection (1991)
RCA ND 90566
1993 Nina Simone Koch Präsent CD399532B3 

1993 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (GB) Double Play GRF022 

Something To Live For (CH 1993) Drive CD 3534

with different labels 

1993 The Great Goldies GLD 63134 

1993 Angel of the Morning Success 16133

Ne Me QuittePas (US 1994) RCA 74321196582

with 4 tracks from Philips and Bethlehem periods 

Fine and Mellow (AUS 1994) Broad Music BRCD 035

same as the Royal Collection compilation, without one track

  The Tomato Collection (1994) Tomato R2 71712 3 CDs 

Wonderful Music (1996) WMO 90301 
Bluenite (NL 1996) Bluenite BN034 

Lady Blue (D 1996) Charly CPCD 8240-2

2 CDs, the first one includes the 14 Bethlehem tracks plus an extended version of "My Baby Just Cares for Me"

To Love Somebody (GB 1995) Castle Communication PCD 10203 

The Great Nina Simone (UK 1997) Music Club MCCD 312 

The Gold Collection, Classic Performances (1997) Proper/Retro R2CD 40-22 

My Baby Just Cares For Me (1997) Jazz Time 8139 

But Beautiful (1997) Roman Disc 290094 

also published as
Forever Classic/Original Hits (1998) Master/MCPS 0391

The Best of (1997) Crimson CR/MCD53

The Essential (UK 2000) Metro

My Baby Just Cares for Me (?) UN 3 043


Collective compilations

1989 Chanteuses, Gitanes Jazz (F 1989) Verve 841 447-2 - "Wild is the Wind" 

1990 Rockstar Compilation n. 3 CBS CSP 982511 2 "Everything must change" 

1990 The Great Singers, Gitanes Jazz Verve 845 706-2 "If I Should Lose You" 

1991 Jazz a Mezzanotte Verve 847 907-2 "My Baby Just Cares For Me

1991 Brasil Tropical Polydor CD 845 601-2 Nina sings "Pronto pra cantar/Ready to sing" with Maria Bethânia 

Jazz Vocals Award Album (1963) Bethlehem BCP 6068 "He Needs Me"

Black Ladies (1981) Score SCO 8612 four tracks by Nina 

Le Rois Du Blues (1981) Score SCO 8618 three tracks by Nina 

1991 United Artists for the poet. Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary (I) Columbia, Sony COL 468275-2 "Just Like a Woman" 

Imaginative Ballads (1991) ITM 1464 --"Solitude" and "I Loves You Porgy" 

The Gershwin Songbook (1992) Blue Note "Summertime" 

1992 Jazz Divas, Studio PGD/VERVE 31451 15563 2  "Ne Me Quitte Pas" 

1992 Rockstar Music 19 Rockstar RCK 139 "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "It Don't Mean a Thing", "Ain' Got No/I Got Life" 

1992 Jazz Masters: The Vocalists BMG/RCA 7863 66072 2  Nina sings "My Man's Gone Now " 

1992 'S Wonderful Verve 513 928-2 "I Loves You, Porgy" 
1993 Playboy, 4 Decades of Jazz 1953-1993 (1993) Verve 31452-10072 4 CD set, Nina sings "I Loves You Porgy" 
1994 Movin' on Up The Right Stuff Nina sings "Mississippi Goddam", see also this review, and "Why (The King of Love is Dead)" 
1994 Original Jazz Master, vol. 3 --  Da Music 3136 3703 2 "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me" 

1994 Introducing Verve Jazz Master, vol. 20 PDG/Verve 31451 19853 2  "Love Me or Leave Me" 

1995 Bob Dylan: A Contemporary Tribute Nina sings "Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues" 

1996 Soul of the Bee Gees Nina sings "Please Read Me" 

1996 Strange Brew. Songs Of Inspiration BW 481 538 2 --"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" 

1996 Jazz Ladies Zyx 81086-2 "My Baby Just Cares for Me" 

1997 Jazz Divas --Columbia COL 487807-2 "Everything Must Change" 

1997 The Lady is a Tramp - L'Unità 553 304-2 "Love or Leave Me", "My Baby Just Cares For Me" 

1997 Sirens Of Song:Classic Torch Songs WEA/Atlantic/Rhino "Since I Fell For You" 

1997 The Ladies of Jazz (NL) Bluenite BN304 3 CDs set, Nina sings 12 songs 

1997 Strange Fruit L'Unità 553 337-2 "Mississippi Goddam" 

1997 Jazz Singing Verve Canada 314 553 389-2 4 CD compilation by Ken Druker, Verve Canada's label manager. The project is dedicated to "The memory and spirit of Ella Fitzgerald" and includes a nice booklet in English and French. The set is available only in Canada. This anthology includes 58 songs dating from the 50s to the 90s. Verve Canada's website will provide further info. Nina sings "Love Me or Leave Me".

1998 Diva EMI Gold "Wild is the Wind"

1998 Soulful Divas MCA/Hip-O "Do What You Gotta Do" on volume 5

The Love Song Collection 2 Disc 2 

Various / Jazz Club Vocal 

Media's affenstarke Oldtimer / vol. 1 

La Repubblica / Il Disco del Mese - 10. Love Songs 

The Bob Dylan Songbook 

The Great Ladies of Jazz Polygram 11301-50632 Nina sings "Mood Indigo", "Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair", "I Loves You Porgy", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "Wild Is The Wind", "I Put A Spell On You" 

Great Ladies of Jazz Rebound 31452-03122 --"I Loves You Porgy" 

The Complete Gershwin Songbook Verve 31452-91522 --"I Loves You Porgy" 
The Greatest Jazz & Soul Singers Zyx 55075-2 "My Baby Just Cares For Me", "Mr. Bojangles" 
Oldies But Goodies, vol. 1, Soul and Blues 

V/A-GREAT VOICE OF SOUL(3CD) 40 original soul classics from James Brown, Percy Sledge, Nina Simone, Sam & Dave, Jackie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield, etc http://www.spinnindisc.com/newrelease.htm

Essential women in blues, House of Blues

Either Side of Midnight, 30 cool jazz classics, A set of 2 CDs. FIM 99

Jazz Singing:  The Jazz Vocal Collection Verve Canada "Love me or leave me"
The Mercury Songbook:  100 Jazz Vocal Classics Polygram Canada "Mood Indigo", "Little Girl Blue [mono alternative take]", "I Loves You, Porgy"
Let's dance Rhino "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me"
Masters of Jazz, vol. 5/Female Vocal Classics Rhino "I Got It Bad"
These CDs include all 4 of the “Songs of The Poets” Dylan covers:
The Masters....(1997 compilation)
To Love Somebody and Here Comes The Sun....(2002 compilation)
Gold, 2 CD

CD1 1 Feeling Good 2 My Baby Just Cares For Me 3 I'm Gonna Leave You 4 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 5 Love Me Or Leave Me 6 Don't You Pay Them No Mind 7 I Love Your Lovin' Ways 8 Mood Indigo 9 See-Line Woman 10 Break Down And Let It All Out 11 This Year's Kisses 12 Ne Me Quitte Pas (If You Go Away) 13 Mississippi Goddam 14 Take Me To The Water 15 Work Song 16 I Hold No Grudge 17 I'm Going Back Home 18 Sinnerman
CD2 1 I Put A Spell On You 2 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 3 I Loves You Porgy 4 Don't Explain 5 The Other Woman 6 What More Can I Say 7 Night Song 8 Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair 9 Keeper Of The Flame 10 Strange Fruit 11 Don't Smoke In Bed 12 Wild Is The Wind 13 Little Girl Blue 14 One September Day 15 Tell Me More And More And Then Some 16 Blues On Purpose 17 Take Care Of Business 18 Gimme Some
bonus tracks 19 Feeling Good (joe claussell remix - radio edit) 20 See-Line Woman (masters at work remix)


This CD has 3 of 4,  deleting  Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Here Comes The Sun & Other Great Hits....(1998 compilation)

Nina Simone "Legends" 3CD box set
CD1 1 To Be Young, Gifted And Black 2 I Love You Porgy 3 In The Morning 4 I Think It's Gonna Rain Today 5 Angel Of The Morning 6 Go To Hell 7 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free 8 Suzanne 9 The Backlash Blues 10 Cherish 11 Revolution (Parts 1 & 2) 12 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 13 Sunday In Savannah 14 I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) 15 Everyone's Gone To The Moon 16 The Gin House Blues 17 Blues For Mama
CD2 1 Here Comes The Sun 2 I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl 3 I Can't See Nobody 4 Just Like A Woman 5 Nobody's Fault But Mine 6 I Shall Be Released 7 Do What You Gotta Do 8 My Man's Gone Now 9 Turning Point 10 It Be's That Way Sometimes 11 Please Read Me 12 Day And Night 13 Do I Move You 14 Since I Fell For You 15 Mississippi Goddam 16 My Sweat Lord 17 Mr Bojangles
CD3 1 To Love Somebody 2 Seems I'm Never Tired Of Loving You 3 Turn Turn Turn 4 Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair 5 Ooh Child 6 The Pusher 7 Ain't Got No I Got Life 8 The House Of The Rising Sun 9 The Times They Are A-Changing 10 Turn Me On 11 New World Coming 12 The Look Of Love 13 Save Me 14 The Desperate Ones 15 My Baby Just Cares For Me (live) 16 My Way
Soundtrack

Point of No Return (1993) Milan 14302-2 

Stealing Beauty (1996)
The Big Lebowski (1998)

Shallow Grave


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