I Put a Spell on You
	(1949) Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Slotkin
	I put a spell on you 'Cause you're mine You better stop the things you do I ain't lyin' No I ain't lyin' You know I can't stand it You're runnin' around You know better daddy I can't stand it cause you put me down I put a spell on you Because you're mine You're mine I love ya I love you I love you I love you anyhow And I don't care if you don't want me I'm yours right now You hear me I put a spell on you Because you're mine
	Jay cut the original (ballad) version of "I Put a Spell on You," the first disc to bear the artist credit Screamin' Jay Hawkins, for Grand Records in 1949. The single started in Philly and Trenton, spread to Baltimore, the fizzled. While the dates are disputed (Jay claims it was 1952; label records say it was September 1956), the magic didn't start until Jay's first Epic (OKeh) session. --Gene Sculatti, liner notes of the Screamin' J. Hawkins CD Cow Fingers and Mosquito Pie After Nina Simone covered "I Put A Spell On You", Jay wrote "Poor Folks"/"Your Kind Of Love" for her in 1965. She refused to record them, and Jay was left to do so himself in typically macabre fashion. --The Rough Guide To Rock
		Recording session unknown
		LP 1969 Best Of Philips [2:34]
		CD 1988 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Mercury 834 308-2 [2:34]
		CD 1990 Best Of Philips 822 846-2 [2:34]
		CD 1993 Autour de Minuit Verve 518 165-2 [2:36]
		CD 1994 Ne Me Quitte Pas RCA 74321196582 [2:34]
		CD 1994 Feeling Good Mercury 522 747-2
		Recording studio session 1965 Jan. 15, New York -- (LP I Put a Spell on You)
		LP 1965 I Put A Spell On You Philips (US) PHM 200-172, (E) 652-068 [2:34]
		CD 1989 Compact Jazz Mercury 838 007-2 [0:35]
		CD 1990 In Concert+I Put A Spell On You Mercury 846543-2 [2:34]
		CD 1990 51 Great Jazz Performances That's Jazz TJ401 [2:33]
		CD 1993 Jazz Master 17 Verve 518 198-2 [2:34]
		Recording live session 1990 Jul. 13, Montreux
		CD 1990 Madame Nina Simone TS RRC 019
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