Nina’s Back features a number of memorable original Simone compositions. While classics “I Sing Just To Know I’m Alive” and “Fodder On Her Wings” are also featured on her 1982 album Fodder On My Wings, Simone is accompanied here by a band featuring horns and backup singers, for a recording that’s unique in her catalog. Simone’s rendition of “For a While” is accompanied by a new animated visualizer, featuring a mesmerizing art style that goes hand in hand with Simone’s vocal power.
In addition to their new release of Nina’s Back, later this year Verve is planning to debut a short documentary on “Mississppi Goddam,” the protest anthem that marked one of the most influential moments in Simone’s career. Simone holds nothing back on the groundbreaking track, which has remained steadfastly relevant to this day. This documentary will highlight the timeliness of “Mississippi Goddam” 60 years after it was recorded.
2024 also marks the 60th anniversary of Simone’s signing to the Phillips label, a partnership that produced some of her most seminal works. For more information about Nina Simone and Nina’s Back, visit ververecords.com.
Tracklist:
- It's Cold Out Here
- Porgy
- I Sing Just To Know That I'm Alive
- For A While
- Fodder On Her Wings
- Touching And Caring
- Saratoga
- You Must Have Another Lover
Personnel:
- Nina Simone – vocals, piano, arrangements
- Arthur Adams – guitar, bass
- Luke Metoyer – percussion
- Ray Brown – trumpet
- Allan Barnes – saxophone
- George Bohanon – Trombone
- The Waters Family – backing vocals
- Hense Powell – synthesizer, trumpet, cornet, arrangements
- Eddie Singleton – producer
- Jim Bailey – recording, remixing
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