Philips, 2020
On Pastel Blues, leading a stripped-back quintet - and without the orchestral accompaniment of her previous album, “I Put A Spell On You” - Nina Simone presents an intimate and earthy collection of songs. Tracks like “Trouble In Mind” and “Nobody Knows When You’re Down And Out” put the emphasis on the blues with a good-natured, bar-band feel, while Simone’s version of “Strange Fruit” (made famous by Billie Holiday) is heart-stoppingly stark and mournful. It all leads to the extraordinary finale of “Sinnerman,” her epic, 10-minute interpretation of a traditional spiritual, delivered with passionate intensity.
Verve Acoustic Sounds Series features all-analog, remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
Tracklist
Side A
1. Be My Husband
2. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
3. End Of The Line
4. Trouble In Mind
5. Tell Me More And More And Then Some
6. Chilly Winds Don't Blow
Side B
1. Ain't No Use
2. Strange Fruit
3. Sinnerman
Tracklist
Side A
1. Be My Husband
2. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
3. End Of The Line
4. Trouble In Mind
5. Tell Me More And More And Then Some
6. Chilly Winds Don't Blow
Side B
1. Ain't No Use
2. Strange Fruit
3. Sinnerman
