Nina Simone's Finest Hour by Nina Simone - DeepRiffs

COMPILATION

Verve's Finest Hour collection of Nina Simone's work compiles 60 minutes of career highlights, including "Wild Is the Wind," "I Put a Spell on You," "Four Women," "I Loves You, Porgy," and "My Baby Just Cares for Me." Though it's by no means a definitive compilation of Simone's music, it does provide a welcome overview of her Verve years.
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1. Love Me Or Leave Me

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Nina Simone
Rudy Stevenson
Bobby Hamilton
Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Composer: Walter Donaldson; Composer
Author: Gus Kahn; Production
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production

2. Wild Is The Wind

Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Nina Simone
Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Composer: Ned Washington
Dimitri Tiomkin; Composer
Lyricist: Ned Washington
Dimitri Tiomkin; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dimitri Tiomkin
Ned Washington; Other

3. I Put A Spell On You

Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Bobby Hamilton
Hal Mooney
Lisle Atkinson
Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Composer: Jay Hawkins
Screamin' Jay Hawkins; Composer
Lyricist: Jay Hawkins; Composer
Conductor: Hal Mooney; Conductor
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Hal Mooney; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jay Hawkins; Other

4. Work Song

Performer: Hal Mooney; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Composer: Oscar Brown, Jr.
Nat Adderley; Composer
Lyricist: Nat Adderley
Oscar Brown, Jr.; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Hal Mooney; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nat Adderley
Oscar Brown; Other
Jr.: Oscar Brown; Other

5. Don't Explain

Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Nina Simone
Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Composer: Arthur Herzog Jr.
Billie Holiday; Composer
Lyricist: Arthur Herzog Jr.
Billie Holiday; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production
Composer Lyricist: Billie Holiday
Arthur Herzog Jr.; Other

6. The Other Woman

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson
Al Shackman; Performer
Harmonica: Al Shackman; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Nina Simone
Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton
Al Shackman; Performer
Composer: Jessie Mae Robinson; Composer
Lyricist: Jessie Mae Robinson; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jessie Mae Robinson; Other

7. Mississippi Goddam

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton
Nina Simone
Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Composer: Nina Simone; Composer
Lyricist: Nina Simone; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nina Simone; Other

8. Four Women

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Nina Simone
Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Composer: Nina Simone; Composer
Lyricist: Nina Simone; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nina Simone; Other

9. Pirate Jenny

Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Nina Simone
Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Composer: Marc Blitzstein
Kurt Weill
Bertolt Brecht; Composer
Lyricist: Kurt Weill
Bertolt Brecht
Marc Blitzstein; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kurt Weill
Marc Blitzstein
Bertolt Brecht; Other

10. I Loves You Porgy

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Nina Simone
Rudy Stevenson
Bobby Hamilton
Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Author: Ira Gershwin
Heyward Du Bose
Dubose Heyward; Production
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production

11. This Year's Kisses

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Nina Simone
Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer
Lyricist: Irving Berlin; Composer
Conductor: Horace Ott; Conductor
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production
Composer Lyricist: Irving Berlin; Other

12. Little Girl Blue

Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Al Shackman
Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Harmonica: Al Shackman; Performer
Performer: Lisle Atkinson
Nina Simone
Rudy Stevenson
Bobby Hamilton
Al Shackman; Performer
Composer: Richard Rodgers; Composer
Author: Lorenz Hart; Production
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production

13. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Performer: Horace Ott; Performer
Composer: Bennie Benjamin
Gloria Caldwell
Sol Marcus; Composer
Lyricist: Sol Marcus
Gloria Caldwell
Bennie Benjamin; Composer
Conductor: Horace Ott; Conductor
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Horace Ott; Production
Composer Lyricist: Gloria Caldwell
Bennie Benjamin
Sol Marcus; Other

14. Ne Me Quitte Pas

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Lisle Atkinson
Rudy Stevenson
Hal Mooney
Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Composer: Jacques Brel; Composer
Author: Jacques Brel; Production
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Hal Mooney; Production
Music Director & Conductor: Hal Mooney; Other

15. Don't Smoke In Bed

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Nina Simone
Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Composer: William Robison; Composer
Lyricist: William Robison; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production
Composer Lyricist: William Robison; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

15 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 2 minutes and 2 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

13/15 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Vocal, Standards, Cabaret

Label

Verve Reissues

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)
French (France)

Popularity

Release Date

Jun 12, 2000

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602567828624