{"product_id":"nina-simone-a-single-woman-the-complete-elektra-recordings","title":"Nina Simone A Single Woman: The Complete Elektra Recordings","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNina Simone's Final Studio Recordings \u003cem\u003eA Single Woman: The Complete Elektra Recordings\u003c\/em\u003e on 2LP: Newly Remastered and Features 11 Bonus Tracks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNina Simone burst into the world with 1959's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle Girl Blue\u003c\/em\u003e, and music would never be the same. For over five decades, Nina entertained, enthralled, and educated listeners across her extraordinary recording and performance career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a triumphant concert at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1992, Nina was approached by Elektra A\u0026amp;R executive Michael Alago (whose previous work at the label included Tracy Chapman and Metallica). When asked if Nina was ready to record again, she replied, \"Get me the money… then we can talk!\" Modeled around two of Simone's favorites, Frank Sinatra's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Man Alone (The Words and Music of Rod McKuen)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Billie Holidays'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLady in Satin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- with the common element that both were recorded with full orchestral accompaniment, the sessions began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBacked by a 50-piece orchestra, Simone recorded the material that would comprise\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Single Woman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith producer Andre Fischer (Natalie Cole's then-husband and former drummer for the band Rufus.) The ten tracks chosen from the sessions were revelatory, weaving songs about love in the style only Nina Simone could conceive and deliver. Simone recorded more material during the sessions, including covers of Bob Dylan, Prince, The Beatles, and Bob Marley, pointing to a potential follow up, but - sadly,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Single Woman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewould be her final studio album before her passing in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Single Woman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas reissued in 2006, adding seven of those performances left behind. Now, four more previously unissued recordings from those sessions have been added to create\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Single Woman: The Complete Elektra Recordings -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e21 tracks on double LP. Newly remastered, this collection also contains new liner notes from the British Ambassador of Soul, David Nathan, outlining both the recording of the album, but also recounting his nearly three-decade relationship with Dr. Simone - beginning when he formed the UK Nina Simone Appreciation Society in 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExperience this icon's final studio recordings in the most comprehensive way with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Single Woman: The Complete Elektra Recordings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Single Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonesome Cities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf I Should Lose You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Folks Who Live on the Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove's Been Good to Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePapa, Can You Hear Me?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIl N'y a Pas D'Amour Heureux\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust Say I Love Him\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe More I See You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarry Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide C:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Long and Winding Road (Outtake)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Times They Are A-Changin' (Outtake)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSign 'O' the Times (Outtake)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaseball Boogie (Outtake)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (Outtake)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo I Move You? 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