Nina Simone and Piano

Nina Simone and Piano!

Studio album by Nina Simone

Released

1969

Recorded

RCA Studios, New York City September 16 & October 1, 1968

Jazz, blues, folk

Stroud Productions

Nina Simone chronology

'Nuff Said!
(1968)

Nina Simone and Piano!
(1969)

To Love Somebody
(1969)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Nina Simone and Piano! is an album by American jazz singer-songwriter and pianist Nina Simone.

On this concept album we only hear Simone's voice accompanied by her own piano playing. The album was critically acclaimed, but sold badly. Part of this was because the previous album 'Nuff Said! (1968), featured a surprise hit single ("Ain't Got No-I Got Life"), raising expectations which the concept driven And Piano! could not measure up to.

Nina was very fond of this album, stating in Mojo magazine that instead of being remembered by "My Baby Just Cares for Me", she would've rather be remembered for Nina Simone and Piano!.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You"	Carolyn Franklin	3:01
2.	"Nobody's Fault but Mine"	Traditional	2:59
3.	"I Think It's Going to Rain Today"	Randy Newman	3:20
4.	"Everyone's Gone to the Moon"	Jonathan King	3:07
5.	"Compensation"	Paul Laurence Dunbar, Nina Simone	1:36
6.	"Who Am I?"	Leonard Bernstein	4:09
7.	"Another Spring"	Andy Badale, John Clifford	3:32
8.	"The Human Touch"	Charles Reuben	2:09
9.	"I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)"	Hoagy Carmichael	4:49
10.	"The Desperate Ones"	Eric Blau, Gérard Jouannest, Mort Shuman	4:42

2003 re-release bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Music for Lovers"	Bart Howard	4:23
12.	"In Love in Vain"	Jerome Kern, Leo Robin	2:29
13.	"I'll Look Around"	George Cory, Douglass Cross	5:12
14.	"The Man with the Horn"	Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney, Bonnie Lake	3:39

Personnel

Nina Simone - vocals, piano

Technical

Ray Hall - engineer
Joseph Dylewski - photography

References

↑ Allmusic Review

Nina Simone

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Nina's Choice
The Rising Sun Collection
Released
Gold
Anthology
Nina Simone's Finest Hour
The Soul of Nina Simone
The Very Best of Nina Simone
Songs to Sing: the Best of Nina Simone
To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story

Live albums

Live and studio

Remix albums

Remixed and Reimagined
Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit

Songs and singles

"Ain't Got No, I Got Life"
"Alone Again (Naturally)"
"Angel of the Morning"
"Ballad of Hollis Brown"
"Baubles, Bangles, & Beads"
"Black Is the Colour (Of My True Love's Hair)"
"Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
"Cherish"
"Cotton-Eyed Joe"
"Do Nothing till You Hear from Me"
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
"Exactly Like You"
"Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)"
"Feeling Good"
"Fine and Mellow"
"For All We Know"
"Four Women"
"Go Limp"
"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"
"Here Comes the Sun"
"The House of the Rising Sun"
"I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)"
"I Loves You, Porgy"
"I Put a Spell on You"
"I Shall Be Released"
"I Think It's Going to Rain Today"
"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free"
"If I Should Lose You"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
"It Might as Well Be Spring"
"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"
"Just Like a Woman"
"Lilac Wine"
"Little Girl Blue"
"The Look of Love"
"Love Me or Leave Me"
"Mississippi Goddam"
"Mood Indigo"
"The More I See You"
"Mr. Bojangles"
"My Baby Just Cares for Me"
"My Sweet Lord"
"My Way"
"Ne me quitte pas"
"Nobody"
"Nobody's Fault but Mine"
"Papa, Can You Hear Me?"
"The Pusher"
"Rich Girl"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Satin Doll"
"Sea Lion Woman"
"Sign o' the Times"
"Since I Fell for You"
"Sinnerman"
"Someone to Watch Over Me"
"Something Wonderful"
"Spring Is Here"
"Strange Fruit"
"Summertime"
"Suzanne"
"Take My Hand, Precious Lord"
"That's All"
"That's All I Want from You"
"The Times They Are a-Changin'"
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black"
"To Love Somebody"
"Trouble in Mind"
"Turn! Turn! Turn!"
"Who Knows Where the Time Goes?"
"Wild Is the Wind"
"Willow Weep for Me"
"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To"

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