Nina Simone sings the Blues - wikipedia Nina Simone sings the Blues Nina Simone Sings the Blues Studio album by Nina Simone Released 1967 Recorded RCA Victor 's studio B Genre Blues, soul, jazz, pop, folk Label RCA Victor Producer Danny Davis Nina Simone chronology High Priestess of Soul ( 1967 ) High Priestess of Soul 1967 Sings the Blues ( 1967 ) Silk & Soul ( 1967 ) Silk & Soul 1967 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic All About Jazz ( Highly favorable ) Pop Matters ( Favorable ) Sings the Blues is an album by singer / pianist / songwriter Nina Simone. This was Simone 's first album for RCA Records after previously recording for Colpix Records and Philips Records. The album was also reissued in 2006 with bonus tracks, and re-packaged in 1991 by RCA / Novus as a 17 - track compilation under the title The Blues. Contents 1 Song information 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External links Song information `` My Man 's Gone Now '', from the opera Porgy & Bess by George Gershwin. `` Backlash Blues '', one of Simone 's civil rights songs. The lyrics were written by her friend and poet Langston Hughes. `` I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl '', based on a song by Simone 's great example, Bessie Smith, but with somewhat different lyrics. `` The House of the Rising Sun '', previously recorded by Simone in 1962 on Nina At The Village Gate. After its cover by The Animals became a hit she re-recorded it. The fast - paced version on this album is completely different from the slow, intimate version Simone recorded earlier on Nina at the Village Gate ( 1962 ). Track listing No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Do I Move You ? '' Nina Simone 2 : 46 2. `` Day and Night '' Rudy Stevenson 2 : 35 3. `` In the Dark '' Lil Green 2 : 57 4. `` Real Real '' Nina Simone 2 : 21 5. `` My Man 's Gone Now '' George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward 4 : 16 6. `` Backlash Blues '' Langston Hughes, Nina Simone 2 : 31 7. `` I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl '' Nina Simone 2 : 32 8. `` Buck '' Andy Stroud 1 : 52 9. `` Since I Fell for You '' Buddy Johnson 2 : 52 10. `` The House of the Rising Sun '' Traditional 3 : 53 11. `` Blues for Mama '' Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln 4 : 00 show Bonus tracks on 2006 reissue No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 12. `` Do I Move You ? '' ( Second version ) Nina Simone 2 : 17 13. `` Whatever I Am '' Willie Dixon 2 : 35 show Additional tracks on The Blues ( 1991 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 12. `` The Pusher '' ( from It Is Finished ) Hoyt Axton 4 : 50 13. `` Turn Me On '' ( from Silk & Soul ) John D. Loudermilk 2 : 24 14. `` It 's Nobody 's Fault But Mine '' ( from Nina Simone and Piano ) Blind Willie Johnson 2 : 59 15. `` Go to Hell '' ( from Silk & Soul ) Morris Bailey, Jr. 2 : 46 16. `` I Shall Be Released '' ( from To Love Somebody ) Bob Dylan 3 : 51 17. `` Gin House Blues '' ( from ' Nuff Said ! ) Fletcher Henderson, Henry Troy 3 : 08 Personnel Tracks 1 - 12 Nina Simone - vocals, piano Eric Gale - guitar Rudy Stevenson - guitar Ernie Hayes - organ Bob Bushnell - bass Bernard Purdie - drums, timpani Buddy Lucas - harmonica, tenor saxophone Track 13 Nina Simone - vocals, piano Eric Gale - guitar Everett Barksdale - guitar Weldon Irvine - organ Richard Tee - organ Jerry Jemmott - bass probably Bernard Purdie - drums Gordon Powell - vibes, percussion Montego Joe - percussion George Devens - percussion Joe Shepley, Jimmy Nottingham, Harold Johnson, Wilbur Bascomb - trumpets Jimmy Cleveland, Richard Harris - trombones Seldon Powell, George Coleman, Norris Turney, Haywood Henry - saxophones Ralph H. Fields, Eileen Gilbert, Jerome Graff, Milt Grayson, Hilda Harris, Noah Hopkins, Maeretha Stewart, Barbara Webb - vocals Arranged and conducted by Weldon Irvine References Jump up ^ Allmusic review Jump up ^ http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=20277 Jump up ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/nina_simone_sings_the_blues_and_others Nina Simone Studio albums Little Girl Blue Nina Simone and Her Friends The Amazing Nina Simone Forbidden Fruit Nina Simone Sings Ellington Broadway - Blues - Ballads I Put a Spell on You Pastel Blues Nina Simone with Strings Wild Is the Wind High Priestess of Soul Nina Simone Sings the Blues Silk & Soul Nina Simone and Piano To Love Somebody Here Comes the Sun Baltimore Fodder on My Wings A Single Woman Compilation albums Nina 's Choice The Soul of Nina Simone The Very Best of Nina Simone Live albums Nina Simone at Newport Nina at the Village Gate Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall Folksy Nina Nina Simone in Concert Black Gold Live at Ronnie Scott 's The Great Show Live in Paris Emergency Ward ! Live and studio albums Nina Simone at Town Hall Let It All Out ' Nuff Said ! It Is Finished Remix albums Remixed and Reimagined Related articles Discography I Put a Spell on You ( book ) What Happened, Miss Simone ? Songs and singles `` Ai n'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 '' `` Do n't Let Me Be Misunderstood '' `` Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye '' `` Exactly Like You '' `` Falling in Love Again ( Ca n'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 Do n't Mean a Thing ( If It Ai n'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 '' Book : Nina Simone External links 11 - track edition ( 1967 ) at AllMusic 13 - track reissue ( 2006 ) at AllMusic 17 - track compilation ( 1991 ) at AllMusic Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nina_Simone_Sings_the_Blues&oldid=840917605 '' Categories : 1967 albums Nina Simone albums RCA Victor albums Albums conducted by Weldon Irvine Albums arranged by Weldon Irvine Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Shqip Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 12 May 2018, at 23 : 10 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. 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Question: who wrote i want a little sugar in my bowl
Answer: Nina Simone