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Nina Simone - The Essential Nina Simone, Vol. 2 (Re-Post)

Yes. This is an excellent album. Everything Dr. Simone does is wonderful, but this is the most emotional album I've ever heard. "Here Comes the Sun" is, thanks to POINT OF NO RETURN, quite popular (and quite good, too). Nina singing Dylan is always remarkable, and "Just Like a Woman" is even better than "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" and "I Shall Be Released" from Volume One. In "The Human Touch" we get to hear a calm, melodic Simone... Her voice is perfectly-- PERFECTLY-- suited for singing Jacques Brel's songs. "Ne Me Quitte Pas" is powerful, but "The Desperate Ones" is even more emotionally (and artistically) extreme. AMAZING! Of course, "My Way" is terriffic. Imagine Nina Simone doing anything her way. Much better than the Sinatra version.

Thanks LQ for notifying me of posting error, the first time I posted this. Without your help I would have never know.

I am sorry to all who downloaded the first post and got The Very Best Of Nina Simone Vol. 2 because of my mistake. Here is the corrected post. Again I regret any inconvenience or frustration that this has caused you.

Artist: Nina Simone

Title: The Essential Nina Simone, Vol. 2

Audio CD (August 2, 1994)

Original Release Date: August 2, 1994

Number of Discs: 1

Label: RCA

ASIN: B000002WQJ

Track List:

01 Here Comes the Sun (03:42)

02 Compassion (01:35)

03 Who Am I? (04:08)

04 Just Like A Woman (04:54)

05 Angel of the Morning (03:18)

06 Peace of Mind (02:35)

07 Revolution (05:05)

08 O-o-h Child (03:15)

09 Save Me (03:23)

10 The Human Touch (02:07)

11 Another Spring (03:30)

12 The Desperate Ones (04:41)

13 Everyone's Gone To the Moon (03:05)

14 Cherish (03:20)

15 New World Coming (05:00)

16 My Way (05:44)

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review:

No Nina Simone CD is ever a disappointment. Even so, I took a chance with this one since the Volume 2 songs aren't as commercial as her earlier version on RCA. I was curious too because this CD has more covers of songs made famous by their originators, especially seeing what Simone does with "My Way", a song long identified with Frank Sinatra, who isn't exactly a stylistic match for Nina. Well, she doesn't disappoint. It's always interesting what Simone does with a cover song made famous by someone else. The arrangement and moods Nina brings to these songs are refreshing and as good, maybe even better, than the original versions.

Hands down, the standout track here is her cover of Bob Dylan's "Just Like a Woman"----Wow!! The intensity, tenderness and sorrow spilled forth by Nina on this track are breathtaking and a 5-hanky tearjerker. Characteristically, Simone achieves this without any sentimentality. These songs were recorded by Nina during a turbulent time in U.S. history, the time of Vietnam and protests of every kind. I feel the central theme in this collection is compassion and human understanding, and some of the songs selected for this collection reflects that. Whether it's "Oooh Child" "Peace of Mind" or "Human Touch", Simone's voice reflects hope, love and understanding of the human condition. Definitely worth the price of admission. This is a 5-star rating. "Just Like A Woman" alone is worth it!

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