I Put a Spell on You
Her 1965 Philips album, with Jacques Brel's "Ne me quitte pas" and the title song.
Nina Simone, 1965
- Released
- June 1965
- Recorded
- 1964-1965
- Studio
- New York City
- Label
- Philips
- Producer
- Hal Mooney
- Length
- 34:21
Simone plays piano and sings, Rudy Stevenson plays guitar, and Mooney and Horace Ott arranged and conducted. The liner notes by Roger Short say she chose songs with meaningful lyrics, that "Beautiful Land" and "Feeling Good" come from Anthony Newley's show The Roar of the Greasepaint, and that "Gimme Some" is candid in praising sex rather than mocking it; Stroud wrote "Gimme Some" and "Take Care of Business". AllMusic's Richie Unterberger called it one of her most pop-oriented albums, but also one of her best and most consistent. It was reissued in November 2020.
Track listing
- I Put a Spell on You2:34
- Tomorrow Is My Turn2:48
- Ne me quitte pas3:34
- Marriage Is for Old Folks3:29
- July Tree2:41
- Gimme Some2:57
- Feeling Good2:53
- One September Day2:48
- Blues on Purpose3:16
- Beautiful Land1:54
- You've Got to Learn2:41
- Take Care of Business2:03
Personnel
- Nina Simone piano, vocals
- Rudy Stevenson guitar
- Hal Mooney producer, arranger, conductor
More from Nina Simone
Silk & Soul (1967)
Where to go next
Official
- Nina Simone: I Put a Spell on You Liner notes and credits.
Reference
- I Put a Spell on You (album) on Wikipedia Tracklist and charts.
Sources
- I Put a Spell on You (album), Wikipedia
- I Put a Spell on You, ninasimone.com