A Single Woman

A Single Woman
Studio album by Nina Simone
Released	1993
Recorded	Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Vocal Soul Jazz Pop
Label	Elektra
Producer	André Fischer
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Live At Ronnie Scott's (1987) A Single Woman (1993)

A Single Woman is an album from 1993 by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone. It was her last album.

Information about songs on this album

• "The Folks Who Live On the Hill" is dedicated to a Errol Barrow, the former Prime Minister of Barbados with whom Nina had an affair.^[1]
• "Papa, Can You Hear Me?", a song most well-known for the Barbra Streisand version.

About the Cover

• The dress Nina is wearing on the cover is designed by Christian Dior.
• The picture of Nina inside the jewel case booklet was used for many of her obituaries when she died in 2003, age 70. It shows Nina in wearing a golden turban, sitting on a chair and with the pink-red Dior-dress spread out around her.

Track listing

1. "A Single Woman" (Rod McKuen) – 3:33
2. "Lonesome Cities" (McKuen) – 3:08
3. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 3:59
4. "The Folks Who Live On the Hill" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 3:39
5. "Love's Been Good to Me" (McKuen) – 3:57
6. "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 4:22
7. "Il n'y A Pas d'Amour Heureux" (Louis Aragon, Georges Brassens) – 6:26
8. "Just Say I Love Him" (Jimmy Dale, Martin Kalmanoff, Jack Val, Sam Ward) – 4:29
9. "The More I See You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:42
10. "Marry Me" (Nina Simone) – 2:51

Expanded Version (2008)

1. "A Single Woman" (Rod McKuen) – 3:33
2. "Lonesome Cities" (McKuen) – 3:08
3. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 3:59
4. "The Folks Who Live On the Hill" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 3:39
5. "Love's Been Good to Me" (McKuen) – 3:57
6. "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 4:22
7. "Il n'y A Pas d'Amour Heureux" (Louis Aragon, Georges Brassens) – 6:26
8. "Just Say I Love Him" (Jimmy Dale, Martin Kalmanoff, Jack Val, Sam Ward) – 4:29
9. "The More I See You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:42
10. "Marry Me" (Nina Simone) – 2:51
11. "The Long And Winding Road" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3.32
12. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" (Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young) – 2.30
13. "Baseball Boogie" (Nina Simone) – 0.55
14. "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley) – 3.13
15. "Do I Move You" (Nina Simone) – 3.16
16. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (Bob Dylan) – 0.56
17. "Sign O' The Times" (Prince_(musician)) – 5.37

References

1. ^ Simone, Nina; Cleary, Stephen. I Put A Spell On You, 1992 (Da Capo Press), ISBN 978-0-306-81327-6

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