The Very Best of Nina Simone

Greatest hits album by

Nina Simone

Released

2006

Genre

Vocal jazz

Length

75:22

Label

Sony BMG

Nina Simone chronology

A Single Woman
(1993)

The Very Best of Nina Simone
(2006)

Remixed and Reimagined
(2006)

The Very Best of Nina Simone is a compilation album of songs by Nina Simone, released in 2006.

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Track listing

"Ain't Got No, I Got Life" – 2:17 (1968)
"My Baby Just Cares for Me" – 3:37 (1958)
"Feeling Good" – 2:52 (1965)
"I Put a Spell on You" – 2:34 (1965)
"I Loves You Porgy" – 4:10 (1957)
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" – 2:42 (1964)
"The Look of Love" – 2:22 (1967)
"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" – 3:08 (1967)
"I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl" – 2:32 (1967)
"Do I Move You" – 2:45 (1967)
"Do What You Gotta Do" – 3:35 (1968)
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black" – 2:48 (1970)
"Since I Fell for You" – 2:49 (1967)
"Nobody's Fault But Mine" – 2:58 (1970)
"I Think It's Going to Rain Today" – 3:20 (1969)
"Sinnerman" – 10:21 (1965)
"The Times They Are a-Changin'" – 5:59 (1969)
"Mr. Bojangles" – 4:59 (1968)
"Here Comes the Sun" – 3:33 (1971)
"To Love Somebody" – 2:39 (1969)
"Ain't Got No, I Got Life" (Nina Simone V Groovefinder remix) – 3:22 (2006)

Charts

Chart (2006-2015)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)^[1]	126
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[2]	25
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[3]	12
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	6

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[5]	2× Platinum	600,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Lescharts.com – Nina Simone – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ "Charts.nz – Nina Simone – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Nina Simone – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ "Nina Simone | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ "British album certifications – Nina Simone – The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 6, 2021.

External links

Allmusic review.

Nina Simone

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

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"
"Chauffeur"
"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"
"Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter"
"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 a Woman"
"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"
"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"
"Satin Doll"
"Sea Lion Woman"
"Sign o' the Times"
"Since I Fell for You"
"Sinnerman"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Someone to Watch Over Me"
"Something Wonderful"
"Spring Is Here"
"Strange Fruit"
"Summertime"
"Suzanne"
"Take My Hand, Precious Lord"
"Tell It Like It Is"
"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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