Nina Simone – To Love Somebody (1969/2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Nina Simone – To Love Somebody (1969/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 33:14 minutes | 683 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RCA – Legacy

Nina Simone’s 1969 gem finds the legendary singer performing pop, rock and folk classics, a far departure from her usual blues and jazz standards. To Love Somebody includes compositions by Leonard Cohen, Pete Seeger, Barry Gibbs, Robin Gibbs and Bob Dylan. Standouts include “Suzanne,” “Revolution” and “To Love Somebody.” The album showcases Simone’s versatility and proves that she was one of the greatest powerhouse vocalists in music history.

No slouch as a songwriter herself, Nina Simone ably picked a variety of compositional classics from the new rock era for her 1969 LP To Love Somebody. Opening with a beautiful, introspective version of Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne,” Simone shows an obvious affinity for social statements with the Byrds’ “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)” and a trio of Dylan standards: “I Shall Be Released,” “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues,” plus a dramatic, meditative “The Times They Are A-Changin’.” The title track, originally a 1967 hit for the Bee Gees and one year later for the Sweet Inspirations, suffers slightly from a weak, commercial-slanted arrangement, but her lone original, the two-part “Revolution,” is a great blend of blues-rock and soul testifying. Among a rut of jazz vocalists making the worst of a bad situation during the late ’60s, To Love Somebody is a rare success.

Tracklist:
01. Nina Simone – Suzanne (04:19)
02. Nina Simone – Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is a Season) (03:41)
03. Nina Simone – Revolution (Part 1) (02:52)
04. Nina Simone – Revolution (Part 2) (01:53)
05. Nina Simone – To Love Somebody (02:41)
06. Nina Simone – I Shall Be Released (03:54)
07. Nina Simone – I Can’t See Nobody (03:08)
08. Nina Simone – Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (04:48)
09. Nina Simone – The Times They Are a Changin’ (05:55)

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