I Put A Spell On You [Yellow Vinyl] [Barnes & Noble Exclusive]

by Nina Simone

Overview

One of her most pop-oriented albums, but also one of her best and most consistent. Most of the songs feature dramatic, swinging large-band orchestration, with the accent on the brass and strings. Simone didn't write any of the material, turning to popular European songsmiths Charles Aznavour, Jacques Brel, and Anthony Newley, as well as her husband, Andy Stroud, and her guitarist, Rudy Stevenson, for bluesier fare. There are really fine tunes and interpretations, on which Simone gives an edge to the potentially fey pop songs, taking a sudden (but not uncharacteristic) break for a straight jazz instrumental with "Blues on Purpose." The title track, a jazzy string ballad version of the Screamin' Jay Hawkins classic, gave the Beatles the inspiration for the phrasing on the bridge of "Michelle." ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	01/12/2024
Label:	Barnes & Noble / Verve
UPC:	0602458690095
Rank:	8653

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nina Simone   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Hal Mooney   Conductor
Horace Ott   Conductor
Rudy Stevenson   Guitar

Technical Credits

Hal Mooney   Audio Production,Arranger,Producer
Nina Simone   Performer
Bryan Koniarz   Producer
Anthony Newley   Composer
Ken Druker   Executive Producer
Charles Aznavour   Composer
A. Stroud   Composer
Marcel Stellman   Composer,Translation
Eve Merriam   Composer
Hollis King   Art Direction
Jalacy Hawkins   Composer
Jeff Willens   Mastering
Yves Stephane   Composer
Sherniece Smith   Art Producer
Irma Jurist   Composer
Kazumi Matsumoto   Series Design
Andrew Benjamin Stroud   Composer
Gene Martyn   Translation
Earl Shulman   Composer
Horace Ott   Arranger
Leon Carr   Composer
Leslie Bricusse   Composer
Earl Shuman   Composer
Jacques Brel   Composer
Andy Stroud   Composer
Rudy Stevenson   Composer
Screamin' Jay Hawkins   Composer