"This anthology of songs reminds me of the strength of one woman and the way that her voice will resonate forever and remind us why we have to say SOMETHING, speak the truth, talk from the heart and let our passion for the Greater Good drive us to be a little bit more like the illustrious Nina Simone: Bold, Brave, Gifted, Black AND Beautiful." —Alicia Keys
Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit is a textbook case for preparing a compilation by a single artist, thematically. [more]
Nina Simone Sings the Blues, issued in 1967, was her RCA label debut, and was a brave departure from the material she had been recording for Phillips. [more]
Released as part of Columbia/Legacy's 2006 series The Great American Songbook -- which spotlighted the label's classic artists singing classic pop songs of the 20th century [more]