Wild Is The Wind

Solid album overall

Really had it in my head for some reason that this album was going to be better

Nina’s voice has such a unique timbre that even the romantic songs sound haunting. Also, she’s been sampled on so many big rap songs that she could practically be on a greatest producers of all time list

Nina snapped here. Lilac wine was good and so was four women.

First half carried. Definitely a solid album. Didn’t realize the Story of OJ by Jay Z is a sample of Four Woman until I heard this today.

I appreciate a beautiful voice when I hear one. Not my go to genre but thoroughly enjoyed the album, especially “four women” and “break down and let it all out” 3/5

Top voice, too slow for me

Bet the instrumentals on the 2nd song still haunt OJ Simpson to this day. Sensational record, even if it is just a bunch of unused material mixed together.

The best singing voice of all time? Fantastic album - the title track sends shivers down my spine. 4/5

3.5 This came out in the same year England won the World Cup and still sounds this good

So good

Schöne arrangierte JazzStücke. Leider oft zu ruhig und wehleidig klagend.

If I was heartbroken it'd be a 5

It was alright

I have not heard this album before. Nina is dynamic singer. This may be good. After listening: her voice is unusual and striking. The lyrics were melodramatic (maybe that's why I don't like jazz vocals). The songs are uneven. With the right material, I'm sure she adds much to the song; just not on this album very often... 2 Stars

This was ok? It kind of came and went and didn't stand out to me, but her voice is great. 2*

Interesting, a glimpse into the inherent pain that is womanhood. Good album not my favorite.

I can see the cultural impact of this album. But sonically I wish there were more tracks that I enjoyed. Powerful lyrics.

Eh

I really wanted to like this but couldn't get into it, despite how much I love David Bowie's version of the title track. I generally prefer her small band work, especially live, and her original material, of which there seems to be very little on this album. I read later that it's a compilation of previously unreleased material and I wonder if that is why it felt a little meandering to me.

I haven't listened to all that much of Nina Simone's music beyond the few staples, and all of the sampled music that relies heavily on her voice and style, so it's really nice to get a full album of hers that shows more range than I've previously heard. It *is* weird that this album appears to have been cobbled together from session recordings for other albums, but since the album seems to have gotten a lot of traction both at the time and later on as one her finest, I'm glad to have this as the selection for her music. Her voice is so distinctive that it's often hard for me to hear several songs by her without them all blending together, but "Four Women" stood out for me (partly because of it's semi-censored status), as did "Break Down and Let it all Out". I was also happy to discover that the really spare style of songs like "Lilac Wine" and this album's version of the iconic "Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair" isn't her only style (although it's clearly a preferred one).

As much as I appreciate her style and substance, I'm just not a big fan of her music. I wouldn't turn it off, but I'm not sure how much I'd turn it on either.

Felt this in my core. Wonderful album.

First time listening to Nina Simone, somehow!

Sounds real.

I think this is the first of her music that I've listened to. It sounded very soulful and had some beautiful and powerful parts and lyrics.

Might be blasphemous, but her voice just doesn't do it for me. Album is a bunch of random songs from different recording sessions so it lacks cohesion. Nina only wrote one song on the album which knocks it down a star.

Not my jam. But good stuff still.

lol 2nd song jay z story of oj sample - great feeling this albums pretty fucking good and im only 4 songs in - lilac wine wow lilac wine is where ill call it quits Finished the whole thing 3.5 stars pretty good at notes but dragged The piano work was cool

A lot of people don't like leftovers, but Nina Simone leftovers are incredible.

Nina Simone is incredible; massively talented and such a powerful voice. Having said that, I found this particular album to be mid.

There are a lot other album from Nina Simone with *****

Good for background jazz

Väldigt stark röst och kul att lyssna på något jag vanligtvis inte brukar. Gillar även låttexterna mycket. Min favoritlåt från albumet var Break Down and let it all out! Albumet får 3/5 stjärnor

Really hard hitting. Sonically some if it is abrasive. Overall so good

Mot my favorite thing, but not bad for what it is.

I can see the appeal, just doesn't work for me. Will I listen to again: 0%

That's just sad man

It was alright. I can't say any particular song is a must listen. It was mainly blues and jazz. She can definitely sing. It was a little long. I will round up.

not a fan can’t really say much

Good but nit the best nina simone album by a long shot.

Kinda cool to be cultured I guess. The clicking song was cool

I've only gotten into Nina Simone relatively recently, listened to this for the first time about 2 years ago and recently gone through all of her stuff up to the early 70s. this album has become one of my favourite ever things to listen to. its so completely beautiful and powerful and soul affirming and heart breaking and everything together. it feels like it knows me more than i know myself. What More Can I Say

Wild Is the Wind by Nina Simone starts off on a strong note, with her captivating voice drawing you in from the beginning. Her vocal talent is undeniable and she delivers the song with passion and emotion. However, I found that the music accompanying her vocals lacked the same level of intensity and excitement. This disconnect between Simone's incredible voice and the less captivating music made it difficult for me to fully engage with the album. As a result, I found myself not fully listening to what she had to say, despite her undeniable talent. Overall, while Simone's performance is impressive, the album as a whole didn't quite hit the mark for me. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 1 STAND OUT TRACK - I Love Your Lovin' Ways

Nina is my Queen. "Black Is The Color Of My True Loves Hair" is beauty itself!!!!

Enjoying this album, very different to the usual Nina Simone stuff I think i've heard. Production sounds very nice, very wide mix that packs a lot in. Nina's voice sounds well lush.

Nina Simone is good and this was good Nina Simone

- Jay Z sampled the second song it's so interesting finding the original - "I drink much more than I oughta drink" real - Great voice very smooth vibe

- very cool deep voice - some enjoyable songs

Very unique sound. Interesting to listen to, but I struggled to finish.

If I cared for this style of music, I suppose this is all right. But since I don’t, I didn’t really enjoy it. Not terrible….not great….just ok.

The minimalist backing tracks really let the amazing voice shine. An album you feel in your soul. I didn't know Jeff Buckley's Lilac Wine was a cover, but hearing this album it's easy to see the inspiration he took from here.

Nina Simone definitely has something about her... this album is a little slow for me. I liked I love your lovin ways and four women so far. wild is the wind is nice too. But I don't really see myself in the mood to just listen to the whole album in general, so 3.

This album wasn't my cup of tea but there is undeniable talent here so I'm giving this 3 stars.

was good, not my favorite break down and let it all out was the best

Not my jam, but pretty good. I respect the craft and her terrific voice

Nina kept me company walking down the beach in Costa Rica. I really enjoyed her voice

Beautiful

:):)

I really like Nina Simone - to be honest, this album is not the best. But if you like her voice, you will like this album, too. 4 stars, because there are better ones from Nina

I imagine there's better albums of hers

High 3s almost a 4, really enjoyable listen. Great voice.

Powerful and evocative.

Butiful, soulful Jazz with lots of sampling PTSD.

Didn't like it as much as I was hoping to.

The best vocal performance i’ve heard so far on 1001 hands down. ‘Lilac Wine’ and ‘What more can I say?’ are the standouts for me for sure. Even the backing band is quite good as well.

Enjoyed the songs on this album.

The album is beautiful and deeply sad at the same time. 100% soul.

Eh, not great

Solid album. Simone is an artist I don't listen to enough.

Ok Jazz, nothing too spectacular.

Legendary

Amazing vocals

Almost cried a little. I’m really captured by her FEELING that she pushes into the music. I’m going to have to listen to this again and sort of let it settle into me.

Tbh it was a good album. Wonderful voice and loved the composition. Can’t believe a lot of it was live

The significance of albums such as this should not be understated. However, it didn’t vibe with me personally, thus the score.

siiindssygt smuk. Sikke en stemme. Gåsehud hele vejen igennem

Nice, Nina Simone har en virkelig speciel og cool stemme!

#116. I'm finding that I just can't really get into this older pop and r&b stuff. I try to give it a fair listen, but this shit just bores me. 2/5: meh Song added to playlist: Lilac Wine I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Beautiful album

Gefällt mir.

That was an beautiful album, I will definitely listen to this again and more from Nina

Visste ikkje at D-Bo sin Wild is the wind va ein cover

Fantastic. I am a Nina Simone fan for sure. I had only ever heard Jeff Buckley's version of Lilac Wine, so it was sweet to hear this version. Very high four.

Fuuuuck man. Nina Simone is in a league of her own. That first, somewhat crowd-pleaser of a pop number out of the way, she gets almost immediately down to business, which is to really hammer home the dark business of slavery, mistreatment, heartbreak of all kinds. She can sing anything, and I not only believe her, but I am just awash in empathy. A voice that can change hearts. I love the clear jazz lineage here. “Lilac Wine” is just so, so freaking beautiful. This record bums me out, and puts me in a Genuine Mood, but it is phenomenal. Hard to look away. Nobody can do Nina, I’m stunned how many of these songs I have heard covered, that’s a very very gutsy thing to do and I honestly can’t imagine covering someone who shone so uniquely on her version. This doesn’t have my favorite Nina songs on it, but as an album it’s kind of dark, moody, orchestrated, and singular. And very live. Very of the moment. I’m spellbound. We should all be thankful we have a recording of this. 5/5

A mixture of Blues, Folk, R&B, and Jazz. Wasn't so keen on the Jazz tracks, but I quite liked the other tracks. The song "Four Women" was controversial at the time because of its anti-racism lyrics. 3/5

Abwechslungsreich und gut zu hören.

I don't like everything on this album but look, the highs are so high and I have an endless respect for this artist.

I enjoyed “Four Women” and the message it conveyed. Her songs may not have been my style, but I appreciate the meanings behind them nonetheless.

It was a good album a couple of great songs but it didn’t blow me away

Nice piano music and a few good songs

Not the best album by Nina Simone, but definitely a good showcase of her talents.

Absolutely stellar record. So beautiful and so haunting. Couldn’t stop listening.

I enjoy Nina Simone, but this album wasn't her best work. The high points were high, but there's a couple of tracks which I really wasn't feeling.

LOVE the free flow between genres. a lot of the songs feel like soliloquies with very minimal musical backing and i love it.

Voice wise she isn't my favorite but theres so much emotion in her stuff I can't help but love it. Its unique and incredibly beautiful and flows together excellently

Excellent

I don’t doubt that Nina is great and all, but she just doesn’t do it for me

Four Women

Legend

Very classic music, soulful thought-provoking lyrics and exquisite delivery. Had heard of her but never listened to her music Would definitely buy her music on vinyl to enjoy in my living room

Lyrically inspired Cocktail songs with social pluck Beautifully bold

Liked It though not as I expected

Not so bad.

Utterly excellent, an album I have not hear before

oh man I really love Nina. There's something so beautiful and unique about her voice! Four Women was pretty and so is What More Can I Say?. Oooh Lilac Wine it good too.

I like some Nina Simone songs but I really didn't vibe with this. And I want to point out I really do give albums a go, I tend to listen to them at least twice. But there were only like 1 or 2 songs that I liked. There's something about the production or something that kind of eats away at my brain when I listen to this

What a unique voice. I think I’ll need to listen a few times in order to get the full impact of the lyrics.

Incredible voice

Nina Simone is one of the greats. I love her voice and she’s such a natural talent on the piano. This album was beautiful - a bit too sad for me for day to day listening, but I will be pulling the first song on to my 2024 playlist. Would put this album on if I needed a blues/jazz classics vibe but wanted to make ppl cry.

זה לא רק מוזיקה. זו גם שירה, תאטרון, קאברט, סיפור, נאום, בשורה. טרובדורית שחורה, בדרך נוגה ואבסורדית מדברת על החיים, אהבה פוליטיקה שזורים זה בזו, מטיילת בין דמויות ומצבים וכול זה בגוף ראשון. בין שירי אהבה אוניברסליים, קלאסיים, אמריקיים נטולי זהות, חוצי מגזר... מסתתרים טקסטים חריפים שכותבת אשה שחורה בשנות ה-60 של אמריקה, חצופה ונועזת. וכמו הטקסט גם הג'אז של סימון שובב, נאמן לחוקים וחורג, האלבום מתחיל בפופ אהבה פרסלי, ומשם מתפצל ופטפלפל בין ערוצים שונים ומשונים. תשוקה, ואהבה שחורה עד הסוף

Exceptional voice, so unique. The songs are so different then everything else you hear.

For a sec I thought she was a dude.

Echt prachtige muziek! Ik mis soms wel een klein beetje kracht maar wel echt goed. Ander album van haar, I put a spell on you vind Ik wat beter dus deze krijgt 4 sterren Would buy

Background music for me, not my cup of tea and I find the vocals to not be crisp, but it’s a vibe

So dark and so wonderful. That voice and the way she tells her narrative. No idea how.she got away with that.

love

If I looked up 'sultry' and asked for a auditory example, this is what I would expect to hear.

What a unique voice. Her style and sound were so varied, that I thought she had several different guest artists at first. At times she sounded like Chet Baker and at others like Grace Slick from Jefferson Airplane. I was excited to read that she played the piano, as well. Overall an interesting listen, but I probably won't listen again.

Great singer. I did enjoy some of the recommended songs from artists like Etta James that played after more than this album. Nina's voice was super unique but it's never quite hooked me.

Her vocals in combination with her piano work are truly a beautiful combination. In addition to her strong lyrics, I was pleasantly blown away by this album. Before this, I had never heard of her and I think that is truly unfortunate given how wonderful this album is.

Damn this was great. Added to my collection.

Not really my type of music

Another fantastic discovery since starting this project. Powerful and mesmerizing with each song feeling similar but each uniquely different.

Ok

Definitely enjoyed this

The gear change from the first track to the second threw me into reverse and wrecked my transmission. But that's not a bad thing. The first track is just plain awful. Unimaginative blues with poorly sung cliche lyrics that can't even keep a set meter. The second drops us into a soulful telling of the lives of four women. Powerful, affecting, real. From there it's amazing. Lilac Wine had me bursting into tears!

Liked it, but left me sort of underwhelmed. The last song showed a more uptempo musical style I like more. 3/5 Might listen again

Story of OJ sample "Four Women" GOATED Rest of album=boring

Great artist

Prestaro

A very operatic album with great vocals and piano. Not really to my taste, but I'm glad I listened to it.

Pas mon genre de musique mais album vraiment cool à écouter.

yuh bb

only listened to the first 30 seconds of each song break down and let it all out seemed pretty good, the rest not so much overall felt too slow

Nice choice—I have wanted to listen to her music and never made the time. Jazz singers make it sound so easy and natural. Sinatra had a three part documentary that did an excellent job of describing how long and hard he worked at his vocal stylings. Phrasing is key along with so much emotional control. Nina deserves to be on the list. Thanks.

Appreciate her huge talent and influence.

Excellent album. Glad it was recommended

This was just great. Powerful songs, great music, some of them really are a jam. My favorite here was probably Break Down and Let It All Out.

Reminded me of Benjamin Clementine

Disappointing, I really expected more from this. NS is a great artist but I found this album lacklustre and generally poor

Great voice, great soul… few of the songs just get a little too deep and dark for casual listening

What a distinctive singer! No surprise that she has been so popular over the years.

Great voice but some of the songs just didn't grab my attention. 3.5/5 for me.

Nina rocks. Glad I heard this one

extraordinary.

Not my thing

She has a lovely voice. If you like Muzak, you'll love this. Very sedating.

Some very fun tunes, fantastic piano work and songwriting. I’ts very hard to rank in the 21st century. I would give it 5 stars for this era of music.

Schön. Politisch. Simone.

Fantastic album outside my comfort area of more modern music. Nina Simone has such a deeper voice than I expected. Heartfelt soulful lyrics you don't hear in modern music. The more upbeat songs are fun but still maintain the same emotion of the more somber stuff. Doubt this will be on my normal rotation, but really enjoyed the experience.

Standouts: "Lilac Wine" (Only ever heard Jeff Buckley's cover), "That's All I Ask," "Break Down and Let it All Out," "Four Women" A truly beautiful record. The fact that this was leftover tracks that were released as an album blows my mind because the composition seems so clean and intentional. Nina Simone's vocals resonated with the lyrics and helped to convey the raw emotion in each song. Great album to put on and relax at the end of a long day. Overall: 4/5

Sehr schönes Album, das angenehm durchhörbar ist.

Beautiful album. I'd never heard Nina Simone before this. It's wild to me that this album is made of leftover tracks from other albums. Favorites: Four Women, Lilac Wine, Wild Is The Wind

Heard of the artist, not so much the album. Jazz from 1966. Quite enjoying the first track. Enjoyed the album, relaxed and slow.

Wow, I did not know Nina Simone well, but she is such a dynamic performer. “Four Women” captivated me and I immediately listened back to it. The way she changes her inflection and timbre throughout the song is so interesting. She knows how to shift her voice from beautiful to ugly in such an effective way. The way she sings about blackness (only 100 years after the Civil War and two years before MLK’s murder) is inspiring. My only gripes with the album are that the choices to fade some songs in what felt like the middle seemed clumsy and the album doesn’t feel particularly cohesive. But the album was made up of “leftover” tracks, so I forgive both points. I am truly impressed by Nina Simone’s performance and writing.

These are really good

Ähhh die Lyrics erzählen gute Geschichten?

An absolute masterpiece!

Klassiker! Gut und stimmgewaltig! Aufnahme aus der aktiven Zeit, keine "gesetzte Compilation".

Either way I lose

Солидно за музику у позадини. 5/10

This would make a more manageable list of only 101 albums you need to hear before you die. It'd be on a list of 50 albums. Remarkable. We should have appreciated Nina Simone more while she was alive. This album proves she'll live forever.

Great inspiration, huge potential for favorites.

What a classic. Liked this one a lot.

What an amazing voice. Plenty of emotion and pain in these songs, but she makes them beautiful.

Wow. Never heard of Nina Simone before. What a truly special and unique voice. Learning about the existence of artists like this is what makes 1001 albums great.

Pretty good

Mad how leftovers can be this good

i’ve been waiting for more women in this round up GOD

Such amazing vocals. The entire album was great, but 'Four Women' is such a standout.

Nina Simone has such a unique and impressive voice, so she gets automatic points for that. This is a good album, with a couple of iconic singles, which I enjoyed.

I've known Nina Simone from Sinnerman, nice voice. Sweet lounge singer energy.

Slow classy jazz that spotlights vocals and piano, which are both great. Tasteful incorporation of other instruments on some songs. Favorite Track: Either Way I Lose, Lilac Wine

A little slow. Interesting lyrics. Not my thing.

Beautiful

Nina Simone is amazing and a couple of tracks here are moving/chilling but the mix of tracks is not great with some real clunkers.

sounded great but just got a type of music i enjoy listening to. two or three songs really stood out but the rest sort of blended together into one melancholy, lovely song. 2.5, but rounding up to 3 for her lovely voice and vocal style.

First couple tracks were great, but Nina Simone's vibrato is not for me for extended periods of time

I felt like she was singing directly to me. I enjoyed this much more than I was expecting.

never gonna be mad to listen to nina simone. not sure how this one got caught in the backlog

Fantastic. This was great end of the work day music

I think today was not a great day for me to love this, but it's still good.

She is the GOAT Fav songs: four women, lilac wine, break down and let it all out

I Love Your Lovin’ ways- good start to the album and has catchy lyrics. 6/10 Four Women- The album cover says it’s “unforgettable” and it’s correct. Encapsulates feeling with lyrics and Nina’s beautiful voice. Simple yet powerful. 9/10 What More Can I say- Much like most of the songs on this album, this is just good. Nina’s Piano work plus her voice makes anything an instant classic. I like her slower songs. 7/10 Lilac Wine- Slow, lyrical and hypnotizing. 9/10 That’s All I Ask- none of the songs on this album are bad, but some just don’t hit as much as the rest. Still great though. 6/10 Break Down and Let It All Out- love the emotion in this song, the mastering is also great. Nina sings in your left ear while the bass plays behind her, and the drums stay in your right. 7/10 Why Keep On Breaking My Heart- I love the flow of this song, it’s different from the others on this album and is refreshing. 7/10 Wild Is the Wind- A YouTube comment described her piano playing “As If God is telling her what to play.” Absolutely stunning work, silky smooth vocalizations from Nina make this song an easy 10/10. Black is the Color of my True Loves Hair- A slower one, but still good. It lets me really feel the waves that Nina’s voice goes through. 7/10 If I Should Loose you- It feels redundant writing these when every song is good. What do you want me to say? Great piano. Great voice. 7/10 Ether Way I Loose- a good closer to the album, I love the bass playing in the left ear as well as the trumpet. Still smooth but more upbeat than the others on the album. 8/10

Quand j'écoute les albums au taff j'ai souvent qu'un écouteur, et y'a des fois où je regrette de pas avoir le full effet qualité. Cet album en fait partie, jpense que je reecouterai des versions live, avec une vraie qualité d'écoute + faire attention aux paroles (psk à part celles de four women j'ai pas trop écouté)

J'ai bien aimé. Four women c'était ma préférée.

It's Nina Simone. She is everything great about music.

Some beautiful Nina as always

A really smoky, velvety voice over some simple jazz melodies. It isn't reinventing the wheel, but it's classy and sexy and I'm here for it.

Enjoyed four women and the last song.

very nice

Really nice sound! This was someone I knew more by name but not by any actual songs so is nice to have had this come up

I only know her very famous stuff. Nothing seemed very memorable to me on this. Although I did quite like the dum dum song at the end

Excellent shit. Very rare to have music where you can vibe along to the lyrics but also vibe along to the music very hard. Good blues-esque music. Her vocals are very good, obviously. You can also listen to individual instruments like the drum and the piano and they all add something individual to the music rather than just blurring into the background. It’s a bit cheeky. She can sing about racial and political issues but not sound ‘preachy’ which is quite cool. 4/5 star

Too slow for me but her voice was good. Also the piano was soothing.

Incredible voice, I loved four women

I listened but I didn’t hear (or I heard it but I didn’t listen, I can never remember which way round it should be). Would probably listen again.

Just outstanding. I agree with a previous review that said if this came out today no one would blink an eye and it would get overlooked. Which would be a crime. Just a powerful example of the great Nina. Loved it.

Kind of boring.

One of the greatest vocal performances ever. Like to me the most telling thing was going in I felt ehh this is gonna be a filler album till we get to the good stuff unlikely that I will like any song. At the end of it every single song was in my playlist. Phenomenal stuff.

Dam. What an emotional punch in the gut. I always thought Nina Simone was singing about the plight of black woman which I wasn’t ready for but this album weaved it into an album and the intensity of love and loss. I got teary eyed just listening to her sing that’s all I ask as a woman who was ready to give up everything at a moments notice if a guy just gives her attention. Loved this album and made me realize I can appreciate albums with emotional depth.

2/5 naaaah

Wollte es mögen, aber hat mich leider nicht gecatched

Gravelly. Makes me want to drink bourbon.

Powerful feel in both her vocals and piano playing. Not necessarily my thing but enjoyed listening and learning about her back story.

Gorgeous voice and talent. Not much I would listen to again, but it was pleasant while it was on

Beautiful voice. There were a few songs where I didn't like the style, but overall a very good album.

For some reason I hadn’t listened to Nina Simone before! So sultry and poetic! She’s knows the power of restraint. Awesome album.

Great album. Such a sad story

I am ashamed to admit I hadn’t really listened to Nina Simone before. I was blown away by her voice, her lyrics, the piano, everything. If this album doesn’t make you feel something, then you are soulless.

What an amazing vocal range. Evocative and beautiful.

This is sooooo good. Excellent instrumentation and musicality. Giving me a lot of feels. Why Keep On Breaking My Heart is kind of a dud for me. Everything else, so far, is incredible. I tuned out for a little bit, but that's because I listen at work, and I got bombarded with emails, but this is so good.

Amazing lyrics and songs that could be powerful in the right contexts but this isn’t my style. I’m also not a fan of her vibrato. Sadly, not for me. Listens: 2 Fave Track: Four Women Rating: 2

The lyrics are just so beautiful and her voice has so much gravity. The music is lilting. My mood is lifting

Amazing

Really not into this one. Some ok spots, but a hard listen for me.

Mais qu'est-ce que je viens de vivre... 4,5/5

I knew har some of her songs but I've never heard this one(but why this)

Not bad, kinda Christmasy and fallout diamond city radio playlist vibes, but what don't get is why they chose specifically this one random album out of all of her extensive discography filled with much bigger hits than this. Still not too bad. It has a nice chill athmosphere, but it didn't blow me away. Good to know about this artist's existence now. 6/10

Only listened to half. Wasn't blown away.

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God what a voice. What a vibe. Great album.

Such a beautiful, emotional, honest voice. Nina Simone is gorgeous blues soul music I could listen to anytime. The song four women is very powerful.

I have to be in the mood for this kind of music - but when I am, I absolutely love Nina Simone and there is nothing that beats her sound. She's a fascinating person and had an amazing impact on music. Great album Fave track: Wild is the wind

This feels like one of those albums and/or artists I'm supposed to have heard about before now. Very classy sound, and swanky backings make for an easy listen but aside from the fantastic Lilac Wine there wasn't much left for me to really vibe with. Nina Simone's voice was at times very impressive and at other times not for me at all. This is one of those albums that I'll think of for "that one song" but not much else.

An eclectic compilation album of a legendary singer. lots of anger, heartbreak, and nostaliga with varied accompaniment. I feel a little silly for ranking a compilation album made from leftovers so highly... but it spoke to me

There’s some good stuff but not really my jam

Gergeous. Just beautiul.

Unique voice, very emotional deliberate jazzy songs. Lilac wine here :)

This album makes me want to buy a record player, buy this record, and play it. Listening feels like watching the clear night sky in a warm summer night.

Maschine: Nectar Bee Mische: natürlich wie Live-Aufnahme in der Bar, Stimme fantastisch zentral, Bass zupft locker vor sich hin, teils erhebliches Rauschen Mukke: "I Love Your Lovin' Ways" unerwartet Upbeat für Nina Simone, "Four Women" und "Wild is the Wind" könnten gerne nie enden.. <3, Songauswahl nicht 100% kohärent Meinung: 4/5

Brilliant. For once, I agree that this is indeed an album that everyone should hear before they die. 5/5

a lovely, jazzy album that feels like a calm spring evening at home

Ah ok, ide mi na zivce ona malo

An astounding range of wit, soul, and polemicizing wrapped in Simone’s phenomenal voice. Too few songs truly pierce my ears but almost every one takes hold of my attention.

I don't like it.

easy morning soundtrack; very jazzy & great for cooking

Great listen Sunday eve glass of wine dim lights relax vibe check

Beautiful

Some of the up beat songs were a ton of fun but the ballads really ran together and didn’t have the musical story telling I was hoping for. Added 1, skipped 5.

Soul and jazz are not some of my favorite genres but Nina Simone had some great tracks here. Overall the album was pretty good and had some impactful lyrics. Favorite Song(s): "I Love Your Lovin' Ways", "Four Women", "Break Down and Let It All Out"

Wonderful l!

Killer!! Just her voice is so emotional and beautiful and the lyrics are so soulful and the album is so versatile and goes through so many emotions

Beautiful album, exceptional vocalist.

Nina Simone has done better stuff. But that's also in this list, so...

Queen

i honestly thought this album was beautiful. i likely won't revisit it but it's still a 10/10.

epic

The first song was my least favorite but the rest were amazing. I love her voice and the feeling she's able to carry through music.

Beautiful voice. need to listen again (and again.. and again).

Fantastic jazz album. This has got to be a jazz standard. I really enjoyed listening to this. 5 out 5.

I felt very close to Nina's expressions of love, her writing, her expressions, while listening to this record. It felt tangible, something I could reach out and feel as she sang. I think a lot of that has to do with her voice. It feels accessible, amateurish to the untrained or unlistened ear. It almost sounds regular at times, normal. I'm positive that's one aspect as to why so many can connect to Nina as an artist. It sounds like the voice of you and I. The piano playing on display is unbelievable as well. The way it swells and crescendos in some of these tracks left me speechless.

New Orleans in the 1960s, smokes in the air and I'm downing a mug of beer while watching couples mingle and vampires hypnotize drunk victims

43 Based on this scale: 1 - 0 to 19 2 - 20 to 39 3 - 40 to 59 4 - 60 to 79 5 - 80 to 100 I like jazz, but I'm not a big fan of jazz singers. This album has moments that are jazz, moments that are jazzy and moments that are neither. It's pretty good, but forgettable.

I liked it at first and then it didn't. "Wild is the Wind" in particular I REALLY didn't like, which is pretty ironic given that it's also one of my favourite songs in some other version. But it's fine, there wouldn't be a cover without the original, so thank you Nina Simone.

Not my style

Mögnuð.

Passions, Pain and Power. All these things make Nina Simone great.

Quite an album. Cant really say much cause I don't know much about the genre but I enjoyed llistening to it.

This was my formal introduction to Nina Simone and I think this was an album! Her voice is hauntingly beautiful, especially with the vibrato. I'm not big into soul music and generally enjoy a faster tempo so the album did feel slow at times but I know that's just the genre.

Not her best work.

I do not know what to think about this album. At first I thought it was going to be a Soul record when I heard the song I Love Your Lovin' Ways. Then it slowly takes you in a totally different direction. Wild is the Wind truly showed the depth and range of voice that Nina Simone had. It went from a soul record to a jazz record within a few songs . I am glad that I took the time to listen to this album. I was always under the impression that Wild Is the Wind was a song that was not only performed by Bowie but was written by him too.

EITHER👏🏿WAY👏🏿I👏🏿LOSE👏🏿

I love your lovin ways was a first impression that made me a little worried for the album. For 1966 I felt that kind of blues was a little outdated. The flip switched on the very next song, four women is a powerful ballad that sucked me right into the album. Nina Simone is not an artist I’m not very familiar with but I can see why she’s as popular as she is. For the rest of the album there really wasn’t any misses. While I still feel this album feels like something that sounds like it’s from a decade or two sooner, the messages behind the songs, the production, and the vocals, make it something timeless. One of my favorite albums so far

I listened to this album 3 times yesterday.

I enjoyed this album, despite some of the tracks not doing much for me. It seemed like each of the songs were either relatively uninteresting, or some of the best music I have ever heard. 'Thats all I can ask' for example I thought was absolutely brilliant, really magical music, whereas 'why keep on breaking my heart' for example was, (whilst being objectively/musically very similar) Just not the same. Top Three 1. Thats all I ask 2. Wild is the wind 3 Either way I lose. Least favorite I love your lovin ways.

this was a pleasant listen though honestly not something i'd really seek out myself or listen to often. nina's deep and soulful voice is a highlight of the album and really sets her apart from the pack. favorites: four women, lilac wine, wild is the wind

okay

Incredibly powerful emotional album

20/10 amazing

Classic. Four Women is intense

Got a bit heavy in the back half, but this is a gorgeous album. Works great on a rainy day.

Classic. Not my bag

Nina is great as always, but I prefer her later funkier albums. Some songs have her singing in a weird almost unrecognizable voice which I'm not a huge fan of. Wild is the Wind and Four Women are the stand outs.

Nicht das, was ich von Nina Simone erwartet hätte. Kenne ihre Musik aber kaum. Das ist so klassischer Rocknroll, würde ich sagen?! Wikipedia sagt (u.a.) RnB und ich schwöre, dass ich das auch sagen wollte. Zweites Lied dann eher so, wie ich erwartet hätte, soulig, erinner an Amy Winehouse, langsam. Irgendwann dann sehr jazzig, sehr zurückhaltend mit einer tollen Stimme im Vordergrund. Sehr schönes Album.

Bleedin excellent. Only giving a 3 rather than 4 cos it's more a 3.5 and after giving that dark side of the moon yoke 5 and rounding down I'll do the same. Increddibllee soul. Brilliant. 4 women, lilac wine, last 3 tracks straight. Excellency. Yk what this is a 4 too. Only brought down by blues-adjacent tracks but that's a preference thing. So much passion

An amazing album. So full of love and sadness. 10/10

This album is absolutely beautiful. How can you not enjoy Ms. Simone at her peak? Almost 60 years later and it’s still a classic.

Not a sound I’m used to listening to, but glad for the experience

Songs I liked from album Four women - 5/5, powerful, emotional song Break down and let it all out

Love nina, but her voice is whiny. Beaytiful, but with a weird nasaly vibrato

So beautiful! Usually I’m having a hard time rating such classics, because they tend to be pretty but dont really do anything for me. This one just blew me away. Her voice and her passion, with all the conflicting emotions made me stop and fully focus on listening. I’m giving it a 5 and I’ll be looking out for a vinyl copy to add to my little collection. (Still I like Bowie’s cover of the title song better)

Good voice but this was consistently slow for me.

Very good album. Full of heartbreak, longing, unrequited love. I’ll go to this album if I get broken up with again. Her voice is so soulful and so full of emotion, giving the song such energy despite, or perhaps because of, the very simple instrumentals

Lilac Wine is devastating

What a great album. That voice is dreamy. Si powerful. I had chills more than one time listening to this album. Nina Simone is one of the best jazz singer of all times. 4 stars

Enjoyed it.

Interesting album. Would definitely define as early jazz/R&B.

Lacrimose, boring, too much tremulo, and nothing stood out. Bad coffee house music.

Great for what it is but vocal Jazz just isn't my thing.

Some really compelling and powerful vocals, and it's clear that she's setting a precedent that will be emulated for decades to come. However, her voice does bug me a little in some of the songs.

Haunting and beak

If Nina Simone's voice ruled the world, there would be peace

El álbum "Wild Is the Wind" de Nina Simone es una experiencia emotiva, cálida e íntima que se destaca por su simplicidad en los timbres pero riqueza en expresividad. La voz de Nina Simone brilla de manera orgánica, transmitiendo una profunda conexión emocional con cada canción. El piano, que es una parte fundamental de este disco, se presenta con un peso y cuerpo notables, añadiendo una base sólida a las interpretaciones de Simone. A lo largo del álbum, se exploran diversos géneros musicales, incluyendo el blues, el folk y el R&B, lo que aporta una diversidad de matices a la experiencia auditiva. En conjunto, "Wild Is the Wind" es un testimonio de la maestría de Nina Simone como intérprete y su habilidad para transmitir una amplia gama de emociones a través de su voz y su piano. Este disco es un viaje musical que conmueve y deja una impresión duradera en quienes lo escuchan.

Little slow for me

Simone is impeccable. This is not my go-to album, though.

A stunning album. Really great. Sad and loving at parts, but all simple and haunting. Would be a 5 if not for the replay factor.

Every Nina Simone album is great.

Nina Simone will put a spell on your ass