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Pastel Blues is the eighth studio album by legendary American singer and pianist Nina Simone, released in 1965 through Philips Records. The album stands as one of her most emotionally charged works, blending jazz, blues, gospel, and folk influences to create a deeply expressive and raw listening experience. Background and Creation By the mid-1960s, Nina Simone had already established herself as one of the most powerful voices in music, both artistically and politically. While her other albums from this period, such as I Put a Spell on You (1965), leaned more towards pop and orchestral arrangements, Pastel Blues is stripped
| 1 | Be My Husband | ♡ | 3:24 | Andy Stroud |
| 2 | Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out | ♡ | 2:42 | Jimmy Cox / Stu Phillips |
| 3 | End of the Line | ♡ | 2:59 | Cynthia Medley / John Edmondson |
| 4 | Trouble in Mind | ♡ | 2:44 | Richard M. Jones |
| 5 | Tell Me More and More and Then Some | ♡ | 3:11 | Billie Holiday / Nina Simone |
| 6 | Chilly Winds Don’t Blow | ♡ | 4:02 | Hecky Krasnow / Bill Lovelock / Nina Simone |
| 7 | Ain’t No Use | ♡ | 3:04 | Rudy Stevenson |
| 8 | Strange Fruit | ❤ | 3:31 | Lewis Allan / Nina Simone |
| 9 | Sinnerman | ♡ | 10:21 | Traditional / Nina Simone |
Links
- Folder:
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000691463
Credits
Bass — Lisle Atkinson Drums — Bobby Hamilton Flute — Rudy Stevenson Guitar — Rudy Stevenson, Al Schackman Harmonica — Al Schackman Mastered By — Ryan Smith Producer — Hal Mooney Supervised By — Chad Kassem
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