I Put a Spell on You (album)

I Put a Spell on You
Studio album by Nina Simone
Released	June 1965
Recorded	New York City January 1965
Genre	Vocal Jazz Blues Pop
Length	34:21
Label	Philips
Producer	Hal Mooney
Nina Simone chronology
Broadway-Blues-Ballads (1964) I Put a Spell on You (1965) Pastel Blues (1965)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	9.1/10[2]

I Put a Spell on You is a 1965 album by Jazz singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone for Philips Records. It features some of Simone's best known songs.

Information about songs on this album

• "I Put a Spell on You", a song originally by Screamin' Jay Hawkins. The original version gave the song an ironic theme, but Simone transformed it into a thrilling love song, complete with horns and strings. It had become one of her most well known songs. She used the title for her autobiography I Put A Spell On You (1992). The Beatles drew inspiration from the song for their song "Michelle".^[3]
• "Tomorrow Is My Turn", an English translation of a French song by Charles Aznavour.
• "Ne me quitte pas", a rendition of the song by Jacques Brel. It became one of her live repertoire standards.
• "Feeling Good": Simone's version of this Broadway song, which has been covered by many artists including Muse and Michael Bublé. A sample of the song is featured on Mary J. Blige's song "About You" on the album The Breakthrough (2006). Kanye West and Jay-Z also sample "Feeling Good" for the song "New Day" on their album Watch The Throne.
• "Take Care of Business" was featured in the 2015 film adaptation of the 60s television series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".

Track listing

1. "I Put a Spell on You" (Jalacy Hawkins) – 2:34
2. "Tomorrow Is My Turn" (Charles Aznavour, Marcel Stellman, Yves Stéphane) – 2:48
3. "Ne me quitte pas" (Jacques Brel) – 3:34
4. "Marriage is for Old Folks" (Leon Carr, Earl Shuman) – 3:29
5. "July Tree" (Irma Jurist, Eve Merriam) – 2:41
6. "Gimme Some" (Andy Stroud) – 2:57
7. "Feeling Good" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 2:53
8. "One September Day" (Rudy Stevenson) – 2:48
9. "Blues on Purpose" (instrumental) (Rudy Stevenson) – 3:16
10. "Beautiful Land" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 1:54
11. "You've Got to Learn" (Charles Aznavour, Marcel Stellman) – 2:41
12. "Take Care of Business" (Andy Stroud) – 2:03

Charts

References

Nina Simone
Studio albums	Little Girl Blue Nina Simone and Her Friends The Amazing Nina Simone Forbidden Fruit Nina Simone Sings Ellington Broadway-Blues-Ballads I Put a Spell on You Pastel Blues Nina Simone with Strings Wild Is the Wind High Priestess of Soul Nina Simone Sings the Blues Silk & Soul Nina Simone and Piano To Love Somebody Here Comes the Sun Baltimore Fodder on My Wings A Single Woman
Compilation albums	Nina's Choice The Soul of Nina Simone The Very Best of Nina Simone
Live albums	Nina Simone at Newport Nina at the Village Gate Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall Folksy Nina Nina Simone in Concert Black Gold Live at Ronnie Scott's The Great Show Live in Paris Emergency Ward!
Live and studio albums	Nina Simone at Town Hall Let It All Out 'Nuff Said! It Is Finished
Remix albums	Remixed and Reimagined
Related articles	I Put a Spell on You (book) What Happened, Miss Simone?
Songs and singles "Ain't Got No, I Got Life" "Alone Again (Naturally)" "Angel of the Morning" "Ballad of Hollis Brown" "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" "Black Is the Colour (Of My True Love's Hair)" "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" "Cherish" "Cotton-Eyed Joe" "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" "Exactly Like You" "Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)" "Feeling Good" "Fine and Mellow" "For All We Know" "Four Women" "Go Limp" "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" "Here Comes the Sun" "The House of the Rising Sun" "I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)" "I Loves You, Porgy" "I Put a Spell on You" "I Shall Be Released" "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" "If I Should Lose You" "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" "It Might as Well Be Spring" "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" "Just Like a Woman" "Lilac Wine" "Little Girl Blue" "The Look of Love" "Love Me or Leave Me" "Mississippi Goddam" "Mood Indigo" "The More I See You" "Mr. Bojangles" "My Baby Just Cares for Me" "My Sweet Lord" "My Way" "Ne me quitte pas" "Nobody" "Nobody's Fault but Mine" "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" "The Pusher" "Rich Girl" "(In My) Solitude" "Satin Doll" "Sea Lion Woman" "Sign o' the Times" "Since I Fell for You" "Sinnerman" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "Something Wonderful" "Spring Is Here" "Strange Fruit" "Summertime" "Suzanne" "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" "That's All" "That's All I Want from You" "The Times They Are a-Changin'" "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" "To Love Somebody" "Trouble in Mind" "Turn! Turn! Turn!" "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" "Wild Is the Wind" "Willow Weep for Me" "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To"
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