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Just past the point where a great artist reaches too far for new material, 1971's Here Comes the Sun presented Nina Simone in a contemporary setting with eight covers of recent rock hits.
Though the title track isn't very embarrassing -- her voice betrays a few technical faults -- there are few successes with the rest of the material.
Simone's versions of "O-o-h Child," "Mr.
Bojangles," "Just Like a Woman," and "My Way" are historical curiosities and sound terribly dated (the furious bongos and sweeping strings on the last is a dénouement).
Much of the problem lies with the arrangements, though several times these passable rock songs get the best from Simone's interpretive skills.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Here Comes the SunGeorge Harrison | Nina Simone | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | Just Like a WomanBob Dylan | Nina Simone | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | O-o-h ChildStan Vincent | Nina Simone | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | Mr. BojanglesJerry Jeff Walker | Nina Simone | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | New World ComingBarry Mann, Cynthia Weil | Nina Simone | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | My WayPaul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault | Nina Simone | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Angle Of The Morning | Nina Simone | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 8 | How Long Must I Wander | Nina Simone | Play | 06:20 | 14 MB | 34 MB |
| 36 mins | 83 MB | |||||
| 36 mins | 211 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Anka | Composer |
| 2 | Ed Begley | Engineer |
| 3 | Bob Dylan | Composer |
| 4 | Claude François | Composer |
| 5 | George Harrison | Composer |
| 6 | Weldon Irvine | Composer |
| 7 | Barry Mann | Composer |
| 8 | Kermit Moore | Orchestra Assembly |
| 9 | Jacques Revaux | Composer |
| 10 | Nina Simone | Arranger, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 11 | Chip Taylor | Composer |
| 12 | Gilles Thibault | Composer |
| 13 | Stan Vincent | Composer |
| 14 | Jerry Jeff Walker | Composer |
| 15 | Samuel Waymon | Production Coordination |
| 16 | Cynthia Weil | Composer |
| 17 | Harold Wheeler | Arranger, Conductor, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |