This album was apparently a bit of a pastiche of leftovers from sessions for Nina Simone's four previous albums on Philips.
But you'd never guess from listening; the material is certainly as strong and consistent as it is on her other mid-'60s LPs.
As is the case with most of her albums of the time, the selections are almost unnervingly diverse, ranging from jazz ballads to traditional folk tunes ("Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair") to the near calypso of "Why Keep on Breaking My Heart" to the somber, almost chilling title track.
Highlights are two outstanding pop-soul numbers written by the pre-disco Van McCoy ("Either Way I Lose," "Break Down and Let It All Out") and "Four Women," a string of searing vignettes about the hardships of four African-American women that ranks as one of Simone's finest compositions.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Love Your Lovin' WaysBennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus | Nina Simone | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 2 | Four WomenNina Simone | Nina Simone | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Lilac WineJames Alan Shelton | Nina Simone | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | That's All I AskHorace Ott | Nina Simone | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | Break Down and Let It All OutVan McCoy | Nina Simone | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 6 | Why Keep on Breaking My HeartBennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus | Nina Simone | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 7 | Wild Is the WindDimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington | Nina Simone | Play | 06:59 | 16 MB | 36 MB |
| 8 | Black Is the Color of My True Love's HairTraditional | Nina Simone | Play | 03:28 | 3 MB | 17 MB |
| 9 | If I Should Lose YouRalph Rainger, Leo Robin | Nina Simone | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | Either Way I LoseVan McCoy | Nina Simone | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 11 | What More Can I Say | Nina Simone | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 39 mins | 85 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 213 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisle Atkinson | Bass, Bass (Upright), Main Personnel |
| 2 | Bennie Benjamin | Composer |
| 3 | Wade Jr. Brown | Composer |
| 4 | Ken Druker | Executive Producer |
| 5 | Bobby Hamilton | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 6 | Hollis King | Art Direction |
| 7 | Bryan Koniarz | Producer |
| 8 | Sol Marcus | Composer |
| 9 | Sid Mark | Liner Notes |
| 10 | Kazumi Matsumoto | Series Design |
| 11 | Van McCoy | Composer |
| 12 | Hal Mooney | Audio Production, Producer |
| 13 | Horace Ott | Arranger, Composer, Conductor |
| 14 | Horace Ott & His Orchestra | Main Personnel |
| 15 | Ralph Rainger | Composer |
| 16 | Leo Robin | Composer |
| 17 | James Alan Shelton | Composer |
| 18 | Nina Simone | Arranger, Composer, Main Personnel, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 19 | Sherniece Smith | Art Producer |
| 20 | Rudy Stevenson | Flute, Guitar, Main Personnel |
| 21 | Dimitri Tiomkin | Composer |
| 22 | Traditional | Composer |
| 23 | Ned Washington | Composer |
| 24 | Jeff Willens | Mastering |
| 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). |