Standing Next to the Sun - The Best of Nina Simone

Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Nina Simone was invented as a pseudonym to hide her double life from her family at a time when soul artists were regularly vilified for taking what was considered a gift from God out of the church and into bars, nightclubs, and other supposed dens of sin. While the classical pianist apparently had no aspiration to be a singer, initially only performing her own vocals when nightclub owners were too cheap to book her a proper accompaniment, her decades of musical output and dedication to the civil rights movement make it seem unlikely that she would have ever stayed silent. I could pretend that I wished I had met Nina Simone when she was alive, but I'm somehow aware that being in the same room with her would feel like standing next to the sun.

Track List

Be My Husband

Peace of Mind (Live)

Plain Gold Ring

Dambala

Sinnerman (Edit)

See Line Woman

Baltimore

Interview

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

I Love My Baby

I Hold No Grudge

The Twelfth of Never

Don’t Explain

He Needs Me

My Father/ Dialogue

Feeling Good

Interview