| Nina Simone Sings the Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor, New York City | |||
| Genre | Blues, soul, jazz, pop, folk | |||
| Length | 32:35 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Danny Davis | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| All About Jazz |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A–[3] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[4] |
| Tom Hull | B[5] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
Sings the Blues is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone. This was Simone's first album for RCA Victor after previously recording for Colpix Records and Philips Records. The album was also reissued in 2006 with bonus tracks, and reissued in 1991 by RCA/Novus as a 17-track compilation under the title The Blues.
- ^ "Nina Simone Sings the Blues - Nina Simone | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Nina Simone: Nina Simone Sings the Blues album review". Allaboutjazz.com. 10 January 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Browne, David (January 27, 2006). "We review four Nina Simone albums". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "Nina Simone: Sings the Blues and others | PopMatters". Archived from the original on 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz/Pop Vocals (1950s-70s)". Tomhull.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.