I Put a Spell on You (album)

I Put a Spell on You
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1965
Recorded1964–1965
StudioNew York City
Genre
Length34:21
LabelPhilips
ProducerHal Mooney
Nina Simone chronology
Broadway-Blues-Ballads
(1964)
I Put a Spell on You
(1965)
Pastel Blues
(1965)
Singles from I Put a Spell on You
  1. "I Put a Spell on You"
    Released: 1965
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork9.1/10[2]
Q[3]
Record Mirror[4]

I Put a Spell on You is a studio album by American jazz singer, songwriter, and pianist Nina Simone. Recorded in 1964 and 1965 in New York City, it was released by Philips Records in 1965. It peaked at number 99 on the Billboard 200 chart[5] and number 18 on the UK Albums Chart.[6] The title track "I Put a Spell on You" peaked at number 23 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart[7] and number 28 on the UK Singles Chart.[6]

The album was re-issued in November 2020 by Verve and Universal Music Enterprises as part of their "audiophile-grade" Acoustic Sounds series.[8]

  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "I Put a Spell on You - Nina Simone". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Wallace, Carvell (July 30, 2016). "Nina Simone: I Put a Spell on You". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Cameron, Keith (September 2011). "Like This? Try This...". Q. p. 100.
  4. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (31 July 1965). "Nina Simone: I Put A Spell On You" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 229. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference billboard200 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference officialcharts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Nina Simone - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  8. ^ Helfet, Gabriela (September 27, 2020). "Nina Simone's I Put A Spell On You and Pastel Blues reissued in "audiophile-grade" editions". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved March 14, 2021.