Pastel Blues

Pastel Blues
Studio album by
Nina Simone
ReleasedOctober 1, 1965 (1965-10-01)
Recorded1964–1965[1]
Length35:02
LabelPhilips
ProducerHal Mooney
Nina Simone chronology
I Put a Spell on You
(1965) 		Pastel Blues
(1965) 		Let It All Out
(1966)

Pastel Blues is a studio album by American singer Nina Simone, released in October 1st, 1965, by Philips Records.

The album was recorded in 1964 and 1965 in New York City[1] and peaked at number 139 on the Billboard 200 chart,[2] as well as number 8 on the Hot R&B LPs chart.[3] The album was re-issued in November 2020 by Verve and Universal Music Enterprises as part of their "audiophile-grade" Acoustic Sounds series.[4]

  1. ^ a b Pastel Blues (booklet). Nina Simone. Verve Records. 2006. 0602498887004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  4. ^ 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.