Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone 2015

Nina Simone was a performer first and foremost; her recordings had to translate the drama and intensity of her live presence. This tribute set finds some of her clearest heirs — Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Common — reworking her standards with love, but the results veer sharply between transcendent and tepid. Hill brings power and grace to classics like "Feeling Good" and "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair." Singer-songwriter Alice Smith nearly steals the show with her bewitching "I Put a Spell on You." But it's Simone's own voice on the album's closing number, "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free," that reminds us what, and who, we're missing.

1	My Mama Could Sing (Intro)	Lisa Simone	1:15
2	Feeling Good	Lauryn Hill	4:03
3	I've Got Life	Lauryn Hill	7:28
4	Ne me quitte pas	Lauryn Hill	3:45
5	Baltimore	Jazmine Sullivan	5:03
6	Love Me or Leave Me	Grace	4:30
7	My Baby Just Cares for Me	Usher	3:58
8	Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood	Mary J. Blige	4:17
9	Sinnerman	Gregory Porter	6:02
10	We Are Young, Gifted & Black	Common & Lalah Hathaway	3:23
11	I Put a Spell On You	Alice Smith	6:39
12	I Want a Little Sugar In My Bowl	Lisa Simone	2:56
13	Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair	Lauryn Hill	7:15
14	Wild Is the Wind	Lauryn Hill	6:44
15	African Mailman (Instrumental)	Lauryn Hill	5:14
16	I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free	Nina Simone	3:08

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