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Nina Simone

Data updated on 2025-02-11 08:36:11 UTC
Nina Simone was one of the most gifted vocalists of her generation, and also one of the most eclectic. Simone was a singer, pianist, and songwriter who bent genres to her will rather than allowing herself to be confined by their boundaries; her work swung back and forth between jazz, blues, soul, classical, R&B, pop, gospel, and world music, with passion, emotional honesty, and a strong grasp of technique as the constants of her musical career.

Nina Simone was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina on February 21, 1933. Her mother, Mary Kate Waymon, was a Methodist minister, and her father, John Divine Waymon, was a handyman who moonlighted as a preacher. Eunice displayed a precocious musical talent at the age of three when she started picking out tunes on the family's piano, and a few years later she was playing piano at her mother's Sunday church services. Mary Kate worked part time as a housemaid, and when her employers heard Eunice play, they arranged for her to study with pianist Muriel Mazzanovich, who tutored Eunice in the classics, focusing on Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, and Schubert. After graduating at the top of her high school class, Eunice received a grant to study at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, and applied for enrollment at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. However, Eunice was denied admission at the Curtis Institute under mysterious circumstances, despite what was said to be a stellar audition performance; she would insist that her race was the key reason she was rejected.

Determined to support herself as a musician, Eunice applied for a job playing piano at the Midtown Bar & Grill in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1954. Eunice was told she would have to sing as well as play jazz standards and hits of the day. While she had no experience as a vocalist, Eunice faked it well enough to get the job, and she adopted the stage name Nina Simone -- Nina from a pet name her boyfriend used, and Simone from the French film star Simone Signoret. The newly christened Nina Simone was a quick study as a singer, and her unique mixture of jazz, blues, and the classics soon earned her a loyal audience. Within a few years, Simone was a headliner at nightclubs all along the East Coast, and in 1957 she came to the attention of Syd Nathan, the mercurial owner of the influential blues and country label King Records. Nathan offered Simone a contract with his jazz subsidiary, Bethlehem Records, and the two were soon butting heads as the strong-willed Simone insisted on choosing her own material. Simone won out, and in 1958, she enjoyed a major hit with her interpretation of "I Loves You Porgy" from Porgy and Bess. The single rose to the Top 20 of the pop charts, but like many of Nathan's signings, Simone did not see eye to eye with him about business details (particularly after she discovered she'd signed away her right to royalties upon receiving her advance), and by 1959 she had signed a new deal with Colpix Records.

Simone's reputation as a powerful live performer had only grown by this time, and her second album for Colpix was the first of many live recordings she would release, Nina Simone at Town Hall. Simone's live performances gave her more room to show off her classical piano influences, and her albums for Colpix reflected an intelligent taste in standards, pop songs, and supper club blues, and while she didn't enjoy another American hit on the level of "I Loves You Porgy," her recordings of "Trouble in Mind" and "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" both entered the pop charts as singles. (Simone's 7" releases for Colpix were later compiled into a collection from Rhino Records, 2018's The Colpix Singles.)

In 1964, Simone left Colpix to sign a new deal with Philips, and the move coincided with a shift in the themes of her music. While always conscious of the ongoing struggle for civil rights, Simone often avoided explicit political messages in her material; as she later wrote, "How can you take the memory of a man like Medgar Evers and reduce all that he was to three-and-a-half minutes and a simple tune?" But as the fight for racial equality became a more pressing issue in America, Simone began addressing issues of social justice in her music, penning songs such as "Mississippi Goddam," "Four Women," and "Young, Gifted and Black," the latter inspired by the work of her friend and mentor Lorraine Hansberry. Simone also enjoyed a British hit single in 1964 with "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," and while the record didn't fare as well in the United States, a year later the Animals would take the song to the pop charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Simone would next hit the British charts with her cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You," which also rose to the Top 30 in the States.

In 1967, after recording seven albums for Philips, Simone struck a new deal with RCA Records, and while her first album for her new label, Nina Simone Sings the Blues, was a straightforward collection of blues standards, her subsequent work for RCA found Simone focusing on contemporary pop, rock, and soul material, much of which dealt with topical themes and progressive philosophies (1969's To Love Somebody featured no fewer than three Bob Dylan tunes). Simone's 1968 cover of "Ain't Got No/I Got Life" (from the musical Hair) was a major chart hit in the U.K., and Simone would focus her energies on her European career when she left the United States in 1970, initially settling in Barbados and divorcing her husband and manager. Simone's exile was prompted by her increasing disillusionment with American politics, as well as her refusal to pay income taxes as a protest against U.S. involvement in Vietnam, though recording sessions and concert dates would occasionally bring her back to the United States. In 1974, Simone released her last album for RCA, It Is Finished, and spent the next several years traveling the world and playing occasional concerts; she would not return to the recording studio until 1978, when she recorded the album Baltimore at a studio in Belgium for Creed Taylor's CTI label. (That same year, Simone was arrested and charged for her non-payment of taxes from 1971 to 1973.) It would be another four years until Simone would record again, cutting Fodder on My Wings for a Swiss label in 1982.

After several more years of travel, Simone released a live album through the American VPI label, 1985's Live & Kickin, and another concert set, Let It Be Me, was issued by Verve in 1987, a year that saw Simone enjoying a major career resurgence in Europe; her 1959 recording of "My Baby Just Cares for Me" was used in a British television commercial for Chanel No. 5 perfume, and the song subsequently became a hit, rising to the Top Ten of the U.K. pop charts. In 1989, Simone was invited by Pete Townshend to sing the song "Fast Food" on his concept album The Iron Man, which also featured John Lee Hooker. Simone's autobiography I Put a Spell on You was published in 1990, and after a well-received United States concert tour, she was signed by Elektra Records, which released the album A Single Woman in 1993.

In 1995, Simone found herself in the news after she fired a gun at one of her neighbors during an argument; she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which was said to be the cause of several episodes of erratic behavior in her later years. Simone continued to perform live in Europe and the United States up until the summer of 2002, when it was discovered she had breast cancer. Simone's battle with the disease came to an end on April 21, 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, France. Only a few days earlier, Simone had received an honorary degree from the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, the same school that had rejected her in 1953. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Total plays

4.7 billion
Updated on 2025-02-11

Monthly listeners

8,975,693

Followers

3,060,565

Top Cities

  1. France
    128,073 listeners
  2. United Kingdom
    133,748 listeners
  3. Brazil
    125,258 listeners
  4. Spain
    96,720 listeners
  5. Australia
    91,581 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Feeling Good
Feeling Good
513,806,563 2:54 1965-06-01
My Baby Just Cares for Me
My Baby Just Cares for Me
222,520,643 3:39 2012-03-30
My Baby Just Cares For Me (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
My Baby Just Cares For Me (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
222,520,643 3:42 2021-06-01
My Baby Just Cares for Me (2013 - Remaster)
My Baby Just Cares for Me (2013 - Remaster)
222,520,643 3:36 2013-08-27
My Baby Just Cares For Me - Live At Vine St. Bar & Grill/1987
My Baby Just Cares For Me - Live At Vine St. Bar & Grill/1987
222,520,643 3:04 1999-01-01
My Baby Cares for Me
My Baby Cares for Me
222,520,643 3:38 2010-03-02
My Baby Just Cares
My Baby Just Cares
222,520,643 3:35 2013-09-23
My baby just cares for me
My baby just cares for me
222,520,643 3:40 2015-01-26
I Put A Spell On You
I Put A Spell On You
191,992,536 2:35 1965-06-01
I Put a Spell On You
I Put a Spell On You
191,992,536 2:34 2012-03-30
Sinnerman
Sinnerman
127,171,398 10:22 1965-10-01
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
119,965,485 3:08 1942-01-01
Baltimore
Baltimore
91,786,081 4:36 1978-01-01
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
68,811,763 2:46 1964-11-01
Here Comes the Sun
Here Comes the Sun
66,629,301 3:35 1971-01-01
Sinnerman - Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix
Sinnerman - Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix
53,436,502 4:35 2003-01-01
Ain't Got No / I Got Life
Ain't Got No / I Got Life
44,810,343 2:21 1991-08-29
Ain't Got No - I Got Life (From the musical production "Hair")
Ain't Got No - I Got Life (From the musical production "Hair")
44,810,343 2:08 1968-01-01
Ain’t Got No
Ain’t Got No
44,158,126 3:19 2020-07-17
Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles
36,262,209 4:59 1971-01-01
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
36,262,209 5:04 1991-08-29
Love Me Or Leave Me
Love Me Or Leave Me
33,801,811 4:05 1966-01-01
To Love Somebody
To Love Somebody
32,458,434 2:39 1961-01-01
Sinnerman - Sofi Tukker Remix
Sinnerman - Sofi Tukker Remix
31,551,996 3:53 2021-10-08
I Want a Little Sugar In My Bowl
I Want a Little Sugar In My Bowl
29,897,854 2:32 1967-01-01
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
29,897,854 2:30 2008-09-19
I Want a Little Sugar In my Bowl
I Want a Little Sugar In my Bowl
29,897,854 2:31 2013-05-07
Ne Me Quitte Pas
Ne Me Quitte Pas
27,050,513 3:35 1965-06-01
Lilac Wine
Lilac Wine
23,635,836 4:14 1966-09-16
Feeling Good - Austin Millz Remix
Feeling Good - Austin Millz Remix
22,114,976 2:31 2022-10-07
Take Care Of Business
Take Care Of Business
22,084,144 2:06 1965-06-01
Feeling Good - Bassnectar Remix
Feeling Good - Bassnectar Remix
21,032,877 3:46 2013-01-01
I Loves You Porgy - 2005 Remaster
I Loves You Porgy - 2005 Remaster
20,686,382 4:07 2010-10-29
I Loves You, Porgy (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
I Loves You, Porgy (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
20,686,382 4:14 2021-06-01
I Loves You, Porgy (2014 - Remaster)
I Loves You, Porgy (2014 - Remaster)
20,686,382 4:13 1959-01-01
I Loves You Porgy (2013 - Remaster)
I Loves You Porgy (2013 - Remaster)
20,686,382 4:10 2013-08-27
I Loves You, Porgy
I Loves You, Porgy
20,686,382 4:10 2019-12-20
(I Loves You) Porgy - Live at the Newport Jazz Festival
(I Loves You) Porgy - Live at the Newport Jazz Festival
20,686,382 4:05 1992-01-01
I Shall Be Released
I Shall Be Released
20,029,933 3:53 1969-01-01
Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit
19,332,022 3:29 1965-10-01
Just Like a Woman
Just Like a Woman
17,588,375 4:50 1971-01-01
The Look of Love
The Look of Love
16,722,433 2:23 1967-01-01
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
14,885,831 2:38 1965-10-01
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - 2005 Remaster
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - 2005 Remaster
14,885,831 2:41 2010-10-29
Nobody knows You When You're Down and Out
Nobody knows You When You're Down and Out
14,885,831 2:41 2023-03-03
Wild Is The Wind
Wild Is The Wind
13,982,090 6:57 1966-09-16
Wild Is the Wind
Wild Is the Wind
13,982,090 7:01 2007-01-01
My Way
My Way
13,810,833 5:15 1971-01-01
Do I Move You?
Do I Move You?
13,702,658 2:45 1967-01-01
Do I Move You - Version II
Do I Move You - Version II
13,702,658 2:17 1967-01-01
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
11,249,382 3:24 1966-09-16
Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair - Live at Town Hall; 2004 Remaster
Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair - Live at Town Hall; 2004 Remaster
11,249,382 3:33 1959-01-01
Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair - Live Version - Sept. 1959
Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair - Live Version - Sept. 1959
11,249,382 3:37 1959-01-01
Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair - Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair - Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
11,249,382 3:25 2013-05-07
Black Is the Color Of My True Love's Hair
Black Is the Color Of My True Love's Hair
11,249,382 3:30 2023-03-03
Ain't Got No - I Got Life - Single Version
Ain't Got No - I Got Life - Single Version
11,223,521 2:56 1968-01-01
Ain't Got No / I Got Life - previously unreleased alternate version
Ain't Got No / I Got Life - previously unreleased alternate version
11,223,521 2:56 2012-11-27
Suzanne
Suzanne
11,174,579 4:20 1969-01-01
Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me
11,108,889 3:23 2015-02-02
Love Me or Leave Me (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
Love Me or Leave Me (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
11,108,889 3:26 2021-06-01
Love Me or Leave Me (2013 - Remaster)
Love Me or Leave Me (2013 - Remaster)
11,108,889 3:25 2013-08-27
See-Line Woman
See-Line Woman
11,053,500 2:35 1964-11-01
Backlash Blues
Backlash Blues
10,798,339 2:29 1967-01-01
Be My Husband
Be My Husband
10,368,007 3:21 1965-10-01
Tomorrow Is My Turn
Tomorrow Is My Turn
10,238,395 2:48 1965-06-01
I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)
I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)
10,233,951 4:49 1969-01-01
Work Song
Work Song
10,120,974 3:04 1967-01-01
Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter
Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter
10,080,027 5:20 1974-01-01
Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter
Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter
10,080,027 5:15 2009-10-30
I Think It's Going To Rain Today
I Think It's Going To Rain Today
9,898,220 3:27 1998-07-28
I Think It's Going to Rain Today
I Think It's Going to Rain Today
9,898,220 3:20 1969-01-01
Mood Indigo
Mood Indigo
9,792,407 2:27 1966-01-01
Do What You Gotta Do
Do What You Gotta Do
9,675,129 2:59 1998-07-28
The Other Woman - Live at Town Hall; 2004 Remaster
The Other Woman - Live at Town Hall; 2004 Remaster
9,652,607 2:60 1959-01-01
To Be Young, Gifted and Black - Single Version
To Be Young, Gifted and Black - Single Version
8,993,213 2:51 1970-01-01
Since I Fell for You
Since I Fell for You
8,992,366 2:50 1967-01-01
Four Women
Four Women
8,927,553 4:25 1966-09-16
Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama
8,568,053 3:56 1967-01-01
Save Me
Save Me
8,431,740 3:22 1967-01-01
Plain Gold Ring (2013 - Remaster)
Plain Gold Ring (2013 - Remaster)
7,888,892 3:48 2013-08-27
Plain Gold Ring
Plain Gold Ring
7,888,892 3:53 2015-02-16
Ain't Got No / I Got Life (From the Broadway Musical, "Hair") - (Groovefinder Remix)
Ain't Got No / I Got Life (From the Broadway Musical, "Hair") - (Groovefinder Remix)
7,821,311 3:19 2006-10-31
Ain't Got No - I Got Life (From the musical production "Hair") - alternate version
Ain't Got No - I Got Life (From the musical production "Hair") - alternate version
7,821,311 3:14 2006-01-16
Ain't Got No, I Got Life - Remix / Radio Edit
Ain't Got No, I Got Life - Remix / Radio Edit
7,821,311 3:19 2008-05-26
Feeling Good - Joel Corry Remix
Feeling Good - Joel Corry Remix
7,439,715 3:09 2021-09-15
My Baby Just Cares For Me - HONNE Remix
My Baby Just Cares For Me - HONNE Remix
6,866,297 3:51 2022-01-28
If I Should Lose You
If I Should Lose You
6,680,453 3:56 1966-09-16
Trouble In Mind
Trouble In Mind
6,454,647 2:41 1965-10-01
Don't Smoke in Bed (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
Don't Smoke in Bed (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
6,382,101 3:15 2021-06-01
Don't Smoke in Bed (2013 - Remaster)
Don't Smoke in Bed (2013 - Remaster)
6,382,101 3:10 2013-08-27
Don't Smoke in Bed
Don't Smoke in Bed
6,382,101 3:11 2019-12-20
Don't Smoke In Bed
Don't Smoke In Bed
6,382,101 3:11 2023-03-03
Stars (Live at Montreux)
Stars (Live at Montreux)
6,345,352 6:37 2017-09-08
The Times They Are A-Changin' - Outtake
The Times They Are A-Changin' - Outtake
6,104,869 0:58 1993-01-01
No Woman, No Cry - Outtake
No Woman, No Cry - Outtake
6,033,639 3:16 1993-01-01
My Baby Just Cares For Me - Live At Vine St. Bar & Grill, 1987
My Baby Just Cares For Me - Live At Vine St. Bar & Grill, 1987
5,526,885 3:02 1987-01-01
Little Girl Blue - Live In New York, 1964
Little Girl Blue - Live In New York, 1964
5,499,927 2:32 1966-01-01
Don't Explain
Don't Explain
5,486,972 4:19 1966-01-01
Mississippi Goddam - Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964
Mississippi Goddam - Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964
4,948,763 4:57 1964-01-01
He Needs Me (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
He Needs Me (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
4,902,809 2:33 2021-06-01
He Needs Me (2013 - Remaster)
He Needs Me (2013 - Remaster)
4,902,809 2:32 2013-08-27
He Needs Me
He Needs Me
4,902,809 2:31 2011-03-10
Color Is A Beautiful Thing
Color Is A Beautiful Thing
4,847,319 1:04 2020-04-03
July Tree
July Tree
4,401,653 2:41 1965-06-01
Li'l Liza Jane - Live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, June 30, 1960
Li'l Liza Jane - Live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, June 30, 1960
4,337,672 4:34 1960-01-01
Little Girl Blue
Little Girl Blue
4,075,312 4:18 2014-02-21
Little Girl Blue (2013 - Remaster)
Little Girl Blue (2013 - Remaster)
4,075,312 4:18 2013-08-27
The Twelveth of Never
The Twelveth of Never
3,908,204 3:27 1964-01-01
You've Got To Learn
You've Got To Learn
3,803,010 2:41 1965-06-01
If I Should Lose You - 2003 Remaster
If I Should Lose You - 2003 Remaster
3,623,553 3:59 1993-01-01
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair - Jaffa Remix
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair - Jaffa Remix
3,496,350 4:58 2003-01-01
Tell It Like It Is
Tell It Like It Is
3,486,911 3:51 1971-01-01
Nobody's Fault But Mine - Remixed
Nobody's Fault But Mine - Remixed
3,437,138 3:01 1998-07-28
Nobody's Fault but Mine
Nobody's Fault but Mine
3,437,138 3:00 1969-01-01
I Can't See Nobody - Daniel Y. Remix
I Can't See Nobody - Daniel Y. Remix
3,414,204 3:07 2006-10-31
My Baby Just Cares For Me - The Reflex Edit
My Baby Just Cares For Me - The Reflex Edit
3,295,324 6:36 2016-06-10
My Baby Just Cares for Me - The Reflex Edit
My Baby Just Cares for Me - The Reflex Edit
3,295,324 6:35 2015-10-02
One September Day
One September Day
3,243,360 2:48 1965-06-01
Marriage Is For Old Folks
Marriage Is For Old Folks
3,126,390 3:29 1965-06-01
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free - Studio Rio Version
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free - Studio Rio Version
3,081,683 4:53 2014-05-12
Tell Me More And More And Then Some
Tell Me More And More And Then Some
3,061,129 3:08 1965-10-01
Just In Time - Live At The Village Gate; 2004 Digital Remaster
Just In Time - Live At The Village Gate; 2004 Digital Remaster
3,022,961 6:28 2004-01-01
Just in Time - Live at the Village Gate
Just in Time - Live at the Village Gate
3,022,961 6:36 1962-01-01
Turn Me On
Turn Me On
2,959,494 2:25 1967-01-01
Who Knows Where the Time Goes - Live
Who Knows Where the Time Goes - Live
2,903,830 4:58 2005-01-11
Gimme Some
Gimme Some
2,875,312 2:58 1965-06-01
My Man's Gone Now
My Man's Gone Now
2,632,936 4:16 1967-01-01
Good Bait (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
Good Bait (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
2,595,638 5:34 2021-06-01
Good Bait (2013 - Remaster)
Good Bait (2013 - Remaster)
2,595,638 5:27 2013-08-27
Good Bait
Good Bait
2,595,638 5:27 2023-03-03
O-o-h Child
O-o-h Child
2,581,522 3:15 1971-01-01
Feeling Good - Joe Claussell Remix
Feeling Good - Joe Claussell Remix
2,554,569 6:05 2002-01-01
Mood Indigo (2013 - Remaster)
Mood Indigo (2013 - Remaster)
2,530,251 4:01 2013-08-27
Mood Indigo
Mood Indigo
2,530,251 4:01 2019-12-20
You'll Never Walk Alone (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
You'll Never Walk Alone (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
2,508,942 3:49 2021-06-01
You'll Never Walk Alone (2013 - Remaster)
You'll Never Walk Alone (2013 - Remaster)
2,508,942 3:45 2013-08-27
You'll Never Walk Alone
You'll Never Walk Alone
2,508,942 3:48 2022-10-28
ユール・ネヴァー・ウォーク・アローン - Cover
ユール・ネヴァー・ウォーク・アローン - Cover
2,508,942 3:46 2020-06-26
Blues On Purpose
Blues On Purpose
2,484,706 3:17 1965-06-01
Here Comes The Sun - (Francois K. Remix)
Here Comes The Sun - (Francois K. Remix)
2,460,692 8:56 2006-10-31
See-Line Woman - Riton Remix
See-Line Woman - Riton Remix
2,437,965 4:04 2021-09-24
I Loves You Porgy - Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964
I Loves You Porgy - Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964
2,268,683 2:31 1964-01-01
The More I See You - Remastered
The More I See You - Remastered
2,201,222 2:42 1993-01-01
The Times They Are A-Changin'
The Times They Are A-Changin'
2,184,295 5:57 1969-01-01
Go to Hell
Go to Hell
2,159,676 2:48 1967-01-01
The Look of Love - (Madison Park vs. Lenny B. Remix)
The Look of Love - (Madison Park vs. Lenny B. Remix)
2,124,946 3:44 2006-10-31
The House of the Rising Sun
The House of the Rising Sun
2,080,993 3:51 1967-01-01
Isn't It a Pity
Isn't It a Pity
2,072,329 11:10 1972-01-01
Wild Is the Wind - Live at Town Hall; 2004 Remaster
Wild Is the Wind - Live at Town Hall; 2004 Remaster
2,071,131 3:38 1959-01-01
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) - Live
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) - Live
2,061,547 4:34 2007-05-14
Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is a Season) - Live in Munich, Germany - April 1969
Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is a Season) - Live in Munich, Germany - April 1969
2,061,547 4:35 1970-01-01
Mood Indigo
Mood Indigo
2,035,106 4:03 2017-01-02
Beautiful Land
Beautiful Land
2,034,031 1:54 1965-06-01
I'm Gonna Leave You
I'm Gonna Leave You
2,007,247 2:16 1967-01-01
Everything Must Change
Everything Must Change
1,968,289 3:58 1978-01-01
Stars - Live At Vine St. Bar & Grill/1987
Stars - Live At Vine St. Bar & Grill/1987
1,964,298 4:33 1987-01-01
Little Girl Blue - Maestro Remix
Little Girl Blue - Maestro Remix
1,915,631 4:37 2015-10-02
Break Down And Let It All Out
Break Down And Let It All Out
1,898,924 2:37 1966-09-16
See-Line Woman - Masters At Work Remix
See-Line Woman - Masters At Work Remix
1,898,677 10:06 2002-01-01
What More Can I Say?
What More Can I Say?
1,866,421 2:49 1966-09-16
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
1,837,325 4:04 1962-07-10
In the Dark
In the Dark
1,836,352 2:56 1967-01-01
I Am Blessed
I Am Blessed
1,830,376 2:54 1964-11-01
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
1,828,216 4:48 1969-01-01
Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter - (Jazzeem's All Styles Remix)
Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter - (Jazzeem's All Styles Remix)
1,815,946 5:23 2006-10-31
Cotton Eyed Joe - Live at Town Hall; 2004 Remaster
Cotton Eyed Joe - Live at Town Hall; 2004 Remaster
1,784,399 2:56 1959-01-01
Cotton Eyed-Joe
Cotton Eyed-Joe
1,784,399 2:51 2023-03-03
Mississippi Goddam - Live at Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY - April 1968
Mississippi Goddam - Live at Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY - April 1968
1,727,378 6:53 1968-01-01
Feeling Good - Simon Field Remix / Extended Mix
Feeling Good - Simon Field Remix / Extended Mix
1,711,509 5:21 2016-05-20
Exactly Like You - Live at Town Hall; 2004 Remaster
Exactly Like You - Live at Town Hall; 2004 Remaster
1,707,237 3:17 1959-01-01
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
1,695,408 2:03 1967-01-01
New World Coming
New World Coming
1,676,613 4:43 1971-01-01
Rich Girl
Rich Girl
1,657,511 3:11 1978-01-01
Pirate Jenny - Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964
Pirate Jenny - Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964
1,594,212 6:38 1964-01-01
That's All I Ask
That's All I Ask
1,592,649 2:28 1966-09-16
It Be's That Way Sometime
It Be's That Way Sometime
1,588,410 2:56 1967-01-01
Chilly Winds Don't Blow
Chilly Winds Don't Blow
1,542,113 4:01 1965-10-01
New World Coming - darkDARK Remix
New World Coming - darkDARK Remix
1,488,118 2:56 2020-10-09
About You
About You
1,473,530 4:04 2005-01-01
The Family
The Family
1,422,305 4:58 1978-01-01
I Loves You Porgy (From "Porgy and Bess") - Live at Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY - April 1968
I Loves You Porgy (From "Porgy and Bess") - Live at Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY - April 1968
1,388,063 3:28 1968-01-01
Take Care Of Business - Rudimental Remix
Take Care Of Business - Rudimental Remix
1,380,052 4:39 2022-02-11
African Mailman (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
African Mailman (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
1,348,403 3:12 2021-10-20
African Mailman (2014 - Remaster)
African Mailman (2014 - Remaster)
1,348,403 3:12 2018-02-09
African Mailman (12)
African Mailman (12)
1,348,403 3:08 1959-01-01
Either Way I Lose
Either Way I Lose
1,340,611 2:46 1966-09-16
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Live at Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY - April 1968
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Live at Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY - April 1968
1,322,486 4:53 1968-01-01
Take Me To The Water
Take Me To The Water
1,303,068 2:49 1967-01-01
Feeling Good - Solidisco Remix
Feeling Good - Solidisco Remix
1,291,760 4:51 2015-11-20
Mississippi Goddam
Mississippi Goddam
1,276,010 5:30 1998-07-28
Angel of the Morning
Angel of the Morning
1,275,425 3:31 1971-01-01
Day and Night
Day and Night
1,269,451 2:34 1967-01-01
Obeah Woman - (DJ Logic Remix)
Obeah Woman - (DJ Logic Remix)
1,266,027 4:57 2006-10-31
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (12)
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (12)
1,262,419 3:10 1959-01-01
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
1,262,419 3:12 2017-01-02
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
1,262,419 3:09 2013-01-01
He's Got the Whole World in his Hands
He's Got the Whole World in his Hands
1,262,419 3:09 2023-03-03
He's Got the Whole World In His Hands
He's Got the Whole World In His Hands
1,262,419 3:09 2023-05-12
O-o-h Child - (Nickodemus Remix)
O-o-h Child - (Nickodemus Remix)
1,258,048 3:33 2006-10-31
I Hold No Grudge
I Hold No Grudge
1,251,085 2:18 1967-01-01
Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You
Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You
1,241,057 3:01 1969-01-01
Feeling Good - Chris Avantgarde Remix
Feeling Good - Chris Avantgarde Remix
1,239,519 2:15 2021-02-17
Don't Smoke In Bed - Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964
Don't Smoke In Bed - Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964
1,238,205 5:28 1964-01-01
Blackbird
Blackbird
1,230,991 2:04 1966-01-01
The Pusher
The Pusher
1,222,510 5:16 1974-01-01
22nd Century
22nd Century
1,208,415 8:44 1971-01-01
I Love Your Lovin' Ways
I Love Your Lovin' Ways
1,200,834 2:36 1966-09-16
The Ballad Of Hollis Brown
The Ballad Of Hollis Brown
1,196,492 4:55 1966-01-01
Buck
Buck
1,180,856 1:51 1967-01-01
Save Me - Coldcut Remix
Save Me - Coldcut Remix
1,174,845 6:36 2006-10-31
Summertime - Live at Town Hall; 2004 Remaster
Summertime - Live at Town Hall; 2004 Remaster
1,173,451 2:46 1959-01-01
Revolution (Pts. 1 and 2)
Revolution (Pts. 1 and 2)
1,155,201 4:40 2006-01-16
Sugar In My Bowl - Live At Vine St. Bar & Grill/1987
Sugar In My Bowl - Live At Vine St. Bar & Grill/1987
1,150,176 3:16 1987-01-01
Cherish
Cherish
1,148,607 3:21 1967-01-01
My Father
My Father
1,126,478 4:54 1978-01-01
My Man's Gone Now - (DJ Wally Remix) (From the Broadway production, "Porgy and Bess")
My Man's Gone Now - (DJ Wally Remix) (From the Broadway production, "Porgy and Bess")
1,125,586 4:05 2006-10-31
Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair - Mono; Single Edit; 2017 Remaster
Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair - Mono; Single Edit; 2017 Remaster
1,113,880 3:31 2018-02-23
For All We Know (2014 - Remaster)
For All We Know (2014 - Remaster)
1,109,860 4:03 1959-01-01
For All We Know (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
For All We Know (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
1,109,860 4:06 2021-12-03
For All We Know
For All We Know
1,109,860 4:02 2022-10-28
How Long Must I Wonder
How Long Must I Wonder
1,093,066 6:18 1971-01-01
Just Say I Love Him - Remastered
Just Say I Love Him - Remastered
1,088,756 4:29 1993-01-01
Turn Me On - (Tony Humphries Got U Turned On Dub)
Turn Me On - (Tony Humphries Got U Turned On Dub)
1,057,135 7:48 2006-10-31
This Year's Kisses
This Year's Kisses
1,055,693 2:58 1966-01-01
Ain't No Use
Ain't No Use
1,042,989 3:01 1965-10-01
Forbidden Fruit - 2004 Remaster
Forbidden Fruit - 2004 Remaster
1,030,121 3:48 1961-01-01
Be My Husband - Hot Chip Remix Edit
Be My Husband - Hot Chip Remix Edit