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Nina Simone – Pastel Blues [New Vinyl LP] Artist: Nina Simone Title: Pastel Blues Format: Vinyl LP Genre: Jazz UPC: 600753605714 Release Date: 2016 Record Label: Verve Album TracksDISC 1:1. Be My Husband2. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out3. End of the Line4. Trouble in Mind5. Tell Me More and More and Then Some6. Chilly Winds Don’t BlowDISC 2:1. Ain’t No Use2. Strange Fruit3. Sinnerman Vinyl LP pressing. Pastel Blues features „Be My Husband“ and was written by Andrew Stroud, Simone’s husband and manager at the time. She sings it a cappella with her handclapping and a hi-hat as her only accompaniment. The song was later retitled as „Be Your Husband“ and covered by Jeff Buckley on Live at Sin-é (2003). The album also features covers of Billie Holiday songs, „Tell Me More and More and Then Some“ and „Strange Fruit.“ Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist who worked in a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop. Simone’s musical style fused gospel and pop with classical music, in particular Johann Sebastian Bach, and accompanied expressive, jazz-like singing in her contralto voice.Copyright DirectToU LLC. All Rights Reserved.