Little Girl Blue

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Little Girl Blue is Nina Simone's debut. She recorded it in late 1957 in New York for Bethlehem Records, with bassist Jimmy Bond and drummer Tootie Heath. In a thirteen-hour session, fourteen songs were made, of which eleven made the album. She was then in her mid-twenties, still wanted to become a concert pianist and sold the rights straight away for 3,000 dollars. The album lay on the shelf for a long time and was not released until February 1959. In April she signed with Colpix.

Bethlehem then released I Loves You, Porgy as a single, and it became her first hit: number 18 in the pop chart and number 2 in the R&B chart. The album thereby also became a success. In 1987 My Baby Just Cares for Me became a big hit in Britain and Europe, and a reissue followed.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Mood Indigo4:01Apple Music ↗
2. 2Don't Smoke In Bed3:10Apple Music ↗
3. 3He Needs Me2:29Apple Music ↗
4. 4Little Girl Blue4:18Apple Music ↗
5. 5Love Me or Leave Me3:21Apple Music ↗
6. 6My Baby Just Cares for Me3:36Apple Music ↗
7. 7Good Bait5:27Apple Music ↗
8. 8Plain Gold Ring3:48Apple Music ↗
9. 9You'll Never Walk Alone3:45Apple Music ↗
10. 10I Loves You, Porgy4:10Apple Music ↗

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