Complete List Of Nina Simone Songs From A to Z

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Nina Simone reached the public with a force that felt both musical and spiritual, and her earliest years in Tryon, North Carolina, shaped everything she would later bring to the stage. She began as a classical piano prodigy who trained with significant focus and discipline, eventually studying at the Juilliard School in New York City before financial limitations brought those studies to an end. That difficult moment pushed her toward performing popular music in nightclubs, where she adopted the stage name Nina Simone and began singing to keep her job. This unintended step opened the door to her recording career, which began with the 1959 album Little Girl Blue and introduced listeners to a musician who blended piano technique, vocal depth, and emotional restraint in a way that immediately stood out.

Her rise in the 1960s brought a steady flow of albums that reflected her mastery of jazz, blues, gospel, folk, and classical influences. Throughout her career, she released more than forty albums that documented her evolution as both a performer and a songwriter. Songs such as I Loves You Porgy, Mississippi Goddam, To Be Young Gifted and Black, and I Put a Spell on You became defining recordings. I Love You Porgy gave her a major early hit in 1959 and brought her national attention. Mississippi Goddam positioned her at the center of the civil rights movement and became one of the most important protest songs of its era. To Be Young, Gifted, and Black became an anthem of Black pride and identity. These songs were not simply popular recordings. They reflected the lived experiences of an artist who used music as a form of resistance and testimony.

As her career expanded internationally, Simone took on work that reached beyond the recording studio. She became one of the most visible artistic voices in the civil rights movement, performing at political events and writing music that confronted racism and injustice with clarity and conviction. Her commitment to civil rights affected her career in both positive and brutal ways, but it also shaped the respect she earned from audiences who understood the depth of what she was risking and expressing. Her activism became inseparable from her artistry because she saw music as a tool for truth-telling and transformation.

The 1970s and 1980s brought changes in her personal life and professional environment, yet she continued to record and perform with the same emotional urgency that had always defined her work. During this period she lived and performed in several countries, including Liberia, Switzerland, and France, where she eventually settled. She continued to release albums, interpret standard repertoire, and perform live concerts that demonstrated her technical command of the piano and her ability to create arrangements that were both bold and deeply expressive. Her later recordings blended jazz with modern production techniques while still preserving the emotional directness that had always anchored her music.

Honors and recognition began arriving long after the height of her recording career, reflecting a shift in how the music world viewed her contributions. She received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award and was later inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her songs have endured countless reinterpretations, and her influence has reached artists across jazz, rock, pop, R&B, and classical music. Outside of music, she left a legacy as a cultural figure who championed human rights, education, and artistic independence. The power of her catalog and the weight of her message have continued to grow over time, ensuring that her work reaches new generations and remains part of the cultural conversation. Nina Simone lived a life defined by fearless expression, unfiltered honesty, and a belief in music’s ability to change the world.

Complete List Of Nina Simone Songs From A to Z

Ain’t Got No, I Got Life – Nuff Said! – 1968
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life – Black Gold – 1970
Ain’t No Use – Pastel Blues – 1965
Angel of the Morning – Here Comes the Sun – 1971
Another Spring – Nina Simone and Piano – 1969
A Single Woman – A Single Woman – 1993
The Assignment Sequence – Black Gold – 1970
Backlash Blues – Nina Simone Sings the Blues – 1967
Backlash Blues – Nuff Said! – 1968
Backlash Blues – Live & Kickin’ – 1988
Balm in Gilead – Baltimore – 1978
Balm In Gilead – Let It Be Me – 1987
Baltimore – Baltimore – 1978
Baltimore – Let It Be Me – 1987
The Ballad of Hollis Brown – Let It All Out – 1966
Be My Husband – Pastel Blues – 1965
Be My Husband – Let It Be Me – 1987
Be My Husband – Live At Ronnie Scott’s – 1987
Beautiful Land – I Put a Spell on You – 1965
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – Nina Simone at Town Hall – 1959
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – Wild Is the Wind – 1966
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – Black Gold – 1970
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Vocal by Emile Latimer) – Black Gold – 1970
Black Swan – Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall – 1963
Blue Prelude – The Amazing Nina Simone – 1959
Blues for Mama – Nina Simone Sings the Blues – 1967
Blues on Purpose – I Put a Spell on You – 1965
Break Down and Let It All Out – Wild Is the Wind – 1966
Brown Baby – Nina at the Village Gate – 1962
Brown Eyed Handsome Man – High Priestess of Soul – 1967
Buck – Nina Simone Sings the Blues – 1967
Bye Bye Blackbird (instrumental) – Nina at the Village Gate – 1962
Can’t Get Out of This Mood – The Amazing Nina Simone – 1959
Central Park Blues (instrumental) – Little Girl Blue – 1959
Chauffeur – Let It All Out – 1966
Cherish – Silk & Soul – 1967
Children Go Where I Send You – The Amazing Nina Simone – 1959
Children Go Where I Send You – Nina at the Village Gate – 1962
Chilly Winds Don’t Blow – The Amazing Nina Simone – 1959
Chilly Winds Don’t Blow – Pastel Blues – 1965
Color Is a Beautiful Thing – Fodder on My Wings – 1982
Come Ye – High Priestess of Soul – 1967
Com’ By H’Yere – Good Lord – It Is Finished – 1974
Compensation – Nina Simone and Piano – 1969
Consummation – Silk & Soul – 1967
Cotton-Eyed Joe [Studio recording] – Nina Simone at Town Hall – 1959
Dambala – It Is Finished – 1974
Day and Night – Nina Simone Sings the Blues – 1967
The Desperate Ones – Nina Simone and Piano – 1969
Do I Move You? – Nina Simone Sings the Blues – 1967
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear from Me – Nina Simone Sings Ellington – 1962
Do What You Gotta Do – Nuff Said! – 1968
Do What You Gotta Do – Live & Kickin’ – 1988
Don’t Explain – Let It All Out – 1966
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Broadway-Blues-Ballads – 1964
Don’t Smoke in Bed – Little Girl Blue – 1959
Don’t Smoke in Bed – Nina Simone in Concert – 1964
Don’t Take All Night – Broadway-Blues-Ballads – 1964
Don’t You Pay Them No Mind – High Priestess of Soul – 1967
Either Way I Lose – Wild Is the Wind – 1966
End of the Line – Pastel Blues – 1965
Eretz Zavat Chalav U’dvash – Nina at the Village Gate – 1962
Erets Zavat Chalav – Folksy Nina – 1964
Everything Must Change – Baltimore – 1978
Everyone’s Gone to the Moon – Nina Simone and Piano – 1969
Exactly Like You – Nina Simone at Town Hall – 1959
The Folks Who Live On The Hill – A Single Woman – 1993
The Family – Baltimore – 1978
Feeling Good – I Put a Spell on You – 1965
Fine and Mellow – Nina Simone at Town Hall – 1959
Flo Me La – Nina Simone at Newport – 1960
Fodder in Her Wings – Fodder on My Wings – 1982
Fodder On Her Wings – Nina’s Back! – 1985
Fodder On My Wings – Let It Be Me – 1987
Fodder In Her Wings – Live At Ronnie Scott’s – 1987
Forget – Baltimore – 1978
For A While – Nina’s Back! – 1985
For A While – Live At Ronnie Scott’s – 1987
For Myself – Let It All Out – 1966
Forbidden Fruit – Forbidden Fruit – 1961
Four Women – Wild Is the Wind – 1966
Funkier Than A Mosquito’s Tweeter – It Is Finished – 1974
Gimme Some – I Put a Spell on You – 1965
Gin House Blues – Forbidden Fruit – 1961
Gin House Blues – Nina Simone Sings the Blues – 1967
Gin House Blues – Nuff Said! – 1968
Go God God – Live At Ronnie Scott’s – 1987
Go Hell – Silk & Soul – 1967
Go Limp – Nina Simone in Concert – 1964
Good Bait (instrumental) – Little Girl Blue – 1959
He Ain’t Comin’ Home No More – High Priestess of Soul – 1967
He Needs Me – Little Girl Blue – 1959
He Was Too Good to Me – Nina at the Village Gate – 1962
Heaven Belongs to You (Le ciel t’appartiendra) – Fodder on My Wings – 1982
Here Comes the Sun – Here Comes the Sun – 1971
Hey, Buddy Bolden – Nina Simone Sings Ellington – 1962
House of the Rising Sun – Nina at the Village Gate – 1962
The House of the Rising Sun – Nina Simone Sings the Blues – 1967
How Can I? – Broadway-Blues-Ballads – 1964
How Long Must I Wander – Here Comes the Sun – 1971
Hush Little Baby – Folksy Nina – 1964
The Human Touch – Nina Simone and Piano – 1969
I Am Blessed – Broadway-Blues-Ballads – 1964
I Can’t See Nobody – To Love Somebody – 1969
If He Changed My Name – Nina at the Village Gate – 1962
If I Should Lose You – Wild Is the Wind – 1966
If I Should Lose You – A Single Woman – 1993
If You Knew – Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall – 1963
If You Knew – Live At Ronnie Scott’s – 1987
If You Pray Right – Baltimore – 1978
If You Pray Right (Heaven Belongs To You) – Let It Be Me – 1987
I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) – Nina Simone and Piano – 1969
I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) – Nina Simone Sings Ellington – 1962
I Hold No Grudge – High Priestess of Soul – 1967
Il N’y A Pas D’Amour Heureux – A Single Woman – 1993
Il y a un baume à Gilead – Fodder on My Wings – 1982
I’ll Look Around – Forbidden Fruit – 1961
I’ll Look Around – Nina Simone and Piano – 1969
I Like the Sunrise – Nina Simone Sings Ellington – 1962
I Love My Baby – High Priestess of Soul – 1967
I Love to Love – Forbidden Fruit – 1961
I Love Your Lovin’ Ways – Wild Is the Wind – 1966
I’m Gonna Leave You – High Priestess of Soul – 1967
I’m Going Back Home – High Priestess of Soul – 1967
Images – Let It All Out – 1966
In Love in Vain – Nina Simone and Piano – 1969
In the Dark – Nina Simone Sings the Blues – 1967
In the Evening by the Moonlight – Nina Simone at Newport – 1960
In the Morning – Nuff Said! – 1968
I Sing Just To Know That I’m Alive – Fodder on My Wings – 1982
I Sing Just To Know That I’m Alive – Nina’s Back! – 1985
I Sing Just To Know That I’m Alive – Live & Kickin’ – 1988
Isn’t It a Pity – Emergency Ward – 1972
It Be’s That Way Sometime – Silk & Soul – 1967
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) – Nina Simone Sings Ellington – 1962
It Might as Well Be Spring – The Amazing Nina Simone – 1959
I Think It’s Going to Rain Today – Nina Simone and Piano – 1969
It’s Cold Out Here – Nina’s Back! – 1985
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine – Nina Simone and Piano – 1969
I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl – Nina Simone Sings the Blues – 1967
I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl – It Is Finished – 1974
I Was Just a Stupid Dog to Them – Fodder on My Wings – 1982
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free – Silk & Soul – 1967
July Tree – I Put a Spell on You – 1965
Just in Time – Nina at the Village Gate – 1962
Just Like a Woman – Here Comes the Sun – 1971
Just Like A Woman – Let It Be Me – 1987
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues – To Love Somebody – 1969
Just Say I Love Him – Forbidden Fruit – 1961
Just Say I Love Him – A Single Woman – 1993
Keeper of the Flame – High Priestess of Soul – 1967
Lass of the Low Country – Folksy Nina – 1964
Let It Be Me – Emergency Ward – 1972
Let It Be Me – It Is Finished – 1974
Liberian Calypso – Fodder on My Wings – 1982
Lilac Wine – Wild Is the Wind – 1966
Little Girl Blue – Little Girl Blue – 1959
Little Girl Blue – Let It All Out – 1966
Little Liza Jane – Nina Simone at Newport – 1960
The Look of Love – Silk & Soul – 1967
Lonesome Cities – A Single Woman – 1993
Love’s Been Good To Me – A Single Woman – 1993
Love Me or Leave Me – Little Girl Blue – 1959
Love Me or Leave Me – Let It All Out – 1966
Love o’ Love – Silk & Soul – 1967
The Man with the Horn – Nina Simone and Piano – 1969
Marriage Is for Old Folks – I Put a Spell on You – 1965
Marry Me – A Single Woman – 1993
Medley: My Sweet Lord / Today Is a Killer – Emergency Ward – 1972
Memphis in June – Forbidden Fruit – 1961
Merry Mending – Nina Simone Sings Ellington – 1962
Mississippi Goddam – Nina Simone in Concert – 1964
Mississippi Goddamn – Live At Ronnie Scott’s – 1987
Mississippi Goddamn – Live & Kickin’ – 1988
Mood Indigo – Little Girl Blue – 1959
Mood Indigo – Nina Simone Sings Ellington – 1962
Mood Indigo – Let It All Out – 1966
Moon Over Alabama – Live At Ronnie Scott’s – 1987
The More I See You – A Single Woman – 1993
Mr. Bojangles – Here Comes the Sun – 1971
Mr. Bojangles – It Is Finished – 1974
Mr Smith – Live At Ronnie Scott’s – 1987
Music for Lovers – Nina Simone and Piano – 1969
Music for Lovers – Baltimore – 1978
My Baby Just Cares for Me – Little Girl Blue – 1959
My Baby Just Cares For Me – Let It Be Me – 1987
My Baby Just Cares For Me – Live At Ronnie Scott’s – 1987
My Baby Just Cares For Me – Live & Kickin’ – 1988
My Father – Baltimore – 1978
My Man’s Gone Now – Nina Simone Sings the Blues – 1967
My Way – Here Comes the Sun – 1971
Nearer Blessed Lord – Let It All Out – 1966
Ne me quitte pas – I Put a Spell on You – 1965
New World Coming – Here Comes the Sun – 1971
Night Song – Broadway-Blues-Ballads – 1964
Nina’s Blues – Nina Simone at Newport – 1960
No Good Man – Forbidden Fruit – 1961
Nobody – Broadway-Blues-Ballads – 1964
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out – Pastel Blues – 1965
Obeah Woman – It Is Finished – 1974
O-o-h Child – Here Comes the Sun – 1971
Of This I’m Sure – Broadway-Blues-Ballads – 1964
Old Jim Crow – Nina Simone in Concert – 1964
One September Day – I Put a Spell on You – 1965
Our Love (Will See Us Through) – Broadway-Blues-Ballads – 1964
Papa, Can You Hear Me? – A Single Woman – 1993
Peace of Mind – Nuff Said! – 1968
Pirate Jenny – Nina Simone in Concert – 1964
Pirate Jenny – Live & Kickin’ – 1988
Plain Gold Ring – Little Girl Blue – 1959
Plain Gold Ring – Nina Simone in Concert – 1964
Please Read Me – Nuff Said! – 1968
Poppies – Emergency Ward – 1972
Porgy – Nina Simone at Newport – 1960
Porgy – Nina’s Back! – 1985
Porgy – Live At Ronnie Scott’s – 1987
Porgy – Live & Kickin’ – 1988
The Pusher – It Is Finished – 1974
Rags and Old Iron – Forbidden Fruit – 1961
Real Real – Nina Simone Sings the Blues – 1967
Return Home – Nina Simone at Town Hall – 1959
Revolution (Part 1) – To Love Somebody – 1969
Revolution (Part 2) – To Love Somebody – 1969
Rich Girl – Baltimore – 1978
Saratoga – Nina’s Back! – 1985
Save Me – Silk & Soul – 1967
Satin Doll (instrumental) – Nina Simone Sings Ellington – 1962
See Lime Woman – Live & Kickin’ – 1988
See Line Woman – Live At Ronnie Scott’s – 1987
See-Line Woman – Broadway-Blues-Ballads – 1964
Seems I’m Never Tired Lovin’ You – Nina Simone and Piano – 1969
Silver City Bound – Folksy Nina – 1964
Since I Fell for You – Nina Simone Sings the Blues – 1967
Sinnerman – Nina at the Village Gate – 1962
Sinnerman – Pastel Blues – 1965
Solitude – Nina Simone Sings Ellington – 1962
Solitaire – The Amazing Nina Simone – 1959
Some Say – Silk & Soul – 1967
Something to Live For – Nina Simone Sings Ellington – 1962
Something Wonderful – Broadway-Blues-Ballads – 1964
Stars – Let It Be Me – 1987
Stompin’ at the Savoy – The Amazing Nina Simone – 1959
Strange Fruit – Pastel Blues – 1965
Sugar In My Bowl – Let It Be Me – 1987
Sugar In My Bowl – Live & Kickin’ – 1988
Summertime (Part I – Instrumental) – Nina Simone at Town Hall – 1959
Summertime (Part II – Vocal) – Nina Simone at Town Hall – 1959
Sunday in Savannah – Nuff Said! – 1968
Suzanne – To Love Somebody – 1969
Take Care of Business – I Put a Spell on You – 1965
Take Me to the Water – High Priestess of Soul – 1967
Take My Hand, Precious Lord – Nuff Said! – 1968
Tell Me More and More and Then Some – Pastel Blues – 1965
Thandewye – Fodder on My Wings – 1982
That’s All I Ask – Wild Is the Wind – 1966
That’s All I Want from You – Baltimore – 1978
That’s Him Over There – The Amazing Nina Simone – 1959
The Gal from Joe’s – Nina Simone Sings Ellington – 1962
The Gal from Joe’s – Let It All Out – 1966
The Gal from Joe’s – High Priestess of Soul – 1967
The Last Rose of Summer – Broadway-Blues-Ballads – 1964
The Laziest Gal in Town – Broadway-Blues-Ballads – 1964
The Other Woman [Studio recording] – Nina Simone at Town Hall – 1959
The Other Woman – Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall – 1963
The Other Woman – Let It All Out – 1966
The Other Woman – Live At Ronnie Scott’s – 1987
The Other Woman – Live & Kickin’ – 1988
There Is No Returning (Le peuple en Suisse) – Fodder on My Wings – 1982
This Year’s Kisses – Let It All Out – 1966
Theme From Middle of the Night – The Amazing Nina Simone – 1959
Theme from Samson and Delilah (Instrumental) – Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall – 1963
Theme from Sayonara (Instrumental) – Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall – 1963
The Times They Are a-Changin’ – To Love Somebody – 1969
The Twelfth of Never – Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall – 1963
The Twelfth of Never – Folksy Nina – 1964
The Young Knight – Folksy Nina – 1964
To Be Young, Gifted and Black – Black Gold – 1970
To Love Somebody – To Love Somebody – 1969
Tomorrow Is My Turn – I Put a Spell on You – 1965
Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More) – The Amazing Nina Simone – 1959
Touching And Caring – Nina’s Back! – 1985
Trouble in Mind – Nina Simone at Newport – 1960
Trouble in Mind – Pastel Blues – 1965
Turn Me On – Silk & Soul – 1967
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) – To Love Somebody – 1969
Turning Point – Silk & Soul – 1967
Under the Lowest – Nina Simone at Town Hall – 1959
Vanetihu – Folksy Nina – 1964
Vaynikehu – Nina at the Village Gate – 1962
Vous êtes seul, mais je désire être avec vous – Fodder on My Wings – 1982
What More Can I Say – Wild Is the Wind – 1966
When I Was a Young Girl – Folksy Nina – 1964
Where Can I Go Without You? – Forbidden Fruit – 1961
Westwind – Black Gold – 1970
Who Am I? – Nina Simone and Piano – 1969
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? – Black Gold – 1970
Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) – Nuff Said! – 1968
Why Keep On Breaking My Heart – Wild Is the Wind – 1966
Why Must Your Love Well Be So Dry – Silk & Soul – 1967
Willow Weep for Me – The Amazing Nina Simone – 1959
Wild Is the Wind [Studio recording] – Nina Simone at Town Hall – 1959
Wild Is the Wind – Wild Is the Wind – 1966
Will I Find My Love Today – Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall – 1963
Work Song – Forbidden Fruit – 1961
Work Song – High Priestess of Soul – 1967
I Loves You, Porgy – Little Girl Blue – 1959
I Loves You, Porgy – Nina Simone in Concert – 1964
I Loves You, Porgy – Nuff Said! – 1968
I Loves You, Porgy – Live At Ronnie Scott’s – 1987
I Shall Be Released – To Love Somebody – 1969
You Better Know It – Nina Simone Sings Ellington – 1962
You Can Have Him – Nina Simone at Town Hall – 1959
You Can Sing a Rainbow – Folksy Nina – 1964
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Nina Simone at Newport – 1960
You’ve Got to Learn – I Put a Spell on You – 1965
You’ll Never Walk Alone (instrumental) – Little Girl Blue – 1959
You’ll Never Walk Alone – Nina at the Village Gate – 1962
You’ve Been Gone Too Long – The Amazing Nina Simone – 1959
You Must Have Another Lover – Nina’s Back! – 1985
You Took My Teeth – Live & Kickin’ – 1988
Zungo – Nina at the Village Gate – 1962

Albums

Little Girl Blue (1959)

Little Girl Blue Nina Simone Deluxe Version [Vinyl]

The Amazing Nina Simone (1959)

Nina Simone at Town Hall (Live and studio) (1959)

Nina Simone at Newport (Live) (1960)

Forbidden Fruit (1961)

Nina at the Village Gate (Live) (1962)

At Village Gate [180-Gram Blue Colored Vinyl With Bonus Tracks]

Nina Simone Sings Ellington (1962)

Nina Simone Sings Ellington / Nina Simone At Newport

Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall (Live) (1963)

Folksy Nina (Live) (1964)

Nina Simone "Folksy Nina" On the Colpix Label. CP 465.

Nina Simone in Concert (Live) (1964)

Nina Simone In Concert (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)[LP]

Broadway-Blues-Ballads (1964)

I Put a Spell on You (1965)

Pastel Blues (1965)

Let It All Out (Live and studio) (1966)

Let It All Out: Selected Singles 1961-1972

Wild Is the Wind (1966)

Wild Is The Wind (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)[LP]

High Priestess of Soul (1967)

Nina Simone Sings the Blues (1967)

Silk & Soul (1967)

‘Nuff Said! (Live and studio) (1968)

Nina Simone and Piano (1969)

To Love Somebody (1969)

Black Gold (Live) (1970)

Here Comes the Sun (1971)

Emergency Ward (Live and studio) (1972)

It Is Finished (Live) (1974)

Baltimore (1978)

Fodder on My Wings (1982)

Nina’s Back (1985)

Live & Kickin (Live) (1985)

Let It Be Me (Live) (1987)

Let It Be Me by Nina Simone (2009-01-27)

Live at Ronnie Scott’s (Live) (1987)

A Single Woman (1993)

A Single Woman: The Complete Elektra Recordings

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