I Put a Spell on You (album)

I Put a Spell on You
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Studio album by Nina Simone
Released	June 1965
Recorded	New York City January 1965
Genre	Vocal Jazz Blues Pop
Length	34:21
Label	Philips
Producer	Hal Mooney
Nina Simone chronology
Broadway-Blues-Ballads (1964)Broadway-Blues-Ballads1964 I Put a Spell on You (1965) Pastel Blues (1965)Pastel Blues1965

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I Put a Spell on You is a 1965 album by Jazz singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone for Philips Records. It features some of Simone's best known songs.

Information about songs on this album

• "I Put a Spell on You", a song originally by Screamin' Jay Hawkins. The original version gave the song an ironic theme, but Simone transformed it into a thrilling love song, complete with horns and strings. It had become one of her most well known songs. She used the title for her autobiography I Put A Spell On You (1992). The Beatles drew inspiration from the song for their song "Michelle".
• "Tomorrow Is My Turn", an English translation of a French song by Charles Aznavour.
• "Ne me quitte pas", a rendition of the song by Jacques Brel. It became one of her live repertoire standards.
• "Feeling Good": Simone's version of this Broadway song, which has been covered by many artists including Muse and Michael Bublé. A sample of the song also featured on Mary J. Blige's song "About You" on the album The Breakthrough (2006).

Track listing

1. "I Put a Spell on You" (Jalacy Hawkins) – 2:34
2. "Tomorrow Is My Turn" (Charles Aznavour, Marcel Stellman, Yves Stéphane) – 2:48
3. "Ne me quitte pas" (Jacques Brel) – 3:34
4. "Marriage is for Old Folks" (Leon Carr, Earl Shuman) – 3:29
5. "July Tree" (Irma Jurist, Eve Merriam) – 2:41
6. "Gimme Some" (Andy Stroud) – 2:57
7. "Feeling Good" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 2:53
8. "One September Day" (Rudy Stevenson) – 2:48
9. "Blues on Purpose" (instrumental) (Rudy Stevenson) – 3:16
10. "Beautiful Land" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 1:54
11. "You've Got to Learn" (Charles Aznavour, Marcel Stellman) – 2:41
12. "Take Care of Business" (Andy Stroud) – 2:03

Charts

Chart 1965	Peak position
Billboard 200	99
UK	18