Nina Simone “Wild is the Wind (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)” LP

Nina Simone’sWild Is the Wind, from March 1966, and its breathlessly engaging title track, were compiled from several recordings that were left over from sessions for previous albums for Phillips. In 2020 the album was ranked 212 onRolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.Rolling Stonesays it’s among Simone’s “most enthralling and eclectic.”

“With her dusky voice at its most commanding, Simone works her way through roadhouse soul (‘I Love Your Lovin’ Ways’) and dramatic set pieces (the melancholic ‘Lilac Wine,’ later covered by Jeff Buckley). It peaks with ‘Four Women,’ an ambitious saga of racially diverse women and their struggles, written by Simone.” –Rolling Stone

Seeking to offer definitive audiophile-grade versions of some of the most historic and best jazz records ever recorded, Verve Label Group and Universal Music Enterprises’ audiophile Acoustic Sounds vinyl reissue series utilizes the skills of top mastering engineers and the unsurpassed production craft of Quality Record Pressings. All titles are mastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on 180-gram vinyl and packaged by Stoughton Printing Co. in high-quality gatefold sleeves with tip-on jackets.

Tracklist
Side A
1. I Love Your Lovin’ Ways
2. Four Women
3. What More Can I Say
4. Lilac Wine (From “Dance Me a Song”)
5. That’s All I Ask
6. Break Down and Let It All Out
Side B
1. Why Keep On Breakin My Heart
2. Wild Is the Wind
3. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair
4. If I Should Lose You
5. Either Way I Lose