This is the 1957 classic Nina Simone version of "I Loves You, Porgy" (Heyward - Gershwin) from her debut album "Little Girl Blue". The single introduced a rising star and peaked at number eighteen on Billboard. At the time Nina was hoping for a career as a classical pianist. Wikipedia: "When her debut album was released, Simone was in her mid-20s and still aspiring to be a classical concert pianist. She immediately sold the rights for the songs on this album to Bethlehem for $3,000 (US$25,446 in 2017 dollars). This deal eventually cost her royalty profits of more than a million dollars."
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I Loves You, Porgy
This is the 1957 classic Nina Simone version of "I Loves You, Porgy" (Heyward - Gershwin) from her debut album "Little Girl Blue". The single introduced a rising star and peaked at number eighteen on Billboard. At the time Nina was hoping for a career as a classical pianist. Wikipedia: "When her debut album was released, Simone was in her mid-20s and still aspiring to be a classical concert pianist. She immediately sold the rights for the songs on this album to Bethlehem for $3,000 (US$25,446 in 2017 dollars). This deal eventually cost her royalty profits of more than a million dollars."
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