Re: Album of the day (#7451): Pastel Blues by Nina Simone

DommeDamian — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:08:53 GMT

Author: DommeDamian

Posted: 09/20/2026 21:08

I agree with HoldenM. Sinnerman is just....

Re: Album of the day (#7451): Pastel Blues by Nina Simone

HoldenM — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:54:57 GMT

Author: HoldenM

Posted: 09/18/2026 03:54

One of the best ever to do it.

Track picks
1. Be My Husband
3. End Of The Line
4. Trouble In Mind
8. Strange Fruit
9. Sinnerman

Album of the day (#7451): Pastel Blues by Nina Simone

BestEverAlbums — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:00:26 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 09/17/2026 20:00

Today's album of the day

Pastel Blues by Nina Simone (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1965.
Country:
Nina Simone discography rank: 1 (out of 48 listed on BEA)
1965 rank: 7
1960s rank: 68
Overall rank: 546
Average rating: 82/100 (from 379 votes).

Tracks:
1. Be My Husband
2. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
3. End Of The Line
4. Trouble In Mind
5. Tell Me More And More And Then Some
6. Chilly Winds Don't Blow
7. Ain't No Use
8. Strange Fruit
9. Sinnerman

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"I'm surprised this isn't ranked higher. A terrific record where every track is killer, an extreme rarity in the pre-Pet Sounds/Revolver music landscape. Sinnerman is the obvious highlight, a truly incredible and moving epic."
- @flamingyesdept (Rating: 90/100)
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"I was brought to Nina Simone by two sources: an ex-girlfriend who put Jeff Buckley's cover of Simone's lurching, offbeat a capella tune "Be My Husband" on a beloved playlist, and the scene at the end of the movie Before Sunset when Ethan Hawke's character, Jesse, puts on a live Nina Simone CD belonging to Julie Delpy's character Celine in her apartment. The film ends with her doing a sexy impression of Nina as the camera fades out. Just a lovely scene--and revealing about what Makes Nina Simone's brand of jazz-infused soul so luminous and beautiful."
- @buzzdainer (Rating: 95/100)
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Re: Album of the day (#7451): Pastel Blues by Nina Simone

Re: Album of the day (#7451): Pastel Blues by Nina Simone

Album of the day (#7451): Pastel Blues by Nina Simone