Compilation of rare tracks from the initial stages of Nina Simone's career. Among the treasures are her seldom-heard earliest recordings, made in Atlantic City in 1956, as well as four singles waxed for Colpix, and various live recordings from the same period.
1) I Loves You Porgy (5.11)
2) Since My Lover Has Gone (3.53)
3) Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair (3.40)
4) Lovin' Woman (2.21)
5) Baubles, Bangles and Beads (3.20)
6) Since My Lover Has Gone #2 (2.48)
7) If Only for Tonight (3.05)
8) Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (2.44)
9) Come On Back, Jack (2.19)
10) I Love to Love (5.25)
11) Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out #2 (7.58)
12) I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (2.46)
13) Strange Fruit (3.27)