A number of singers will salute legendary singer-activist Nina Simone with a special tribute album.
Due on July 10, Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone will serve as the soundtrack for the Netflix documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone?, due June 26. The tribute album will consist of 16 memorable songs from the bluesy songstress.
Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Jazmine Sullivan, Robert Glasper, Grace, Andra Day and Simone’s daughter Lisa, among others, will be a part of the album. Hill recorded six songs for the compilation album including the lead single “Feeling Good.”
The documentary will include rare concert footage and her most memorable songs, along with diaries, letters and interviews with Nina’s daughter, friends and collaborators, to tell the story of this beloved singer and black power icon.
Stream “Feeling Good” by Lauryn Hill below.
Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone Track List:
1. Lisa Simone – “Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Intro)”
2. Ms. Lauryn Hill – “Feeling Good”
3. Ms. Lauryn Hill – “I’ve Got Life” – Ms. Lauryn Hill
4. Ms. Lauryn Hill – “Ne Me Quitte Pas” – Ms. Lauryn Hill
5. Jazmine Sullivan “Baltimore”
6. Grace – “Love Me or Leave Me”
7. Usher – “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
8. Mary J. Blige – “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”
9. Gregory Porter – “Sinnerman”
10. Common & Lalah Hathaway – “YG&B”
11. Alice Smith – “I Put A Spell On You”
12. Lisa Simone – “I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl”
13. Ms. Lauryn Hill – “Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair”
14. Ms. Lauryn Hill – “Wild Is The Wind”
15. Ms. Lauryn Hill – “African Mailman”
16. Nina Simone – “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free”
(Source: Rolling Stone)
