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Nina Simone-- the "High Priestess of Soul"-- is well known for her slow, simmering ballads, but she also recorded songs steeped in funk, gospel, and African tribal rhythms that pulsated across dancefloors in the post-disco era. Get ready, because RCA/Legacy Recordings is about to release a "club-friendly" set of Simone's definitive works from her RCA period (1967-74)-- as reinterpreted by various DJs and producers.

Due out on October 31, Nina Simone: Remixed & Reimagined is the first release in a series that will showcase other Legacy artists in the coming months. The Simone disc features remixes by Francois K. (U2, Depeche Mode, Mick Jagger), Tony Humphries (Janet Jackson, Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, Queen Latifah), Coldcut (Eric B. & Rakim, the Orb), Mocean Worker, Groovefinder (whose remix of "Ain't Got No / I Got Life" is a UK Top 30 hit), DJ Logic, Nickodemus, and others.

Click the links below for two extra-special mp3 downloads of Humphries' mixes of "Turn Me On" not found on the album.

Some much-needed R & R:

01 I Can't See Nobody (Daniel Y. Remix)
02 Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter 3 (Jazzeem's All Styles Remix)
03 Ain't Got No / I Got Life (Groovefinder Remix)
04 Save Me (Coldcut Remix)
05 Turn Me On (Tony Humphries Got U Turned on Dub)
06 Here Comes the Sun (Francois K. Remix)
07 Westwind (Organica Remix)
08 Go to Hell (Mowo Remix)
09 My Man's Gone Now (DJ Wally Remix)
10 The Look of Love (Madison Park vs. Lenny B. Remix)
11 O-o-oh Child (Nickodemus Remix)
12 To Love Somebody (Chris Coco Remix)
13 Obeah Woman (DJ Logic Remix)