{"product_id":"to-love-somebody","title":"To Love Somebody","description":"No slouch as a songwriter herself, Nina Simone ably picked a variety of compositional classics from the new rock era for her 1969 LP To Love Somebody. Opening with a beautiful, introspective version of Leonard Cohen's \"Suzanne,\" Simone shows an obvious affinity for social statements with the Byrds' \"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)\" and a trio of Dylan standards: \"I Shall Be Released,\" \"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues,\" plus a dramatic, meditative \"The Times They Are A-Changin'.\" The title track, originally a 1967 hit for the Bee Gees and one year later for the Sweet Inspirations, suffers slightly from a weak, commercial-slanted arrangement, but her lone original, the two-part \"Revolution,\" is a great blend of blues-rock and soul testifying. Among a rut of jazz vocalists making the worst of a bad situation during the late '60s, To Love Somebody is a rare success. ~ John Bush","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45306706788639,"sku":"8718469535415","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/d9181918f8cd7449000ab964883fe9a6.jpg?v=1777803578","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/to-love-somebody","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}