Pastel Blues
| Pastel Blues | ||||
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| Released | October 1, 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1964–1965 | |||
| Length | 35:02 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Producer | Hal Mooney | |||
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Pastel Blues is a studio album by American singer Nina Simone, released in October 1, 1965, by Philips Records.
The album was recorded in 1964 and 1965 in New York City and peaked at number 139 on the Billboard 200 chart, as well as number 8 on the Hot R&B LPs chart. The album was re-issued in November 2020 by Verve and Universal Music Enterprises as part of their "audiophile-grade" Acoustic Sounds series.
In 2017, Pitchfork placed the album at number 21 on its list of the best albums of the 1960s.