b'Program NotescontinuedBennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus I Love Your Lovin WaysNina Simone, legendary American singer, songwriter, and Civil Rights activist, trained as a classical pianist before embarking on a storied singing career during which she released over forty albums. I Love Your Lovin Ways is the first track on the album Wild is the Wind, one of seven studio albums Simone recorded on the Philips label between 1964-67. This album, released in 1966, consists of previously unreleased material recorded for other albums in 1964-65 and in 2020 was recognized as one of Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. I Love Your Lovin Ways was written by songwriting partners Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus, one of several songs the duo wrote for Simone.Judy Collins / Nina SimoneMy FatherJudy Collins, American singer and songwriter, wrote the song My Father in April 1968 and included it on her 1968 album Who Knows Where the Time Goes. Nina Simones cover version of My Father became well-known and was included on her 1978 album Baltimore. Simone made several changes in her version, including the omission of the fourth, final verse.Cole PorterToo Darn HotCole Porter wrote Too Darn Hot for the 1948 musical Kiss Me Kate, which ran for over one thousand performances and garnered multiple Tony awards, including Best Musical and Best Composer and Lyricist for Porter. Well-known recordings of the song include those by Ella Fitzgerald, Petula Clark, and Mel Torm.princetonsymphony.org/ 16'