Home / Music / Arnold Maxon produced I Put a Spell on You by getting everyone drunk in the studio.Music linernotes album music nina-simoneArnold Maxon produced I Put a Spell on You by getting everyone drunk in the studio.Legend has it Maxon brought ribs and chicken into the studio and got everyone drunk, which contributed to the song’s wild, uninhibited vocal performance. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesPastel Blues hit No. 139 on the Billboard 200 and No. 8 on the R&B chartNina Simone's I Put a Spell on You sold a million copies but was banned from radioI Put a Spell on You started as a gentle ballad before Hawkins transformed itNina Simone played piano and sang on Pastel Blues with her regular bandPastel Blues was recorded over two years in New York CityExploreThe Everybodyfields were a Tennessee duo fronted by Sam Quinn and Jill AndrewsUNKLE's Psyence Fiction was a Lavelle-and-Shadow collaborationKing Crimson's Red was stripped down to just three musiciansThe Dukes of Stratosphear was XTC in psychedelic disguise — funny names includedB.E.F. was founded by two former Human League members who later formed Heaven 17Previous Bobby Womack and his band Peace wrote and performed 'Across 110th Street'Next American Garage was released as ECM 1155