 The following single , a rendition of the Bee <unk> 's " To Love Somebody " , also reached the UK Top 10 in 1969 . " The House of the Rising Sun " was featured on Nina Simone Sings the Blues in 1967 , but Simone had recorded the song in 1961 and it was featured on Nina at the Village Gate ( 1962 ) , <unk> the versions by Dave Van Ronk and Bob Dylan . It was later covered by The Animals , for whom it became a signature hit . 
