The Real... Nina Simone (The Ultimate Nina Simone Collection)

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Tracklist

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1Ain’t Got No / I Got Life
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1968-06-24)
drums (drum set) and timpani:
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
electric bass guitar:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-06-24)
guitar:
Eric Gale (on 1968-06-24), Carl Lynch (on 1968-06-24) and Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-24)
organ:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1968-06-24)
percussion, tambourine and vibraphone:
Specs Powell (on 1968-06-24)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1968-06-24) and Nina Simone (on 1968-06-24)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (on 1968-06-24)
trumpet:
Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-06-24), Harold Johnson (US jazz trumpeter aka "Money") (on 1968-06-24) and Joe Shepley (on 1968-06-24)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-24)
vocals:
Nina Simone
conductor:
Horace Ott (on 1968-06-24)
arranger:
Horace Ott
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-06-24)
cover recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (on 1968-06-24)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI U Catalog (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
medley of:
I Got Life (from “Hair”)
medley of:
Ain’t Got No (from “Hair”)
12:58
2In the Dark
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1967-01-05) and Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1967-01-05)
producer:
Danny Davis (country music band leader, trumpeter, singer, producer, and best known as the founder and leader of the Nashville Brass)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-01-05)
cover recording of:
Romance in the Dark
writer:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Auteur, Big Bill Broonzy, Bud Green and Gertrude Niesen
3.52:54
3Do I Move You?
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1966-12-19) and Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1966-12-19)
producer:
Danny Davis (country music band leader, trumpeter, singer, producer, and best known as the founder and leader of the Nashville Brass)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1966-12-19)
recording of:
Do I Move You? (on 1966-12-19)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Filmtrax Mogull (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
42:46
4Since I Fell for You
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1967-01-05) and Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1967-01-05)
producer:
Danny Davis (country music band leader, trumpeter, singer, producer, and best known as the founder and leader of the Nashville Brass)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-01-05)
cover recording of:
Since I Fell for You (on 1967-01-05)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Johnson (in 1945)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (ended) and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3.52:49
5My Man’s Gone Now
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1967-01-05) and Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1967-01-05)
producer:
Danny Davis (country music band leader, trumpeter, singer, producer, and best known as the founder and leader of the Nashville Brass)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-01-05)
cover recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings) (on 1967-01-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now”
2.354:16
6Go to Hell
cover recording of:
Go to Hell (on 1967-06-21)
writer:
Morris Bailey (Philadelphia-based composer, producer, saxophonist)
32:48
7It Be’s That Way Sometime
recording of:
It Be’s That Way Sometime
composer:
Sam Waymon
22:57
8Turn Me On
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Turn Me On (on 1967-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
publisher:
Loudermilk Music, Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-09)
3.52:29
9Do What You Gotta Do
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1968-06-24)
artist & repertoire support:
Tom Berman
producer:
Joe René
drums (drum set) and timpani:
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
electric bass guitar:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-06-24)
guitar:
Eric Gale (on 1968-06-24), Carl Lynch (on 1968-06-24) and Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-24)
organ:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1968-06-24)
percussion, tambourine and vibraphone:
Specs Powell (on 1968-06-24)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1968-06-24) and Nina Simone (on 1968-06-24)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (on 1968-06-24)
trumpet:
Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-06-24), Harold Johnson (US jazz trumpeter aka "Money") (on 1968-06-24) and Joe Shepley (on 1968-06-24)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-24)
conductor:
Horace Ott (on 1968-06-24)
arranger:
Horace Ott
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-06-24)
edit of:
Do What You Gotta Do (1968 version, full length) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Do What You Gotta Do (on 1968-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Hazel O’Connor and Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Jonathan Three Music Co., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sosahamu Music Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
33:01
10To Love Somebody
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Mike Moran (American engineer, associated with RCA)
producer:
Danny Davis (country music band leader, trumpeter, singer, producer, and best known as the founder and leader of the Nashville Brass)
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (in 1967)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1967)
conductor:
Jimmy Wisner
arranger:
Jimmy Wisner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1969)
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-12-20)
cover recording of:
To Love Somebody (on 1967-12-20)
written in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1967)
writer:
Barry Gibb (in 1967) and Robin Gibb (in 1967)
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Nemperor, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
part of:
50/50
3.852:39
11In the Morning
recording engineer:
Edwin Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1968-05-13)
producer:
Joe René
bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Buck Clarke (on 1968-05-13)
electric guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1968-05-13)
organ:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-05-13)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-05-13)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-05-13)
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-05-13)
cover recording of:
In the Morning (aka “Morning of My Life”) (on 1968-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
Barry Gibb (in 1965)
publisher:
Bramsdene Music Corporation, Campbell Connelly, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Connelly Musikverlag, Gibb Brothers Music, Norman Whiteley Ltd., Penjane Music (Australia) Pty. Limited and Plymouth Music Co., Inc.
12:43
12I Can’t See Nobody
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Mike Moran (American engineer, associated with RCA)
producer:
Danny Davis (country music band leader, trumpeter, singer, producer, and best known as the founder and leader of the Nashville Brass)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
conductor:
Jimmy Wisner
arranger:
Jimmy Wisner
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
I Can’t See Nobody
written in:
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
writer:
Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Gibb Brothers Music
23:15
13The Turning Point
recording of:
Turning Point
lyricist and composer:
Martha Holmes (vocalist)
2.352:02
14Westwind (live)
bongos:
Don Alias (on 1969-10-26)
congas:
Jumma Santos (on 1969-10-26)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-10-26)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-10-26)
edit of:
Westwind (live, 1969‐10‐26: Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
West Wind (on 1969-10-26)
writer:
William Salter and Caiphus Semenya (South African musician and composer)
publisher:
Editions ESPERANCE
8:48
15Sunday in Savannah (live)
producer:
Joe René
drums (drum set):
Buck Clarke (on 1968-04-07)
electric bass guitar:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-04-07)
electric guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1968-04-07)
organ:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-04-07)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-04-07)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-04-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1968)
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
live cover recording of:
Sunday in Savannah (on 1968-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Hugh M. MacKay
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
part of:
Martin Luther King Suite
6:02
16Backlash Blues (live)
recorded at:
Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, New York, United States (on 1968-04-07)
live recording of:
Backlash Blues (on 1968-04-07)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Filmtrax-Mogul (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Rolls Royce Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
23:34
17Mississippi Goddam (live)
producer:
Joe René
drums (drum set):
Buck Clarke (on 1968-04-07)
electric bass guitar:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-04-07)
electric guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1968-04-07)
organ:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-04-07)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-04-07)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-04-07)
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, New York, United States (on 1968-04-07)
edit of:
Mississippi Goddam (live, 1968‐04‐07: Westbury Music Fair, Long Island, NY, USA) by Nina Simone
live recording of:
Mississippi Goddam (on 1968-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (LDN) Ltd. and Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Martin Luther King Suite
25:32
18Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1968-04-07)
producer:
Joe René
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-04-07)
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, New York, United States (on 1968-04-07)
edit of:
Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (live, 1968‐04‐07: Westbury Music Fair, Long Island, NY, USA, unabridged version) by Nina Simone
live recording of:
Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (on 1968-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist)
dedicated to:
Dr. Martin Luther King (group)
publisher:
Ninandy Music Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Martin Luther King Suite
55:45
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1I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
producer:
Danny Davis (country music band leader, trumpeter, singer, producer, and best known as the founder and leader of the Nashville Brass)
mixer:
Mark Hartry
vocals:
Nina Simone
conductor:
Sammy Lowe (trumpeter, arranger and conductor)
arranger:
Sammy Lowe (trumpeter, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-06-15)
part of:
CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World
cover recording of:
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (on 1967-06-15)
writer:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist) and Richard Lamb
publisher:
Duane Music Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
43:09
2The Look of Love
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1967-06-15)
producer:
Danny Davis (country music band leader, trumpeter, singer, producer, and best known as the founder and leader of the Nashville Brass)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1967-06-15)
electric bass guitar:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1967-06-15)
electric guitar:
Eric Gale (on 1967-06-15) and Rudy Stevenson (on 1967-06-15)
harpsichord and piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1967-06-15)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1967-06-15)
conductor:
Sammy Lowe (trumpeter, arranger and conductor) (on 1969-06-15)
arranger:
Sammy Lowe (trumpeter, arranger and conductor)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-06-15)
cover recording of:
The Look of Love (on 1967-06-15)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 40th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
32:23
3To Be Young, Gifted and Black
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (from 1969-08-25 until 1969-08-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1969)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (from 1969-08-25 until 1969-08-26)
recording of:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (from 1969-08-25 until 1969-08-26)
lyricist:
Weldon Irvine
composer:
Nina Simone
32:51
4Revolution (Part 1 & 2) Medley
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (in 1969-01) and Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (in 1969-01)
electric bass guitar:
Gene A Perla (in 1969-01)
guitar:
Ernest Calabria (in 1969-01), Eric Gale (in 1969-01), Al Schackman (in 1969-01) and Stuart Scharf (in 1969-01)
percussion:
Don Alias (in 1969-01)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (in 1969-01)
compilation of:
Revolution, Part 1 by Nina Simone and Revolution, Part 2 by Nina Simone
recording of:
Revolution (Nina Simone song) (in 1969-01)
writer:
Weldon Irvine and Nina Simone
is based on:
Revolution (Beatles song)
2.54:41
5Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Mike Moran (American engineer, associated with RCA)
bass [Fender bass] and electric bass guitar:
Gene A Perla
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Charles D. Alias
guitar:
Al Schackman
organ:
Weldon J. Irvine, Jr.
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
background vocals and background vocals [vocalist]:
Virdia Crawford and Doris Willingham
conductor:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-04-22)
cover recording of:
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) (on 1969-04-22)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1959)
publisher:
Melody Trails and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
23:41
6The Times They Are A‐Changin’
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Mike Moran (American engineer, associated with RCA)
bass [Fender bass] and electric bass guitar:
Gene A Perla
drums (drum set) and timpani:
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
guitar:
Al Schackman
organ:
Weldon J. Irvine, Jr.
percussion:
Charles D. Alias
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
background vocals and background vocals [vocalist]:
Virdia Crawford and Doris Willingham
conductor:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-01-13)
cover recording of:
The Times They Are A‐Changin’ (on 1969-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
35:56
7I Shall Be Released
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Mike Moran (American engineer, associated with RCA)
bass [Fender bass] and electric bass guitar:
Gene A Perla
drums (drum set):
Don Alias
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Charles D. Alias
guitar:
Al Schackman
organ:
Weldon J. Irvine, Jr.
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
background vocals and background vocals [vocalist]:
Virdia Crawford and Doris Willingham
conductor:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1969)
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States
edit of:
I Shall Be Released ('To Love Somebody' album version, with Nina Simone talking in the studio at the beginning) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
I Shall Be Released (original lyrics) (from 1967-01-08 until 1967-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Dwarf Music (from 1967 to present)
3.254:02
8Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Mike Moran (American engineer, associated with RCA)
bass [Fender bass]:
Gene A Perla
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Charles D. Alias
guitar:
Al Schackman and Stuart Scharf
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
background vocals:
Virdia Crawford and Doris Willingham
conductor:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-01-08)
cover recording of:
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (on 1969-01-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
2.354:50
9Just Like a Woman
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-02-12)
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
conductor:
Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-12)
cover recording of:
Just Like a Woman
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-11-25)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), M. Witmark & Sons and Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
54:52
10Suzanne (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1969-10-26)
bongos:
Don Alias (on 1969-10-26)
congas:
Jumma Santos (on 1969-10-26)
guitar:
Emile Latimer (on 1969-10-26) and Tommy Smith (guitar) (on 1969-10-26)
organ:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-10-26)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-10-26)
arranger:
Nina Simone
edit of:
Suzanne (live, 1969‐10‐26: Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen) (on 1969-10-26)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) (in 1966)
composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Project 7 Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Stranger Music Inc. and Writers Workshop Ltd.
5:05
11Who Knows Where the Time Goes (live)
guitar:
Emile Latimer (on 1969-10-26)
organ:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-10-26)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1969-10-26)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-10-26)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-10-26)
edit of:
Who Knows Where the Time Goes (live, 1969‐10‐26: Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (on 1969-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Sandy Denny
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Strawberry Music (Strawbs) and Winckler Musikforlag
15:00
12Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (live)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1969-10-26)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-10-26)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-10-26)
edit of:
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (live, 1969‐10‐26: Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Arranged by Nina Simone) (on 1969-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
arrangement of:
Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)
3:24
13I Think It’s Going to Rain Today (live)
engineered in:
Europe (in 1969-04)
producer:
Gene A Perla
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (on 1969-04-09)
electric bass guitar:
Gene A Perla (on 1969-04-09)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1969-04-09)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1969-04-09)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-04-09)
recorded at:
Bavaria TV Studios in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1969-04-09)
live cover recording of:
I Think It’s Going to Rain Today (on 1969-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), January Music Corp., Warner/Chappell North America and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1966)
translated version of:
Ik denk dat niemand mij morgen mist
34:45
14I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-09-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-09-16)
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-09-16)
cover recording of:
I Get Along Without You Very Well (on 1968-09-16)
lyricist:
Jane Brown Thompson
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1939)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP) and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2.754:54
15Compassion (A/K/A Compensation)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-10-01)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-10-01)
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-10-01)
recording of:
Compensation (on 1968-10-01)
writer:
Paul Laurence Dunbar and Nina Simone
3.651:37
16Seems I’m Never Tired Lovin’ You
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-10-01)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-10-01)
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-10-01)
cover recording of:
Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You (on 1968-10-01)
writer:
Carolyn Franklin and Shannon Stephens
33:02
17Nobody’s Fault but Mine
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-09-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-09-16)
arranger:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1969)
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-09-16)
cover recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song) (on 1968-09-16)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Filmtrax Mogull (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.53:00
18Everyone’s Gone to the Moon
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-09-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-09-16)
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-09-16)
cover recording of:
Everyone’s Gone to the Moon (on 1968-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Jonathan King (in 1965)
53:08
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1Here Comes the Sun
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-02-17)
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
conductor:
Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-17)
edit of:
Here Comes the Sun by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Here Comes the Sun
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Reprise
4.353:36
2Angel of the Morning
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-02-17)
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
conductor:
Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-17)
cover recording of:
Angel of the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
April Music, EMI Blackwood, EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
3.353:33
3New World Coming
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-02-17)
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
conductor:
Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-17)
edit of:
New World Coming (studio recording, unedited with full intro) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
New World Coming
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
44:50
4O‐O‐H‐Child
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-02-09)
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
conductor:
Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-09)
cover recording of:
O‐o‐h Child
lyricist and composer:
Stan Vincent (1960s/70s pop songwriter)
publisher:
Flamingo Music, Kama Sutra Music Inc. (USA branch), Stan Vincent Music, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
43:19
5Tell It Like It Is
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
conductor:
Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1971)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (in 1971-02)
cover recording of:
Tell It Like It Is
writer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Lee Diamond
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Olrap Publishing Co., Inc.
3.353:52
6No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
engineer:
Edwin Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
bongos:
Don Alias (on 1969-10-26)
congas:
Jumma Santos (on 1969-10-26)
guitar:
Emile Latimer (on 1969-10-26) and Tommy Smith (guitar) (on 1969-10-26)
organ:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-10-26)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-10-26)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (on 1969-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Richie Havens
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Nicklewhistle Music
4:51
7Save Me (live)
engineered in:
Europe (in 1969-04)
producer:
Gene A Perla
congas and percussion:
Emedin Rivera (on 1969-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (on 1969-04-09)
electric bass guitar:
Gene A Perla (on 1969-04-09)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1969-04-09)
organ:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-04-09)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1969-04-09)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-04-09)
recorded at:
Bavaria TV Studios in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1969-04-09)
live cover recording of:
Save Me (Aretha Franklin song) (on 1969-04-09)
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin and Curtis Ousley
publisher:
Kilynn Music and Pronto Music (publisher)
2.53:35
8The Other Woman (live)
engineered in:
Europe (on 1969-04-09)
producer:
Gene A Perla
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (on 1969-04-09)
electric bass guitar:
Gene A Perla (on 1969-04-09)
electric guitar and guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1969-04-09)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-04-09)
choir vocals:
Gina Rothchild (on 1969-04-09) and Doris Willingham (on 1969-04-09)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-04-09)
recorded at:
Bavaria TV Studios in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1969-04-09)
live cover recording of:
The Other Woman (on 1969-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
6:04
9Tanywey
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-02-09)
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
conductor:
Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-09)
2.53:27
10I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
executive producer:
Bruce Somerfeld
producer:
Nina Simone
acoustic guitar, bass, classical guitar [Spanish guitar] and sitar:
Avram Schackman
other instruments [Guinee Kuna], other instruments [Madagascar harp], other instruments [Mama-Likembi] and other instruments [Tal Viha]:
Nadi Qamar (American jazz pianist and ethnomusicologist.)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-28)
live recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version) (on 1973-06-28)
writer:
James “Tim” Brymn, Nina Simone, Dally Small and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
arranger:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
version of:
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Bessie Smith's version)
5:47
11Funkier Than a Mosquito’s Tweeter (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-06-24)
executive producer:
Bruce Somerfeld
producer:
Nina Simone
bass:
Gene A Perla (on 1971-06-24)
guitar:
David Spinozza (on 1971-06-24)
other instruments [Guinee Kuna], other instruments [Madagascar harp], other instruments [Mama-Likembi] and other instruments [Tal Viha]:
Nadi Qamar (American jazz pianist and ethnomusicologist.) (on 1971-06-24)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1971-06-24)
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-06-24)
edit of:
Funkier Than a Mosquito’s Tweeter (‘It Is Finished’ recording without the added applause) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter (on 1971-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Aillene Bullock
publisher:
United Artists Musikverlag (publisher) (in 1970)
2.755:17
12Let It Be Me (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-11-18)
producer:
Weldon Irvine
organ:
Sam Waymon (on 1971-11-18)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1971-11-18)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1971-11-18) and Sam Waymon (on 1971-11-18)
recorded at:
Fort Dix in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States (on 1971-11-18)
live cover recording of:
Let It Be Me (on 1971-11-18)
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
translator:
Mann Curtis
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing France, EMA-Suisse, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Je t’appartiens
5:02
13Poppies (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
producer:
Pete Spargo
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (from 1972-02-01 until 1972-02-10)
recording of:
Poppies
writer:
Lennie Bleecher and Jeremy Wind (Charles Stewart Richey)
24:46
14The Pusher (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
executive producer:
Bruce Somerfeld
producer:
Nina Simone
acoustic guitar, bass, classical guitar [Spanish guitar] and sitar:
Avram Schackman
other instruments [Guinee Kuna], other instruments [Madagascar harp], other instruments [Mama-Likembi] and other instruments [Tal Viha]:
Nadi Qamar (American jazz pianist and ethnomusicologist.)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-06-24)
cover recording of:
The Pusher (on 1971-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Hoyt Axton
publisher:
Lady Jane Music, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
55:16
15Zungo (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-07-28)
live cover recording of:
Zungo (Olatunji) (on 1973-07-28)
lyricist and composer:
Babatunde Olatunji
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:20
16Mr. Bojangles (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
executive producer:
Bruce Somerfeld
producer:
Nina Simone
acoustic guitar, bass, classical guitar [Spanish guitar] and sitar:
Avram Schackman
other instruments [Guinee Kuna], other instruments [Madagascar harp], other instruments [Mama-Likembi] and other instruments [Tal Viha]:
Nadi Qamar (American jazz pianist and ethnomusicologist.)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-28)
live cover recording of:
Mr. Bojangles (on 1973-06-28)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Jeff Walker
publisher:
Gotillion Music (BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
4:52
17My Way (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-02-12)
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone
conductor:
Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-12)
edit of:
My Way (1971 studio version, full length) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
My Way (Frank Sinatra song)
lyricist:
Paul Anka (Canadian singer, songwriter and actor)
composer:
Claude François and Jacques Revaux
previously attributed to:
Gilles Thibaut
translator:
Bobby Cruz
publisher:
Babel Music S.A., Chrysalis Standards Inc., Don C. Publications Inc., Eddie Barclay, Jeune Musique Éditions, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Spanka Music, Spanka Music Corp., Thibout Music, Warner Chappell Music France, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
translated version of:
Comme d’habitude
35:15

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part of:The Real… The Ultimate Collection (Sony Music / Columbia / RCA Victor compilations) (order: 6)