Moon of Alabama

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Wrongly named tracks:
'I'm Gonna Say' is actually 'Save Me'
'Promises' is actually 'Be My Husband'

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-06 02:29 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
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1Old Jim Crown
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-03-21)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-03-21)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1964-03-21)
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-03-21)
live recording of:
Old Jim Crow (on 1964-03-21)
writer:
Jackie Alper, Ron Vander Groef and Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:36
2Pirate Jenny
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1964-04-04)
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-04-04)
live cover recording of:
The Threepenny Opera: Pirate Jenny (Marc Blitzstein translation) (on 1964-04-04)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer)
publisher:
Universal Edition Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Weill-Brecht-Harms Co., Inc.
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt I. Die Seeräuberjenny
46:32
3Don’t Smoke in Bed
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-03-21)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-03-21)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1964-03-21)
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-03-21)
live cover recording of:
Don’t Smoke in Bed (on 1964-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Willard Robison
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Oriole Music Corp.
25:24
4Go Limp
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1964-04-04)
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-04-04)
live recording of:
Go Limp (on 1964-04-04)
additional lyricist:
Nina Simone
lyricist:
Alex Comfort
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
orchestration of:
Go Limp
6:58
5Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
edit of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus and Horace Ott
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Chris-n-Jen Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1981)
23:41
6Devil’s Workshop
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live recording of:
Go to Hell (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
Morris Bailey (Philadelphia-based composer, producer, saxophonist)
3:42
7See-Line Woman
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
edit of:
See‐Line Woman (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
See‐Line Woman (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
George Bass and Nina Simone
is based on:
Sea Lion Woman
cover recording of:
See‐Line Woman
writer:
George Bass and Nina Simone
is based on:
Sea Lion Woman
3:18
8Gin House Blues
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
edit of:
Gin House Blues (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Gin House Blues (on 1968-06-16)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1925) and Henry Troy (in 1925)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp
4:41
9Brown Baby
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1961-04)
live cover recording of:
Brown Baby (in 1961-04)
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), EMHA, Knock Music and 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)
25:58
10Save Me
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (on 1969-11-03)
guitar:
Emile Latimer (on 1969-11-03) and Tommy Smith (guitar) (on 1969-11-03)
keyboard and organ:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-11-03)
percussion:
Jumma Santos (on 1969-11-03)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1969-11-03)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-11-03)
conductor:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-11-03)
recorded at:
Teatro Sistina in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1969-11-03)
live cover recording of:
Save Me (Aretha Franklin song) (on 1969-11-03)
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin and Curtis Ousley
publisher:
Kilynn Music and Pronto Music (publisher)
5:13
11Be My Husband
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (on 1969-11-03)
guitar:
Emile Latimer (on 1969-11-03) and Tommy Smith (guitar) (on 1969-11-03)
keyboard and organ:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-11-03)
percussion:
Jumma Santos (on 1969-11-03)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1969-11-03)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-11-03)
conductor:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-11-03)
recorded at:
Teatro Sistina in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1969-11-03)
edit of:
Be My Husband (live, 1969‐11‐03: Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy) by Nina Simone
a cappella live recording of:
Be My Husband (on 1969-11-03)
lyricist and composer:
Andy Stroud (former husband of Nina Simone.)
is based on:
Rosie (Work camp song first recorded by Alan and John Lomax)
4:43
12Children Go Where I Send You
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1961-04)
edit of:
Children Go Where I Send You (live, 1961‐04: The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Children Go Where I Send Thee (in 1961-04)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 133)
5:42
13Zungo
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1961-04)
edit of:
Zungo (live, 1961‐04: The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Zungo (Olatunji) (in 1961-04)
lyricist and composer:
Babatunde Olatunji
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
52:44
14If He Changed My Name
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1961-04)
live cover recording of:
If He Changed My Name (in 1961-04)
lyricist and composer:
Robert MacGimsey
4:07
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1God, God, God
recorded at:
Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1984-11-17)
6:54
2If You Knew
recorded at:
Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1984-11-17)
live recording of:
If You Knew (on 1984-11-17)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
2:33
3Mr. Smith
recorded at:
Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1984-11-17)
live cover recording of:
Mr. Smith (from 'Mahagonny') (on 1984-11-17)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
2:36
4Fodder in Her Wings
recorded at:
Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1984-11-17)
live recording of:
Fodder in Her Wings (on 1984-11-17)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
6:06
5Be My Husband
recorded at:
Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1984-11-17)
live recording of:
Be My Husband (on 1984-11-17)
lyricist and composer:
Andy Stroud (former husband of Nina Simone.)
is based on:
Rosie (Work camp song first recorded by Alan and John Lomax)
4:07
6I Loves You Porgy
recorded at:
Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1984-11-17)
live cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1984-11-17)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
2:40
7The Other Woman
recorded at:
Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1984-11-17)
live cover recording of:
The Other Woman (on 1984-11-17)
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:20
8Mississippi Goddam
recorded at:
Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1984-11-17)
live recording of:
Mississippi Goddam (on 1984-11-17)
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
1:33
9Moon of Alabama
recorded at:
Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1984-11-17)
live cover recording of:
Alabama Song (from the songspiel “Mahagonny” & opera “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”) (on 1984-11-17)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Elisabeth Hauptmann
publisher:
Harms Co., Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Universal Edition (London) Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Alabama Song (from “Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny”)
live cover recording of:
Mississippi Goddam (on 1984-11-17)
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
5:10
10For a While
recorded at:
Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1984-11-17)
live cover recording of:
For a While (Frank Sinatra song) (on 1984-11-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Gaudio and Jake Holmes
publisher:
De Valbo Music Co., Devalbo Inc, Sergeant Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4:41
11See-Line Woman
recorded at:
Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1984-11-17)
live cover recording of:
See‐Line Woman (on 1984-11-17)
writer:
George Bass and Nina Simone
is based on:
Sea Lion Woman
2:55
12I Sing Just to Know I’m Alive
recorded at:
Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1984-11-17)
live recording of:
I Sing Just to Know That I’m Alive (on 1984-11-17)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
11:11
13My Baby Just Cares for Me
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
edit of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me (special extended version) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Co., Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.
3.93:36