La Légende

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
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1My Baby Just Cares for Me3.93:35
2Mood Indigo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
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:
Phillips (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (in 1957-12)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) 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)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
34:01
3I Loves You Porgy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
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) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (in 1957-12)
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”
34:08
4The Look of Love (from “Casino Royale”)
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)
32:22
5I 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)
43:08
6I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
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)
performer:
Sam Ellis (House DJ)
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)
recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version) (on 1967-01-05)
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)
4.152:30
7Do 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)
42:45
8Day and Night
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:
Day and Night
writer:
Rudy Stevenson
2.352:33
9Do What You Gotta Do
recorded in:
United States
bass:
Al Shackman
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter)
piano:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1968) and BMG Music (in 1968)
edit of:
Do What You Gotta Do (live, 1985: USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Do What You Gotta Do (in 1985)
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)
33:34
10Ain’t Got No‐I Got Life (from “Hair”)
edit of:
Ain’t Got No / I Got Life (’Nuff Said’ version without overdubs and with studio banter at the end (“It’s groovy”)) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (on 1968-05-13)
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”)
2:15
11To 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
32:47
12Since 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
13Nobody’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)
3.52:58
14I Think It’s Going to Rain Today
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 Think It’s Going to Rain Today (on 1968-09-16)
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
3.653:19
15The 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
16Mr. Bojangles
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
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 (on 1971-02-09)
cover recording of:
Mr. Bojangles
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.
3.354:59
17Here 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
4.353:33
18To 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 (pianist, producer and songwriter)
arranger:
Jimmy Wisner (pianist, producer and songwriter)
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
3.852:38
19Suzanne
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
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States and Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, New York, United States (on 1968-04-05)
cover recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen)
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.
2.54:18
20Some Say
2.52:08
21Don’t Let Me Misunderstood
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)
instruments:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-04-07)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-04-07)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-04-07)
recorded at:
Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, New York, United States (on 1968-04-07)
live recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (on 1968-04-07)
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)
34:52
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1Baltimore
electric bass guitar:
Gary King (jazz bassist, arranger and songwriter)
membranophone:
Jimmy Madison
piano:
Al Schackman
cover recording of:
Baltimore
lyricist, writer and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Six Pictures Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Hightree Music (in 1977)
2.54:40
2The Pusher
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:
The Pusher (studio recording with overdubbed applause) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
The Pusher (on 1971-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Hoyt Axton
publisher:
Lady Jane Music, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), 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)
14:45
3I 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)
3.253:51
4It Be’s That Way Sometime22:54
5How Long Must I Wander
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
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 (on 1971-02-17)
recording of:
How Long Must I Wander
writer:
Weldon Irvine
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
36:20
6Save Me
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1969-08-26)
producer:
Andy Stroud (former husband of Nina Simone.)
electric bass guitar:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1969-08-26)
electric guitar:
Eric Gale (on 1969-08-26)
keyboard:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-08-26) and Richard Tee (on 1969-08-26)
percussion:
Roger “Montego Joe” Sanders (on 1969-08-26)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1969-08-26)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-08-26)
conductor:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-08-26) and Nina Simone (on 1969-08-26)
arranger:
Weldon Irvine and Nina Simone
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-26)
cover recording of:
Save Me (Aretha Franklin song) (on 1969-08-26)
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin and Curtis Ousley
publisher:
Kilynn Music and Pronto Music (publisher)
33:23
7The Family
electric guitar:
Jerry Friedman (guitar, session musician)
piano:
David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
cover recording of:
The Family
writer:
John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
2.255:00
8Backlash Blues (2005 remix)
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)
recording of:
Backlash Blues (on 1967-01-05)
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)
42:27
9I 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 (pianist, producer and songwriter)
arranger:
Jimmy Wisner (pianist, producer and songwriter)
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
23:13
10Seems 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
33:03
11New 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)
44:40
12Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1954 until 1955)
recording engineer:
Frank Clark
piano:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Monk Higgins (in 1970)
recorded at:
Tangerine / RPM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1970: strings)
cover recording of:
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Arranged by Nina Simone)
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)
2:59
13Angel 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
3.353:29
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)
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15The House of the Rising Sun
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:
House of the Rising Sun (on 1967-01-05)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
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16Turn 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)
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17My 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”
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18My Way
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
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19O‐o‐h Child (Nickodemus remix)
remixer:
Nickodemus
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)
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