The Complete RCA Albums Collection

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

disc 3, tracks 2-7, 9-10, 12-14:
live, 1968-04-07: Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, New York, USA

disc 6, tracks 1-9:
live, 1969-10-26: Philharmonic Hall, New York City, New York, USA

disc 6, tracks 10-11:
live, 1969-04: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

disc 8, tracks 1 & 4:
live, 1971-11-18: Fort Dix, New Jersey, USA

disc 9, tracks 2, 4-6, 8-11:
live, 1973-07-28: Philharmonic Hall, New York City, New York, USA

Annotation last modified on 2015-04-14 02:05 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Nina Simone Sings the Blues
2▶CD: Silk & Soul
3▶CD: ’Nuff Said!
4▶CD: Nina Simone and Piano!
5▶CD: To Love Somebody
6▼CD: Black Gold
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1Introduction (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-10-26)
2:37
2Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
piano:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Emile Latimer and Nina Simone
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-10-26)
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)
7:26
3Ain’t Got No – I Got Life (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
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 1969-10-26)
live cover recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (on 1969-10-26)
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”)
5:32
4Westwind (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)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-10-26)
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 1969-10-26)
live cover recording of:
West Wind (on 1969-10-26)
writer:
William Salter and Caiphus Semenya (South African musician and composer)
publisher:
Editions ESPERANCE
9:42
5Who Knows Where the Time Goes (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
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 1969-10-26)
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
38:12
6The Assignment Sequence (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
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 1969-10-26)
live cover recording of:
The Assignment Song (on 1969-10-26)
writer:
Jan Hendin
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
26:26
7To Be Young, Gifted and Black (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-10-26)
live recording of:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (on 1969-10-26)
lyricist:
Weldon Irvine
composer:
Nina Simone
10:14
8Suzanne (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
9No 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
4:52
10The 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)
6:05
11Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) (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)
electric 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)
recorded at:
Bavaria TV Studios in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1969-04-09)
live cover recording of:
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) (on 1969-04-09)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1959)
publisher:
Melody Trails and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
4:37
12To Be Young, Gifted and Black (single)
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
32:50
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