The Essential Collection

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: In The Studio
2▼CD: Live
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1The House of the Rising Sun
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Colpix Records (a/k/a Colpix Records) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
edit of:
The House of the Rising Sun (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
House of the Rising Sun (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
1.56:57
2Don’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)
23:52
3Ain’t Got No, I Got Life
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1968)
recorded at:
University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1969-04-26)
edit of:
Ain’t Got No‐I Got Life (live, 1969‐04‐26: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (on 1969-04-26)
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”)
4:41
4Ain’t No Use
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phillips (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966)
edit of:
Ain’t No Use by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Ain’t No Use
writer:
Rudy Stevenson
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
2:46
5The Assignment Song
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1969)
recorded at:
University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1969-04-26)
edit of:
The Assignment Song (live, 1969‐04‐26: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, with Simone speaking at the end) by Nina Simone
live recording of:
The Assignment Song (on 1969-04-26)
writer:
Jan Hendin
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
14:55
6Gin House Blues
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1968)
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
4:56
7Do 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)
33:44
8See 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
3:45
9The Other Woman
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:
VPI Records USA (in 1987)
live cover recording of:
The Other Woman (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:15
10Four Women
bass:
Al Shackman
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter) (in 1985)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1985)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1985)
live recording of:
Four Women (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
4:51
11I Sing Just to Know That I’m Alive
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
VPI Records USA (in 1987)
edit of:
I Sing Just to Know I’m Alive (live, 1985: USA) by Nina Simone
live recording of:
I Sing Just to Know That I’m Alive (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
1.352:31