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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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.
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