Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (live, 1968‐04‐07: Westbury Music Fair, Long Island, NY, USA, edited, mostly first half)
~ Recording by Nina Simone
Annotation
Written on the day of recording, paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King who was assassinated the evening prior to the concert represented by this release
Annotation last modified on 2007-12-20 00:08 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.6 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:31 | Nina Simone | ’Nuff Said! (Rockaway pressing) | Nina Simone | Album + Live |
| RCA Victor | LSP-4065 |
| 1.6 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:31 | Nina Simone | ’Nuff Said! | Nina Simone | Album + Live |
| RCA Victor | LSP-4065 |
| 1.7 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:45 | Nina Simone | The Best of Nina Simone (Black Cover) | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation | RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | ND90376 | |
| 1.7 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:45 | Nina Simone | The Best of Nina Simone | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.7 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:45 | Nina Simone | The Best of Nina Simone | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 4374-2-R |
| 1.7 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:45 | Nina Simone | The Best of Nina Simone | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | ND90376 |
| 1.6 | Why (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:46 | Nina Simone | Movin' On Up | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Right Stuff (unofficial releases) | T2-28373 |
| 1.8 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:43 | Nina Simone | Released | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 74321431552 |
| 1.8 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:43 | Nina Simone | Released | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation |
| Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004) | 74321 431552 |
| 2.7 | Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead) | 5:46 | Nina Simone | Nina Simone Anthology | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Heritage | |
| 2.7 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:48 | Nina Simone | Anthology | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Heritage, RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 82876 530152 |
| 1.22 | Why (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:48 | Nina Simone | The Greatest Hits | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 82876527622 |
| 1.17 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:57 | Nina Simone | Sings the Blues / ’Nuff Said | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation | Camden Deluxe | 74321 869672 | |
| 1.6 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:45 | Nina Simone | 'Nuff Said! (Limited Edition, Original recording remastered) | Nina Simone | Album + Live |
| BMG UK & Ireland | 82876 596212 |
| 1.6 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:45 | Nina Simone | Original Album Classics | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation |
| Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases) | 88697569232, 88697569232CD1, 88697569232CD2, 88697569232CD3, 88697569232CD4, 88697569232CD5 |
| 1.15 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:41 | Nina Simone | Free Soul: The Classic of Nina Simone | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | SICP 2554 |
| 1.16 | Why (The King Of Love Is Dead) | ?:?? | Nina Simone | Martin Luther King’s Blues: African-American blues and gospel songs on MLK 1963-1968 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Agram Blues | AB 2021 |
| 2.7 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:45 | Nina Simone | The Essential Nina Simone | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 88697 78670 2 |
| 2.20 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (live) | 5:44 | Nina Simone | The Nina Simone Anthology | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation |
| Salvo | 1033 |
| 1.18 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (live) | 5:45 | Nina Simone | The Real... Nina Simone (The Ultimate Nina Simone Collection) | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation |
| RCA Victor | 88883778192 |
| 1.21 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (live) | 5:44 | Nina Simone | Top 40 Nina Simone: Her Ultimate Top 40 Collection | Nina Simone | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 190759542224 |
| 1.6 | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) | 5:43 | Nina Simone | ’Nuff Said! (Remastered on 180g vinyl) | Nina Simone | Album + Live |
| RCA Victor | 19658831331, LSP-4065 |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1968-04-07) |
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| producer: | Joe René |
| piano and lead vocals: | Nina Simone (on 1968-04-07) |
| produced for: | Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband) |
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| recorded at: | Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, New York, United States (on 1968-04-07) |
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| edit of: | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (live, 1968‐04‐07: Westbury Music Fair, Long Island, NY, USA, unabridged version) |
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| recording of: | Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (on 1968-04-07: live) |
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Related works
Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)
| lyricist and composer: | Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) |
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| dedicated to: | Dr. Martin Luther King (group) |
| part of: | Martin Luther King Suite (order: 2) |
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