The Soul of Nina Simone

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

Tracklist

1DualDisc (CD side)
#TitleRatingLength
1Feeling Good
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15)
producer:
Hal Mooney
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1965-01-15)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1965-01-15)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1965-01-15)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (on 1965-01-15)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Feeling Good (on 1965-01-15)
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Concord Music Ltd and Musical Comedy Prods.
part of:
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
4.152:56
2In the Dark
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:
Romance in the Dark
writer:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Auteur, Big Bill Broonzy, Bud Green and Gertrude Niesen
4.352:57
3Since 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)
42:50
4Don’t Let Me Be 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)
34:55
5To 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
arranger:
Jimmy Wisner
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
42:41
6My 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”
34:17
7I 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)
4.53:21
8My Baby Just Cares for Me3:04
9I 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)
4.42:34
10Save 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)
43:24
11The Look of Love
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 (on 1969-06-15)
arranger:
Sammy Lowe
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
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), 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)
3.252:24
12I 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:
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)
34:49
13Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Mike Moran (American engineer, associated with RCA)
bass [Fender bass]:
Gene A Perla
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Charles D. Alias
guitar:
Al Schackman and Stuart Scharf
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
background vocals:
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 1969-01-08)
cover recording of:
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (on 1969-01-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
34:50
14Nobody’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)
43:01
15Porgy and Bess Medley
bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1963-07-04)
drums (drum set):
Roger “Montego Joe” Sanders (on 1963-07-04)
electric guitar:
Phil Orlando (on 1963-07-04) and Al Schackman (on 1963-07-04)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1963-07-04)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1963-07-04)
recorded at:
Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1963-07-04)
live medley including a recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1963-07-04)
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”
live medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I’m talkin’ about devil crabs” (on 1963-07-04)
lyricist:
DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III
9:48

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