The Nina Simone Anthology

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

Tracklist

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1Mr. Bojangles
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-02-09)
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
conductor:
Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1971)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-09)
cover recording of:
Mr. Bojangles
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Jeff Walker
publisher:
Gotillion Music (BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
3.55:07
2To Be Young, Gifted and Black (single version)
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
32:49
3Love Me or Leave Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
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)
cover recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me (in 1957-12)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
4.653:23
4Here Comes the Sun
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-02-17)
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
conductor:
Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-17)
edit of:
Here Comes the Sun by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Here Comes the Sun
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Reprise
4.43:36
5Don’t Smoke in Bed
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
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:
Philips (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
Don’t Smoke in Bed (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
Willard Robison
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Oriole Music Corp.
43:12
6Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is a Season)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Mike Moran (American engineer, associated with RCA)
bass [Fender bass] and electric bass guitar:
Gene A Perla
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Charles D. Alias
guitar:
Al Schackman
organ:
Weldon J. Irvine, Jr.
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
background vocals and background vocals [vocalist]:
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 1969-04-22)
cover recording of:
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) (on 1969-04-22)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1959)
publisher:
Melody Trails and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
33:39
7Pirate Jenny (live)
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:
Phillips (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1964)
live cover recording of:
The Threepenny Opera: Pirate Jenny (Marc Blitzstein translation) (in 1985)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer)
publisher:
Universal Edition Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Weill-Brecht-Harms Co., Inc.
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt I. Die Seeräuberjenny
4:45
8Since 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
9The 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
10To 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
42:40
11My 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”
34:16
12Mississippi Goddam (live)
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1964-04-04)
background vocals:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04), Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04) and Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-04-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 172)
live recording of:
Mississippi Goddam (on 1964-04-04)
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
4.54:44
13I 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
14Do 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:
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)
33:40
15He Needs Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
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)
cover recording of:
He Needs Me (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Warner Chappell North America
52:30
16Go to Hell
cover recording of:
Go to Hell (on 1967-06-21)
writer:
Morris Bailey (Philadelphia-based composer, producer, saxophonist)
3.52:51
17Nobody’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)
43:03
18Save 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)
43:25
19Blues for Mama
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1966-12-22) and Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1966-12-22)
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 1966-12-22)
recording of:
Blues for Mama (on 1966-12-22)
writer:
Abbey Lincoln and Nina Simone
publisher:
Ninandy Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
43:59
20Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1968-04-07)
producer:
Joe René
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-04-07)
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, New York, United States (on 1968-04-07)
edit of:
Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (live, 1968‐04‐07: Westbury Music Fair, Long Island, NY, USA, unabridged version) by Nina Simone
live recording of:
Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (on 1968-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist)
dedicated to:
Dr. Martin Luther King (group)
part of:
Martin Luther King Suite
55:44