I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free

~ Recording by Nina Simone

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneSilk & SoulNina SimoneAlbum
RCA VictorLSP-3837
1.9I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:07Nina SimoneThe Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
1.9I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:07Nina SimoneThe Best of Nina Simone (Black Cover)Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)ND90376
1.7I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free3:06Nina SimoneMy WayNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
RCA Victor443 049, 443.049, 443049
1.6I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:06Nina SimoneDisque d’orNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
RCA Pure Gold, RCA VictorFNL1 7250
1.9I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:07Nina SimoneThe Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + 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
1.9I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:07Nina SimoneThe Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + 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
1.6I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneNina Simone: The ★ CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)ND 90566
1.9I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimoneReleasedNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)74321431552
1.9I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimoneReleasedNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004)74321 431552
1.5I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:07Nina SimoneBlue for You: The Very Best OfNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Global TelevisionRADCD84
1.12I Wish I Knew How3:08Nina SimoneI Got Life and Many Others (With "Digitally Remastered" on CD front)Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), BMG Nederland B.V.74321 56383 2
1.10I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:12Nina SimoneSugar in My Bowl: The Very Best of Nina Simone 1967-1972Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)07863 67635 2
1.16I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimoneNina Simone & Piano! / Silk & SoulNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004)74321 698812
1.14I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneStand Up and Be Counted: Soul, Funk and Jazz from a Revolutionary EraVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
HarmlessHURTCD020
1.14I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneStand Up and Be Counted: Soul, Funk and Jazz from a Revolutionary EraVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
HarmlessHURTLP020
1.11I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:05Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Jazz After Dark 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2000-02-12
Global TelevisionRADCD156
1.7I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:11Nina SimoneLegendary Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2000-09-01
Musicrama
1.7I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:10Nina SimoneHits & ClassicsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2001-09-03
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)74321 84440 2
1.1I Wish I Knew How It Feels to Be Free3:11Nina SimoneFreedom: Songs From the Heart of AmericaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-12-10
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C3K 86879
1.1I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:10Nina SimoneFreedom: A History of USVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 86992
1.5I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:06Nina SimoneLady Sings the Blues: Night & DayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VTDCD499
2.2I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free3:08Nina SimoneNina Simone AnthologyNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • -2003-06-26
BMG Heritage
2.2I Wish I Knew How It Felt to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneAnthologyNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-07-01
BMG Heritage, RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)82876 530152
1.2I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimoneThe Greatest HitsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-07-12
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)82876527622
1.3I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)3:05Nina SimoneLady Sings the Blues, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2003-11-10
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)7243 596140 2 1
1.2I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimoneHow It Feels to Be FreeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
BMG Special Products
2.11I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:01Nina SimonePure Urban Divas: 40 Soulful Sistas with AttitudeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-02-09
Warner DanceWSMCD162
1.6I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneSilk & SoulNina SimoneAlbum
  • GB2004-04-26
3.14I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimoneThe Original American SongbookVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-11-15
Warner Strategic Marketing United KingdomWSMCD197
1.1I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:06Nina SimoneThe VoiceVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Strategic MarketingWSMCD163
1.7I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:11Nina SimoneLegendsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2005-10-11
RCA Victor Europe
1.18I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)3:08Nina SimoneBar Guru Bar: The Music 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)82876734022
1.2I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:11Nina SimoneThe Bill Clinton Collection: Selections from the Clinton Music RoomVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Museum MusicMM137
1.3I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:10Nina SimoneForever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs of Freedom and SpiritNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2006-01-17
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)82876 74413 2
1.8I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-05-01
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)82876805532
1.6I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:11Nina SimoneSilk & SoulNina SimoneAlbum
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)82876 73335 2
1.8I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Nina Simone (Special edition in book packaging)Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697034072
1.8I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697034072
1.22I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:06Nina SimoneLife on MarsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • GB2007-02-19
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697113852
1.8I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697024002
1.17I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneTo Be Free: The Nina Simone StoryNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2008-10-24
  • GB2008-10-27
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697 38192 2
1.4I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimonePier 1 Imports: Two A.M.Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2008
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)2118451
1.17I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneTo Be Free: The Nina Simone StoryNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697 11009 2
2.10I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:07Nina SimoneLift Every Voice: Honoring the African American Musical LegacyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2009-02-12
Sony Classical
1.7I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:11Nina SimoneAngel of the Morning: The Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-06-15
Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004)88697467042
1.14I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimonePlaylist: The Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-09-15
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697 576472
1.10I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:06Nina SimoneSunday Morning ClassicsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2009-10-30
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.7I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:11Nina SimoneAngel of the Morning: The Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Camden Deluxe88697495192
10.6I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneThe Perfect Jazz Collection II (European version)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697876582
2.2I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:07Nina SimoneThe Essential Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-03-15
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697 78670 2
2.6I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:11Nina SimoneThe Complete RCA Albums CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-11-14
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697938902
1.1I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:11Nina SimoneNina! The Nina Simone CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004), RCA Camden88697912692
2.6I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:11Nina SimoneThe Complete RCA Albums CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2012-06-12
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697938902
1.4I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:10Nina SimoneThe Nina Simone AnthologyNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-06-11
Salvo1033
2.5I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneDu blues au poing levéNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
2.1I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneThe Real... Nina Simone (The Ultimate Nina Simone Collection)Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
RCA Victor88883778192
1.12I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:07Nina SimonePourquoi j'ai pas mangé mon pèreLaurent Perez Del MarAlbum + Soundtrack
  • FR2015-04-06
Pathé
1.16I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneNINA REVISITED: A Tribute to Nina SimoneVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2015-07-10
Revive Records
1.16I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimoneNina Revisited… A Tribute to Nina SimoneVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2015-07-10
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88875113622
1.16I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneNINA REVISITED... A Tribute to Nina Simone (Google Play Deluxe Edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2015-07-10
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
1.5I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimoneLa LégendeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
1.1I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneMiss Simone: The HitsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
1.16I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneNina Revisited… A Tribute to Nina SimoneVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Revive Records88875-11362-2
1.5I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimonePutumayo Presents: World PeaceVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2019-06-14
Putumayo World MusicPUT 377-2
1.8I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:10Nina SimoneTop 40 Nina Simone: Her Ultimate Top 40 CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2019-10-11
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)190759542224
1.2I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimoneNew World ComingNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2020-10-09
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
1.10I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:09Nina SimoneUn triompheFred AvrilAlbum + Soundtrack
  • FR2020-12-20
Plaza Mayor Company Ltd.
1.6I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:06Nina SimoneSilk & Soul (VMP Classics)Nina SimoneAlbum
RCA Victor, Vinyl Me, Please.19658831321, 19658831321OS1, LSP-3837, VMP-C082
1.6I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free3:12Nina SimoneNina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
1.8I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free3:08Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Nina Simone (All cardboard packaging with slide out holder)Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)8867148932

Relationships

producer:Danny Davis (country music band leader, trumpeter, singer, producer, and best known as the founder and leader of the Nashville Brass)
mixer:Mark Hartry
vocals:Nina Simone
conductor:Sammy Lowe (trumpeter, arranger and conductor)
arranger:Sammy Lowe (trumpeter, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Music (in 1967)
recorded at:RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-06-15)
edits:I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Silk & Soul version with dialogue from Mel Brook’s ‘Young Frankenstein’ at the end)
part of:CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World (order: 5)
recording of:I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (on 1967-06-15: cover)

Related works

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free

writer:Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist)
Richard Lamb
publisher:Duane Music Inc.
Westminster Music Ltd.
referred to in medleys:(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One
later translated versions:I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Arabic version)
part of:The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I) (part of collection)
arrangements:I Wish I knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (Brass Band arr. Fernie)