The Nina Simone Collection: Her Golden Greats

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1House of the Rising Sun
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1961-04)
live cover recording of:
House of the Rising Sun (in 1961-04)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
54:20
2Gin House Blues
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
edit of:
Gin House Blues (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Gin House Blues (on 1968-06-16)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1925) and Henry Troy (in 1925)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp
6:08
3Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
edit of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (on 1968-06-16)
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)
23:50
4When I Was a Young Girl
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
When I Was a Young Girl (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it) and Delabel Éditions (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:52
5To Love Somebody
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
edit of:
To Love Somebody (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland with applause at the end) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
To Love Somebody (on 1968-06-16)
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
14:28
6Zungo
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1961-04)
live cover recording of:
Zungo (Olatunji) (in 1961-04)
lyricist and composer:
Babatunde Olatunji
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:53
7Backlash Blues
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live recording of:
Backlash Blues (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Filmtrax-Mogul (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Rolls Royce Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
13:56
8Just in Time
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Colpix Records (a/k/a Colpix Records) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing) (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist:
Betty Comden (in 1956) and Adolph Green (in 1956)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Stratford Music Corporation and Warner/Chappell North America
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)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
24:36
9Please Read Me
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Please Read Me (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Abigail Music and Gibb Brothers Music
3:11
10See-Line Woman
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
See‐Line Woman (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
George Bass and Nina Simone
is based on:
Sea Lion Woman
3:56
11If He Changed My Name
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1961-04)
live cover recording of:
If He Changed My Name (in 1961-04)
lyricist and composer:
Robert MacGimsey
4:00
12He Was Too Good to Me
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1961-04)
live cover recording of:
He Was Too Good to Me (in 1961-04)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1930)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Williamson Music Company, 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)
part of:
Simple Simon
4:57