The Best of Nina Simone

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1In the Morning
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1968-05-13)
producer:
Joe René
drums (drum set):
Buck Clarke (on 1968-05-13)
electric bass guitar:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-05-13)
electric guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1968-05-13)
organ:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-05-13)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-05-13)
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 1968-05-13)
edit of:
In the Morning (full studio recording without added applause) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
In the Morning (aka “Morning of My Life”) (on 1968-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
Barry Gibb (in 1965)
publisher:
Bramsdene Music Corporation, Campbell Connelly, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Connelly Musikverlag, Gibb Brothers Music, Norman Whiteley Ltd., Penjane Music (Australia) Pty. Limited and Plymouth Music Co., Inc.
2:30
2I Shall Be Released
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):
Don Alias
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
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
edit of:
I Shall Be Released ('To Love Somebody' album version, with Nina Simone talking in the studio at the beginning) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
I Shall Be Released (original lyrics) (from 1967-01-08 until 1967-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), 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) and Dwarf Music (from 1967 to present)
3.253:54
3Day and Night
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1966-12-19) and Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1966-12-19)
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 1966-12-19)
recording of:
Day and Night
writer:
Rudy Stevenson
2.352:34
4It Be's That Way Sometime
recording of:
It Be’s That Way Sometime
composer:
Sam Waymon
22:56
5I 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)
4.152:33
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”
2.354:15
7Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)
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)
publisher:
Ninandy Music Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Martin Luther King Suite
55:45
8Compensation
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-10-01)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-10-01)
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 1968-10-01)
recording of:
Compensation (on 1968-10-01)
writer:
Paul Laurence Dunbar and Nina Simone
3.651:37
9I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
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)
part of:
CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World
cover recording of:
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (on 1967-06-15)
writer:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist) and Richard Lamb
publisher:
Duane Music Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
43:07
10Go to Hell
cover recording of:
Go to Hell (on 1967-06-21)
writer:
Morris Bailey (Philadelphia-based composer, producer, saxophonist)
32:49
11Do What You Gotta Do
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1968-06-24)
artist & repertoire support:
Tom Berman
producer:
Joe René
drums (drum set) and timpani:
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
electric bass guitar:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-06-24)
guitar:
Eric Gale (on 1968-06-24), Carl Lynch (on 1968-06-24) and Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-24)
organ:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1968-06-24)
percussion, tambourine and vibraphone:
Specs Powell (on 1968-06-24)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1968-06-24) and Nina Simone (on 1968-06-24)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (on 1968-06-24)
trumpet:
Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-06-24), Harold Johnson (US jazz trumpeter aka "Money") (on 1968-06-24) and Joe Shepley (on 1968-06-24)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-24)
conductor:
Horace Ott (on 1968-06-24)
arranger:
Horace Ott
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 1968-06-24)
edit of:
Do What You Gotta Do (1968 version, full length) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Do What You Gotta Do (on 1968-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Hazel O’Connor and 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)
33:01
12Suzanne
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):
Don Alias
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 and Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, New York, United States (on 1968-04-05)
cover recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) (in 1966)
composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Project 7 Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Stranger Music Inc. and Writers Workshop Ltd.
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