The Very Best Of Nina Simone

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Disc One
2▶CD: Disc Two
3▼CD: Disc Three
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1I Love to Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
I Love to Love (Herbert Baker song) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Herbert Baker
33:23
2Work Song
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Work Song (lyrics added by Oscar Brown Jr.) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
composer:
Nat Adderley
publisher:
Upam Music Co. and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
version of:
Work Song (original instrumental)
4.652:34
3Where Can I Go Without You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Where Can I Go Without You? (in 1961)
writer:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Denslow Music, Inc. and EMI Waterford Music
32:50
4Memphis in June
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Memphis in June (in 1961)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1945)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1945)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1945), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. (in 1945) and Webster Music Co. (in 1945)
52:37
5Forbidden Fruit
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
recording of:
Forbidden Fruit (in 1961)
writer:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
33:46
6Just in Time
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1961-04)
live cover recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing) (in 1961-04)
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)
36:21
7He 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
4:54
8House 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.
54:31
9Brown Baby
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1961-04)
live cover recording of:
Brown Baby (in 1961-04)
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), EMHA, Knock Music and 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)
25:43
10If 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
3:50
11Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
cover recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
3.652:49
12I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1962)
vocals:
Nina Simone
cover recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (in 1962)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2.54:07
13Hey Buddy Bolden
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
recording of:
Hey, Buddy Bolden
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
32:26
14Merry Mending
recording of:
Merry Mending
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
32:35
15Something to Live For
cover recording of:
Something to Live For (1938 Billy Strayhorn jazz composition)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn
32:55
16You Better Know It
cover recording of:
You Better Know It
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
42:23
17I Like the Sunrise
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1947)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
33:02
18Solitude
choir vocals:
The Malcom Dodds Singers (in 1962)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1962)
conductor:
Ralph Burns (in 1962)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude (in 1962)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
53:44
19The Gal From Joe’s
cover recording of:
The Gal From Joe’s
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
4.652:06
20Satin Doll
instrumental cover recording of:
Satin Doll
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.653:36
21It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1962)
cover recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (in 1962)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
42:30