Black Gold

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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1Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (vocal Nina Simone)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-10-26)
live cover recording of:
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Arranged by Nina Simone) (on 1969-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
arrangement of:
Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)
5:58
2Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (vocal Emile Latimer)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Emile Latimer
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-10-26)
live cover recording of:
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Arranged by Nina Simone) (on 1969-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
arrangement of:
Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)
4:01
3Ain’t Got No, I Got Life
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-10-26)
live cover recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (on 1969-10-26)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI U Catalog (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
medley of:
I Got Life (from “Hair”)
medley of:
Ain’t Got No (from “Hair”)
5:28
4Westwind
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1969-10-26)
bongos:
Don Alias (on 1969-10-26)
congas:
Jumma Santos (on 1969-10-26)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-10-26)
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-10-26)
live cover recording of:
West Wind (on 1969-10-26)
writer:
Caiphus Semenya (South African musician and composer) and William Salter (songwriter, bassist, producer)
publisher:
Editions ESPERANCE
9:30
5Who Knows Where the Time Goes
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-10-26)
live cover recording of:
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (on 1969-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Sandy Denny
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Strawberry Music (Strawbs) and Winckler Musikforlag
38:09
6The Assignment Sequence
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-10-26)
live cover recording of:
The Assignment Song (on 1969-10-26)
writer:
Jan Hendin
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
26:58
7To Be Young, Gifted and Black
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-10-26)
edit of:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (live, 1969‐10‐26: Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY, USA) by Nina Simone
live recording of:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (on 1969-10-26)
lyricist:
Weldon Irvine
composer:
Nina Simone
2.659:35

Credits

Release group

included in:Emergency Ward / It Is Finished / Black Gold
Original Album Classics ('Nuff Said! / To Love Somebody / Black Gold / It Is Finished / Nina Simone and Piano!)
The Complete RCA Albums Collection
Wikipedia:en: Black Gold (Nina Simone album) [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/122257 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000467098 [info]
Wikidata:Q3640715 [info]