To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story

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

Annotation

Matrix / Runout (CD1): [Arvato Digital Services] + A03 + HM34602 88697110092D1
Matrix / Runout (CD2): [Arvato Digital Services] + A03 + HM23801 88697110092D2
Matrix / Runout (CD3): [Arvato Digital Services] + A01 + HM34701 88697110092D3
Matrix / Runout (DVD): [Arvato Digital Services] + + A01 + HL40601 88697110092DVD
Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI LB41
Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI LY93
Mastering SID Code (CD3): IFPI LB48
Mastering SID Code (DVD): IFPI LB48
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 10K0
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 10J7
Mould SID Code (CD3): IFPI 10J4
Mould SID Code (DVD): IFPI 10Q5
Other (CD1 Cat. #): 88697 11009 2-D1
Other (CD2 Cat. #): 88697 11009 2-D2
Other (CD3 Cat. #): 88697 11009 2-D3
Other (DVD Cat. #): 88697 11009 2-D4

Annotation last modified on 2024-05-14 22:42 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1957 - 1968
2▶CD: 1968 - 1969
3▼CD: 1969 - 1993
#TitleRatingLength
1No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
engineer:
Edwin Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
bongos:
Don Alias (on 1969-10-26)
congas:
Jumma Santos (on 1969-10-26)
guitar:
Emile Latimer (on 1969-10-26) and Tommy Smith (guitar) (on 1969-10-26)
organ:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-10-26)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-10-26)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (on 1969-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Richie Havens
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Nicklewhistle Music
4:52
2Just Like a Woman
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-02-12)
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
conductor:
Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-12)
cover recording of:
Just Like a Woman
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-11-25)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), M. Witmark & Sons and Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
54:52
3Here Comes the Sun
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-02-17)
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
conductor:
Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-17)
edit of:
Here Comes the Sun by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Here Comes the Sun
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Reprise
4.353:35
4Tanywey
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-02-09)
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
conductor:
Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-09)
2.53:28
5Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-06-24)
executive producer:
Bruce Somerfeld
producer:
Nina Simone
bass:
Gene A Perla (on 1971-06-24)
guitar:
David Spinozza (on 1971-06-24)
other instruments [Guinee Kuna], other instruments [Madagascar harp], other instruments [Mama-Likembi] and other instruments [Tal Viha]:
Nadi Qamar (American jazz pianist and ethnomusicologist.) (on 1971-06-24)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1971-06-24)
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-06-24)
edit of:
Funkier Than a Mosquito’s Tweeter (‘It Is Finished’ recording without the added applause) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter (on 1971-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Aillene Bullock
publisher:
United Artists Musikverlag (publisher) (in 1970)
2.755:18
6My Sweet Lord / Today Is a Killer (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-11-18)
producer:
Weldon Irvine
recorded at:
Fort Dix in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States (on 1971-11-18)
live cover recording of:
My Sweet Lord (on 1971-11-18)
written in:
Europe (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1969-12 until 1970)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
version of:
He’s So Fine
live recording of:
Today Is a Killer (Today Is a Killer) (on 1972-11-18)
lyricist:
David Nelson (US spokenword poet, Last Poets forming member)
composer:
Nina Simone
18:20
7Let It Be Me (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-11-18)
producer:
Weldon Irvine
organ:
Sam Waymon (on 1971-11-18)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1971-11-18)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1971-11-18) and Sam Waymon (on 1971-11-18)
recorded at:
Fort Dix in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States (on 1971-11-18)
live cover recording of:
Let It Be Me (on 1971-11-18)
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
translator:
Mann Curtis
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing France, EMA-Suisse, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Je t’appartiens
5:02
8Poppies
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
producer:
Pete Spargo
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (from 1972-02-01 until 1972-02-10)
recording of:
Poppies
writer:
Lennie Bleecher and Jeremy Wind (Charles Stewart Richey)
24:47
9Mr. Bojangles (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
executive producer:
Bruce Somerfeld
producer:
Nina Simone
acoustic guitar, bass, classical guitar [Spanish guitar] and sitar:
Avram Schackman
other instruments [Guinee Kuna], other instruments [Madagascar harp], other instruments [Mama-Likembi] and other instruments [Tal Viha]:
Nadi Qamar (American jazz pianist and ethnomusicologist.)
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 1973-06-28)
live cover recording of:
Mr. Bojangles (on 1973-06-28)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Jeff Walker
publisher:
Gotillion Music (BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
4:52
10I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
executive producer:
Bruce Somerfeld
producer:
Nina Simone
acoustic guitar, bass, classical guitar [Spanish guitar] and sitar:
Avram Schackman
other instruments [Guinee Kuna], other instruments [Madagascar harp], other instruments [Mama-Likembi] and other instruments [Tal Viha]:
Nadi Qamar (American jazz pianist and ethnomusicologist.)
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 1973-06-28)
live recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version) (on 1973-06-28)
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)
5:48
11Nina (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
guitar and sitar:
Al Schackman
percussion:
Nadi Qamar (American jazz pianist and ethnomusicologist.)
piano:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-07-28)
recording of:
Nina (on 1973-06-28)
composer:
Nina Simone
4:14
12Zungo (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-07-28)
live cover recording of:
Zungo (Olatunji) (on 1973-07-28)
lyricist and composer:
Babatunde Olatunji
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:20
13Baltimore
electric bass guitar:
Gary King (jazz bassist, arranger and songwriter)
membranophone:
Jimmy Madison
piano:
Al Schackman
cover recording of:
Baltimore
lyricist, writer and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Six Pictures Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Hightree Music (in 1977)
2.54:40
14A Single Woman
cover recording of:
A Single Woman
lyricist and composer:
Rod McKuen
33:33
4▶DVD-Video: NTSC

Credits

Release

liner notes:Richard Seidel
Ed Ward (Writer of album liner notes for many labels and genres.)
producer:Peter Aristotle Rodis (task: DVD)
Richard Seidel
mastering:Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
manufactured by, distributed by, copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)
pressed by:Arvato Digital Services Bertelsmann (USA)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4189346 [info]