Suzanne

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

Annotation

Several wrongly named tracks:
'Ain't Got No / I Got Life' is wrongly named 'Ain't Got No Money'
'Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' is wrongly named 'Mama Lou'
'Be My Husband' is wrongly named 'Take My Hand, Precious Lord'

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-03 22:18 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Ain’t Got No / I Got Life
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (on 1969-11-03)
guitar:
Emile Latimer (on 1969-11-03) and Tommy Smith (guitar) (on 1969-11-03)
keyboard and organ:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-11-03)
percussion:
Jumma Santos (on 1969-11-03)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1969-11-03)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-11-03)
conductor:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-11-03)
recorded at:
Teatro Sistina in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1969-11-03)
live cover recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (on 1969-11-03)
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”)
7:05
A2Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (on 1969-11-03)
guitar:
Emile Latimer (on 1969-11-03) and Tommy Smith (guitar) (on 1969-11-03)
keyboard and organ:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-11-03)
percussion:
Jumma Santos (on 1969-11-03)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1969-11-03)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-11-03)
conductor:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-11-03)
recorded at:
Teatro Sistina in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1969-11-03)
live cover recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (on 1969-11-03)
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)
6:45
A3Be My Husband
edit of:
Be My Husband (live, 1969‐11‐03: Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
lyricist and arranger:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
additional composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
George Nelson Allen (American composer from the 1800s)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:15
B1To Love Somebody
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (on 1969-11-03)
guitar:
Emile Latimer (on 1969-11-03) and Tommy Smith (guitar) (on 1969-11-03)
keyboard and organ:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-11-03)
percussion:
Jumma Santos (on 1969-11-03)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1969-11-03)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-11-03)
conductor:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-11-03)
recorded at:
Teatro Sistina in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1969-11-03)
live cover recording of:
To Love Somebody (on 1969-11-03)
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
3:10
B2Suzanne
recorded at:
Teatro Sistina in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1969-11-03)
live cover recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen) (on 1969-11-03)
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.
37:00
B3Black Is the Colour
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (on 1969-11-03)
guitar:
Emile Latimer (on 1969-11-03) and Tommy Smith (guitar) (on 1969-11-03)
keyboard and organ:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-11-03)
percussion:
Jumma Santos (on 1969-11-03)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1969-11-03)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1969-11-03)
conductor:
Weldon Irvine (on 1969-11-03)
recorded at:
Teatro Sistina in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1969-11-03)
live cover recording of:
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Arranged by Nina Simone) (on 1969-11-03)
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)
8:38