Suzanne

~ Recording by Nina Simone

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Suzanne4:16Nina SimoneTo Love SomebodyNina SimoneAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
1.1Suzanne4:22Nina SimoneTo Love SomebodyNina SimoneAlbum
RCA VictorLSP 4152
1.12Suzanne4:16Nina SimoneThe Best of Nina Simone (Black Cover)Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)ND90376
1.12Suzanne4:16Nina SimoneThe Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
1.12Suzanne4:16Nina SimoneThe Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)4374-2-R
1.12Suzanne4:17Nina SimoneThe Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)ND90376
1.18Suzanne4:17Nina SimoneBlue for You: The Very Best OfNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Global TelevisionRADCD84
1.1Suzanne4:22Nina SimoneTo Love Somebody / Here Comes the SunNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Raven Records (Australian mainly reissue)RVCD-71
1.1Suzanne4:22Nina SimoneTo Love Somebody and Here Comes the SunNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Camden Deluxe
1.15Suzanne4:20Nina SimoneThe Greatest HitsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-07-12
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)82876527622
1.1Suzanne4:22Nina SimoneTo Love Somebody (Limited Edition, Original recording remastered)Nina SimoneAlbum
  • -2004-04-26
RCA Victor Europe
1.3Suzanne4:19Nina SimoneLove SongsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-01-11
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)82876 66952 2
1.8Suzanne4:20Nina SimoneCollectionsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-01-06
1.4Suzanne4:20Nina SimoneJust Like a Woman: Nina Simone Sings Classic Songs of the ’60sNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-05-22
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
5.1Suzanne4:20Nina SimoneThe Complete RCA Albums CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-11-14
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697938902
1.1Suzanne4:20Nina SimoneTo Love Somebody (expanded edition)Nina SimoneAlbum
  • US2012-04-24
5.1Suzanne4:20Nina SimoneThe Complete RCA Albums CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2012-06-12
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697938902
1.1Suzanne4:22Nina SimoneTo Love SomebodyNina SimoneAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)

Relationships

drums (drum set):Don Alias
electric bass guitar:Gene A Perla
guitar:Al Schackman
organ:Weldon Irvine
piano and lead vocals:Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
background vocals:Virdia Crawford
Doris Willingham
recording of:Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen) (cover)

Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen)

lyricist:Leonard Cohen (in 1966)
composer:Leonard Cohen
publisher:Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
later translated versions:Susan (Danish lyrics)
Suzanne (french lyrics by G. Allwright)
Suzanne (Finnish lyrics)
Suzanne (Dutch lyrics by Rob Chrispijn)
Suzanne (italian lyrics)
Suzanne (Dutch, Michel van der Plas)
Suzanne (french lyrics by G. Langevin)