Ain’t Got No / I Got Life

~ Recording by Nina Simone

Annotation

not truly a live recording:
"Compared to the single, the album version (from the 1968 'Nuff Said!) has applause from the Westbury Music Fair concert crossfaded over the beginning and end, additional overdubbed drums, and towards the end of the song the vocal is double-tracked." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Nuff_Said!#Songs

Annotation last modified on 2023-02-27 09:00 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8Ain’t Got No / I Got Life2:05Nina Simone’Nuff Said!Nina SimoneAlbum + Live
RCA VictorLSP-4065
1.8Ain’t Got No / I Got Life2:05Nina Simone’Nuff Said! (Rockaway pressing)Nina SimoneAlbum + Live
RCA VictorLSP-4065
1.1Ain’t Got No – I Got Life2:15Nina Simone16 Top TracksNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
CD 90113
1.15Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:09Nina Simone16 All Time Memories, Volume 4Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.1Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:15Nina SimoneNina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • -1989
Ariola Express295 055
1.10Ain't Got No/I Got Life2:13Nina SimoneHit History, Volume 14: 1968Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation)PD 74784
1.14Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:14Nina SimoneNina Simone: The ★ CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)ND 90566
2.8Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:10Nina SimoneHits of the Sixties Super 100 OldiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1992
K-Box (imprint of Weton-Wesgram B.V.)032A, 032B, 032C, 032D, 043
1.1Ain’t Got No / I Got Life2:16Nina SimoneThe Best of 25 Years: 25 No. 1 Hits 1968 - 1992Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA (do not use this as an imprint!)SP 6268/1, SP 6268/2
1.17Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:08Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • -1992
Diamond (Dutch compilation label active in western Europe)01 7710 61
1.2Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:10Nina Simone28 Great SongsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • -1993
BXCL238
1.7Ain’t Got No / I Got Life2:13Nina SimoneThe Essential Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)07863-66307-2
1.17Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:08Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • -1993
Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)99 02 137
1.4Ain't Got No (I Got Life)2:16Nina SimoneFeeling Good: The Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1994-07-11
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.), Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)522 669-2
1.4Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:16Nina SimoneFeeling Good: The Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)5226692
1.15Ain’t Got No – I Got Life2:13Nina SimoneThe Woman in MeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Collection InternationalMUSCD 019
1.19Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (live)2:14Nina SimoneReleasedNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)74321431552
1.19Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (live)2:14Nina SimoneReleasedNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004)74321 431552
1.11Ain’t Got No – I Got Life2:20Nina SimoneBlue for You: The Very Best OfNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Global TelevisionRADCD84
1.5Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:20Nina SimoneSaga of the Good Life and Hard TimesNina SimoneAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)07863 66997 2
2.10Ain’t Got No – I Got Life2:17Nina Simone20th Century Hits for a New Millennium: 40 Hits of 1965–1969Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-11-01
DiskyDO 852792
1.1Ain’t Got No – I Got Life2:16Nina SimoneThe Masters: 20 Classic TracksNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-11-10
1.14Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:14Nina SimoneHere Comes the Sun & Other Great HitsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)SPCD1230
1.1Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:19Nina SimoneI Got Life and Many Others (With "Digitally Remastered" on CD front)Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), BMG Nederland B.V.74321 56383 2
2.2Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:13Nina SimoneSky Box: 10 jaar radio hitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)74321 569842
1.18Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:20Nina SimoneSugar in My Bowl: The Very Best of Nina Simone 1967-1972Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)07863 67635 2
1.7Ain’t Got No / I Got Life2:18Nina Simone10 Jaar hits 1989-1999Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)
2.7Ain't Got No - I Got Life2:17Nina SimoneGreatest Hits of the Millennium: 60's, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)74321 673342
1.11Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:20Nina SimoneSolid Gold Soul 1967-1968Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL 642/01
3.7Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:11Nina SimoneLegendary Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2000-09-01
Musicrama
1.13Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:19Nina SimoneBittersweet: The Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-10-24
BMG Special Products66748-77010-2, DRC12753
2.14Ain’t Got No-I Got Life2:11Nina SimoneVoices of the CenturyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-05-22
Telstar TVTTVCD3186
1.3Ain't Got No - I Got Life2:19Nina SimoneHits & ClassicsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2001-09-03
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)74321 84440 2
3.10Ain't Got No - I Got Life2:16Nina SimoneSimply the Best of the 60'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG UK & Ireland74321 822672
1.22Ain’t Got No – I Got Life2:17Nina SimoneHeartbeat: The Official 10th AnniversaryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-04-27
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)
2.6Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:10Nina SimoneAnthologyNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-07-01
BMG Heritage, RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)82876 530152
1.3Ain't Got No, I Got Life2:10Nina SimoneThe Greatest HitsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-07-12
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)82876527622
2.17Ain't Got No - I Got Life2:15Nina SimoneAll Time Classic Soul HeartbreakersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-08-18
Telstar TVTTVCD3352
2.22Ain't Got No I Got Life2:19Nina Simone1968 The SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-03-15
Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.)CMEDD765
1.19Ain’t Got No – I Got Life2:08Nina SimoneSings the Blues / ’Nuff SaidNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • IE2004-04-19
  • GB2004-04-19
Camden Deluxe74321 869672
1.8Ain't Got No / I Got Life2:08Nina Simone'Nuff Said! (Limited Edition, Original recording remastered)Nina SimoneAlbum + Live
  • GB2004-04-24
BMG UK & Ireland82876 596212
1.20Ain't Got No - I Got Life2:11Nina SimoneSmooth Summer SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-06-27
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)82876705332
3.7Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:11Nina SimoneLegendsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2005-10-11
RCA Victor Europe
2.8Ain't Got No - I Got Life2:12Nina SimoneSwinging SixtiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-10-31
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)82876748392
2.28Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:13Nina SimoneThe Way We WereVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)
1.1Ain't Got No - I Got Life2:11Nina SimoneWe Love Life!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)82876703992
1.1Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:18Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-05-01
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)82876805532
2.1Ain’t Got No (I Got Life)2:19Nina SimoneBeyond the SeaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-06-26
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)82876855372
2.3Ain't Got No - I Got Life2:16Nina SimoneThe Collection: Autumn 2006Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-10-09
BMG TV
1.17Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:15Nina SimoneWorld’s Best MumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-12-04
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)
1.8Ain't Got No-I Got Life2:21Nina SimoneThe Classic Years: 1968Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The CDCard CompanyCD511S
1.1Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:18Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)88697034072
2.15Ain't Got No- I Got Life2:16Nina SimoneWorld's Best MumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-03-05
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)88697074852
3.17Ain’t Got No / I Got Life2:17Nina Simone100 Hits: 60sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-10-15
100 HitsDMG 100 001
1.5Ain’t Got No – I Got Life2:15Nina SimoneAbsolute Hits 60sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CRIMCD456
1.1Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:17Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)88697024002
1.6Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:18Nina SimoneThe Jazz Plays... The Definitive Nina Simone CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-01-28
UCJ (UK label of “Universal Classics & Jazz, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.”)
1.4Ain’t Got No - I Got Life2:16Nina Simone100 60s HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2008-06-23
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)88697169902
1.8Ain't Got No - I Got Life2:15Nina SimoneThe Swingin' SixtiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-11-24
Virgin TVVTDCD 932
1.6Ain’t Got No / I Got Life (From “Hair”)2:17Nina SimoneBest of the 60's (Sony 2008, Netherlands)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)88697282062
2.1Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:20Nina SimoneSummer ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)88697 22282 2
1.8Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:08Nina SimoneOriginal Album ClassicsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2009-09-28
Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases)88697569232, 88697569232CD1, 88697569232CD2, 88697569232CD3, 88697569232CD4, 88697569232CD5
1.21Ain’t Got No – I Got Life2:15Nina Simone101 Sixties Party HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI TVVTDCDX 1019
2.6Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:08Nina SimoneThe Essential Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-03-15
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697 78670 2
4.11Ain’t Got No/I Got Life2:11Nina SimonePure… DriveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2011-10-10
  • GB2011-10-10
  • DE2011-10-14
  • XE2011-10
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697962962
3.8Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:08Nina 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
1.2Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:10Nina SimoneNina! The Nina Simone CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004), RCA Camden88697912692
3.8Ain’t Got No – I Got Life2:08Nina 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
5.16Ain’t Got No / I Got Life2:17Nina Simone100 Hits: 60s OriginalsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2013-10-31
100 HitsDMG 100 116
10.2Ain’t Got No ‐ I Got Life2:07Nina SimoneHaute Musique: NovaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2013-11-11
Nova Records (French reissue production label, by Radio Nova)3284572
10.2Ain’t Got No ‐ I Got Life2:07Nina SimoneHaute Musique: NovaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2013-11-11
Nova Records (French reissue production label, by Radio Nova)
3.7Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:14Nina SimoneForever Friends: Always and ForeverVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2015-02-09
Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases)88875059802
1.10Ain’t Got No‐I Got Life (from “Hair”)2:15Nina SimoneLa LégendeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
1.16Ain’t Got No / I Got Life2:11Nina SimoneTop of the Pops: 1964–1969Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2016-09-02
Syco Entertainment, Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC)00600753675663, 5367567
5.16Ain’t Got No / I Got Life (from “Hair”)2:15Nina Simone100 Hits: 60s OriginalsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2017-04-28
100 Hits
4.4Ain’t Got No / I Got Life (from “Hair”)2:10Nina Simone100 Hits: The Best Sixties AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2017-11-03
100 HitsDMGN100 185
2.8Ain’t Got No / I Got Life (From "Hair")2:10Nina Simone100 Hits: The Best Soul AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2018-02-16
100 HitsDMGN100209
2.15Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:11Nina Simone50 Hits of the Sixties, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.14Ain’t Got No, I Got Life2:16Nina SimoneNina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
1.4Ain’t Got No; I Got Life2:10Nina SimoneNr. 1 Hits 1969-1991Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recording engineer:Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
producer:Joe René
piano and lead vocals:Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Music (in 1968)
produced for:Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recording of:Ain’t Got No, I Got Life

Related works

Ain’t Got No, I Got Life

lyricist:James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer)
Gerome Ragni
composer:Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:EMI U Catalog (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
medley of:1. Ain’t Got No (from “Hair”)
2. I Got Life (from “Hair”)
later translated versions:Hij die tevreden is