The Very Best of Nina Simone

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Ne me quitte pas cover recording of: Ne me quitte pas (original French version) lyricist and composer: Jacques Brel publisher: Éditions Jacques Brel, Pouchenel Éditions Musicales and Warner Chappell Music France		3:38
2	I Loves You, Porgy bass, bass guitar and percussion: Lisle Atkinson double bass: Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-03-21) drums (drum set): Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-03-21) flute: Rudy Stevenson guitar: Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-03-21) harmonica: Al Schackman piano and lead vocals: Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1964-03-21) vocals: Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) arranger: Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) recorded at: Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-03-21) live cover recording of: I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1964-03-21) lyricist: Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward composer: George Gershwin (composer) publisher: Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935) version of: Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”	5	2:32
3	My Baby Just Cares for Me cover recording of: My Baby Just Cares for Me lyricist: Gus Kahn composer: Walter Donaldson publisher: Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Company, Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.		3:04
4	Strange Fruit cover recording of: Strange Fruit lyricist and composer: Lewis Allan publisher: Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) version of: Bitter Fruit		3:31
5	Feeling Good recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15) producer: Hal Mooney guitar: Rudy Stevenson (on 1965-01-15) piano: Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1965-01-15) vocals: Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1965-01-15) conductor: Hal Mooney (on 1965-01-15) arranger: Hal Mooney phonographic copyright (℗) by: PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1965) cover recording of: Feeling Good (on 1965-01-15) writer: Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley publisher: Concord Music Ltd and Musical Comedy Prods. part of: The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd	4.15	2:56
6	Love Me or Leave Me cover recording of: Love Me or Leave Me lyricist: Gus Kahn composer: Walter Donaldson publisher: EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Company (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)		4:06
7	Mood Indigo cover recording of: Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) lyricist: Irving Mills (in 1930) composer: Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930) publisher: EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930) part of: The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)		2:27
8	If You Knew / Let It Be Me		5:24
9	That’s All I Ask recording of: That’s All I Ask writer: Horace Ott		2:29
10	Images recording of: Images lyricist: Waring Cuney composer: Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)		2:52
11	Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood recording of: Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood writer: Bennie Benjamin, 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)		2:47
12	Be My Husband recording of: Be My Husband composer: Andy Stroud (former husband of Nina Simone.)		3:21
13	I Love My Baby recording of: I Love My Baby lyricist and composer: Andy Stroud (former husband of Nina Simone.)		4:08
14	Lilac Wine producer: Hal Mooney (on 1965-09-30) bass guitar and percussion: Lisle Atkinson drums (drum set): Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) flute and guitar: Rudy Stevenson harmonica: Al Schackman piano: Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1965-09-30) cover recording of: Lilac Wine (on 1965-09-30) lyricist and composer: James H. Shelton (composer of "Lilac Wine") publisher: Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部	4.5	4:17
15	See Line Woman cover recording of: See-Line Woman writer: George Bass and Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) is based on: Sea Lion Woman		2:38
16	What More I Can Say		2:51
17	Plain Gold Ring cover recording of: Plain Gold Ring lyricist: George Stone (composer) composer: Blue Sky Black Death (US hip hop production duo), Earl Burroughs and George Stone (composer) publisher: Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Hank Snow Music (on 1959-09-21)		6:19

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