Ultimate Divas

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald / Nina Simone / Billie Holiday (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Images
recording of:
Images
lyricist:
Waring Cuney
composer:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
Nina Simone2:53
2Four Women
recording of:
Four Women
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
Nina Simone4:26
3See Line Women
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
Nina Simone2:38
4Be My Husband
recording of:
Be My Husband
composer:
Andy Stroud (former husband of Nina Simone.)
Nina Simone3:25
5Come Ye
recording of:
Come Ye (Nina Simone)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
Nina Simone3:40
6Take Me to the Water
Nina Simone2:52
7I’m Going Back HomeNina Simone2:49
8Blue on Purpose
recording of:
Blues on Purpose
composer:
Rudy Stevenson
Nina Simone3:17
9Wild Is the Wind
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)
arranger:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
cover recording of:
Wild Is the Wind (in 1964)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Carlin Music Corporation, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1957, in 1985), Catharine Hinen Music (in 1957, in 1985), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) (in 1957), Largo Music Inc. (in 1957, in 1985) and Patti Washington Music (in 1957, in 1985)
Nina Simone4.57:00
10Don’t Smoke in Bed
cover recording of:
Don’t Smoke in Bed
lyricist and composer:
Willard Robison
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Oriole Music Corp.
Nina Simone5:26
11The Other Woman
cover recording of:
The Other Woman
writer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nina Simone3:05
12I 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”
Nina Simone52:30
13Don’t Explain
cover recording of:
Don’t Explain
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country-specific information is available)
Nina Simone4:21
14Lilac 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
Nina Simone4.54:17
15If I Should Lose You
cover recording of:
If I Should Lose You
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Nina Simone4:00
16Tell Me More and More and Then Some
cover recording of:
Tell Me More and More and Then Some
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
Nina Simone3:10
CD 3