The Essential Nina Simone Collection

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

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▶CD 2
▼CD 3
#TitleRatingLength
1The Other Woman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
VPI Records USA (in 1987)
live cover recording of:
The Other Woman
writer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:18
2Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
live 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)
23:52
3I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1974)
live recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version)
writer:
James “Tim” Brymn, Dally Small and Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
arranger:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
version of:
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Bessie Smith's version)
3:26
4Cotton Eyed Joe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1959)
live cover recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
3:47
5Four Women
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter) (in 1987)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1987)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1987)
live recording of:
Four Women (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
4:51
6Mississippi Goddam
recording of:
Mississippi Goddam
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (LDN) Ltd. and Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:44
7Backlash Blues
recording of:
Backlash Blues
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
publisher:
Filmtrax-Mogul (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Rolls Royce Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:46
8Do What You Gotta Do
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1968)
live cover recording of:
Do What You Gotta Do
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Jonathan Three Music Co., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Sosahamu Music Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:46
9Ne me quitte pas
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
live 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
5:15
10Sunday in Savannah
cover recording of:
Sunday in Savannah
lyricist and composer:
Hugh M. MacKay
2:25
11Ain’t Got No, I Got Life
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1968)
live cover recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life
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:
Ain’t Got No (from “Hair”)
medley of:
I Got Life (from “Hair”)
4:40
12No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
cover recording of:
No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
lyricist and composer:
Richie Havens
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Nicklewhistle Music
4:07
13Gin House Blues
cover recording of:
Gin House Blues
composer:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1925) and Henry Troy (in 1925)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp
4:57
14You Took My Teeth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
VPI Records USA (in 1987)
recording of:
You Took My Teeth
writer:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
1:10
15I Sing Just to Know That I’m Alive
recording of:
I Sing Just to Know That I’m Alive
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:32

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