Four Women: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings

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

Tracklist

▼CD 1: Nina Simone in Concert / Broadway Blues Ballads
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1I 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”
52:34
2Plain Gold Ring
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-06)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-06)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-06)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1964-04-06)
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 1964-04-06)
live recording of:
Plain Gold Ring (on 1964-04-06)
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)
6:25
3Pirate Jenny
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1964-04-04)
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 1964-04-04)
live cover recording of:
The Threepenny Opera: Pirate Jenny (Marc Blitzstein translation) (on 1964-04-04)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein
publisher:
Universal Edition Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Weill-Brecht-Harms Co., Inc.
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt I. Die Seeräuberjenny
46:40
4Old Jim Crow
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-03-21)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-03-21)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1964-03-21)
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 recording of:
Old Jim Crow (on 1964-03-21)
writer:
Jackie Alper, Ron Vander Groef and Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:41
5Don’t Smoke in Bed
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-03-21)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-03-21)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1964-03-21)
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:
Don’t Smoke in Bed (on 1964-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Willard Robison
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Oriole Music Corp.
25:33
6Go Limp
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1964-04-04)
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 1964-04-04)
live recording of:
Go Limp (on 1964-04-04)
additional lyricist:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
lyricist:
Alex Comfort
composer:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
orchestration of:
Go Limp
7:07
7Mississippi Goddam
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1964-04-04)
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 1964-04-04)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 172)
live recording of:
Mississippi Goddam (on 1964-04-04)
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)
44:58
8Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964-06)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964-06)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964-06)
orchestra:
Horace Ott's Orchestra (in 1964-06)
conductor:
Horace Ott (in 1964-06)
arranger:
Horace Ott
recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (in 1964-06)
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)
42:48
9Night Song
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964)
orchestra:
Harold Mooney & His Orchestra (in 1964)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (in 1964)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
cover recording of:
Night Song (from "Golden Boy") (in 1964)
lyricist:
Lee Adams (US musical theatre lyricist & librettist)
composer:
Charles Strouse
librettist:
William Gibson (playwright) and Clifford Odets (US playwright)
part of:
Golden Boy (The Musical)
33:07
10The Laziest Gal in Town
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964)
orchestra:
Harold Mooney & His Orchestra (in 1964)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (in 1964)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
cover recording of:
The Laziest Gal in Town (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1927)
52:20
11Something Wonderful
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964)
orchestra:
Harold Mooney & His Orchestra (in 1964)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (in 1964)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
cover recording of:
Something Wonderful (The King and I) (in 1964)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
translated version of:
דבר מה נפלא כל כך
part of:
The King and I (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
52:46
12Don’t Take All Night
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964-06)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964-06)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964-06)
orchestra:
Horace Ott's Orchestra (in 1964-06)
conductor:
Horace Ott (in 1964-06)
arranger:
Horace Ott
recording of:
Don’t Take All Night (in 1964-06)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus
32:55
13Nobody
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964)
orchestra:
Harold Mooney & His Orchestra (in 1964)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (in 1964)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
recording of:
Nobody (in 1964)
lyricist:
Alex Rogers (songwriter, 1876-1930)
composer:
Bert Williams
part of:
Abyssinia (1906 musical)
cover recording of:
Nobody
lyricist:
Alex Rogers (songwriter, 1876-1930)
composer:
Bert Williams
part of:
Abyssinia (1906 musical)
44:20
14I Am Blessed
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964-06)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964-06)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964-06)
orchestra:
Horace Ott's Orchestra (in 1964-06)
conductor:
Horace Ott (in 1964-06)
arranger:
Horace Ott
recording of:
I Am Blessed (in 1964-06)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus
42:58
15Of This I’m Sure
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964-06)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964-06)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964-06)
orchestra:
Horace Ott's Orchestra (in 1964-06)
conductor:
Horace Ott (in 1964-06)
arranger:
Horace Ott
recording of:
Of This I’m Sure (in 1964-06)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus
32:38
16See-Line Woman
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1964-03-21)
producer:
Hal Mooney
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1964-03-21)
vocals and conductor:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1964-03-21)
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)
cover recording of:
See-Line Woman (on 1964-03-21)
writer:
George Bass and Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
is based on:
Sea Lion Woman
2.652:38
17Our Love (Will See Us Through)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964-06)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964-06)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964-06)
orchestra:
Horace Ott's Orchestra (in 1964-06)
conductor:
Horace Ott (in 1964-06)
arranger:
Horace Ott
recording of:
Our Love (Will See Us Through) (in 1964-06)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin
43:01
18How Can I?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964-06)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964-06)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964-06)
orchestra:
Horace Ott's Orchestra (in 1964-06)
conductor:
Horace Ott (in 1964-06)
arranger:
Horace Ott
recording of:
How Can I? (in 1964-06)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus
42:07
19The Last Rose of Summer
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1966-08)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1966-08)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1966-08)
orchestra:
Harold Mooney & His Orchestra (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (in 1966-08)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
recording of:
The Last Rose of Summer (in 1966-08)
lyricist:
Thomas Moore (Irish poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13861)
43:05
▶CD 2: I Put a Spell on You / Pastel Blues
▶CD 3: Let It All Out / Wild Is the Wind
▶CD 4: High Princess of Soul