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1To Be Young, Gifted and Black
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1969)
recording of:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (in 1969-08)
lyricist:
Weldon Irvine
composer:
Nina Simone
2:49
2I Loves You Porgy
cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., 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”
3:38
3In the Morning
cover recording of:
In the Morning (aka “Morning of My Life”)
lyricist and composer:
Barry Gibb (in 1965)
publisher:
Bramsdene Music Corporation, Campbell Connelly, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Connelly Musikverlag, Gibb Brothers Music, Norman Whiteley Ltd., Penjane Music (Australia) Pty. Limited and Plymouth Music Co., Inc.
2:43
4I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today
recording engineer:
Ray Hall
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc.
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
I Think It’s Going to Rain Today
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman
publisher:
Copyright Control, January Music Corp., Warner/Chappell North America and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1966)
3:21
5Angel of the Morning
cover recording of:
Angel of the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor
publisher:
April Music, EMI Blackwood, EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
3:34
6Go to Hell
recording of:
Go to Hell
writer:
Morris Bailey
2:51
7I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
producer:
Danny Davis
mixer:
Mark Hartry
vocals:
Nina Simone
conductor:
Sammy Lowe
arranger:
Sammy Lowe
part of:
CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World
cover recording of:
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
writer:
Billy Taylor and Richard Lamb
publisher:
Duane Music Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:11
8Suzanne
cover recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (in 1966)
composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Project 7 Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Stranger Music Inc. and Writers Workshop Ltd.
translated version of:
Suzanne (German lyrics by Thomas Woitkewitsch)
5:13
9The Backlash Blues
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1967-01-05) and Ray Hall (on 1967-01-05)
producer:
Danny Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-01-05)
recording of:
Backlash Blues (on 1967-01-05)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Filmtrax-Mogul and Rolls Royce Music
2:29
10Cherish
cover recording of:
Cherish
lyricist and composer:
Terry Kirkman
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:23
11Revolution, Parts 1 & 2
5:04
12Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
recording engineer:
Ray Hall and Mike Moran
bass [Fender bass] and electric bass guitar:
Gene A Perla
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Charles D. Alias
guitar:
Al Schackman
organ:
Weldon J. Irvine, Jr.
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
background vocals and background vocals [vocalist]:
Virdia Crawford and Doris Willingham
conductor:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc.
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
4:49
13Sunday in Savannah
cover recording of:
Sunday in Savannah
lyricist and composer:
Hugh M. MacKay
3:17
14I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc.
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
I Get Along Without You Very Well
lyricist:
Jane Brown Thompson
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1939)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
4:55
15Everyone’s Gone to the Moon
recording engineer:
Ray Hall
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc.
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Everyone’s Gone to the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Jonathan King (in 1965)
3:06
16The Gin House Blues
recording of:
Gin House Blues
composer:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1925) and Henry Troy (in 1925)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp
3:11
17Blues for Mama
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1966-12-22) and Ray Hall (on 1966-12-22)
producer:
Danny Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1966-12-22)
recording of:
Blues for Mama (on 1966-12-22)
writer:
Abbey Lincoln and Nina Simone
publisher:
Ninandy Music
3:58
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1Here Comes the Sun
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Here Comes the Sun
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd.
part of:
Reprise
3:36
2I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1967-01-05) and Ray Hall (on 1967-01-05)
producer:
Danny Davis
performer:
Sam Ellis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-01-05)
recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version) (on 1967-01-05)
writer:
James “Tim” Brymn, Nina Simone, Dally Small and Clarence Williams
arranger:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co.
version of:
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Bessie Smith's version)
2:34
3I Can’t See Nobody
recording engineer:
Ray Hall and Mike Moran
producer:
Danny Davis
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
conductor:
Jimmy Wisner
arranger:
Jimmy Wisner
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc.
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
I Can’t See Nobody
written in:
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
writer:
Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Gibb Brothers Music
3:07
4Just Like a Woman
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
cover recording of:
Just Like a Woman
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-11-25)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd., M. Witmark & Sons and Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
4:53
5Nobody’s Fault but Mine
recording engineer:
Ray Hall
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc.
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional]
3:01
6I Shall Be Released
cover recording of:
I Shall Be Released (original lyrics)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Dwarf Music (from 1967 to present)
4:01
7Do What You Gotta Do
cover recording of:
Do What You Gotta Do
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Jonathan Three Music Co., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sosahamu Music Inc.
3:40
8My Man’s Gone Now
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1967-01-05) and Ray Hall (on 1967-01-05)
producer:
Danny Davis
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-01-05)
cover recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings) (on 1967-01-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now”
4:15
9Turning Point
recording of:
Turning Point
lyricist and composer:
Martha Holmes
2:01
10It Be’s That Way Sometimes
recording of:
It Be’s That Way Sometime
composer:
Sam Waymon
2:56
11Please Read Me
cover recording of:
Please Read Me
writer:
Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Abigail Music and Gibb Brothers Music
2:48
12Day and Night
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1966-12-19) and Ray Hall (on 1966-12-19)
producer:
Danny Davis
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1966-12-19)
recording of:
Day and Night
writer:
Rudy Stevenson
2:32
13Do I Move You
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1966-12-19) and Ray Hall (on 1966-12-19)
producer:
Danny Davis
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1966-12-19)
recording of:
Do I Move You? (on 1966-12-19)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
2:45
14Since I Fell for You
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1967-01-05) and Ray Hall (on 1967-01-05)
producer:
Danny Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-01-05)
cover recording of:
Since I Fell for You (on 1967-01-05)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Johnson (in 1945)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (ended), Warner Bros., Inc. (ended) and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
sub-publisher:
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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:49
15Mississippi Goddam
recording of:
Mississippi Goddam
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (LDN) Ltd. and Sam Fox Publishing Company
5:34
16My Sweet Lord
cover recording of:
My Sweet Lord
written in:
Europe (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (from 1969-12 until 1970)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
version of:
He’s So Fine
4:36
17Mr. Bojangles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Mr. Bojangles
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Jeff Walker
publisher:
Gotillion Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
5:05
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1To Love Somebody
recording engineer:
Ray Hall and Mike Moran
producer:
Danny Davis
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (in 1967)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1967)
conductor:
Jimmy Wisner
arranger:
Jimmy Wisner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1969)
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc.
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
To Love Somebody (in 1967)
written in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1967)
writer:
Barry Gibb (in 1967) and Robin Gibb (in 1967)
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Nemperor, Songs of Universal, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
part of:
50/50
2:41
2Seems I’m Never Tired of Loving You
recording engineer:
Ray Hall
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc.
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States
3:01
3Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall and Mike Moran
bass [Fender bass] and electric bass guitar:
Gene A Perla
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Charles D. Alias
guitar:
Al Schackman
organ:
Weldon J. Irvine, Jr.
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
background vocals and background vocals [vocalist]:
Virdia Crawford and Doris Willingham
conductor:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc.
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
lyricist:
[traditional]
composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1959)
publisher:
Melody Trails and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
3:38
4Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair
cover recording of:
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Arranged by Nina Simone)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Nina Simone
arrangement of:
Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)
3:03
5Ooh Child
cover recording of:
O‐o‐h Child
lyricist and composer:
Stan Vincent
publisher:
Flamingo Music, Kama Sutra Music Inc., Stan Vincent Music, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and 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
3:16
6The Pusher
cover recording of:
The Pusher
lyricist and composer:
Hoyt Axton
publisher:
Lady Jane Music, Warner Chappell Music, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4:48
7Ain’t Got No, I Got Life
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (on 1968-05-13)
producer:
Joe René
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-05-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola (in 1968) and BMG Music (in 1968)
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc.
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-05-13)
recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (on 1968-05-13)
lyricist:
James Rado and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot
publisher:
EMI U Catalog and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
medley of:
I Got Life (from “Hair”)
medley of:
Ain’t Got No (from “Hair”)
2:11
8The House of the Rising Sun
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1967-01-05) and Ray Hall (on 1967-01-05)
producer:
Danny Davis
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-01-05)
cover recording of:
House of the Rising Sun
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
3:53
9The Times They Are A-Changin’
recording engineer:
Ray Hall and Mike Moran
bass [Fender bass] and electric bass guitar:
Gene A Perla
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Charles D. Alias
guitar:
Al Schackman
organ:
Weldon J. Irvine, Jr.
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
background vocals and background vocals [vocalist]:
Virdia Crawford and Doris Willingham
conductor:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc.
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
The Times They Are A‐Changin’
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner/Chappell (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
5:58
10Turn Me On
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Turn Me On
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
publisher:
Loudermilk Music, Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1961-08-09)
2:27
11New World Coming
cover recording of:
New World Coming
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
4:52
12The Look of Love
cover recording of:
The Look of Love
lyricist:
Hal David
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 40th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:24
13Save Me
cover recording of:
Save Me (Aretha Franklin song)
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin and Curtis Ousley
publisher:
Kilynn Music and Pronto Music
3:25
14The Desperate Ones
cover recording of:
The Desperate Ones (Les Deséspérés)
lyricist:
Jacques Brel
composer:
Gérard Jouannest
translator:
Eric Blau and Mort Shuman
translated version of:
Les Désespérés
4:41
15My Baby Just Cares for Me (live)
live cover recording of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Co., Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.
4:29
16My Way
cover recording of:
My Way (Frank Sinatra song)
lyricist:
Paul Anka
composer:
Claude François and Jacques Revaux
previously attributed to:
Gilles Thibaut
translator:
Bobby Cruz
publisher:
Babel Music S.A., Chrysalis Standards Inc., Don C. Publications Inc., Eddie Barclay, Jeune Musique Éditions, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Spanka Music, Spanka Music Corp., Thibout Music, Warner Chappell Music France, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)
translated version of:
Comme d’habitude
5:09

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