The Best of Nina Simone

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleLength
1In the Morning2:30
2I Shall Be Released
drums (drum set):
Don Alias
electric bass guitar:
Gene A Perla
guitar:
Al Schackman
organ:
Weldon Irvine
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
background vocals:
Virdia Crawford and Doris Willingham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1969)
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)
3:54
3Day 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
2:34
4It Be's That Way Sometime2:56
5I 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)
2:33
6My 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
7Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (on 1968-04-07)
producer:
Joe René
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-04-07)
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc.
recorded at:
Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, New York, United States (on 1968-04-07)
live recording of:
Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (on 1968-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Taylor
dedicated to:
Dr. Martin Luther King
5:45
8Compensation
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
recording of:
Compensation
writer:
Paul Laurence Dunbar and Nina Simone
1:37
9I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
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)
3:07
10Go to Hell
recording of:
Go to Hell
writer:
Morris Bailey
2:49
11Do What You Gotta Do
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (on 1968-05-13)
artist & repertoire support:
Tom Berman
producer:
Joe René
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-05-13)
conductor:
Horace Ott (on 1968-05-13)
arranger:
Horace Ott
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc.
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-05-13)
cover recording of:
Do What You Gotta Do (on 1968-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Jonathan Three Music Co., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sosahamu Music Inc.
3:01
12Suzanne
drums (drum set):
Don Alias
electric bass guitar:
Gene A Perla
guitar:
Al Schackman
organ:
Weldon Irvine
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
background vocals:
Virdia Crawford and Doris Willingham
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)
4:16