To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story

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Annotation

Matrix / Runout (CD1): [Arvato Digital Services] + A03 + HM34602 88697110092D1
Matrix / Runout (CD2): [Arvato Digital Services] + A03 + HM23801 88697110092D2
Matrix / Runout (CD3): [Arvato Digital Services] + A01 + HM34701 88697110092D3
Matrix / Runout (DVD): [Arvato Digital Services] + + A01 + HL40601 88697110092DVD
Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI LB41
Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI LY93
Mastering SID Code (CD3): IFPI LB48
Mastering SID Code (DVD): IFPI LB48
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 10K0
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 10J7
Mould SID Code (CD3): IFPI 10J4
Mould SID Code (DVD): IFPI 10Q5
Other (CD1 Cat. #): 88697 11009 2-D1
Other (CD2 Cat. #): 88697 11009 2-D2
Other (CD3 Cat. #): 88697 11009 2-D3
Other (DVD Cat. #): 88697 11009 2-D4

Tracklist

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1▼CD: 1957 - 1968
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1Mood Indigo
cover recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation, Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 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
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:03
2I Loves You, Porgy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bethlehem Records (in 1958)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (in 1957-12)
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”
4:11
3My Baby Just Cares for Me
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.
3:38
4Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
cover recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd., EMI Music Ltd., Help, I’m a Publisher and MCA Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:40
5You Can Have Him (live)
live cover recording of:
You Can Have Him
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1949)
5:56
6Wild Is the Wind (live)
live cover recording of:
Wild Is the Wind (theme song from the Paramount movie “Wild Is the Wind”)
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. (in 1957), Largo Music Inc. (in 1957, in 1985) and Patti Washington Music (in 1957, in 1985)
part of:
The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:34
7Trouble in Mind (live)
5:35
8When Malindy Sings / Swing Low Sweet Chariot (live)
5:40
9See-Line Woman
cover recording of:
See‐Line Woman
writer:
George Bass and Nina Simone
is based on:
Sea Lion Woman
2:37
10Pirate Jenny (live)
live cover recording of:
The Threepenny Opera: Pirate Jenny (Marc Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill
translator:
Marc Blitzstein
publisher:
Universal Edition Ltd. and Weill-Brecht-Harms Co., Inc.
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt I. Die Seeräuberjenny
6:40
11Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
writer:
Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus and Horace Ott
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Chris-n-Jen Music, WB Music Corp. and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1981)
2:46
12I Put a Spell on You
cover recording of:
I Put a Spell on You
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
Copyright Control, SBK Unart Catalog Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
2:36
13Ne Me Quitte Pas
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
3:37
14Feeling Good
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15)
producer:
Hal Mooney
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1965-01-15)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1965-01-15)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1965-01-15)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (on 1965-01-15)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Feeling Good (on 1965-01-15)
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
publisher:
Concord Music Ltd and Musical Comedy Prods.
part of:
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
2:56
15Four Women
recording of:
Four Women
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
4:26
16My Man's Gone Now
cover recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings)
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”
4:18
17I 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)
3:09
18To Love Somebody
cover recording of:
To Love Somebody
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
2:40
19Sunday in Savannah (live)
live cover recording of:
Sunday in Savannah
lyricist and composer:
Hugh M. MacKay
3:18
20Backlash Blues (live)
live recording of:
Backlash Blues
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Filmtrax-Mogul and Rolls Royce Music
3:32
2▼CD: 1968 - 1969
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1Mississippi Goddam (live)
live recording of:
Mississippi Goddam
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (LDN) Ltd. and Sam Fox Publishing Company
6:56
2In 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.
2:44
3Ain't Got No-I Got Life (alternate version)
2:58
4Do 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.
3:01
5Seems I'm Never Tired 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
3:03
6Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
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)
4:51
7The 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)
5:57
8Turn! 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.
3:42
9The Other Woman (live)
live cover recording of:
The Other Woman
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Thandewye Music
6:02
10I Think It's Going to Rain Today (live)
live 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)
4:45
11Save Me (live)
live cover recording of:
Save Me (Aretha Franklin song)
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin and Curtis Ousley
publisher:
Kilynn Music and Pronto Music
3:33
12Revolution (live)
live recording of:
Revolution (Nina Simone song)
writer:
Weldon Irvine and Nina Simone
is based on:
Revolution (Beatles song)
6:24
13To Be Young, Gifted and Black
recording of:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
lyricist:
Weldon Irvine
composer:
Nina Simone
2:51
14Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair (live)
live 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)
3:25
15Westwind (live)
8:48
16Who Knows Where the Time Goes (live)
live cover recording of:
Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
lyricist and composer:
Sandy Denny
publisher:
Irving Music, Strawberry Music and Winckler Musikforlag
4:59
17Suzanne (live)
live 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)
5:03
3▼CD: 1969 - 1993
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1No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (live)
live cover recording of:
No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
lyricist and composer:
Richie Havens
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. and Nicklewhistle Music
4:52
2Just Like a Woman
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)
4:52
3Here 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
3:35
4Tanywey
3:28
5Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter (live)
live cover recording of:
Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter
lyricist and composer:
Aillene Bullock
publisher:
United Artists Musikverlag (in 1970)
5:18
6My Sweet Lord / Today Is a Killer (live)
18:20
7Let It Be Me (live)
live cover recording of:
Let It Be Me
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
translator:
Mann Curtis
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing France, EMA-Suisse, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. and Universal Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
translated version of:
Je t’appartiens
5:02
8Poppies
recording of:
Poppies
writer:
Lennie Bleecher and Jeremy Wind
4:47
9Mr. Bojangles (live)
live 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.
4:52
10I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (live)
live recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version)
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)
5:48
11Nina (live)
4:14
12Zungo (live)
live recording of:
Zungo (Olatunji)
publisher:
Thandewye Music
4:20
13Baltimore
4:40
14A Single Woman
cover recording of:
A Single Woman
lyricist and composer:
Rod McKuen
3:33
4▼DVD-Video: NTSC
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1NINA: A Historical Perspective
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2Ain't Got No - I Got Life
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3Pirate Jenny
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4Don't Pay Them No Mind
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5Milestones (instrumental)
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6Go to Hell
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7Backlash Blues
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8Percussion / Drums / Clapping / Dancing
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9I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
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10Precious Lord
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Credits

Release

liner notes:Richard Seidel
Ed Ward
producer:Peter Aristotle Rodis (task: DVD)
Richard Seidel
mastering:Mark Wilder
manufactured by, distributed by, copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment
pressed by:Arvato Digital Services Bertelsmann
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4189346 [info]