Blackbird: The Colpix Recordings (1959 - 1963)

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

Annotation

Released in a clamshell box with 8 “Mini LP” style reproduction sleeves and a 36-page booklet.

Please note: the track lengths given in the booklet do not always agree with the track lengths of the material on the CD. Track lengths in MusicBrainz come from the ToC for each of the 8 CDs.

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Amazing Nina Simone (Expanded Edition)
2▶CD: Nina Simone at Town Hall (Expanded Edition)
3▶CD: Nina Simone at Newport (Expanded Edition)
4▼CD: Forbidden Fruit (Expanded Edition)
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1Rags and Old Iron
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Rags and Old Iron (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Brown Jr.
4:08
2No Good Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
No Good Man (in 1961)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham
3:39
3Gin House Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Gin House Blues (in 1961)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1925) and Henry Troy (in 1925)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp
3:03
4I’ll Look Around
cover recording of:
I’ll Look Around
lyricist:
Douglass Cross
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
5:04
5I Love to Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
I Love to Love (Herbert Baker song) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Herbert Baker
3:24
6Work Song
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Work Song (lyrics added by Oscar Brown Jr.) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr.
composer:
Nat Adderley
publisher:
Upam Music Co. and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ
version of:
Work Song (original instrumental)
2:35
7Where Can I Go Without You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Where Can I Go Without You? (in 1961)
writer:
Peggy Lee and Victor Young
publisher:
Denslow Music, Inc. and EMI Waterford Music
2:51
8Just Say I Love Him
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Just Say I Love Her (Engl. translation "Dicitencello vujie") (in 1961)
lyricist:
Enzo Fusco
composer:
Rodolfo Falvo
additional arranger:
Jimmy Dale and Jack Val
translator:
Martin Kalmanoff and Sam Ward
translated version of:
Dicitencello vuje
6:35
9Memphis in June
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Memphis in June (in 1961)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1945)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1945)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (in 1945), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. (in 1945) and Webster Music Co. (in 1945)
2:38
10Forbidden Fruit
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
recording of:
Forbidden Fruit (in 1961)
writer:
Oscar Brown Jr.
3:49
11Gimme a Pigfoot
2:16
12Tain’t Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do
cover recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music and MCA Music Publishing
part of:
American Splendor
4:41
13Try a Little Tenderness
cover recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Robbins Music Corp., Warner Chappell and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
3:22
14Lonesome Valley
cover recording of:
Lonesome Valley (folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7098)
3:40
15Everytime We Say Goodbye
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Co. Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
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
3:27
16My Ship
cover recording of:
My Ship (from "Lady in the Dark”; catch-all for versions outside the theatrical context)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Kurt Weill
version of:
Lady in the Dark: My Ship
3:34
17Golden Earrings
cover recording of:
Golden Earrings
lyricist:
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
composer:
Victor Young
4:47
18Od Yesh Homa
3:15
19Baubles, Bangles, and Beads
cover recording of:
Baubles, Bangles and Beads (from “Kismet”)
writer:
George Forrest and Robert Wright
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and Scheffel Music Corp
is based on:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
4:04
20Porgy, I Is Your Woman Now
cover recording of:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. and Gershwin Publishing Corp
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
3:24
5▶CD: Nina Simone at the Village Gate (Expanded Edition}
6▶CD: Nina Simone Sings Ellington! (Expanded Edition)
7▶CD: Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall
8▶CD: Folksy Nina (Expanded Edition)