Forbidden Fruit

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

* CD reissue of the 1961 LP with 11 bonus tracks.

Tracklist

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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.
4:10
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
3:40
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
3:04
4I’ll Look Around
cover recording of:
I’ll Look Around
lyricist:
Douglass Cross
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
5:05
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
3:25
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
2:52
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
6:36
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)
2:39
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.
3:48
11Porgy 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”
3:27
12Baubles, Bangles and Beads
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
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)
4:05
13Gimme a Pigfoot
2:17
14Ev’rytime 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
3:28
15Spring Is Here
cover recording of:
Spring Is Here
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1938)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Robbins Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
3:58
16Lonesome Valley
cover recording of:
Lonesome Valley (folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7098)
3:41
17Golden Earrings
cover recording of:
Golden Earrings
lyricist:
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
composer:
Victor Young
4:48
18My 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
3:35
19’Tain’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
20Try 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
21Od Yesh Homa
3:12