Nina’s Blues 1959–1962

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Little Girl Blue / The Amazing Nina Simone
2▶CD: Nina Simone at Town Hall / Nina Simone Sings Ellington
3▼CD: Nina at Newport / Forbidden Fruit
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1Trouble in Mind
cover recording of:
Trouble in Mind
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Jones
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
5:42
2Blues for Porgy
recording of:
Blues for Porgy
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
5:11
3Little Liza Jane
cover recording of:
Little Liza Jane
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:33
4You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
cover recording of:
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
5:23
5Flo Me La
recording of:
Flo Me La
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Nina Simone
7:12
6Nina’s Blues
recording of:
Nina’s Blues
composer:
Nina Simone
6:12
7In the Evening by the Moonlight
cover recording of:
In the Evening by the Moonlight (1879 song)
lyricist and composer:
James A. Bland (in 1879)
6:16
8Rags and Old Iron
cover recording of:
Rags and Old Iron
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
4:09
9No Good Man
recording of:
No Good Man
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham
3:39
10Gin House Blues
cover recording of:
Gin House Blues
composer:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1925) and Henry Troy (in 1925)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp
3:04
11I’ll Look Around
cover recording of:
I’ll Look Around
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
5:04
12I Love to Love
cover recording of:
I Love to Love (Herbert Baker song)
lyricist and composer:
Herbert Baker
3:24
13Work Song
cover recording of:
Work Song (lyrics added by Oscar Brown Jr.)
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
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 (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
version of:
Work Song (original instrumental)
2:35
14Where Can I Go Without You
cover recording of:
Where Can I Go Without You?
writer:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Denslow Music, Inc. and EMI Waterford Music
2:51
15Just Say I Love Him (English version)
cover recording of:
Just Say I Love Her (Engl. translation "Dicitencello vujie")
lyricist:
Enzo Fusco
composer:
Rodolfo Falvo
additional arranger:
Jimmy Dale (American jazz composer, pianist, music arranger) and Jack Val (ASCAP songwriter)
translator:
Martin Kalmanoff (ASCAP songwriter) and Sam Ward
translated version of:
Dicitencello vuje
6:35
16Memphis in June
cover recording of:
Memphis in June
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1945)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1945)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1945), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. (in 1945) and Webster Music Co. (in 1945)
2:38
17Forbidden Fruit
recording of:
Forbidden Fruit
writer:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
3:47
4▶CD: Nina Simone at the Village Gate / 45's