Gifted & Black

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

Tracklist

112" Vinyl
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A1Black Is the Color
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1954 until 1955)
recording engineer:
Frank Clark
piano:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Monk Higgins (in 1970)
recorded at:
Tangerine / RPM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1970: strings)
cover recording of:
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Arranged by Nina Simone)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
arrangement of:
Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)
3:06
A2Since My Love Is Gone
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1954 until 1955)
recording engineer:
Frank Clark
piano:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Monk Higgins (in 1970)
recorded at:
Tangerine / RPM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1970: strings)
cover recording of:
Since My Love Has Gone (ended)
writer:
Jack Aaron (co-writer of "Since My Love Has Gone") (in 1951) and Herbert Wasserman (jazz drummer) (in 1951)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
publisher:
Dartmouth Music (ASCAP)
is based on:
La traviata: Atto III. “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti” (Violetta)
3:57
A3Blue Prelude
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1954 until 1955)
recording engineer:
Frank Clark
piano:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Monk Higgins (in 1970)
recorded at:
Tangerine / RPM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1970: strings)
cover recording of:
Blue Prelude
lyricist:
Gordon Jenkins
composer:
Joe Bishop
4:36
A4Spring Is Here
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1954 until 1955)
recording engineer:
Frank Clark
piano:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Monk Higgins (in 1970)
recorded at:
Tangerine / RPM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1970: strings)
cover recording of:
Spring Is Here
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
4:19
B1Porgy
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1954 until 1955)
recording engineer:
Frank Clark
piano:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Monk Higgins (in 1970)
recorded at:
Tangerine / RPM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1970: strings)
live cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (from 1954 until 1955)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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”
3:59
B2Remind Me
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1954 until 1955)
recording engineer:
Frank Clark
piano:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Monk Higgins (in 1970)
recorded at:
Tangerine / RPM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1970: strings)
cover recording of:
Remind Me
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1940)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1940)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
3:41
B3Near to You
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1954 until 1955)
recording engineer:
Frank Clark
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Monk Higgins (in 1970)
recorded at:
Tangerine / RPM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1970: strings)
recording of:
Near to You
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Henry King (American bandleader and pianist)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
4:22
B4The Thrill Is Gone5:32