The Tomato Collection

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Original 1994 release. Compilation released under different catalog # and barcode in 2002.

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-09 04:33 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Cotton Eyed Joe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1959)
live cover recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
cover recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
3:45
2I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1962)
vocals:
Nina Simone
cover recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (in 1962)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
44:03
3You Better Know It
cover recording of:
You Better Know It
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
42:22
4Satin Doll
instrumental cover recording of:
Satin Doll
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.53:33
5It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1962)
cover recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (in 1962)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
42:26
6The Laziest Girl in Town
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1964)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1964)
orchestra:
Harold Mooney & His Orchestra (in 1964)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (in 1964)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
cover recording of:
The Laziest Gal in Town (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1927)
42:09
7The Assignment Song
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1969)
recorded at:
University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1969-04-26)
edit of:
The Assignment Song (live, 1969‐04‐26: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, with Simone speaking at the end) by Nina Simone
live recording of:
The Assignment Song (on 1969-04-26)
writer:
Jan Hendin
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
14:56
8See Line Woman
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
See‐Line Woman (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
George Bass and Nina Simone
is based on:
Sea Lion Woman
3:59
9Ne me quitte pas
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Ne me quitte pas (original French version) (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
publisher:
Éditions Jacques Brel, Pouchenel Éditions Musicales and Warner Chappell Music France
5:14
10Remind 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.
3:42
11No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1977)
recorded at:
University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1969-04-26)
edit of:
No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (live, 1969‐04‐26: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (on 1969-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Richie Havens
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Nicklewhistle Music
4:12
12Backlash Blues
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969) and University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1969-04-26)
edit of:
Backlash Blues (live, 1969‐04‐26: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA with Simone talking at the end) by Nina Simone
live recording of:
Backlash Blues (on 1969-04-26)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Filmtrax-Mogul (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Rolls Royce Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
Backlash Blues
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Filmtrax-Mogul (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Rolls Royce Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:06
13Ain’t Got No
live cover recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (on 1969-04-26)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI U Catalog (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
medley of:
I Got Life (from “Hair”)
medley of:
Ain’t Got No (from “Hair”)
6:11
14But Beautiful
cover recording of:
But Beautiful
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Dorsey Brothers Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1947) and Onyx Music Corporation (in 1947)
5:25
15Blue 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
4:39
16Blues
double bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1961-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1961-08-13)
electric guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1961-08-13)
edit of:
Blues (live, 1961‐08‐13: CBS Camera Three TV Broadcast, New York, NY, USA) by Nina Simone
4:23
17One More Saturday in Savannah
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals)
guitar:
Al Schackman
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-08-13)
live cover recording of:
Sunday in Savannah (on 1961-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
Hugh M. MacKay
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
part of:
Martin Luther King Suite
22:24
18I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone
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 (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
arranger:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
version of:
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Bessie Smith's version)
2:21
19Ain’t No Use
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phillips (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966)
edit of:
Ain’t No Use by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Ain’t No Use
writer:
Rudy Stevenson
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
2:43
20Young, Gifted and Black
recorded at:
University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1969-04-26)
edit of:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (live, 1969‐04‐26: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA) by Nina Simone
live recording of:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (on 1969-04-26)
lyricist:
Weldon Irvine
composer:
Nina Simone
4:11
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1Gin House Blues
cover recording of:
Gin House Blues
composer:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1925) and Henry Troy (in 1925)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp
5:08
2Zungo
double bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1961-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1961-08-13)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1961-08-13)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1961-08-13)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1961-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Colpix Records (a/k/a Colpix Records) (in 1962)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-08-13)
edit of:
Zungo (live, 1961‐08‐13: CBS Camera Three TV Broadcast, New York, NY, USA, with spoken intro) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Zungo (Olatunji) (on 1961-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
Babatunde Olatunji
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:34
3Spring 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.
4:17
4Just in Time
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Colpix Records (a/k/a Colpix Records) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing) (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist:
Betty Comden (in 1956) and Adolph Green (in 1956)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Stratford Music Corporation and Warner/Chappell North America
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
34:39
5Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
edit of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (on 1968-06-16)
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. (1929–2019) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1981)
23:51
6House of the Rising Sun
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Colpix Records (a/k/a Colpix Records) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
edit of:
The House of the Rising Sun (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
House of the Rising Sun (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
26:56
7Near 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
8When I Was a Young Girl
cover recording of:
When I Was a Young Girl (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it) and Delabel Éditions (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:59
9Porgy
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
10Solitude
choir vocals:
The Malcom Dodds Singers (in 1962)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1962)
conductor:
Ralph Burns (in 1962)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude (in 1962)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
53:39
11Hey Buddy Bolden
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
recording of:
Hey, Buddy Bolden
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
32:26
12Four Women
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1984)
recorded at:
University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1969-04-26)
live recording of:
Four Women (on 1969-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
8:47
13The Thrill Is Gone
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1954 until 1955)
recording engineer:
Frank Clark
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1955)
vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Monk Higgins (in 1970)
recorded at:
Tangerine / RPM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1970: strings)
instrumental cover recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (1951 blues song)
writer:
Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc., Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
5:28
14Since 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)
3:54
15Black 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
16I’ll Look Around
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist)
double bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1961-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1961-08-13)
electric guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1961-08-13)
guitar:
Al Schackman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Colpix Records (a/k/a Colpix Records) (in 1961)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-08-13)
live cover recording of:
I’ll Look Around (on 1961-08-13)
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Northern Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:45
17When I Was in My Prime
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1961-08-13)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1961-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1994)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-08-13)
live cover recording of:
When I Was in My Prime (Nina Simone) (on 1961-08-13)
writer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:15