Porgy (Les Génies du Blues)

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1My Baby Just Cares for Me
edit of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me (live, 1985: USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Co., Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.
4:34
2For a While
bass:
Al Shackman
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter)
piano:
Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
For a While (Frank Sinatra song) (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Gaudio and Jake Holmes
publisher:
De Valbo Music Co., Devalbo Inc, Sergeant Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
5:41
3You Took My Teeth
bass:
Al Shackman
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter)
piano:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
VPI Records USA (in 1987)
live recording of:
You Took My Teeth (in 1985)
writer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
1:10
4Sugar in My Bowl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1974)
live cover recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version) (in 1985)
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)
3:38
5Backlash Blues
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)
3:18
6Do What You Gotta Do
recorded in:
United States
bass:
Al Shackman
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter)
piano:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1968) and BMG Music (in 1968)
edit of:
Do What You Gotta Do (live, 1985: USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Do What You Gotta Do (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Jonathan Three Music Co., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sosahamu Music Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
33:43
7Mississippi Goddamn
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1964-04-04)
background vocals:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04), Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04) and Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-04-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 172)
live recording of:
Mississippi Goddam (on 1964-04-04)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (LDN) Ltd. and Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Martin Luther King Suite
4.54:56
8See Lime Woman
recorded in:
United States (in 1985)
bass:
Al Shackman
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter)
piano:
Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
See‐Line Woman (in 1985)
writer:
George Bass and Nina Simone
is based on:
Sea Lion Woman
5:27
9The Other Woman
bass:
Al Shackman
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter)
piano:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
VPI Records USA (in 1987)
live cover recording of:
The Other Woman (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:13
10Four Women
bass:
Al Shackman
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter) (in 1985)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1985)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1985)
live recording of:
Four Women (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
4:51
11I Sing Just to Know That I’m Alive
bass:
Al Shackman
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter)
piano:
Nina Simone
live recording of:
I Sing Just to Know That I’m Alive (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:46
12Porgy
cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
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”
25:02
13It’s Cold Out Here
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
VPI Records USA (in 1985)
recording of:
It’s Cold Out Here (Adams / Singleton)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
5:35
14Touching and Caring
recording of:
Touching and Caring
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Singleton
5:34
15Saratoga
recording of:
Saratoga (Nina Simone song)
lyricist:
Bill Gunn (American writer)
composer:
Sam Waymon
3:22

Credits

Release

part of:Les Génies du Blues (Éditions Atlas) (number: III.32) (order: 31)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7850869 [info]