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singer/pianist/songwriter

Nina Simone Nina Simone ( ; born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and po ...

. It was recorded—excluding tracks 1, 8, and 11—at

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, April 7, 1968, three days after the murder of

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The whole program that night was dedicated to his memory. The album featured one of Simone's biggest hits in Europe, "

Ain't Got No, I Got Life "Ain't Got No, I Got Life" is a 1968 single by American singer-songwriter Nina Simone, from her album '' 'Nuff Said''. It is a medley of two songs, "Ain't Got No" and "I Got Life", from the musical ''Hair'', with lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ra ...

Songs

* "Backlash Blues", a

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song first recorded on ''

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''. * "

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", first recorded on ''

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''. * "Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)", written by Simone's bass player Gene Taylor after the news of

's death had reached him. It was performed here for the first time. The song was heavily cut from the longer original recording, which featured a lot of Simone's monologue. * "

", a

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from the musical ''

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'' ( Rado, Ragni,

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). It became a hit in Europe, reaching number two on the British charts and number one on the Dutch charts. Compared to the single, the album version has applause from the Westbury Music Fair concert crossfaded over the beginning and end, additional overdubbed drums, and towards the end of the song the vocal is double-tracked. * " In the Morning", an early Bee Gees song, is also a studio recording, with added applause and the compere’s introduction from the Westbury Music Fair concert. * "

I Loves You Porgy "I Loves You, Porgy" is a duet from the 1935 opera ''Porgy and Bess'' with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was performed in the opera's premiere in 1935 and on Broadway the same year by Anne Brown and Todd Duncan. They rec ...

" is a song from

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's ''

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'' (

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). It was first recorded by Simone on her debut album '' Little Girl Blue''. * "Do What You Gotta Do", written by

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, is a studio recording, also issued as the B-side to "

". It is used in the film ''

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'' and it appears in the second soundtrack album. A sample of "Do What You Gotta Do" can be heard on Kanye West's track "

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" from the album ''

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''. * " Please Read Me" is a cover of another early Bee Gees song from the 1967 album ''

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Track listing

(The order of tracks can vary)

Personnel

*Nina Simone – vocals, piano *Rudy Stevenson – guitar *Samuel Wayman – organ * Gene Taylor – bass *Buck Clarke – drums *

Horace Ott Horace Ott (born April 15, 1933) is an American jazz and R&B composer, arranger, record producer, conductor and pianist. He is noted for his work since the late 1950s with a wide variety of artists, including The Shirelles, Don Covay, Nina Si ...

– arranger and conductor on "Do What You Gotta Do" Technical *Ed Begley – engineer *Ray Hall – engineer on "Do What You Gotta Do"

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nuff Said! 1968 live albums Nina Simone albums Albums arranged by Horace Ott RCA Victor live albums