'Nuff Said!

’Nuff Said! is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone (1933–2003). It was recorded (excluding tracks 1, 8, 11) at Westbury Music Fair, April 7, 1968, three days after the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King. The whole program that night was dedicated in his memory. The album received an Emmy nomination and featured one of Nina’s biggest hits in Europe, “Ain’t Got No-I Got Life”.

Information about songs on this album

• “Backlash Blues”, a Civil Rights song first recorded on Nina Simone Sings The Blues.
• “Gin House Blues”, first recorded on Forbidden Fruit.
• “Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead)”, written by Nina’s bass player Gene Taylor after the news of Dr. King’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.
• “Ain’t Got No - I Got Life,” a medley from the musical Hair (Rado, Ragni, MacDermot). It became a hit in Europe, reaching #2 on the British Charts and #1 on the Dutch charts ^[2]. 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” is also a studio recording, with added applause and the compere’s introduction from the Westbury Music Fair concert.
• “I Loves You Porgy” is a song from George Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess (George & Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward).
• “Do What You Gotta Do", written by Jimmy Webb, is a studio recording, also issued as the B-side to “Ain’t Got No, I Got Life”^[3].
• “Please Read Me” is a cover of an early Bee Gees hit

Track listing

(The order of tracks can vary)

References