'Nuff Said!
| ’Nuff Said! | ||||
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| Studio album by Nina Simone | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded |
Live at Westbury Music Fair on April 7, 1968 tracks 1, 8 & 11: RCA Studios New York City May 13, 1968 | |||
| Genre |
Jazz Blues Folk Pop | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Joe René for Stroud Productions | |||
| Nina Simone chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
’Nuff Said! is an album by Jazz 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”, 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” 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] It is used on the film Bridget Jones's Diary and it appears in the second soundtrack album.
- “Please Read Me” is a cover of another early Bee Gees song from the 1967 album Bee Gees' 1st.
Track listing
(The order of tracks can vary)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "In the Morning" | Barry Gibb | 2:29 | |
| 2. | "Sunday in Savannah" | Hugh MacKay | 3:25 | |
| 3. | "Backlash Blues" | Langston Hughes, Nina Simone | 2:48 | |
| 4. | "Please Read Me" | Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb | 2:52 | |
| 5. | "Gin House Blues" | Fletcher Henderson, Henry Troy | 3:07 | |
| 6. | "Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)" | Gene Taylor | 5:44 | |
| 7. | "Peace of Mind" | Nick Woods | 2:45 | |
| 8. | "Ain't Got No, I Got Life" | Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni | 2:07 | |
| 9. | "I Loves You Porgy" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward | 3:28 | |
| 10. | "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" | Thomas A. Dorsey | 1:52 | |
| 11. | "Do What You Gotta Do" | Jimmy Webb | 3:00 |
References
- ↑ 'Nuff Said! at AllMusic
- ↑ Dutch Nr. 1 hits 1969
- ↑ Sings the Blues / Nuff Said 2001 BMG CD sleevenotes
