'Nuff Said!

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’Nuff Said!

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

Joe René for Stroud Productions

Nina Simone chronology

Silk & Soul
(1967)

’Nuff Said!
(1968)

Nina Simone and Piano
(1969)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

’Nuff Said! is an album by jazz singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone. 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. Martin Luther King, Jr.’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). It was first recorded by Nina Simone on her debut album Little Girl Blue.
“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. A sample of "Do What You Gotta Do" can be heard on Kanye West's track "Famous" from the album The Life of Pablo.^[4]
“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
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

Personnel

Nina Simone - vocals, piano
Horace Ott - arranger and conductor on "Do What You Gotta Do"

Technical

Ed Begley - engineer
Ray Hall - engineer on "Do What You Gotta Do"

References

↑ 'Nuff Said! at AllMusic
↑ Dutch Nr. 1 hits 1969
↑ Sings the Blues / Nuff Said 2001 BMG CD sleevenotes
↑ davidbaker.tv, builtbylane.com x. "KANYE WEST - THE LIFE OF PABLO". KANYE WEST - THE LIFE OF PABLO. Retrieved 2016-02-22.

Nina Simone

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Nina's Choice
The Rising Sun Collection
Released
Gold
Anthology
Nina Simone's Finest Hour
The Soul of Nina Simone
The Very Best of Nina Simone
Songs to Sing: the Best of Nina Simone
To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story

Live albums

Live and studio

Remix albums

Remixed and Reimagined
Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit

Songs and singles

"Ain't Got No, I Got Life"
"Alone Again (Naturally)"
"Angel of the Morning"
"Ballad of Hollis Brown"
"Baubles, Bangles, & Beads"
"Black Is the Colour (Of My True Love's Hair)"
"Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
"Cherish"
"Cotton-Eyed Joe"
"Do Nothing till You Hear from Me"
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
"Exactly Like You"
"Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)"
"Feeling Good"
"Fine and Mellow"
"For All We Know"
"Four Women"
"Go Limp"
"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"
"Here Comes the Sun"
"The House of the Rising Sun"
"I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)"
"I Loves You, Porgy"
"I Put a Spell on You"
"I Shall Be Released"
"I Think It's Going to Rain Today"
"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free"
"If I Should Lose You"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
"It Might as Well Be Spring"
"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"
"Just Like a Woman"
"Lilac Wine"
"Little Girl Blue"
"The Look of Love"
"Love Me or Leave Me"
"Mississippi Goddam"
"Mood Indigo"
"The More I See You"
"Mr. Bojangles"
"My Baby Just Cares for Me"
"My Sweet Lord"
"My Way"
"Ne me quitte pas"
"Nobody"
"Nobody's Fault but Mine"
"Papa, Can You Hear Me?"
"The Pusher"
"Rich Girl"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Satin Doll"
"Sea Lion Woman"
"Sign o' the Times"
"Since I Fell for You"
"Sinnerman"
"Someone to Watch Over Me"
"Something Wonderful"
"Spring Is Here"
"Strange Fruit"
"Summertime"
"Suzanne"
"Take My Hand, Precious Lord"
"That's All"
"That's All I Want from You"
"The Times They Are a-Changin'"
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black"
"To Love Somebody"
"Trouble in Mind"
"Turn! Turn! Turn!"
"Who Knows Where the Time Goes?"
"Wild Is the Wind"
"Willow Weep for Me"
"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To"

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