Ain't Got No, I Got Life

"Ain't Got No, I Got Life"
Single by Nina Simone
from the album 'Nuff Said
A-side	Ain't Got No, I Got Life
B-side	Do What You Gotta Do
Released	1968
Recorded	RCA studios, New York City
Genre	Pop, soul
Length	2:17
Label	RCA Records
Writer(s)	James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot

"Ain't Got No/I Got Life" is a single by American singer-songwriter Nina Simone. The song also featured on her 1968 album 'Nuff Said. It is a medley of two songs from the musical Hair, with lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. The song charted at #2 in the UK and at #1 in The Netherlands.^[1] The song helped Simone gain pop-popularity under a new, younger audience, and became a standard in her repertoire.

The 2006 Groovefinder remix of the song charted at #30 in the UK and remained on the charts for 16 weeks. In Ireland, it charted at #9 and remained on the charts for 15 weeks.

In 2010, research conducted by PRS for Music revealed that the song is the second most performed in UK television advertising for its use on Müller yoghurt adverts.^[2]

Covers

The song was also recorded by a British band Red Box and released in 1986 on a b-side of the single For America. This song is also covered on Le Volume Courbe's debut I Killed My Best Friend, and on the 2010 extended edition of Jim Guthrie's Now, More Than Ever.

In 1970 the singer Merry Clayton included a version of the song on her debut album Gimme Shelter.

German singer Patrice recorded the song for his 2010 album, One, sampling Nina Simone's original vocals.

Canadian singer Kellylee Evans included this song on her album Nina, released in 2010.

Former Spice Girls member Melanie C recorded the song for her 2012 album Stages

The band RNDM covered the song on their tour in 2012.

External links

Live performance of Nina Simone singing "Ain't Got No" in 1969, on YouTube

References

↑ "Nina Simone - Ain't Got No-I Got Life". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
↑ "Sainsbury's song tops adverts playlist". Telegraph. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2011-11-04.

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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