Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by Nina Simone - DeepRiffs

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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood is a compilation assembling songs from a fruitful period in Simone's career (the mid-'60s, when she recorded for Mercury and Phillips). The exceptional track selection helps Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood stand out from the many repackages of material from this era and amply demonstrates the range of Simone's artistry. The title track and "I Put a Spell on You" were pop hits; "The Last Rose of Summer" is a traditional Irish ballad adapted by Simone; "Ne Me Quitte Pas" finds her tackling French pop; and on "Strange Fruit" and "Don't Explain," Simone reaches back to the Billie Holiday songbook, offering distinctive and moving interpretations of these well-worn standards. "I Loves You Porgy" and "Mississippi Goddam" are heard in spirited live versions from 1964's Nina Simone in Concert, and lesser-heard cuts like the stunning "Come Ye" (sounding remarkably contemporary, with instrumentation consisting only of hand percussion) and "Little Girl Blue" add further depth. A fine single-disc introduction to the work of one of pop's true visionaries. ~ Mark Richardson

1. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Performer: Horace Ott; Performer
Composer: Bennie Benjamin
Gloria Caldwell
Sol Marcus; Composer
Lyricist: Sol Marcus
Gloria Caldwell
Bennie Benjamin; Composer
Conductor: Horace Ott; Conductor
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Horace Ott; Production
Composer Lyricist: Gloria Caldwell
Bennie Benjamin
Sol Marcus; Other

2. The Last Rose Of Summer

Performer: Hal Mooney; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Arranger: Hal Mooney
Richard Milliken; Composer
Composer: Thomas Moore; Composer
Lyricist: Thomas Moore; Composer
Adaptation: Nina Simone; Production
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Hal Mooney; Production
Composer Lyricist: Thomas Moore; Other

3. Ne Me Quitte Pas

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Lisle Atkinson
Rudy Stevenson
Hal Mooney
Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Composer: Jacques Brel; Composer
Author: Jacques Brel; Production
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Hal Mooney; Production
Music Director & Conductor: Hal Mooney; Other

4. Work Song

Performer: Hal Mooney; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Composer: Oscar Brown, Jr.
Nat Adderley; Composer
Lyricist: Nat Adderley
Oscar Brown, Jr.; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Hal Mooney; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nat Adderley
Oscar Brown; Other
Jr.: Oscar Brown; Other

5. Little Girl Blue

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Al Shackman
Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Harmonica: Al Shackman; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Nina Simone
Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton
Al Shackman; Performer
Composer: Lorenz Hart
Richard Rodgers; Composer
Lyricist: Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production
Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart; Other

6. Trouble In Mind

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Al Shackman
Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Harmonica: Al Shackman; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Al Shackman
Bobby Hamilton
Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Composer: Richard M. Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Richard M. Jones; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Composer Lyricist: Richard M. Jones; Other

7. Strange Fruit

Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson
Al Shackman; Performer
Harmonica: Al Shackman; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Nina Simone
Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton
Al Shackman; Performer
Composer: Lewis Allan; Composer
Lyricist: Lewis Allan; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lewis Allan; Other

8. Love Me Or Leave Me

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Nina Simone
Rudy Stevenson
Bobby Hamilton
Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Composer: Walter Donaldson; Composer
Author: Gus Kahn; Production
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production

9. Come Ye

Performer: Hal Mooney; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Composer: Nina Simone; Composer
Lyricist: Nina Simone; Composer
Conductor: Hal Mooney; Conductor
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Hal Mooney; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nina Simone; Other

10. I Put A Spell On You

Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Bobby Hamilton
Hal Mooney
Lisle Atkinson
Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Composer: Jay Hawkins
Screamin' Jay Hawkins; Composer
Lyricist: Jay Hawkins; Composer
Conductor: Hal Mooney; Conductor
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Hal Mooney; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jay Hawkins; Other

11. Don't Explain

Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Nina Simone
Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Composer: Arthur Herzog Jr.
Billie Holiday; Composer
Lyricist: Arthur Herzog Jr.
Billie Holiday; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production
Composer Lyricist: Billie Holiday
Arthur Herzog Jr.; Other

12. Wild Is The Wind

Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Nina Simone
Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Composer: Ned Washington
Dimitri Tiomkin; Composer
Lyricist: Ned Washington
Dimitri Tiomkin; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dimitri Tiomkin
Ned Washington; Other

13. What More Can I Say?

Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton
Horace Ott; Performer
Composer: Wade Brown Jr.
Horace Ott; Composer
Lyricist: Wade Brown Jr.
Horace Ott; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Horace Ott; Production
Composer Lyricist: Horace Ott
Wade Brown Jr.; Other

14. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Al Shackman
Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Harmonica: Al Shackman; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Al Shackman
Bobby Hamilton
Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Composer: Jimmie Cox; Composer
Lyricist: Jimmie Cox; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jimmie Cox; Other

15. I Loves You Porgy

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Nina Simone
Rudy Stevenson
Bobby Hamilton
Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Author: Ira Gershwin
Heyward Du Bose
Dubose Heyward; Production
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production

16. Mississippi Goddam

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Performer: Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton
Nina Simone
Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Composer: Nina Simone; Composer
Lyricist: Nina Simone; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nina Simone; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

LIVE

Format

Digital Media

Duration

55 minutes and 35 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

15/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Vocal, Standards, Cabaret

Label

Mercury Records

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)
French (France)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1988

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602567825876