To Love Somebody (Expanded Edition) by Nina Simone - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

No slouch as a songwriter herself, Nina Simone ably picked a variety of compositional classics from the new rock era for her 1969 LP To Love Somebody. Opening with a beautiful, introspective version of Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne," Simone shows an obvious affinity for social statements with the Byrds' "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" and a trio of Dylan standards: "I Shall Be Released," "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues," plus a dramatic, meditative "The Times They Are A-Changin'." The title track, originally a 1967 hit for the Bee Gees and one year later for the Sweet Inspirations, suffers slightly from a weak, commercial-slanted arrangement, but her lone original, the two-part "Revolution," is a great blend of blues-rock and soul testifying. Among a rut of jazz vocalists making the worst of a bad situation during the late '60s, To Love Somebody is a rare success. ~ John Bush

1. Suzanne

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Arranger: Nina Simone; Composer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Conductor: Nina Simone; Conductor
Producer: Stroud Productions & Enterprises; Production

2. Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is a Season)

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Arranger: Nina Simone; Composer
Composer: Pete Seeger
Words From The Book Of Ecclesiastes; Composer
Lyricist: Words From The Book Of Ecclesiastes; Composer
Conductor: Nina Simone; Conductor
Adaptation: Pete Seeger; Production
Producer: Stroud Productions & Enterprises; Production

3. Revolution (Pt. 1)

Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Arranger: Nina Simone; Composer
Composer: Nina Simone
Weldon Irvine; Composer
Lyricist: Weldon Irvine
Nina Simone; Composer
Producer: Joe Rene; Production

4. Revolution (Pt. 2)

Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Arranger: Nina Simone; Composer
Composer: Nina Simone
Weldon Irvine; Composer
Lyricist: Weldon Irvine
Nina Simone; Composer
Producer: Joe Rene; Production

5. To Love Somebody

Bass: Chuck Rainey; Performer
Cello: Maurice Bialkin
Seymour Barab; Performer
Drums: Bernard Purdie; Performer
Arranger: Jimmy Wisner; Composer
Lyricist: Robin Gibb
Barry Gibb; Composer
Conductor: Jimmy Wisner; Conductor
Flugelhorn: Ernie Royal
Marky Markowitz; Performer
Guitar: Everett Barksdale
Eric Gale; Performer
Percussion: Alvin Rogers; Performer
Composer: Robin Gibb
Barry Gibb; Composer
Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Piano: Nina Simone; Performer
Trumpet: Ernie Royal
Marky Markowitz; Performer
Vibraphone: Gordon Powell; Performer
Violin: Julius Brand
Joseph Haber
Michael Comins
Irving Spice
David Sackson
Jack Zayde
Louis Haber
Lewis Eley; Performer
Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Mike Hartry; Production
Recording: Mike Moran; Production
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Producer: Danny Davis; Production

6. I Shall Be Released

Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Arranger: Weldon Irvine, Jr.
Weldon Irvine; Composer
Composer: Bob Dylan; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Dylan; Composer
Conductor: Weldon Irvine, Jr.
Weldon Irvine; Conductor
Inc.: Stroud Productions & Enterprises; Production
Producer: Stroud Productions & Enterprises, Inc.
Stroud Productions & Enterprises; Production
Jr.: Weldon Irvine; Other

7. I Can't See Nobody

Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Arranger: Jimmy Wisner; Composer
Composer: Barry Gibb
Robin Gibb; Composer
Lyricist: Barry Gibb
Robin Gibb; Composer
Conductor: Jimmy Wisner; Conductor
Mixing Engineer: James P. Nichols; Production
Producer: Danny Davis; Production
Remixing: James P. Nichols; Production

8. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Arranger: Nina Simone; Composer
Composer: Bob Dylan; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Dylan; Composer
Conductor: Nina Simone; Conductor
Inc.: Stroud Productions & Enterprises; Production
Mixing Engineer: James P. Nichols; Production
Producer: Stroud Productions & Enterprises, Inc.
Stroud Productions & Enterprises; Production
Remixing: James P. Nichols; Production

9. The Times They Are A-Changin'

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Arranger: Nina Simone; Composer
Composer: Bob Dylan; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Dylan; Composer
Conductor: Nina Simone; Conductor
Producer: Stroud Productions & Enterprises; Production

10. Suzanne (Alternative version)

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Arranger: Nina Simone; Composer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Conductor: Nina Simone; Conductor
Mixing Engineer: Mike Hartry; Production
Producer: Paul Williams
Stroud Productions & Enterprises; Production

11. Turn, Turn Turn (To Everything There Is a Season)

Background Vocals: Doris Willingham
Virdia Crawford; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Piano: Nina Simone; Performer
Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Adaptation: Pete Seeger; Production
Mixing Engineer: Dave Swope From Original 8 Track Masters; Production
Producer: Stroud Productions & Enterprises; Production

12. Revolution

Background Vocals: Doris Willingham
Gina Rothchild; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Bass: Gene Perla; Performer
Drums: Don Alias; Performer
Guitar: Al Shackman; Performer
Organ: Weldon Irvine; Performer
Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Piano: Nina Simone; Performer
Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Composer: Weldon Irvine
Nina Simone; Composer
Lyricist: Nina Simone
Weldon Irvine; Composer

13. Save Me

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Doris Willingham
Gina Rothchild; Performer
Bass: Gene Perla; Performer
Drums: Don Alias; Performer
Guitar: Al Shackman; Performer
Organ: Weldon Irvine; Performer
Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Piano: Nina Simone; Performer
Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Composer: Aretha Franklin
Curtis Ousley
Carolyn Franklin; Composer

14. The Glory of Love

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Arranger: Jimmy Wisner; Composer
Composer: Billy Hill; Composer
Conductor: Jimmy Wisner; Conductor
Mixing Engineer: James P. Nichols; Production
Producer: Danny Davis; Production
Remixing: James P. Nichols; Production

15. Cosi ti amo

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Performer: Nina Simone; Performer
Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Arranger: Jimmy Wisner; Composer
Composer: R. Gibb
B. Gibb; Composer
Lyricist: R. Gibb
B. Gibb; Composer
Conductor: Jimmy Wisner; Conductor
Producer: Danny Davis; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

15 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

55 minutes and 5 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

9/15 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Vocal, Standards, Cabaret

Label

RCA - Legacy

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)
Italian

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1968

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

886443424135