'Nuff Said! (Nina Simone album)

'Nuff Said!
Live album by
Released1968
RecordedLive at Westbury Music Fair on April 7, 1968
tracks 1, 8 and 11: RCA Studios New York City May 13, 1968
GenreJazz, blues, folk, pop
Length33:37
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerJoe René for Stroud Productions
Nina Simone chronology
Silk & Soul
(1967)
'Nuff Said!
(1968)
Nina Simone and Piano
(1969)

'Nuff Said! is an album by jazz singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone. It was recorded—excluding tracks 1, 8, and 11—at Westbury Music Fair, April 7, 1968, three days after the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. The whole program that night was dedicated to his memory. The album featured one of Simone's biggest hits in Europe, "Ain't Got No, I Got Life".

Songs

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Track listing

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(The order of tracks can vary)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In the Morning"Barry Gibb2:29
2."Sunday in Savannah"Hugh MacKay3:25
3."Backlash Blues"Langston Hughes, Nina Simone2:48
4."Please Read Me"Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb2:52
5."Gin House Blues"Fletcher Henderson, Henry Troy3:07
6."Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)"Gene Taylor5:44
7."Peace of Mind"Nick Woods2:45
8."Ain't Got No, I Got Life"Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni2:07
9."I Loves You Porgy"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward3:28
10."Take My Hand, Precious Lord"Thomas A. Dorsey1:52
11."Do What You Gotta Do"Jimmy Webb3:00

Personnel

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  • Nina Simone – vocals, piano
  • Rudy Stevenson – guitar
  • Samuel Wayman – organ
  • Gene Taylor – bass
  • Buck Clarke – drums
  • Horace Ott – arranger and conductor on "Do What You Gotta Do"

Technical

  • Ed Begley – engineer
  • Ray Hall – engineer on "Do What You Gotta Do"

Charts

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Chart (1968) Peak
position
US Hot R&B LPs 44[4]

References

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  1. ^ Dutch Nr. 1 hits 1969 [nl]
  2. ^ CD sleevenotes to Sings the Blues / Nuff Said, BMG, 2001.
  3. ^ "Credits for The Life of Pablo". Kanye West homepage. Archived from the original on 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  4. ^ "Nina Simone - Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.