Let It All Out

For other uses, see Let It All Out (disambiguation).
Let It All Out
Studio album by
Nina Simone
ReleasedFebruary 1966
RecordedMarch 1964 – October 1965
Length37:03
LabelPhilips
ProducerHal Mooney
Nina Simone chronology
Pastel Blues
(1965) 		Let It All Out
(1966) 		Wild Is the Wind
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media8.5/10[2]
Record Mirror[3]
Tom HullB+[4]

Let It All Out is an album by Nina Simone, released by Philips Records in February 1966.[1][5][6]

The song "Chauffeur" is an adaptation of Memphis Minnie's "Me and My Chauffeur Blues" (1941), which Simone first heard Big Mama Thornton sing.[7] Thornton released her version as "Me and My Chauffeur" on the B-side of her "Before Day" single on James Moore's Sharp label in 1964.[8] Simone's version is credited to Andy Stroud, her husband and manager at the time, who adapted it and "Nearer Blessed Lord" for her.[7]

"Images", sung a cappella by Simone, is based on a poem by Waring Cuney.[1][7]

Track listing

  1. "Mood Indigo" (Irving Mills, Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington)
  2. "The Other Woman" (Jessie Mae Robinson)
  3. "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)
  4. "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.)
  5. "Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
  6. "Chauffeur" (Andy Stroud)
  7. "For Myself" (Van McCoy)
  8. "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" (Bob Dylan)
  9. "This Year's Kisses" (Irving Berlin)
  10. "Images" (Nina Simone, Waring Cuney)
  11. "Nearer Blessed Lord" (Stroud)

Source: AllMusic[1]

Personnel

  • Nina Simone – piano, vocals, arranger
  • Rudy Stevenson – guitar, flute
  • Lisle Atkinson – bass
  • Bobby Hamilton – drums
  • Horace Ott – arranger, conductor

Charts

Chart (1966) Peak position
Hot R&B LPs 19[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Let It All Out at AllMusic
  2. ^ Wallace, Carvell (30 July 2016). "Nina Simone : Let It All Out". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (25 June 1966). "Bunch of hits from 4 Seasons, & a subtle LP by Nina Simone..." (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 276. London: Cardfont. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz/Pop Vocals (1950s-70s)". tomhull.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. ^ Cohodas, Nadine (2010). Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone. Pantheon Books. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-375-42401-4. A haunting song called "Images" stood out on Nina's latest album, Let It All Out, which was released in February.
  6. ^ Light, Alan (2016). "Discography". What Happened, Miss Simone?: A Biography. Crown Archetype. ISBN 978-1-101-90487-9 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ a b c Champlin, Charles. "Let It All Out [liner notes]". Retrieved 30 December 2022 – via ninasimone.com.
  8. ^ "The future looks bright / the Jasman Records story" (PDF). Real Blues. No. 19. 1999. pp. 46–47. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Nina Simone". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2012.