Let It All Out
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Let It All Out is an album by Nina Simone, released by Philips Records in February 1966.[1][2][3]
The song "Chauffeur" is an adaptation of Memphis Minnie's "Me and My Chauffeur Blues" (1941), which Simone first heard Big Mama Thornton sing.[4] 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.[5] Simone's version is credited to Andy Stroud, her husband and manager at the time, who adapted it and "Nearer Blessed Lord" for her.[4]
"Images", sung a cappella by Simone, is based on a poem by Waring Cuney.[1][4]
Track listing
- "Mood Indigo" (Irving Mills, Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington)
- "The Other Woman" (Jessie Mae Robinson)
- "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)
- "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.)
- "Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
- "Chauffeur" (Andy Stroud)
- "For Myself" (Van McCoy)
- "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" (Bob Dylan)
- "This Year's Kisses" (Irving Berlin)
- "Images" (Nina Simone, Waring Cuney)
- "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[6] |