Let It All Out
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| Let It All Out | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1966 | |||
| Recorded | March 1964 – October 1965 | |||
| Length | 37:03 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Producer | Hal Mooney | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.5/10[2] |
| Record Mirror | [3] |
| Tom Hull | B+[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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Total length: | 37:03 | ||
Source: AllMusic[1]
