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Artist: Nina Simone
Author: Bennie Benjamin/Sol Marcus/Gloria Caldwell
Label: Philips
Year: 1964
On Broadway Blues Ballads. Written by arranger/conductor Horace Ott in the slipstream of a dispute with his girlfriend Gloria Caldwell: "I'm just a soul who's intentions are good, oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood". He figured out some music to go with it and passed it on to composers duo Bennie Benjamin & Sol Marcus to finish the job. As Ott and Benjamin/Marcus were members of rival copyright organisations, Ott gave Gloria the credits, soon to become his wife.
Covers:
Animals [n°3 UK, top 20 US; Bruce Springsteen admits influence on the intro to Badlands ('78)]
ZZ & De Maskers [as Ik Bedoel 't Altijd Zo Goed]
Noël Deschamps [as Je n'ai à t'offrir que mon amour]
Lone Star [as Comprensión]
Moody Blues [BBC recording; singer Justin Hayward auditioned for The Animals]
Alan Price Set [BBC recording]
Santa Esmeralda & Leroy Gomez [n°1 GER & B]
Yusuf Islam [alias Cat Stevens]
Gregory Porter [with Jamie Cullum]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)