Nina Simone: The ★ Collection

Compilation by Nina Simone

Released 1991

Al Schackman
guitar [7, 10, 13]
Andy Stroud
producer [3]
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
drums (drum set) [2, 10-11], timpani [10]
Bob Bushnell
bass [2, 11]
Bobby Hamilton
drums (drum set) [7]
Buck Clarke
drums (drum set) [5, 14]
Buddy Lucas
harmonica [2, 11], tenor saxophone [2, 11]
Cal Lampley
producer [7]
Chris White
bass [7]
Danny Davis
producer [2, 6, 11, 15]
Don Alias
drums (drum set) [13, 15], percussion [10]
Doris Willingham
background vocals [10, 13]
Edwin Begley
recording [1, 4-5, 12, 14, 16]
Eric Gale
electric guitar [3], guitar [2, 11]
Ernest Hayes
organ [2, 11]
Gene A Perla
bass [10, 13], electric bass guitar [10, 13]
Gene Taylor
electric bass guitar [5, 14]
Harold Wheeler
arranger [1, 4, 12, 16], conductor [1, 4, 12, 16], producer [1, 4, 12, 16]
Jerry Jemmott
electric bass guitar [3]
Jimmy Wisner
arranger [15], conductor [15]
Joe René
producer [5, 14]
Mark Hartry
mix [6]
Mickey Crofford
recording [2, 11]
Mike Moran
recording [10, 13, 15]
Nat Shapiro
producer [1, 4, 12, 16]
Nina Simone
arranger [1, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13, 16], conductor [3, 10, 13], lead vocals [1-2, 4-5, 7, 10-11, 13-15], piano [2-3, 5, 7-8, 10-11, 13-15], vocal [1, 3, 6, 8]
Ray Hall
engineer [3], recording [2, 8, 10-11, 13, 15]
Richard Tee
keyboard [3]
Roger “Montego Joe” Sanders
percussion [3]
Rudy Stevenson
electric guitar [5, 14], guitar [2, 11]
Sam Waymon
organ [5, 14]
Sammy Lowe
arranger [6], conductor [6]
Virdia Crawford
background vocals [10, 13]
Weldon Irvine
arranger [3], conductor [3], keyboard [3], organ [10, 13]