Revolution (Nina Simone song)
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"Revolution" is a 2:53 song by American jazz musician Nina Simone
and Weldon Irvine
. It was released as a single and also featured on the album To Love Somebody
(1969). The single release was split over two sides of a 45 rpm disc and, for an unknown reason, these two edits were also used as separate tracks on the album. The song was released the same years as The Beatles "Revolution" and shares some structural similarities.
"Revolution" didn't do as well as expected and Simone has expressed surprise and disappointment at its lack of success.
Nina Simone
Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...
and Weldon Irvine
Weldon Irvine
Weldon Jonathan Irvine, Jr. , also known Master Wel, was an American composer, playwright, poet, pianist and organist.-Biography:...
. It was released as a single and also featured on the album To Love Somebody
To Love Somebody
To Love Somebody may refer to:*"To Love Somebody" , by The Bee Gees*To Love Somebody , by Nina Simone...
(1969). The single release was split over two sides of a 45 rpm disc and, for an unknown reason, these two edits were also used as separate tracks on the album. The song was released the same years as The Beatles "Revolution" and shares some structural similarities.
"Revolution" didn't do as well as expected and Simone has expressed surprise and disappointment at its lack of success.