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Released on Trojan Records, also Mr. Brown (Bob Marley & The Wailers), Dracula (“Who Is Mr Brown” version) (Bob Marley & The Wailers) and Jah Is Mighty (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
Written by Nina Simone, also Four Women (Nina Simone), See‐Line Woman (Nina Simone) and I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone)
Produced by Harry J, also Book of Rules (The Heptones)
Written by Weldon Irvine, also Award Tour (radio version) (A Tribe Called Quest), Mr. Clean (Freddie Hubbard) and St. Tropez (J. Cole)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Nina Simone wrote 36 songs on fono
Weldon Irvine wrote 15 songs on fono
Weldon Irvine’s most frequent co-writer is Yasiin Bey (3 songs together)
Nina Simone first appears on fono in 1958, 12 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Nina Simone and Weldon Irvine
- Produced by
- Harry J
- Part of
- Young Gifted and Black
- Released on
- Trojan Records
- Written by
- Nina Simone and Weldon Irvine
- Produced by
- Harry J
- Part of
- Young Gifted and Black
- Released on
- Trojan Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Nina Simone
Same producer: Harry J
Same writer: Weldon Irvine
Same label: Trojan Records
Same writer: Nina Simone
Same writer: Weldon Irvine
Same label: Trojan Records
Same writer: Nina Simone
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz To Be Young Gifted & Black was produced by Harry J
To Be Young Gifted & Black was produced by Harry J
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2MusicBrainz To Be Young Gifted & Black was written by Nina Simone
To Be Young Gifted & Black was written by Nina Simone
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3MusicBrainz To Be Young Gifted & Black was written by Weldon Irvine
To Be Young Gifted & Black was written by Weldon Irvine
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4MusicBrainz To Be Young Gifted & Black is part of the release Young Gifted and Black
To Be Young Gifted & Black is part of the release Young Gifted and Black
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5MusicBrainz Trojan Records is the label of the song To Be Young Gifted & Black
Trojan Records is the label of the song To Be Young Gifted & Black
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6MusicBrainz To Be Young Gifted & Black was released on 1970
To Be Young Gifted & Black was released on 1970
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026