Plain Gold Ring

~ Recording by Nina Simone

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:50Nina SimoneLittle Girl Blue (mono)Nina SimoneAlbum
  • US1958-06-24
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–)BCP-6028
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:50Nina SimoneLittle Girl Blue (stereo)Nina SimoneAlbum
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–)BS-6028
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:50Nina SimoneThe Finest of Nina Simone - I Loves You PorgyNina SimoneAlbum
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–)BCP-6003
1.13Plain Gold Ring3:53Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCR 30217
1.10Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum
East West France9031 76791-2
1.10Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum
Carrère (just “Carrère" or “Disques Carrère”, not “CARRÈRE MUSIC”)96.496
1.10Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum
  • -1986
Galaxis (sublabel of ZYX Records for their CD releases)CD 9045
1.13Plain Gold Ring3:52Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
1.10Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum
SPH Records (Sound Products Holland)SPH CD 7003
1.13Plain Gold Ring3:53Nina SimoneI Put a Spell on YouNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Cédé InternationalCD 66067
1.10Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneThe Best Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum
SPH Records (Sound Products Holland)CD 926
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:52Nina SimoneJazz as Played in an Exclusive Street Side ClubNina SimoneAlbum
  • XW1992-01-01
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:56Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum
Bethlehem High Fidelity (Bethlehem Records reissues)30042
1.12Plain Gold Ring3:53Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • -1992
Diamond (Dutch compilation label active in western Europe)01 7710 61
1.14Plain Goldring3:54Nina SimoneCentral Park BluesNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Universe (Compilations – Attention, some releases may be bootlegs)UN 1 027
1.9Plain Gold Ring3:50Nina SimoneThe Great Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • -1993
GoldiesGLD63134
1.12Plain Gold Ring3:53Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • -1993
Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)99 02 137
1.12Plain Gold Ring3:53Nina SimoneDiamond Star CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Diamond (Dutch compilation label active in western Europe)
1.13Plain Gold Ring3:51Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Neon (budget compilation reissues)NE34541
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:49Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Golden Stars (reissues, cat. no. GSS ####)GSS 5120
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:52Nina SimoneThe Wonderful Music Of...Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
The Wonderful Music Of (WMO)WMO 90301
1.9Plain Gold Ring3:50Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
AltayaSI004
1.16Plain Gold Ring3:51Nina SimoneThe Great Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK)MCCD 312
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:50Nina SimoneThe Essential Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-08-02
Metro (UK reissue/compilation imprint, METRCD cat prefix)METRCD010
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:52Nina SimoneNina Simone - Jazz as Played in an Exclusive Side Street ClubNina SimoneAlbum
Charly Records, Charly Schallplatten GmbHCDGR 295
1.13Plain Gold Ring3:51Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Neon (budget compilation reissues)NE 34541
1.14Plain Gold Ring3:49Nina SimoneMidnite Jazz & Blues Collection: My Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Weton‐WesgramMJB033
1.12Plain Gold Ring3:46Nina SimoneMidnite Jazz & Blues: Ain't Got No / I Got LifeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Weton‐WesgramMJB009
1.13Plain Gold Ring3:50Nina SimoneMisunderstoodNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Recall 2cd (UK 2cd re-issue label, cat #s SMD CD ###)smdcd278
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneJazz as Played in an Exclusive Side Street ClubNina SimoneAlbum
Charly RecordsSNAP 216 CD
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:48Nina SimoneThe Essential AlbumNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Golden Stars (reissues, cat. no. GSS ####)GSS 5355
1.14Plain Gold Ring3:49Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Black Box (Weton-Wesgram's reissue label)BB258
1.13Plain Gold Ring3:51Nina SimoneThe Essential CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Metro Doubles (UK double‐disc reissue/compilation imprint, METRDCD cat prefix)METRDCD513
1.9Plain Gold Ring3:46Nina SimoneThe Nina Simone StoryNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsSNAJ 724 CD
1.6Plain Gold Ring3:50Nina SimoneMood IndigoNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Atom (Subsidiary of Atom Music Limited)ATOM 2009
1.9Plain Gold Ring3:57Nina SimoneOriginal Seeds: Songs That Inspired Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rubber Records (Australian label)RUB 186
1.14Plain Gold Ring?:??Nina SimoneUltimate Jazz & BluesNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Flex Media Entertainment, Weton‐WesgramIECJ30001-11
1.9Plain Gold Ring3:56Nina SimoneTrilogyNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • -2005-01-01
Not Now Music
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneThe Solid Gold CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Union Square MusicSGDCD2003
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum
  • US2006-02-28
Fuel 2000 Records302 061 544 2
1.9Plain Gold Ring3:57Nina SimoneOriginal Seeds: Songs That Inspired Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2006-05-27
1.14Plain Gold Ring3:49Nina SimoneFeel the GrooveNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Vintage Vinyl (UK, distributed by Weton-Wesgram)VV 009
2.12Plain Gold Ring3:51Nina SimoneSongs to Sing: The Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Music Club DeluxeMCDLX026
1.5Plain Gold Ring3:44Nina SimoneThe Essential Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
MastercutsMCUTACD07
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:51Nina SimoneThe Nina Simone CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Metro Triples (UK triple-disc reissue/compilation imprint, METRTCD cat prefix)METRTCD821
1.9Plain Gold Ring3:57Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • -2008
Not Now MusicNOT2CD252
1.9Plain Gold Ring3:46Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2009-03-20
Wagram Music S.A. (marketing/distribution only), Wagram Music (imprint/distributor)31 40202, 3140202
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:53Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum
  • XW2009-09-08
Jazz WaxJWR4509
1.11Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneClassic HitsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Essential Jazz ClassicsEJC55442
1.9Plain Gold Ring3:56Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT2CD309
1.9Plain Gold Ring3:59Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT2CD309
1.9Plain Gold Ring3:56Nina SimoneTrilogyNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-01-25
Not Now MusicNOT3CD038
2.11Plain Gold Ring3:50Nina SimoneSongs to Sing: The Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2010-01-29
Music Club DeluxeMCDLX121
1.10Plain Gold Ring3:50Nina SimoneThe Essential Nina Simone CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • -2010-09-06
METRTN013
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:56Nina Simone3 Originals (Little Girl Blue / The Amazing Nina Simone / Nina Simone at Town Hall)Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
DGRCJA2024
1.7Plain Gold Ring3:49Nina SimoneOnly! Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
naïve (French independent label)NS91644
1.11Plain Gold Ring3:54Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Disconforme S.L. (Andorra Label)
1.36Plain Gold Ring3:50Nina SimoneHer Greatest HitsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-05-09
Roslin Records
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneThe Complete 1955-1959Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Le Chant du Monde274 2047.48
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:47Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum
  • GB2011-11-14
Hallmark Music & Entertainment707022
1.24Plain Gold Ring3:51Nina SimoneFine and MellowNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
7thwonders, Ornithology Rec.
1.13Plain Gold Ring3:51Nina SimoneLove Me or Leave Me (Essential Collection)Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Metro Select (sublabel of Union Square Music, METRSL cat prefix)METRSL001
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneFive Classic Albums Plus Bonus TracksNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-10-22
Real Gone Jazz
1.1Plain Gold Ring3:54Nina Simone60 Essentials RemasteredNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
The Restoration Project
1.9Plain Gold Ring3:56Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT2LP156
1.7Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneBD Music Presents Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2013-01-05
Éditions BDMusic
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneLove Me or Leave MeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2013-02-19
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:51Nina SimoneThe Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Wagram Music (imprint/distributor)
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneSeven Classic Albums Plus Bonus TracksNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-06-04
Real Gone JazzRGJCD381
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:53Nina SimoneLittle Girl Blue (remastered)Nina SimoneAlbum
  • US2013-08-27
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–)BCP 6028
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:56Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–)
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:48Nina SimoneLittle Girl Blue (2013 remastered version)Nina SimoneAlbum
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–)
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:56Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT2CD529
1.20Plain Gold Ring3:56Nina SimoneNina Simone and Her Friends: An Intimate Variety of Vocal CharmNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
DreamCovers Records6088
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:56Nina SimoneThe Nina Simone MastertakesNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • -2015-06-07
2.9Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneGolden Jazz Box: The Six Best Albums From the Six Best Ladies of JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music BrokersMBB7216
2.8Plain Gold Ring3:53Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–), Analogue ProductionsBS-6028, CAPJ 083 SA
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:53Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–), Analogue ProductionsBS-6028, CAPJ 083 SA
1.7Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneNina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Éditions BDMusicBDK483
1.2Plain Gold Ring3:49Nina SimoneThe Other WomanNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2016-01-06
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:56Nina SimoneEssential Original AlbumsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Masters of Music545502
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:54Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum
Jazz Images38052
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum
  • -2017
Jazztwin Records51018
1.6Plain Gold Ring3:57Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for Me / SolitudeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Le Chant du Monde274 2722.23
1.5Plain Gold Ring3:52Nina SimoneThe Platinum Collection: 60 All Time ClassicsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT3CD255
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:56Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for Me (2019 release of Little Girl Blue + 5 Colpix singles + 1 Live version)Nina SimoneAlbum
American Jazz Classics90275
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:53Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum
Groove Replica77024
2.8Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum
Groove Replica77024
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:58Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present)538671472
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:58Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum
  • -2021
BMG Rights Management (see annotation)
1.8Plain Gold Ring3:54Nina SimoneLittle Girl BlueNina SimoneAlbum
Jazz Images83318
1.6Plain Gold Ring3:49Nina SimoneNina Simone Integral 1957- 1962Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2023-03-03
Diggers Factory (French vinyl crowdfunding site/record label)
2.14Plain Gold Ring3:57Nina SimoneDeluxeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Music BrokersMBB7141
Promotion
1.10Plain Gold Ring3:51Nina SimoneΜΕΤΡΟ 14: Το μωρό μου νοιάζεται μόνο για μέναVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
FM Records (Greek label)FM 8009
1.5Plain Gold Ring3:49Nina SimoneMicrohits Music Corp.: Sampler 2004Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Microhits Music Corp.CDMICROHITS4
1.3Plain Gold Ring3:52Nina SimoneJubilee Street : Les Racines de Nick CaveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2014-11-21
Les InrockuptiblesCD LI 14 248
1.4Plain Gold Ring3:53Nina SimoneMOJO Presents: Murder BalladsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Mojo (magazine)
(unknown)
1.6Plain Gold Ring3:50Nina SimoneThe Ultimate CollectionNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • -2009
Union Square Music
1.11Plain Gold Ring3:55Nina SimoneClassic HitsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Midnight International Records400110
1.8Plain Old Ring (remastered)3:54Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2022-08-26
RevOla Records

Relationships

recorded in:New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
bass:Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano:Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
vocals:Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:PolyGram Records Inch (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1964)
recorded at:Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
recording of:Plain Gold Ring (in 1957-12: cover)

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Earl Burroughs
George Stone (composer)
publisher:Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Hank Snow Music (on 1959-09-21)