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Nina Simone

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

1964 · via Joe Cocker

Nina Simone’s 1964 recording of “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” is the earliest release on file. Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus and Horace Ott are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Santa Esmeralda (released 1977), The Animals (released 1965) and Eric Burdon (released 1985), among 480 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Nina Simone put it out in 1964, a year before The Animals and five before Joe's came out. Play hers first, then his, and listen to the same plea coming from two different people.

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Liner notes

Credited writers: Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus and Horace Ott.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1964.

Other recordings on file · first release year

480 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Joe Cocker took on Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, and The Animals had a go too. Which singer had it on record before either of them?Nina Simone
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