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To Be Young, Gifted And Black

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Aretha Franklin songs 1970 singles Nina Simone songs Songs against racism and xenophobia 1972 singles Donny Hathaway songs Movements for civil rights Songs written by Nina Simone

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This article is about the song. There is also a play by this title.%22To Be Young, Gifted and Black%22 is a song by Nina Simone with lyrics by Weldon Irvine. It was written in memory of Simone's late friend Lorraine Hansberry, author of the play Raisin in the Sun. The song was originally recorded and released by Simone in 1969, with the song featuring in her 1970 album Black Gold, and was a Civil Rights anthem. Released as a single, it became a Top Ten R&B hit, peaking at number eight and number 76 on the Hot 100Notable cover versions of the song were recorded by Donny Hathaway (on his 1970 album Everything Is Everything), Aretha Franklin (on her 1972 album Young, Gifted and Black) and Bob and Marcia (whose 1970 recording reached Number 5 in the UK Singles Chart and Number 15 in Ireland). The Jamaican rocksteady/reggae trio The Heptones, recorded a version for Coxsone Dodd's Studio One label in 1970.Elton John recorded a version of %22To Be Young, Gifted and Black%22 prior to his solo success. Intended to be released as a low budget sound-alike version of the original, it was later reissued on the compilation album Covers as Sung by Elton John.The song has also become a popular sample amongst various modern R&B/hip-hop pieces, including Rah Digga's 2003 unreleased record %22On the Move%22 and Faith Evans' 2014 single %22I Deserve It%22, featuring Missy Elliott and Sharaya J.

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Weldon Irvine

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2006-01-17

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album recording live at Philharmonic Hall, single was a studio recording

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To Be Young Gifted And Black

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