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"'''I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free'''" is a [[gospel music|gospel]]/[[jazz]] song written by [[Billy Taylor]] and "Dick Dallas", best known for the recording by [[Nina Simone]] in 1967 on her ''[[Silk & Soul]]'' album. Billy Taylor's original version (as "I Wish I Knew") was recorded on November 12, 1963, and released on his ''Right Here, Right Now!'' album (Capitol ST-2039) the following year. His 1967 instrumental take was later used as the theme music for the ''[[Film...]]'' review programme series on [[BBC Television]].
"'''I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free'''" is a [[jazz]] song written by [[Billy Taylor]] and Dick Dallas. Taylor's original version (as "I Wish I Knew") was recorded on November 12, 1963, and released on his ''Right Here, Right Now!'' album (Capitol ST-2039) the following year. His 1967 instrumental take was later used as the theme music for the ''[[Film...]]'' review programme series on [[BBC Television]].


Billy Taylor has explained: "I wrote this song, perhaps my best-known composition, for my daughter Kim. This is one of the best renditions I’ve done, because it is very spiritual."<ref>[http://www.billytaylorjazz.com/discography.php Billy Taylor Discography]</ref>
Taylor said: "I wrote this song, perhaps my best-known composition, for my daughter Kim. This is one of the best renditions I’ve done, because it is very spiritual."<ref>[http://www.billytaylorjazz.com/discography.php Billy Taylor Discography]</ref>


==Notable cover versions==
==Cover versions==
The song served as an anthem for the [[Civil Rights Movement]] in America in the 1960s.<ref>Anderson, Sheila E. ''How to Grow as a Musician: What All Musicians Must Know to Succeed'', Allworth Communications, Inc. p. 67 (2005) - {{ISBN|1-58115-416-X}}</ref>
The song served as an anthem for the [[Civil Rights Movement]] in America in the 1960s.<ref>Anderson, Sheila E. ''How to Grow as a Musician: What All Musicians Must Know to Succeed'', Allworth Communications, Inc. p. 67 (2005) - {{ISBN|1-58115-416-X}}</ref> It was used as the theme for the [[2004 Olympics]], and as the music for [[Coca-Cola]] (2004, featuring Sharlene Hector of [[Basement Jaxx]]) and [[Swisscom]] (2012) commercials.{{cn|date=November 2016}} A widely played version was recorded by [[Nina Simone]] in 1967 on her ''[[Silk & Soul]]'' album


Other artists who have covered the song include [[Illinois Jacquet]] (1968), [[John Denver]] (1969), [[Jools Holland]] (1997) and [[Emeli Sandé]] (2012)
It was used as the theme for the [[2004 Olympics]], and as the music for [[Coca-Cola]] (2004, featuring Sharlene Hector of [[Basement Jaxx]]) and [[Swisscom]] (2012) commercials.{{cn|date=November 2016}}

Other versions include:
*[[The Derek Trucks Band]] (2004 and 2006 on the albums ''[[Live at Georgia Theatre|Live at Georgia Theater]]'', ''[[Songlines (The Derek Trucks Band album)|Songlines]]'' and ''[[Songlines Live]]'')
*[[Solomon Burke]] (1968)
*[[Ahmad Jamal]] (1968)
*[[Illinois Jacquet]] (1968)
*[[Chad Mitchell Trio|Denver, Boise & Johnson]] (1968)
*[[Smothers Brothers]] and [[Harry Belafonte]], on Season Three of ''[[The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour]]'' (1968)
*[[Ray Charles Singers|The Ray Charles Singers]] (1969)
*[[Shirley Scott]] (1969)
*[[Cold Blood (band)|Cold Blood]] (1969)
*[[John Denver]] (1969)
*[[Junior Mance]] (1969) on the album "[[Live at the Top]]"
*[[Glenn Yarbrough]] (1970)
*[[Albertina Walker]] (1970)
*[[Doris (singer)|Doris]] (1970)
*[[Air (1971 album)|Air]] (1971)
*[[Mary Travers]] (1971)
*[[John Fahey (musician)|John Fahey]] (1973)
*[[Johnny Pearson]] (1982) On the instrumental album ''On Golden Pond''
*[[Dionne Farris]] (B-side of the "I Know" maxi single) (1994), featured (as well as the Nina Simone version) on the soundtrack of the 1996 drama film ''[[Ghosts of Mississippi]]''<ref>Steve McDonald, [http://www.allmusic.com/album/ghosts-of-mississippi-mw0000086259 "Marc Shaiman: Ghosts of Mississippi"], AllMusic Review.</ref>
*[[Jools Holland]] (1997)
*[[Leontyne Price]] (1997)
*[[Marc Shaiman]] (1997)
*[[Rob Agerbeek]] on the album ''[[Three of a Kind (album)|Three of a Kind]]'' (1998)
*[[Marlena Shaw]] (1969)
*[[Lighthouse Family]] (as [[(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One]], 2001)
*Sharlene Hector (2004)
*[[Martin Taylor (guitarist)|Martin Taylor]] (2005)
*[[Irma Thomas]] (2006)
*[[Human Highway]] (2008)
*[[Levon Helm|Levon Helm Band]] (2009)
*[[Lucky Peterson]] (2010)
*[[John Legend]] & [[The Roots]] (2010)
*[[Emeli Sandé]] (2012)
*[[Martin Taylor (guitarist)|Martin Taylor]] & [[Tommy Emmanuel]] (2013)
*[[Mike Farris (musician)|Mike Farris]] (2014) under the title "How It Feels to Be Free"
*[[Chie Ayado]] (2017)


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'{{about|the song by Billy Taylor|the album|I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (album)}} {{Infobox single | Name = I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free | Cover = | Artist = [[Nina Simone]] | Album = [[Silk & Soul]] | Released = 1967 | Format = | Recorded = | Genre = [[Gospel music|Gospel]], [[Jazz]] | Label = [[RCA Records]] | Length = 3:06 | Writer = [[Billy Taylor]], Richard Carroll Lamb (Dick Dallas) | Producer = }} "'''I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free'''" is a [[gospel music|gospel]]/[[jazz]] song written by [[Billy Taylor]] and "Dick Dallas", best known for the recording by [[Nina Simone]] in 1967 on her ''[[Silk & Soul]]'' album. Billy Taylor's original version (as "I Wish I Knew") was recorded on November 12, 1963, and released on his ''Right Here, Right Now!'' album (Capitol ST-2039) the following year. His 1967 instrumental take was later used as the theme music for the ''[[Film...]]'' review programme series on [[BBC Television]]. Billy Taylor has explained: "I wrote this song, perhaps my best-known composition, for my daughter Kim. This is one of the best renditions I’ve done, because it is very spiritual."<ref>[http://www.billytaylorjazz.com/discography.php Billy Taylor Discography]</ref> ==Notable cover versions== The song served as an anthem for the [[Civil Rights Movement]] in America in the 1960s.<ref>Anderson, Sheila E. ''How to Grow as a Musician: What All Musicians Must Know to Succeed'', Allworth Communications, Inc. p. 67 (2005) - {{ISBN|1-58115-416-X}}</ref> It was used as the theme for the [[2004 Olympics]], and as the music for [[Coca-Cola]] (2004, featuring Sharlene Hector of [[Basement Jaxx]]) and [[Swisscom]] (2012) commercials.{{cn|date=November 2016}} Other versions include: *[[The Derek Trucks Band]] (2004 and 2006 on the albums ''[[Live at Georgia Theatre|Live at Georgia Theater]]'', ''[[Songlines (The Derek Trucks Band album)|Songlines]]'' and ''[[Songlines Live]]'') *[[Solomon Burke]] (1968) *[[Ahmad Jamal]] (1968) *[[Illinois Jacquet]] (1968) *[[Chad Mitchell Trio|Denver, Boise & Johnson]] (1968) *[[Smothers Brothers]] and [[Harry Belafonte]], on Season Three of ''[[The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour]]'' (1968) *[[Ray Charles Singers|The Ray Charles Singers]] (1969) *[[Shirley Scott]] (1969) *[[Cold Blood (band)|Cold Blood]] (1969) *[[John Denver]] (1969) *[[Junior Mance]] (1969) on the album "[[Live at the Top]]" *[[Glenn Yarbrough]] (1970) *[[Albertina Walker]] (1970) *[[Doris (singer)|Doris]] (1970) *[[Air (1971 album)|Air]] (1971) *[[Mary Travers]] (1971) *[[John Fahey (musician)|John Fahey]] (1973) *[[Johnny Pearson]] (1982) On the instrumental album ''On Golden Pond'' *[[Dionne Farris]] (B-side of the "I Know" maxi single) (1994), featured (as well as the Nina Simone version) on the soundtrack of the 1996 drama film ''[[Ghosts of Mississippi]]''<ref>Steve McDonald, [http://www.allmusic.com/album/ghosts-of-mississippi-mw0000086259 "Marc Shaiman: Ghosts of Mississippi"], AllMusic Review.</ref> *[[Jools Holland]] (1997) *[[Leontyne Price]] (1997) *[[Marc Shaiman]] (1997) *[[Rob Agerbeek]] on the album ''[[Three of a Kind (album)|Three of a Kind]]'' (1998) *[[Marlena Shaw]] (1969) *[[Lighthouse Family]] (as [[(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One]], 2001) *Sharlene Hector (2004) *[[Martin Taylor (guitarist)|Martin Taylor]] (2005) *[[Irma Thomas]] (2006) *[[Human Highway]] (2008) *[[Levon Helm|Levon Helm Band]] (2009) *[[Lucky Peterson]] (2010) *[[John Legend]] & [[The Roots]] (2010) *[[Emeli Sandé]] (2012) *[[Martin Taylor (guitarist)|Martin Taylor]] & [[Tommy Emmanuel]] (2013) *[[Mike Farris (musician)|Mike Farris]] (2014) under the title "How It Feels to Be Free" *[[Chie Ayado]] (2017) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{cite web |url=http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr105.html |title=I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free |work=American Treasures of the Library of Congress |date=July 27, 2010}} {{Nina Simone}} {{DEFAULTSORT:I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (Song)}} [[Category:1967 songs]] [[Category:Nina Simone songs]]'
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