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I wish I knew how
It would feel to be free
I wish I could break
All the chains holding me
I wish I could say
All the things that I should say
Say `em loud say `em clear
For the whole round world to hear
I wish I could share
All the love that`s in my heart
Remove all the bars
That keep us apart
I wish you could know
What it means to be me
Then you`d see and agree
That every man should be free

I wish I could give
All I`m longin` to give
I wish I could live
Like I`m longin` to live
I wish I could do
All the things that I can do
And though I`m抦 way over due
I`d抎 be starting a new

Well I wish I could be
Like a bird in the sky
How sweet it would be
If I found I could fly
Oh I`d抎 soar to the sun
And look down at the sea
Than I`d sing cos I know - yea
Then I`d sing cos I know - yea
Then I`d sing cos I know
I`d抎 know how it feels
Oh I抎 know how it feels to be free
Yea Yea! Oh, I抎 know how it feels
Yes I抎 know
Oh, I抎 know
How it feels
How it feels
To be free

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The song "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" appears on the soundtrack of the following movies and TV shows:

Release History

The Nina Simone song "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" appears on the following albums:
Angel of the Morning: The Best of Nina Simone
15 June 2009

Angel Of The Morning - The Best Of Nina Simone
2009

Anthology
2003

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free / Cherish
1967

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free / Cherish

  1. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (3:09)
  2. Cherish (3:23)
Legendary Nina Simone
01 September 2000

Legends
11 October 2005

My Way
1972

My Way

  1. My Way (5:11)
  2. Go To Hell (2:47)
  3. Gin House Blues (3:03)
  4. Save Me (3:25)
  5. Revolution Part I (2:48)
  6. Revolution Part II (1:48)
  7. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (3:09)
  8. Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead) (5:44)
  9. Turn! Turn! Turn! (3:37)
  10. Peace Of Mind (2:36)
  11. Here Comes The Sun (3:39)
Silk & Soul
26 April 2004

Silk & Soul

  1. It Be's That Way Sometime (2:56)
  2. The Look Of Love (2:21)
  3. Go To Hell (2:47)
  4. Love O'love (5:07)
  5. Cherish (3:23)
  6. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (3:09)
  7. Turn Me On (2:23)
  8. Turning Point (2:01)
  9. Some Say (2:12)
  10. Consummation (4:14)
Sugar in My Bowl: The Very Best of Nina Simone 1967-1972
1998

The Complete RCA Albums Collection
2011

The Complete RCA Albums Collection

  1. Do I Move You (2:43)
  2. Here Comes The Sun (3:39)
  3. In The Morning (2:29)
  4. Introduction (2:37)
  5. It Be's That Way Sometime (2:56)
  6. My Sweet Lord/today Is A Killer (18:37)
  7. Seems I'm Never Tired Of Lovin' You (2:59)
  8. Suzanne (5:11)
  9. The Pusher (4:48)
  10. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair (3:25)
  11. Com' By H'Yere - Good Lord (5:51)
  12. Day & Night (2:35)
  13. Just Like A Woman (4:48)
  14. Nobody's Fault But Mine (2:59)
  15. Poppies (4:47)
  16. Sunday In Savannah (3:15)
  17. The Look Of Love (2:21)
  18. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) (3:38)
  19. Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter (5:13)
  20. Go To Hell (2:47)
  21. I Think It's Going To Rain Today (3:29)
  22. In The Dark (2:53)
  23. Isn't It A Pity (6:27)
  24. O-o-h Child (3:17)
  25. Revolution (Part 1) (2:53)
  26. The Backlash Blues (2:30)
  27. Everyone's Gone To The Moon (3:06)
  28. Let It Be Me (3:28)
  29. Love O'love (5:07)
  30. Mr. Bojangles (5:00)
  31. Please Read Me (2:53)
  32. Real Real (2:22)
  33. Revolution (part 2) (1:54)
  34. Westwind (8:49)
  35. Cherish (3:23)
  36. Compensation (4:48)
  37. Gin House Blues (3:03)
  38. My Man's Gone Now (4:16)
  39. New World Coming (4:52)
  40. To Love Somebody (2:43)
  41. Who Knows Where The Time Goes (8:12)
  42. Angel Of The Morning (3:32)
  43. Backlash Blues (2:42)
  44. Dambala (6:52)
  45. I Shall Be Released (4:00)
  46. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (3:09)
  47. The Assignment Sequence (6:26)
  48. Who Am I? (4:31)
  49. Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead) (5:44)
  50. Another Spring (3:33)
  51. How Long Must I Wander (6:19)
  52. I Can't See Nobody (3:07)
  53. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl (3:25)
  54. Peace Of Mind (2:36)
  55. To Be Young, Gifted And Black (4:09)
  56. Turn Me On (2:23)
  57. Ain't Got No I Got Life (3:43)
  58. Buck (1:53)
  59. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (4:52)
  60. My Way (5:11)
  61. Obeah Woman (6:26)
  62. The Human Touch (2:10)
  63. Turning Point (2:01)
  64. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) (4:55)
  65. I Loves You Porgy (4:11)
  66. Nina (4:14)
  67. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (4:04)
  68. Since I Fell For You (2:49)
  69. Some Say (2:12)
  70. Tanywey (3:28)
  71. The Times They Are A-Changin' (5:58)
  72. Consummation (4:14)
  73. My Father (dialogue) (1:43)
  74. Suzanne (alternate version) (5:14)
  75. Take My Hand Precious Lord (1:44)
  76. The Desperate Ones (4:41)
  77. The House Of The Rising Sun (6:54)
  78. The Other Woman (Live) (6:02)
  79. Zungo (2:34)
  80. Blues For Mama (3:55)
  81. Do What You Gotta Do (3:34)
  82. Jelly Roll (8:12)
  83. Music For Lovers (4:22)
  84. Thandewye (7:21)
  85. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) (alternate version) (2:27)
  86. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) (live) (4:35)
  87. Why Must Your Love Well Be So Dry (single) (2:23)
  88. Do I Move You? (second version) (2:20)
  89. In Love In Vain (2:28)
  90. Mississippi Goddam (5:30)
  91. Revolution (4:40)
  92. Save Me (single) (3:22)
  93. Tell It Like It Is (3:53)
  94. To Be Young, Gifted and Black (single) (2:50)
  95. 22nd Century (8:45)
  96. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (3:47)
  97. I'll Look Around (2:43)
  98. Save Me (Live) (3:33)
  99. Whatever I Am You Made Me (single) (3:03)
  100. Come Ye (3:40)
  101. The Glory Of Love (2:11)
  102. The Man With The Horn (3:40)
  103. What Have They Done to My Song, Ma (4:32)
  104. Ain't Got No - I Got Life (single) (2:59)
  105. Cosi Ti Amo (To Love Somebody) (Italian version) (2:33)
  106. I Think It's Going To Rain Today (Live) (4:45)
  107. Peace of Mind (single) (2:37)
The Definitive Rarities Collection
15 September 2009

To Be Free
Upload Album Cover
30 September 2008

To Be Free

  1. A Single Woman (3:33)
  2. Ain't Got No I Got Life (3:43)
  3. Backlash Blues (2:42)
  4. Baltimore (4:38)
  5. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair (3:25)
  6. Do What You Gotta Do (3:34)
  7. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (3:47)
  8. Don't You Pay Them No Mind (3:08)
  9. Feeling Good (2:52)
  10. Four Women (4:27)
  11. Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter (5:13)
  12. Go To Hell (2:47)
  13. Here Comes The Sun (3:39)
  14. I Loves You Porgy (4:11)
  15. I Put A Spell On You (2:34)
  16. I Think It's Going To Rain Today (3:29)
  17. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl (3:25)
  18. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (3:09)
  19. In The Morning (2:29)
  20. Just Like A Woman (4:48)
  21. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (4:52)
  22. Let It Be Me (3:28)
  23. Milestones
  24. Mississippi Goddam (5:30)
  25. Mood Indigo (4:03)
  26. Mr. Bojangles (5:00)
  27. My Baby Just Cares For Me (3:37)
  28. My Man's Gone Now (4:16)
  29. My Sweet Lord/today Is A Killer (18:37)
  30. Ne Me Quitte Pas (3:38)
  31. Nina (4:14)
  32. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (4:04)
  33. Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out (2:42)
  34. Other Woman (4:12)
  35. Percussion/Drums/Clapping/Dancing
  36. Pirate Jenny (4:50)
  37. Poppies (4:47)
  38. Precious Lord
  39. Revolution (4:40)
  40. Save Me (3:25)
  41. See-line Woman (2:38)
  42. Seems I'm Never Tired Loving You (3:03)
  43. Sunday In Savannah (3:15)
  44. Suzanne (5:11)
  45. Tanywey (3:28)
  46. The Times They Are A-Changin' (5:58)
  47. To Be Young, Gifted And Black (4:09)
  48. To Love Somebody (2:43)
  49. Trouble In The Mind
  50. Turn! Turn! Turn! (3:37)
  51. Westwind (8:49)
  52. When Malindy Sings/Swing Low Sweet Chariot
  53. Who Knows Where The Time Goes (8:12)
  54. Wild Is The Wind (6:56)
  55. You Can Have Him (5:54)
  56. Zungo (2:34)
To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story
24 October 2008

To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story

  1. Mississippi Goddam (Live) (6:56)
  2. Mood Indigo (4:03)
  3. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (Live) (4:52)
  4. I Loves You Porgy (4:11)
  5. In The Morning (2:29)
  6. Just Like A Woman (4:48)
  7. Ain't Got No 1 Got Life (2:58)
  8. Here Comes The Sun (3:39)
  9. My Baby Just Cares For Me (3:37)
  10. Do What You Gotta Do (3:34)
  11. Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out (2:42)
  12. Tanywey (3:28)
  13. Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter (Live) (5:18)
  14. Seems I'm Never Tired Loving You (3:03)
  15. You Can Have Him (Live) (5:56)
  16. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (4:52)
  17. My Sweet Lord/Today Is A Killer (Live) (18:20)
  18. Wild Is The Wind (Live) (3:34)
  19. Let It Be Me (live) (5:02)
  20. The Times They Are A-Changin' (5:58)
  21. Trouble In Mind (Live) (5:35)
  22. Poppies (4:47)
  23. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) (3:38)
  24. When Malindy Sings / Swing Low Sweet Chariot (live) (5:40)
  25. Mr. Bojangles (Live) (4:53)
  26. See-line Woman (2:38)
  27. The Other Woman (Live) (6:02)
  28. I Think It's Going To Rain Today (Live) (4:45)
  29. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl (Live) (5:48)
  30. Pirate Jenny (Live) (6:40)
  31. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (3:47)
  32. Nina (live) (4:14)
  33. Save Me (Live) (3:33)
  34. I Put A Spell On You (2:34)
  35. Revolution (Live) (6:24)
  36. Zungo (live) (4:20)
  37. Baltimore (4:38)
  38. Ne Me Quitte Pas (3:38)
  39. To Be Young, Gifted And Black (4:09)
  40. A Single Woman (3:33)
  41. Black Is The Color Of My True Love´s Hair (Live) (3:25)
  42. Feeling Good (2:52)
  43. Four Women (4:27)
  44. Westwind (Live) (8:48)
  45. My Man's Gone Now (4:16)
  46. Who Knows Where The Time Goes (Live) (5:01)
  47. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (3:09)
  48. Suzanne (live) (5:03)
  49. To Love Somebody (2:43)
  50. Sunday In Savannah (Live) (6:06)
  51. Backlash Blues (Live) (3:32)

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