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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nina Simone
Vocals
Joshie Armstead
Background Vocals
Debbie McDuffie
Background Vocals
Albertine Robinson
Background Vocals
Maeretha Stewart
Background Vocals
Babi Floyd
Background Vocals
Frank Floyd
Background Vocals
Milt Grayson
Background Vocals
Ray Simpson
Background Vocals
Jerry Friedman
Guitar
Eric Gale
Guitar
Nicky Marrero
Percussion
Jimmy Madison
Drums
Al Schackman
Conductor
Max Ellen
Violin
Barry Finclair
Violin
Harry Glickman
Violin
Charles Libove
Violin
Harry Lookofsky
Violin
Marvin Morgenstern
Violin
David Nadien
Violin
Herbert Sorkin
Violin
Richard Sortomme
Violin
Gary King
Bass
Lamar Alsop
Viola
Alfred Brown
Viola
Emanuel Vardi
Viola
Jonathan Abramowitz
Cello
Charles McCracken
Cello
Alan Shulman
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Randy Newman
Composer
David Matthews
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Creed Taylor
Producer
Joel Cohn
Assistant Engineer
David Palmer
Mixing Engineer
Chris Herles
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Beat-up little seagull
On a marble stair
Tryna find the ocean
Lookin' everywhere
Hard times in the city
In a hard town by the sea
Ain't nowhere to run to
There ain't nothin' here for free
Hooker on the corner
Waiting for a train
Drunk, lying on the sidewalk
Sleeping in the rain
And the people hide their faces
And they hide their eyes
'Cause the city's dyin'
And they don't know why
Oh, Baltimore
Ain't it hard just to live?
Oh, Baltimore
Ain't it hard just to live?
Just to live
Get my sister Sandy
And my little brother Ray
Buy a big old wagon
To haul us all away
Live out in the country
Where the mountain's high
Never gonna come back here
'Til the day I die
Oh, Baltimore
Ain't it hard just to live?
Oh, Baltimore
Ain't it hard just to live?
Just to live
Writer(s): Randy Newman
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