Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: She sang `` Backlash Blues '' , written by her friend Langston Hughes on her first RCA album , Nina Simone Sings The Blues ( 1967 ) .
Simplified: She sang `` Backlash Blues '' , written by her friend Langston Hughes on her first RCA album , Nina Simone Sings The Blues .