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Saga Of The Good Life And Hard Times is a 1997 RCA collection that draws from Nina Simone’s wide-ranging work for the label, presenting 16 performances that connect spirituals, blues, jazz standards, popular song, and civil-rights-era protest music. The program moves from the gospel foundation of “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” and “Take My Hand Precious Lord” to intimate interpretations such as “I Get Along Without You Very Well” and “I Loves You Porgy.” Its political center includes “Mississippi Goddamn” and “Why (The King Of Love Is Dead),” the latter created in response to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Alternate material such as “Do I Move You (Version II)” and “Ain’t Got No/I Got Life (Take Three)” adds collector interest by showing how Simone could reshape a song through phrasing, dynamics, and emotional emphasis. The compilation’s title fits a body of work that repeatedly placed private feeling beside public struggle.
Label: RCA Records | Catalog: RCA 07863 66997-2 | Year: 1997 | Format: CD
Track List:
1. Nobody's Fault But Mine
2. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)
3. Come Ye
4. In The Morning
5. Ain't Got No/I Got Life
6. Do I Move You (Version II)
7. Sunday In Savannah
8. Why (The King Of Love Is Dead)
9. Mississippi Goddamn
10. In Love In Vain
11. Man With A Horn
12. I Loves You Porgy
13. I'll Look Around
14. Music For Lovers
15. Ain't Got No/I Got Life (Take Three)
16. Take My Hand Precious Lord
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