NINA SIMONE - The Complete RCA Albums Collection (2011) 9xCD BOX-SET | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Nina Simone was a singular artist, and she went where she pleased, leaving behind a recorded legacy that is passionate, political, defiant, and delicate by turns, no matter what strain of folk, blues, jazz, or gospel she was dipping into, and she did it all with dignity, grace, and intelligence. This set collects all nine of her albums for RCA Records (released between 1967 and 1974), and thus includes some of her greatest recordings. Signature songs like "I Loves You, Porgy," "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl" (in a couple of versions), and "Mississippi Goddam" (a Simone original -- one wishes she had written more than she did) are all here, along with powerful versions of songs by Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Willie Dixon, the Beatles, and Randy Newman, among others. Simone didn't just sing a song. She made it hers. Steve Leggett
CD1: 1967 - Nina Simone Sings The Blues - 00:32:46
01. Do I Move You? [02:48]
02. Day And Night [02:36]
03. In The Dark [02:58]
04. Real Real [02:22]
05. My Man's Gone Now [04:17]
06. Backlash Blues [02:31]
07. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl [02:33]
08. Buck [01:53]
09. Since I Fell For You [02:53]
10. The House Of The Rising Sun [03:53]
11. Blues For Mama [03:58]
CD2: 1967 - Silk & Soul - 00:36:35
01. It Be's That Way Sometimes [02:58]
02. The Look of Love [02:24]
03. Go To Hell [02:50]
04. Love O' Love [05:07]
05. Cherish [03:23]
06. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free [03:11]
07. Turn Me On [02:26]
08. Turning Point [02:02]
09. Some Say [02:11]
10. Consummation [04:12]
11. Why Must Your Love Well Be So Dry / Bonus Track [02:22]
12. Save Me / Bonus Track [03:22]
CD3: 1968 - 'Nuff Said! - 01:05:01
01. In The Morning [02:27]
02. Sunday In Savannah [06:13]
03. The Backlash Blues [02:48]
04. Please Read Me [02:52]
05. Gin House Blues [03:08]
06. Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) [12:51]
07. Peace Of Mind [02:46]
08. Ain't Got No - I Got Life [02:07]
09. I Loves You Porgy [03:28]
10. Take My Hand Prescious Lord [01:56]
11. Do What You Gotta Do [03:04]
12. Mississippi Goddam / Bonus Track [06:55]
13. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood / Bonus Track [04:54]
14. Come Ye / Bonus Track [03:48]
15. Ain't Got No - I Got Life (Single) / Bonus Track [02:58]
16. Peace Of Mind (Single) / Bonus Track [02:37]
CD4: 1969 - Nina Simone And Piano! - 00:54:17
01. Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You [03:02]
02. Nobody's Fault But Mine [03:01]
03. I Think It's Going To Rain Today [03:22]
04. Everyone's Gone To The Moon [03:08]
05. Compensation [01:37]
06. Who Am I [04:11]
07. Another Spring [03:31]
08. The Human Touch [02:10]
09. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) [04:49]
10. The Desperate Ones [04:44]
11. Music For Lovers [04:23]
12. In Love In Vain [02:29]
13. I'll Look Around [05:12]
14. The Man With The Horn [03:41]
15. I Think It's Going To Rain Today (Live) / Bonus Track [04:50]
CD5: 1969 - To Love Somebody - 00:55:52
01. Suzanne [04:19]
02. Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is A Season) [03:41]
03. Revolution (Part 1) [02:52]
04. Revolution (Part 2) [01:53]
05. To Love Somebody [02:41]
06. I Shall Be Released [03:54]
07. I Can't See Nobody [03:08]
08. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues [04:48]
09. The Times They Are A Changin' [06:01]
10. Suzanne (Alternate Version) / Bonus Track [05:14]
11. Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is A Season) (Alternate Version) / Bonu… [02:26]
12. Revolution / Bonus Track [06:29]
13. Save Me (Live) / Bonus Track [03:36]
14. The Glory Of Love (Live) / Bonus Track [02:11]
15. Cosi Ti Amo (To Love Somebody) (Italian Version) / Bonus Track [02:32]
CD6: 1969 - Black Gold - 01:13:37
01. Introduction [02:36]
02. Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair [07:25]
03. Ain't Got No - I Got Life [05:31]
04. Westwind [09:42]
05. Who Knows Where The Time Goes [08:12]
06. The Assignment Sequence [06:25]
07. To Be Young, Gifted And Black [10:14]
08. Suzanne / Bonus Track [05:05]
09. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed / Bonus Track [04:51]
10. The Other Woman / Bonus Track [06:04]
11. Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is A Season) - Live / Bonus Track [04:37]
12. To Be Young, Gifted And Black (Single) / Bonus Track [02:50]
CD7: 1971 - Here Comes The Sun - 01:07:17
01. Here Comes The Sun [03:37]
02. Just Like A Woman [04:50]
03. O-o-h Child [03:17]
04. Mr. Bojangles [05:01]
05. New World Coming [04:45]
06. Angel Of The Morning [03:31]
07. How Long Must I Wonder [06:20]
08. My Way [05:14]
09. Tanywey / Bonus Track [03:28]
10. My Father / Bonus Track [01:42]
11. Jelly Roll / Bonus Track [08:14]
12. Tell It Like It Is / Bonus Track [03:53]
13. 22nd Century / Bonus Track [08:45]
14. What Have They Done To My Song, Ma / Bonus Track [04:32]
CD8: 1972 - Emergency Ward! - 00:39:06
01. My Sweet Lord / Today Is A Killer [18:36]
02. Poppies [04:13]
03. Isn't It A Pity [11:15]
04. Let It Be Me [05:00]
CD9: 1974 - It Is Finished - 00:59:57
01. The Pusher [05:15]
02. Com' By H'Yere Good Lord [05:51]
03. Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter [05:20]
04. Mr. Bojangles [04:52]
05. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl [05:55]
06. Dambala [06:52]
07. Let It Be Me [03:27]
08. Obeah Woman [06:25]
09. Nina / Bonus Track [04:14]
10. Zungo / Bonus Track [04:20]
11. Thandewye (a.k.a. A Charge To Keep) / Bonus Track [07:21]