Bessie Smith

The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

Release date October 01, 2016

Tracklist

1
Down Hearted Blues
3:30
3:30
2
Gulf Coast Blues
3:07
3:07
3
Beale Street Mama
3:37
3:37
4
Baby Won't You Please Come Home
2:58
2:58
5
'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
3:29
3:29
6
Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
3:12
3:12
7
Any Woman's Blues
3:27
3:27
8
Chicago Bound Blues
3:18
3:18
9
Moonshine Blues
3:19
3:19
10
Weeping Willow Blues
3:12
3:12
11
The Bye Bye Blues
3:20
3:20
12
Sinful Blues
3:11
3:11
13
Dying Gambler's Blues
2:59
2:59
14
Reckless Blues
3:06
3:06
15
You've Been A Good Ole Wagon
3:30
3:30
16
Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
3:11
3:11
17
The Yellow Dog Blues
3:04
3:04
18
Soft Pedal Blues
3:21
3:21
19
What's the Matter Now
2:46
2:46
20
I Want Every Bit of It
2:38
2:38
21
The St. Louis Blues
3:14
3:14
22
Careless Love Blues
3:27
3:27
23
I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
3:23
3:23
24
I Ain't Got Nobody
3:11
3:11
25
Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
3:21
3:21
26
The Gin House Blues
3:14
3:14
27
After You've Gone
2:58
2:58
28
Alexander's Ragtime Band
3:00
3:00
29
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
3:01
3:01
30
Lost Your Head Blues
2:55
2:55
31
Young Woman’s Blues
3:09
3:09
32
Baby Doll
3:01
3:01
33
Preachin' the Blues
2:52
2:52
34
Hard Drivin' Papa
2:58
2:58
35
Backwater Blues
3:19
3:19
36
There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
3:20
3:20
37
Trombone Cholly
3:12
3:12
38
Send Me to the ’Lectric Chair
3:23
3:23
39
Dyin' by the Hour
3:00
3:00
40
Thinking Blues
3:10
3:10
41
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
3:00
3:00
42
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
2:49
2:49
43
Empty Bed Blues, Part 1
3:03
3:03
44
Empty Bed Blues (Part 2)
3:22
3:22
45
Gimme a Pig Foot and a Bottle of Beer
3:30
3:30
46
Spider Man Blues
3:25
3:25
47
Devil's Gonna Git You
3:12
3:12
48
Poor Man’s Blues
3:26
3:26
49
Me and My Gin
2:52
2:52
50
I'm Wild About That Thing
2:49
2:49
51
Kitchen Man
2:58
2:58
52
Blue Spirit Blues
2:57
2:57
53
Baby Have Pity on Me
3:21
3:21
54
On Revival Day
2:57
2:57
55
Hustlin' Dan
3:31
3:31
56
Black Mountain Blues
3:10
3:10
57
Safety Mama
3:26
3:26
58
Do Your Duty
3:25
3:25
59
Take Me for a Buggy Ride
2:37
2:37
60
I'm Down in the Dumps
3:11
3:11