Charly Blues Masterworks, Volume 31: Empress of the Blues
Compilation by Bessie Smith
Released January 1993
Tracklist
- 1Down Hearted Blues3:274.0 ★
- 2Gulf Coast Blues3:06
- 3Aggravatin' Papa3:19
- 4Baby Won't You Please Come Home2:58
- 5'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do3:28
- 6Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time3:12
- 7My Sweetie Went Away3:12
- 8Any Woman's Blues3:274.0 ★
- 9House Rent Blues3:07
- 10Weeping Willow Blues3:11
- 11Sinful Blues3:11
- 12St. Louis Blues3:124.0 ★
- 13Reckless Blues3:04
- 14Careless Love Blues3:27
- 15I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle3:234.0 ★
- 16I Ain't Got Nobody3:11
- 17Empty Bed Blues, Parts 1 & 26:25
- 18Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out2:595.0 ★
- 19Do Your Duty3:28
- 20Gimme a Pig Foot3:30
More by Bessie Smith
Release credits
- clarinet [20]
- vocal [1, 8, 12, 15, 18-20]
- double bass [19-20]
- banjo [20], guitar [19-20]
- piano [19-20]
- trombone [15]
- piano [1, 18]
- tuba [18]
- cornet [18]
- piano [8, 15]
- trumpet [19-20]
- reed organ [12]
- alto saxophone [18]
- tenor saxophone [18]
- trombone [19-20]
- tenor saxophone [19-20]
- cornet [12, 15]
Issues
C
CJanuary 1993- C1 July 1999