Empress of the Blues
Compilation by Bessie Smith
Released 1992
Tracklist
- 1Downhearted Blues3:284.0 ★
- 2T'Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do3:30
- 3St Louis Blues3:144.0 ★
- 4You've Been a Good Ole Wagon3:31
- 5I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle3:244.0 ★
- 6Young Woman's Blues3:11
- 7Muddy Water3:10
- 8Empty Bed Blues6:26
- 9Nobody Knows You When You're Down3:005.0 ★
- 10Black Mountain Blues3:11
- 11Do Your Duty3:29
- 12Gimme a Pigfoot3:33
- 13Surf Coast Blues3:06
- 14Baby, Won't You Please Come Home2:584.0 ★
- 15Easy Come, Easy Go Blues3:11
- 16Rockin' Chair Blues3:14
More by Bessie Smith
Release credits
- clarinet [11-12]
- vocal [1, 3, 5-6, 8-9, 12, 14]
- double bass [11-12]
- banjo [12], guitar [12]
- piano [11-12]
- clarinet [6]
- trombone [5, 8]
- piano [1, 9, 14]
- tuba [9]
- cornet [9-10]
- piano [5-6]
- trumpet [12]
- reed organ [3]
- alto saxophone [9]
- tenor saxophone [9]
- trombone [11-12]
- cornet [6]
- tenor saxophone [11-12]
- cornet [3, 5]
- piano [8]
- piano [10]
Issues
- E1992