The Collection
Compilation by Bessie Smith
Released 24 February 1989
Tracklist
- 1Downhearted Blues3:284.0 ★
- 2’Tain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do3:31
- 3My Sweetie Went Away3:15
- 4Weepin’ Willow Blues3:13
- 5St. Louis Blues3:12
- 6Reckless Blues3:06
- 7You’ve Been a Good Ole Wagon3:30
- 8I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle3:244.0 ★
- 9Young Woman’s Blues3:12
- 10Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)3:10
- 11Mean Old Bedbug Blues3:15
- 12Empty Bed Blues, Parts 1 & 26:26
- 13Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out3:015.0 ★
- 14Black Mountain Blues3:12
- 15Do Your Duty3:29
- 16Gimme a Pigfoot3:31
More by Bessie Smith
Release credits
- clarinet [15-16]
- vocal [1, 3-4, 8-10, 13]
- double bass [15-16]
- piano [15-16]
- clarinet [9-10]
- banjo [10]
- trombone [4, 8, 12]
- piano [1-2, 13]
- clarinet [10]
- tuba [13]
- cornet [13-14]
- piano [4, 8-10]
- organ [5-6], piano [7]
- alto saxophone [13]
- clarinet [3]
- tenor saxophone [13]
- trombone [15-16]
- trombone [10]
- piano [3]
- cornet [4, 9-10]
- tenor saxophone [15-16]
- cornet [5-8]
- piano [11-12]
- piano [14]
Issues
T24 February 1989