Ladies Sing the Blues
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 6 October 2003
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Backwater BluesBessie Smith3:20
- 2Down Hearted BluesBessie Smith3:294.0 ★
- 3I Got It Bad and That Ain’t GoodIvie Anderson with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:20
- 4A Porter’s Love Song to a ChambermaidMildred Bailey3:20
- 5Booze and BluesMa Rainey3:20
- 6Don’t Blame MeEthel Waters3:14
- 7Empty Bed BluesBessie Smith6:17
- 8Long Gone BluesBillie Holiday3:04
- 9St. Louis BluesMaxine Sullivan3:22
- 10Stormy WeatherEthel Waters3:12
- 11Aunt Hager’s BluesLena Horne2:50
- 12Basin Street BluesElla Fitzgerald3:08
- 13Blues for BojanglesAnita O’Day3:13
- 14My Old FlameIvie Anderson with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:24
- 15The Gin House BluesBessie Smith3:14
- 16On the Sunny Side of the StreetPeggy Lee3:13
- 17Your Mother’s Son-In-LawBillie Holiday2:47
- 18Stone Cold Dead in the MarketElla Fitzgerald2:42
- 19Electrician BluesLizzie Miles3:21
- 20Evil Mama BluesAda Brown3:06
- CD 2
- 1Blues in the NightPeggy Lee3:18
- 2Sweet Georgia BrownEthel Waters3:12
- 3Toad Frog BluesMa Rainey3:14
- 4Rosetta BluesMa Rainey2:59
- 5Lover ManBillie Holiday3:18
- 6Rockin’ ChairMildred Bailey3:13
- 7Sugarfoot RagElla Fitzgerald3:04
- 8Dyin’ by the HourBessie Smith3:02
- 9How Long Has This Been Going OnPeggy Lee3:18
- 10Kitchen ManBessie Smith3:00
- 11Junk ManMildred Bailey3:04
- 12Shoe Shine BoyIvie Anderson with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:13
- 13Take Him Off My MindIda Cox3:03
- 14I Can’t Give You Anything but LoveAnita O’Day2:42
- 15Frankie and JohnnyLena Horne5:58
- 16Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and OutBessie Smith3:00
- 17Mad About the BoyLena Horne2:57
- 18Break O’Day BluesAda Brown3:04
- 19I’m a Mighty Tight WomanSippie Wallace2:56
- 20I Got It Bad and That Ain’t GoodElla Fitzgerald2:53
- CD 3
- 1Freight Train BluesTrixie Smith3:19
- 2The Blues I Love to SingAdelaide Hall3:10
- 3Am I Blues?Ethel Waters3:24
- 4Harlem LullabyMildred Bailey3:00
- 5Hangover BluesUna Mae Carlisle2:54
- 6Mood IndigoIvie Anderson with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:42
- 7Keep On Rainin!Bessie Smith3:09
- 8My Old FlamePeggy Lee3:10
- 9Beale Street BluesLena Horne3:01
- 10All of MeBillie Holiday3:03
- 11Let Your Linen Hang LowRosetta Howard3:12
- 12Hard Time BluesIda Cox2:57
- 13Send Me to the ’lectric ChairBessie Smith3:24
- 14Georgia on My MindMildred Bailey3:32
- 15Good Morning HeartacheBillie Holiday3:09
- 16It Ain’t Necessarily SoMaxine Sullivan3:37
- 17St. Louis BluesBessie Smith3:12
- 18Ain’t Misbehavin’Anita O’Day2:25
- 19Baby Won’t You Please Come HomeElla Fitzgerald2:32
- 20Cravin’ A Man BluesLillian Glinn2:48
Release credits
- vocal [2.10, 1.2]
- trumpet [4]
- trombone [5]
- piano [1.2, 2.10]
- guitar [4]
- clarinet [5]
- guitar [10]
- trumpet [4]
- arranger [4]
- vocal [20]
- piano [5]
- alto saxophone [4]
- tenor saxophone [4]
- trombone [19]
- cornet [5]
- piano [4]
- clarinet [19]
- drums (drum set) [5]
- trombone [4]
- vocal [5]
- drums (drum set) [4]
- vocal [4]
- trumpet [19]
- double bass [4]
- xylophone [4]
- piano [19], vocal [19]
- alto saxophone [4], clarinet [4]
- trumpet [4]
- drums (drum set) [19]
Issues
- L6 October 2003