Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1A Good Man Is a Seldom ThingChris Connor3:25
- 2All of MeMildred Bailey3:07
- 3Body and SoulCarmen McRae4:27
- 4Come See About MeGladys Knight2:44
- 5Empty Bed BluesBessie Smith6:25
- 6Furniture Man Blues, Part 2Victoria Spivey with Lonnie Johnson3:09
- 7I’m Walking the StreetGeorgia White2:30
- 8Lover ManBillie Holiday3:194.0 ★
- 9Mama, He Treats Your Daughter MeanRuth Brown2:55
- 10My Country ManBig Maybelle2:34
- 11Or Leave Me AloneLil Hardin Armstrong2:56
- 12Slave to LoveChristine Kittrell3:10
- 13You Killed My LoveBettye LaVette2:55
- 14You’re Driving Me CrazyJoséphine Baker2:23
- CD 2
- 1All in My MindMaxine Brown2:28
- 2All or Nothing BluesDinah Washington2:50
- 3Don’t You KnowDella Reese2:05
- 4Can’t Be Bothered With No SheikRosa Henderson3:20
- 5Careless LoveLena Horne2:47
- 6He’s Just My SizeLittle Mae Kirkman2:49
- 7Ice ManMemphis Minnie2:59
- 8I’m Down in the DumpsBessie Smith3:11
- 9Its Been a Long TimeAnnie Laurie2:39
- 10My ManBillie Holiday2:56
- 11Sam the Hot Dog ManLil Johnson3:02
- 12Take Me BackLinda Hayes2:31
- 13Way Back HomeBig Maybelle2:44
- 14Wild Wild Young MenRuth Brown2:28
- CD 3
- 1Chain Gang BluesMa Rainey3:08
- 2Cherry WineEster Philips2:11
- 3Chewin’ Mama BluesDinah Washington2:54
- 4Cryin’ MoodElla Fitzgerald2:37
- 5How Long Has This Been Going OnLena Horne3:24
- 6If It Don’t Fit Don’t Force ItBarrel House Annie2:51
- 7I’m Wild About That ThingBessie Smith2:50
- 8I’ve Got a Right to Sing the BluesPeggy Lee2:42
- 9I’ve Got What It TakesVirginia Liston3:17
- 10My Butcher ManMemphis Minnie2:59
- 11No Smokes BluesSarah Vaughan2:20
- 12One for My BabyBillie Holiday5:38
- 13Send Me a ManAlebrta Hunter2:58
- 14The Blues I Love to SingAdelaide Hall3:00
- CD 4
- 1Baby I’m Doing ItAnnisteen Allen2:28
- 2Every Beat of My HeartGladys Knight2:02
- 3Falling in Love AgainMarlene Dietrich3:11
- 4Fat DaddyDinah Washington2:26
- 5Golf Coast BluesElla Fitzgerald2:56
- 6I’m in the RacketBillie Pierce3:19
- 7Mean Old Bed Bug BluesBessie Smith3:00
- 8Mercy Mr PercyVaretta Dillard2:45
- 9No Headstone on My GraveEster Philips3:22
- 10Set Me FreeIrma Thomas2:24
- 11SummertimeSarah Vaughan3:15
- 12That’s the Way It GoesPeggy Lee3:10
- 13There’s Always the BluesDella Reese2:49
- 14YesterdaysBillie Holiday2:55
- CD 5
- 1Birth of the BluesDella reese2:47
- 2For SaleClara Smith3:00
- 3Guess WhoGladys Knight3:17
- 4I Got It Bad and That Ain’t GoodElla Fitzgerald2:52
- 5I’m Waiting Just for YouLucky Millender2:33
- 6Lover Come Back to MeMildred Bailey3:07
- 7Mean and Evil BluesDinah Washington1:53
- 8Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and OutBessie Smith2:585.0 ★
- 9One Hour MamaIda Cox2:55
- 10Release MeEster Philips3:17
- 11Shake a HandFay Adams2:53
- 12Stormy WeatherLena Horne3:20
- 13Trouble Is a ManSarah Vaughan2:35
- 14TryingLinda Baker2:34
Release credits
- vocal [8]
- lead vocals [8]
- guitar [8]
- piano [8]
- tuba [8]
- piano [8]
- cornet [8]
- conductor [14]
- conductor [3]
- alto saxophone [8]
- tenor saxophone [8]
- double bass [8]
- alto saxophone [8]
- alto saxophone [8]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- vocal [14]
- tenor saxophone [8]
- vocal [3]
- guitar [2.7, 3.10], vocal [2.7, 3.10]
- vocal [2]
- producer [8]
- performing orchestra [14]
- tenor saxophone [8]
- trumpet [8]
- vocal [11]
- performing orchestra [8]
- arranger [8], conductor [8]
- double bass [7], guitar [7]
Issues
L5x CD2005
L5x CD13 November 2006