Presenting...the best of The Blues
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 16 July 2007
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Born to Be No GoodT‐Bone Walker3:12
- 2Bobby Sox BluesT‐Bone Walker2:38
- 3First Love BluesT‐Bone Walker2:54
- 4Hypin’ Woman BluesT‐Bone Walker2:48
- 5T‐Bone Jumps AgainT‐Bone Walker2:42
- 6T‐Bone ShuffleT‐Bone Walker2:58
- 7Baby, Please Don’t GoBig Bill Broonzy3:12
- 8Hey! Bud BluesBig Bill Broonzy4:54
- 9Down by the RiversideBig Bill Broonzy3:02
- 10Kind Hearted BluesBig Bill Broonzy3:21
- 11Letter to My BabyBig Bill Broonzy3:08
- 12Frankie and JohnnyJosh White2:56
- 13I Gave My Love a CherryJosh White2:34
- 14Free and Equal BluesJosh White2:12
- 15John HenryJosh White3:09
- 163:03
- 17Ramblin’ on My MindRobert Johnson2:504.5 ★
- 18Stop Breakin’ Down BluesRobert Johnson2:15
- 19They’re Red HotRobert Johnson2:57
- 20When You Got a Good FriendRobert Johnson2:36
- CD 2
- 1Dinah’s BluesDinah Shore2:56
- 2Doin’ What Comes Natur’llyDinah Shore3:08
- 3It’s So Nice to Have a Man Around the HouseDinah Shore2:47
- 4Shoo‐Fly Pie and Apple Pan DowdyDinah Shore2:47
- 5Dear Hearts and Gentle PeopleDinah Shore2:37
- 6Memphis BluesDinah Shore2:48
- 7Goodnight, My LoveElla Fitzgerald3:29
- 8A Little Bit Later OnElla Fitzgerald3:18
- 9A‐Ticket, A‐TasketElla Fitzgerald2:50
- 10You Won’t Be SatisfiedElla Fitzgerald3:15
- 11Into Each Life Some Rain Must FallElla Fitzgerald3:24
- 12Stairway to the StarsElla Fitzgerald3:30
- 13Mean to MeSarah Vaughan3:41
- 14Lover ManSarah Vaughan3:42
- 15A Hundred Years From TodaySarah Vaughan3:15
- 16I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a LetterSarah Vaughan2:39
- 17I Gotta Right to Sing the BluesBillie Holiday3:07
- 18The Man I LoveBillie Holiday3:24
- 19God Bless the ChildBillie Holiday3:10
- 20Georgia on My MindBillie Holiday3:24
- CD 3
- 1Seminole BluesTampa Red3:035.0 ★
- 2Boogie WoogieJimmy Rushing3:16
- 3Jimmy’s BluesJimmy Rushing2:42
- 4High Priced WomanJohn Lee Hooker2:44
- 5I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of TownJosh White3:05
- 6Hadr Time BluesJosh White3:00
- 7Strange FruitJosh White3:11
- 8The Lass With the Delicate AirJosh White3:16
- 9Don’t Cry, BabyJimmy Rushing2:58
- 10I Wish You Were MineT‐Bone Walker2:52
- 11I Got the BluesT‐Bone Walker2:55
- 12On a Christmas DayHuddie Ledbetter2:52
- 13Stormy WeatherLena Horne3:23
- 14Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and OutBessie Smith3:00
- 15I’m Wild About That ThingBessie Smith2:50
- 16Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer)Bessie Smith3:33
- 17Am I BlueBillie Holiday2:44
- 18Gloomy SundayBillie Holiday3:09
- 19Me, Myself and IBillie Holiday2:33
- 20My Blue HeavenMaxine Sullivan3:06
Release credits
- executive [17]
- vocal [4]
- producer [17]
- guitar [17], vocal [17]
- conductor [4]
- performing orchestra [4]
- guitar [1], vocal [1]
- recording [17]
- guitar [1]
Issues
P16 July 2007