Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith released the following albums including The Collection (1990), The Essential Bessie Smith (1997), The Empress of the Blues: 1923-1933 (2004), Greatest Hits (2005) and Queen of the Blues Volume 1 (2007).

The Collection

Oct 1990

  1. Downhearted Blues
  2. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
  3. My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where, When Or Why)
  4. Weepin' Willow Blues
  5. St. Louis Blues
  6. Reckless Blues
  7. You've Been A Good Ole Wagon
  8. I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
  9. Young Woman's Blues
  10. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
  11. Mean Old Bedbug Blues
  12. Empty Bed Blues (Parts 1 & 2)
  13. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
  14. Black Mountain Blues
  15. Do Your Duty
  16. Gimme A Pigfoot

The Essential Bessie Smith

Sep 1997

  1. Aggravatin' Papa
  2. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
  3. Jail-House Blues
  4. Graveyard Dream Blues
  5. Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
  6. Boweavil Blues
  7. Weeping Willow Blues
  8. Dying Gambler's Blues
  9. Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
  10. Careless Love Blues
  11. I Ain't Goin' To Play Second Fiddle
  12. At The Christmas Ball
  13. Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
  14. Backwater Blues
  15. After You've Gone
  16. Alexander's Ragtime Band
  17. There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
  18. Trombone Cholly
  19. Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
  20. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
  21. Dyin' By The Hour
  22. Me And My Gin
  23. Kitchen Man
  24. Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out
  25. On Revival Day (A Rythmic Spiritual)
  26. Moan, You Moaners
  27. Shipwreck Blues
  28. Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
  29. Gimmie A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer
  30. Take Me For A Buggy Ride
  31. Down In The Dumps

The Empress of the Blues: 1923-1933

Nov 2004

  1. Down Hearted Blues
  2. Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do
  3. Yellow Dog Blues
  4. There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Time Tonight
  5. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
  6. Good Man Is Hard to Find
  7. Empty Bed Blues, Pts. 1 & 2
  8. I'm Wild About That Thing

Greatest Hits

Jun 2005

  1. Gulf Coast Blues
  2. Jailhouse Blues
  3. St. Louis Gal
  4. Chicago Bound Blues
  5. T'Ain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do
  6. Any Woman's Blues
  7. Easy Come Easy Go Blues
  8. Hateful Blues
  9. New Gulf Coast Blues
  10. Yello Dog Blues
  11. I Ain't Got Nobody
  12. What's the Matter Now
  13. Baby Doll
  14. Hard Driving Papa
  15. Gin House Blues
  16. Lost Your Head Blues
  17. Preachin' the Blues
  18. Alexadner's Ragtime Band
  19. Thinking Blues
  20. I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
  21. Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1
  22. Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2
  23. Spider Man Blues
  24. Slow and Easy Man
  25. You've Got to Give Me Some
  26. Wasted Life Blues
  27. Don't Cry Baby
  28. Baby Have Pity on Me
  29. Hustlin' Dan
  30. In the House Blues
  31. Blue Blue
  32. I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
  33. Safety Mama
  34. Gimme a Pig Foot and a Bottle of Beer

Queen of the Blues Volume 1

Mar 2007

  1. Beale Street Mama
  2. Oh Daddy Blues
  3. Keeps On Rainin'
  4. Mama's Got The Blues
  5. Outside Of That
  6. Bleeding Hearted Blues
  7. Lady Luck Blues: 3
  8. Yodelin' Blues: 3
  9. Midnight Blues: 3
  10. If You Don't I Know Who Will
  11. Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
  12. Jail House Blues
  13. St Louis Gal: 3
  14. Sam Jones Blues
  15. Cemetery Blues
  16. Far Away Blues
  17. I'm Going Back To My Used To Be
  18. Whoa Tillie Take Your Time
  19. Mistreatin' Daddy
  20. Frosty Mornin' Blues: 4
  21. Haunted House Blues
  22. Eavesdroppers Blues
  23. Pinchbacks - Take `Em Away
  24. Rockin' Chair Blues
  25. Bo Weavil Blues
  26. Frankie Blues
  27. Moonshine Blues
  28. Louisiana Low Down Blues
  29. Mountain Top Blues
  30. Work House Blues
  31. House Rent Blues
  32. Salt Water Blues
  33. Rainy Weather Blues
  34. The Bye Bye Blues
  35. Sing Sing Prison Blues
  36. Follow The Deal On Down
  37. Sinful Blues
  38. Woman's Trouble Blues
  39. Love Me Daddy Blues
  40. Dyin' Gambler Blues
  41. The St Louis Blues
  42. Sobbin' Hearted Blues
  43. Cold In Hand Blues
  44. You've Been A Good Old Wagon
  45. The Yellow Dog Blues: 1
  46. Soft Pedal: 1
  47. Dixie Flyer Blues
  48. Nashville Women's Blues: 2
  49. Careless Love: 1
  50. J. C. Holmes Blues
  51. I Ain't Going To Play Second Fiddle
  52. He's Gone Blues
  53. Nobody's Blues But Mine
  54. My Man Blues
  55. Florida Bound Blues
  56. I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like It
  57. Red Mountain Blues
  58. Golden Rule Blues
  59. Lonesome Desert Blues
  60. Squeeze Me
  61. Them Has Been Blues
  62. I Want Every Bit
  63. The Gin House Blues
  64. Money Blues
  65. Hard Drivin' Papa
  66. Hard Time Blues 23.Hon

Songs

  1. Poor Man's Blues
  2. Careless Love Blues (Alternate Take)
  3. Standin' in the Rain Blues
  4. Worn Out Papa Blues


Bessie Smith