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
- Downhearted Blues
- 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
- My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where, When Or Why)
- Weepin' Willow Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- Reckless Blues
- You've Been A Good Ole Wagon
- I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
- Young Woman's Blues
- Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
- Mean Old Bedbug Blues
- Empty Bed Blues (Parts 1 & 2)
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
- Black Mountain Blues
- Do Your Duty
- Gimme A Pigfoot
The Essential Bessie Smith
Sep 1997
- Aggravatin' Papa
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- Jail-House Blues
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
- Boweavil Blues
- Weeping Willow Blues
- Dying Gambler's Blues
- Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
- Careless Love Blues
- I Ain't Goin' To Play Second Fiddle
- At The Christmas Ball
- Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
- Backwater Blues
- After You've Gone
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
- Trombone Cholly
- Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
- A Good Man Is Hard To Find
- Dyin' By The Hour
- Me And My Gin
- Kitchen Man
- Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out
- On Revival Day (A Rythmic Spiritual)
- Moan, You Moaners
- Shipwreck Blues
- Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
- Gimmie A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer
- Take Me For A Buggy Ride
- Down In The Dumps
The Empress of the Blues: 1923-1933
Nov 2004
- Down Hearted Blues
- Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do
- Yellow Dog Blues
- There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Time Tonight
- Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
- Good Man Is Hard to Find
- Empty Bed Blues, Pts. 1 & 2
- I'm Wild About That Thing
Greatest Hits
Jun 2005
- Gulf Coast Blues
- Jailhouse Blues
- St. Louis Gal
- Chicago Bound Blues
- T'Ain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do
- Any Woman's Blues
- Easy Come Easy Go Blues
- Hateful Blues
- New Gulf Coast Blues
- Yello Dog Blues
- I Ain't Got Nobody
- What's the Matter Now
- Baby Doll
- Hard Driving Papa
- Gin House Blues
- Lost Your Head Blues
- Preachin' the Blues
- Alexadner's Ragtime Band
- Thinking Blues
- I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
- Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1
- Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2
- Spider Man Blues
- Slow and Easy Man
- You've Got to Give Me Some
- Wasted Life Blues
- Don't Cry Baby
- Baby Have Pity on Me
- Hustlin' Dan
- In the House Blues
- Blue Blue
- I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
- Safety Mama
- Gimme a Pig Foot and a Bottle of Beer
Queen of the Blues Volume 1
Mar 2007
- Beale Street Mama
- Oh Daddy Blues
- Keeps On Rainin'
- Mama's Got The Blues
- Outside Of That
- Bleeding Hearted Blues
- Lady Luck Blues: 3
- Yodelin' Blues: 3
- Midnight Blues: 3
- If You Don't I Know Who Will
- Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
- Jail House Blues
- St Louis Gal: 3
- Sam Jones Blues
- Cemetery Blues
- Far Away Blues
- I'm Going Back To My Used To Be
- Whoa Tillie Take Your Time
- Mistreatin' Daddy
- Frosty Mornin' Blues: 4
- Haunted House Blues
- Eavesdroppers Blues
- Pinchbacks - Take `Em Away
- Rockin' Chair Blues
- Bo Weavil Blues
- Frankie Blues
- Moonshine Blues
- Louisiana Low Down Blues
- Mountain Top Blues
- Work House Blues
- House Rent Blues
- Salt Water Blues
- Rainy Weather Blues
- The Bye Bye Blues
- Sing Sing Prison Blues
- Follow The Deal On Down
- Sinful Blues
- Woman's Trouble Blues
- Love Me Daddy Blues
- Dyin' Gambler Blues
- The St Louis Blues
- Sobbin' Hearted Blues
- Cold In Hand Blues
- You've Been A Good Old Wagon
- The Yellow Dog Blues: 1
- Soft Pedal: 1
- Dixie Flyer Blues
- Nashville Women's Blues: 2
- Careless Love: 1
- J. C. Holmes Blues
- I Ain't Going To Play Second Fiddle
- He's Gone Blues
- Nobody's Blues But Mine
- My Man Blues
- Florida Bound Blues
- I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like It
- Red Mountain Blues
- Golden Rule Blues
- Lonesome Desert Blues
- Squeeze Me
- Them Has Been Blues
- I Want Every Bit
- The Gin House Blues
- Money Blues
- Hard Drivin' Papa
- Hard Time Blues 23.Hon
Songs
- Poor Man's Blues
- Careless Love Blues (Alternate Take)
- Standin' in the Rain Blues
- Worn Out Papa Blues
Bessie Smith