Album · 2011
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Down Hearted Blues
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:27
2
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:02
3
I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:22
4
Careless Love
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:25
5
Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:10
6
T’Ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:31
7
I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
2:52
8
Send Me to the ’Lectric Chair
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:25
9
Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:31
10
Empty Bed Blues (Part One)
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:04
11
Empty Bed Blues (Part Two)
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:21
12
Back Water Blues
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:19
13
The Yellow Dog Blues
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:04
14
Me and My Gin
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
2:52
15
St Louis Blues
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:11
16
Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:20
17
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:00
18
After You’ve Gone
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
2:58
19
Jailhouse Blues
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:15
20
Dirty No‐Gooder’s Blues
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
2:46
21
I’d Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
2:48
Disc 2
1
Coffee Grindin’ Blues
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:27
2
My Stove’s in Good Condition
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
2:54
3
Knockin’ Myself Out
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:01
4
Dirty Mother for You
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
2:49
5
Short John
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
2:54
6
Dope Head Blues
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
3:21
7
Love Shows Weakness
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
2:41
8
When I Get Low I Get High
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
2:26
9
Jack I’m Mellow
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
2:46
10
I’m a Mighty Tight Woman
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
2:55
11
One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
2:52
12
Oh What a Dream
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
2:53
In print
First pressed 2009, still pressed 2011 — 2 pressings.
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