Album · 1970
The World's Greatest Blues Singer
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Down Hearted Blues
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3:23
2
Gulf Coast Blues
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3:03
3
Aggravatin’ Papa
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3:15
4
Beale Street Papa
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3:33
5
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
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2:54
6
Oh Daddy (You Won’t Have No Mama at All)
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3:02
7
Tain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
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3:23
8
Keeps on A‐Raining (Papa, He Can’t Make No Time)
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3:03
9
Mama’s Got the Blues
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2:56
10
Outside of That
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3:27
11
Bleeding Hearted Blues
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3:05
12
Lady Luck Blues
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3:06
13
Yodling Blues
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3:10
14
Midnight Blues
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3:16
15
If You Don’t, I Know Who Will
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3:33
16
Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
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3:28
Disc 2
1
See If I’ll Care
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3:22
2
Baby Have Pity on Me
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3:18
3
On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
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2:54
4
Moan, You Mourners
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3:10
5
Hustlin’ Dan
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3:29
6
Black Mountain Blues
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3:08
7
In the House Blues
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2:55
8
Long Old Road
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3:21
9
Blue Blue
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3:10
10
Shipwreck Blues
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3:14
11
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
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2:45
12
Safety Mama
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3:22
13
Do Your Duty
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3:23
14
Gimme a Pigfoot
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3:27
15
Take Me for a Buggy Ride
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2:35
16
Down in the Dumps
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3:09
In print
First pressed 1970, still pressed 1971 — 24 pressings across 8 countries.
Credits
Philip Hays
Artwork
Lloyd Ziff
Design
Larry Hiller
Engineer
Benny Goodman
Instrument · clarinet
Billy Taylor Sr.
Instrument · bass
Bobby Johnson
Instrument · guitar
Buck Washington
Instrument · piano
Buddy Christian
Instrument · banjo
Charlie Green
Instrument · trombone
Clarence Williams
Instrument · piano
Ernest Elliott
Instrument · clarinet
Fletcher Henderson
Instrument · piano
Floyd Casey
Instrument · drums
Frankie Newton
Instrument · trumpet
Fred Longshaw
Instrument · piano
Jack Teagarden
Instrument · trombone
James P. Johnson
Instrument · piano
Leon “Chu” Berry
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Steve Stevens
Instrument · piano
Chris Albertson
Liner Notes
John Hammond
Liner Notes
Shoichi Yui
Liner Notes
Bessie Smith
Vocal · vocals
The Bessemer Singers
Vocal · backing vocals