Bessie Smith The Ultimate Collection, Empress of the Blues [Import]

Bessie Smith | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 23, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Prism Platinum
• ASIN: B000007OLG
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #298,339 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

2. Gin House Blues

3. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do

4. After You've Gone

5. Sweet Mistreater

6. Empty Bed Blues, Pts. 1-2

7. Dyin' by the Hour

8. Homeless Blues

9. You've Been a Good Ole Wagon (But You Done Broke Down)

10. Gulf Coast Blues

11. Aggravatin' Papa

12. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)

13. There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight

14. Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine

15. A Good Man Is Hard to Find

16. Lock and Key

17. Looking for My Man Blues

18. Foolish Man Blues

19. Hateful Blues

20. Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bessie is the Blues, September 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Bessie Smith The Ultimate Collection, Empress of the Blues (Audio CD)

This the perfect CD for getting acquainted with Bessie Smith. I just happen to come from the same home town as Bessie, so you know that I'm utterly unbiased when I say that she is an extremely important figure in the history of the Blues. If you've never heard her stuff, you've been missing out.

Track listings are as follows:

1. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 2. Gin House Blues 3. T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do 4. After You're Gone 5. Sweet Mistreater 6. Empty Bed Blues (Parts 1&2) 7. Dyin' By The Hour 8. Homeless Blues 9. You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (But You Done Broke Down) 10. Gulf Coast Blues 11. Aggravatin' Papa (Don't You Try To Two-Time Me) 12. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) 13. There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight 14. Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine 15. A Good Man Is Hard To Find 16. Lock And Key 17. Looking For My Man Blues 18. Foolish Man Blues 19. Hateful Blues 20. Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl 21. Thinking Blues 22. Send Me To The 'Lectic Chair 23. St. Louis Blues (Featuring Louis Armstrong)

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE REAL DEAL, April 27, 2000

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This review is from: Bessie Smith The Ultimate Collection, Empress of the Blues (Audio CD)

BESSIE SMITH PUTS SO MUCH HEART&EMOTION into Her Work.Her VOice&Honesty Have Inspired So-Many that it Would take Years to Explain.Her Words&Music are Directly From The Heart&Soul.She is Very Essential to Any Serious Music Collector.