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Bessie Smith
The Anthology
Compil. GB 2010 on Not Now Music label
Jazz and Blues (Vocal)
Originally recorded 1923: tracks 1-4, 1-12, 1-13, 1-15, 1-16, 2-5, 2-13, 2-20, 2-22 1924: tracks 1-10, 1-17 to 1-20, 1-22, 1-23, 2-24 1925: tracks 1-7, 1-14, 1-21, 2-14 1926: tracks 1-2, 1-11, 2-1, 2-11, 2-15, 2-16 1927: tracks 1-3, 1-6, 1-8, 2-3, 2-6, 2-8 to 2-10, 2-12, 2-17, 2-18, 2-21, 2-23 1928: tracks 2-2, 2-4 1929: tracks 1-1, 2-19 1930: tracks 1-9, 2-7 1931: track 1-5 1933: track 1-24 Packaged in a standard double jewel case housed in a cardboard slipcase (O-card)
Musicians
 | Bessie Smith voc, 1894-1937 US album by, written by |
 | Martha Koenig , arranged by |
 | Spencer Williams voc, p, 1889-1965 US arranged by, written by |
 | W. C. Handy voc, g, tr, 1873-1958 US arranged by, written by |
Producers
| Philip Hays cover, cover painting |
| Glenn Gretlund reissue producer |
| Tony Watts sleeve notes |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out | Bessie Smith | Jimmy Cox | |
| 2 | Gin House Blues | Bessie Smith | Fletcher Henderson, Henry Troy | |
| 3 | Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair | Bessie Smith | George Brooks | |
| 4 | T'Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do | Bessie Smith | Everett Robbins, Porter Grainger | |
| 5 | I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl | Bessie Smith | Clarence Williams, Dally Small, Tim Brymn | |
| 6 | After You've Gone | Bessie Smith | Henry Creamer, Turner Layton | |
| 7 | Careless Love Blues | Bessie Smith | Traditional | |
| 8 | Preachin' The Blues | Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | |
| 9 | Black Mountain Blues | Bessie Smith | J.C. Johnson | |
| 10 | Sinful Blues | Bessie Smith | Perry Bradford | |
| 11 | Homeless Blues | Bessie Smith | Porter Grainger | |
| 12 | Downhearted Blues | Bessie Smith | Alberta Hunter, Lovie Austin | |
| 13 | Any Woman's Blues | Bessie Smith | Lovie Austin | |
| 14 | He's Gone Blues | Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | |
| 15 | Graveyard Dream Blues | Bessie Smith | Ida Cox | |
| 16 | Lady Luck Blues | Bessie Smith | Clarence Williams, William Webber | |
| 17 | The Bye Bye Blues | Bessie Smith | Paul Carter | |
| 18 | House Rent Blues | Bessie Smith | Ted Wallace | |
| 19 | Woman's Trouble Blues | Bessie Smith | Jack Gee | |
| 20 | Work House Blues | Bessie Smith | Ted Wallace | |
| 21 | I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle | Bessie Smith | Perry Bradford | |
| 22 | Love Me Daddy Blues | Bessie Smith | Fred Longshaw | |
| 23 | St. Louis Blues | Bessie Smith | W. C. Handy | |
| 24 | Gimme A Pigfoot (And A Bottle Of Beer) | Bessie Smith | Wesley Wilson | |
| 25 | Hard Driving Papa | Bessie Smith | George Brooks | |
| 26 | Me And My Gin | Bessie Smith | Sonny Burke | |
| 27 | Dyin' By The Hour | Bessie Smith | George Brooks | |
| 28 | I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave | Bessie Smith | Bob Fuller | |
| 29 | Aggravatin' Papa (Don't You Two-Time Me) | Bessie Smith | Addie Britt, J. Russel Robinson, Roy Turk | |
| 30 | Lock And Key | Bessie Smith | Henry Creamer, James Price Johnson | |
| 31 | On Revival Day | Bessie Smith | Andy Razaf | |
| 32 | Looking For My Man Blues | Bessie Smith | Unknown Artist | |
| 33 | There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight | Bessie Smith | Joe Hayden, Theodore Metz | |
| 34 | Back Water Blues | Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | |
| 35 | Young Woman's Blues | Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | |
| 36 | A Good Man Is Hard To Find | Bessie Smith | Eddie Green | |
| 37 | Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? | Bessie Smith | Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams | |
| 38 | Golden Rule Blues | Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | |
| 39 | What's The Matter Now? | Bessie Smith | Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams | |
| 40 | Honeyman Blues | Bessie Smith | George Brooks | |
| 41 | Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) | Bessie Smith | Jo Trent, Peter de Rose | |
| 42 | Foolish Man Blues | Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | |
| 43 | Kitchen Man | Bessie Smith | Alex Belledna, Andy Razaf | |
| 44 | Gulf Coast Blues | Bessie Smith | Clarence Williams | |
| 45 | Foolish Man Blues | Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | |
| 46 | Chicago Bound Blues | Bessie Smith | Lovie Austin | |
| 47 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Bessie Smith | Irving Berlin | |
| 48 | Sing Sing Prison Blues | Bessie Smith | Freddy Johnson, Porter Grainger |
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