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Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer.
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The Singles 1923-1928, Vol. 1 [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down Hearted Blues | 3:24 |
| Gulf Coast Blues | 3:03 |
| Lady Luck Blues | 3:05 |
The Singles 1923-1928, Vol. 2 [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jail House Blues | 3:12 |
| Graveyard Dream Blues | 2:43 |
| My Sweetie Went Away | 3:10 |
| Mama's Got the Blues | 2:54 |
| Outside of That | 3:26 |
The Singles 1923-1928, Vol. 8 [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hard Time Blues | 3:12 |
| Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1 | 3:00 |
| Yes Indeed He Do | 3:14 |
| Devil's Gonna Git You | 3:09 |
The Louis Armstrong Collection, Vol. 1: The First Decade 1923-32 [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St Louis Blues | 3:04 |
The Real... Blues: The Ultimate Collection [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:56 |
6 of the Best: Blues Artists [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down Hearted Blues | 3:27 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:58 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3:10 |
| Me and My Gin | 2:50 |
| Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair | 3:21 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 2:58 |
6 of the Best: Female Jazz Vocalists [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| After You've Gone | 2:56 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 2:58 |
| Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair | 3:21 |
| Down Hearted Blues | 3:27 |
| Me and My Gin | 2:50 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3:10 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:58 |
Hot Hundred: Blues [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out | 2:58 |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 2:56 |
I Just Love the Blues [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out | 2:58 |
| Down Hearted Blues | 3:25 |
| Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer | 3:29 |
| Any Woman’s Blues | 3:26 |
The Bessie Smith Collection: 1923-1933 [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Beale Street Mama | 3:34 |
| Outside of That | 3:28 |
| Weeping Willow Blues | 3:09 |
| St Louis Blues | 3:04 |
| I Want Every Bit of It | 2:35 |
| Baby Doll | 3:01 |
| Muddy Water | 3:08 |
| Devil's Gonna Git You | 3:12 |
| Me and My Gin | 2:52 |
| I've Got What It Takes | 3:12 |
The Blues [2014]
100 Blues Classics & Greatest Blues Hits [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 3:00 |
| Gimme a Pigfoot | 3:34 |
Blues Infusion, Vol. 2 (100 Essential Tracks) [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 3:14 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 3:03 |
Blues Infusion, Vol. 4 (100 Essential Tracks) [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mama's Got the Blues | 3:00 |
| My Sweetie Went Away | 3:15 |
Blues Infusion, Vol. 6 (100 Essential Tracks) [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Me and My Gin | 2:55 |
| Alexanders Ragtime Band | 3:20 |
| Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl | 2:37 |
| Mona | 2:22 |
| Kitchen Man | 3:01 |
| Empty Bed Blues | 6:24 |
Blues Infusion, Vol. 7 (100 Essential Tracks) [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Outside of That | 2:46 |
| Eavesdropper's Blues | 2:08 |
Blues Infusion, Vol. 9 (100 Essential Tracks) [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Ain't Got Nobody | 3:13 |
| Gimme a Pigfoot | 3:31 |
Hot 100: Best of the Blues: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down Hearted Blues | 3:26 |
| New Gulf Coast Blues | 3:25 |
Jazz Icons From the Golden Era: Bessie Smith - 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Marijuana Madness, Vol. 2: The Best of Vintage Drug Songs 1924-1950 [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| When I Get Low, I Get High | 2:28 |
Preachin' the Blues [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Back Water Blues | 3:13 |
| After You've Gone | 2:52 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 2:54 |
| I Ain't Got Nobody | 3:04 |
| New Gulf Coast Blues | 3:14 |
| At the Christmas Ball | 3:19 |
| Squeeze Me | 2:48 |
| What's the Matter Now? | 3:20 |
| Baby Doll | 3:04 |
| Hard Time Blues | 3:08 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 10: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Do Your Duty | 3:29 |
| Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair | 3:24 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 1: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Graveyard Dream Blues | 2:48 |
| Gulf Coast Blues | 3:09 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 3: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jailhouse Blues | 3:18 |
| Lady Luck Blues | 3:11 |
| I Just Want to Make Love to You | 2:52 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 9: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Yodling Blues | 3:16 |
| At the Christmas Ball | 3:28 |
The Blues Effect: Bessie Smith [2013]
All Time Greatest Blues Songs, Vol. 1 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 3:00 |
Anything You Can Do and More Million Sellers [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:56 |
Behind the Facade: Bessie Smith, Vol. 1 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Muddy Water | 3:10 |
| My Sweetie Went Away | 3:09 |
| Jail House Blues | 2:56 |
| Empty Bed Blues | 6:26 |
| Careless Love Blues | 2:57 |
| Kitchen Man | 2:53 |
| Lady Luck Blues | 3:18 |
| Graveyard Dream Blues | 2:58 |
| Baby Doll | 2:59 |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 3:03 |
| Boweavil Blues | 3:13 |
| Hard Time Blues | 3:13 |
| Eavesdroppers Blues | 3:06 |
| Sam Jones Blues | 2:44 |
| Keep It To Yourself | 3:28 |
Behind the Facade: Bessie Smith, Vol. 2 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Poor Man's Blues | 3:23 |
| Me and My Gin | 2:52 |
| St. Louis Blues | 2:53 |
| I've Got What It Takes | 3:07 |
| Down Hearted Blues | 3:08 |
| Any Woman's Blues | 2:45 |
| Weeping Willow Blues | 3:05 |
| Worn Out Papa Blues | 2:48 |
| Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) | 3:13 |
| Do Your Duty | 3:20 |
| Squeeze Me | 2:52 |
| Whats the Matter Now | 2:45 |
| I Want Every Bit of It | 2:36 |
Bessie Smith: The Blues Legend, Vol. 1 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| If You Don't, I Know Who Will | 3:34 |
| Outside of That | 3:27 |
| See If I'll Care | 3:22 |
| Gimme a Pigfoot | 3:27 |
| What's the Matter Now | 2:43 |
| Down In the Dumps | 3:09 |
| Shipwreck Blues | 3:19 |
| Gulf Coast Blues | 3:04 |
| Need a Little Sugar In My Bowl | 2:46 |
| At the Christmas Ball | 3:21 |
| Back Water Blues | 3:15 |
Bessie Smith: The Blues Legend, Vol. 2 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Do Your Duty | 3:23 |
| I Aint Got Nobody | 3:06 |
| Lady Luck Blues | 3:06 |
| Mama's Got the Blues | 2:56 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 2:56 |
| Down Hearted Blues | 3:24 |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 2:55 |
| Baby Doll | 2:57 |
| New Gulf Coast Blues | 3:17 |
| Careless Love Blues | 3:23 |
| After You've Gone | 2:54 |
| Squeeze Me | 2:49 |
| Hard Time Blues | 3:11 |
Four of a Kind: 200 Classic Songs (From Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald an [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St.louis Blues | 3:13 |
Naughty Tracks of Early Blues, Vol. 1 [Remastered] [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl | 2:48 |
Prohibition Music: The Listening Library [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Gimme a Pigfoot | 3:29 |
| There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight | 3:21 |
Simply Blues [2012] [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Trouble In Mind | 2:43 |
| Gimme a Pigfoot | 3:30 |
| Any Woman's Blues | 3:35 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3:12 |
The Complete Columbia Recordings [2012]
Al Capone: Hits of the Prohibition Era [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Gimme a Pigfoot | 3:29 |
| There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight | 3:21 |
Diggin' Deeper: 200 Legendary Blues Treasures [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Outside of That | 3:29 |
| Down Hearted Blues | 3:26 |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 2:57 |
| Jail House Blues | 3:14 |
| Sam Jones Blues | 2:48 |
Dynamic Blues: Bessie Smith: 50 Essential Tracks [2011]
Rock 'n' Roll On the Dole: Down and Out Blues [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:59 |
The Rough Guide To Jazz Legends: Louis Armstrong (Reborn and Remastered) [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The St Louis Blues |
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith [2011]
ABC of the Blues: The Ultimate Collection from the Delta to the Big Cities [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down Hearted Blues | 3:26 |
| Gulf Coast Blues | 3:05 |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 2:56 |
| Beale Street Mama | 3:35 |
| Mama's Got the Blues | 2:57 |
| Outside of That | 3:28 |
| Lady Luck Blues | 3:08 |
| If You Don't, I Know Who Will | 3:36 |
| Jail House Blues | 3:14 |
| Sam Jones Blues | 2:48 |
| Graveyard Dream Blues | 2:44 |
The Blues Biography [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Empty Bed Blues | 6:19 |
| Devil's Gonna Get You | 3:14 |
| Kitchen Man | 3:00 |
| Nobody Knows You When You Are Down and Out | 2:59 |
| Do Your Duty | 3:28 |
| Gimme a Pig Foot | 3:31 |
The Soundtrack To Garth Cartwright's Book: More Miles Than Money [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer | 3:29 |
Empress of the Blues, Vol, 2: 1926-1933 [2008]
Lady Sings the Blues [WG] [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Empty Bed Blues | |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out |
Roots N'Blues: Messed Up in Love & Other Tales of Woe [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 2:55 |
Blues Queen [2007]
Complete Louis Armstrong, Vol. 2: Sugar Foot Stomp 1924-1925 [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You've Been a Good Ole Wagon | 3:24 |
| The St. Louis Blues | 3:07 |
| Careless Love Blues [Take 1] | 3:17 |
| Careless Love Blues [Take 2] | 3:19 |
Goin' Mad Blues [Membran] [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Yodling Blues | 3:13 |
| Mama's Got the Blues | 2:57 |
| Gulf Coast Blues | 3:07 |
| Beale Street Mama | 3:36 |
Itinerary of a Genius [2007]
Presenting the Best of Blues [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | |
| Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottleof Beer) |
Queen of the Blues Volume 1 [2007]
Squeeze Me [2007]
Young Woman's Blues [Edel] [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down-Hearted Blues | 3:30 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3:12 |
| Back-Water Blues | 3:20 |
| After You've Gone | 3:00 |
| Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1 | 3:04 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:52 |
| Do Your Duty | 3:25 |
BD Jazz [2006]
Drinkin' TNT and Smokin' Dynamite: Vintage Songs About Drugs [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer) | 3:31 |
Empress of the Blues, Vol. 1 [Italy] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down Hearted Blues | 3:27 |
| 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do | 3:27 |
| Mama's Got the Blues | 2:57 |
| Lady Luck Blues | 3:08 |
| Jail-House Blues | 3:15 |
| Sam Jones Blues | 2:49 |
| My Sweetie Went Away | 3:12 |
| Any Woman's Blues | 3:26 |
| Weeping Willow Blues | 3:10 |
| The St. Louis Blues | 3:11 |
| You've Been a Good Ole Wagon | 3:29 |
Empress of the Blues, Vol. 2 [Italy] [2006]
Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 [Italy] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1 | 3:02 |
| Devil's Gonna Git You | 3:11 |
| Poor Man's Blues | 3:25 |
| Me and My Gin | 2:50 |
| Kitchen Man | 2:56 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:58 |
| Keep It to Yourself | 3:30 |
| Do Your Duty | 3:25 |
| Gimme a Pigfoot | 3:29 |
Gold Standards: 40 Classics from the Great American Songbook [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 3:02 |
Jazz 'N' Blues [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lady Luck Blues | 3:08 |
| Outside of That | 3:29 |
| Down Hearted Blues | 3:26 |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 2:57 |
| If You Don't, I Know Who Will | 3:36 |
| Jail House Blues | 3:14 |
| Sam Jones Blues | 2:48 |
| Yodling Blues | 3:12 |
| Mama's Got the Blues | 2:57 |
| Beale Street Mama | 3:35 |
Protest: American Protest Songs 1928-1953 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:59 |
Queen of the Blues, Vol. 1 [Disc A] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Downhearted Blues | 3:21 |
| Gulf Coast Blues | 3:00 |
| Beale Street Mama | 3:27 |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 2:53 |
| Mama's Got the Blues | 2:54 |
| Outside of That | 3:25 |
| Jail House Blues | 3:14 |
| Sam Jones Blues | 2:48 |
| Graveyard Dream Blues | 2:45 |
Queen of the Blues, Vol. 1 [Disc B] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| My Sweetie Went Away | 3:13 |
| Any Woman's Blues | 3:19 |
| Eavesdroppers Blues | 2:57 |
| Bo Weavil Blues | 2:53 |
Queen of the Blues, Vol. 1 [Disc C] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Weeping Willow Blues | 3:11 |
| The St. Louis Blues | 3:08 |
| Cake Walkin' Babies from Home | 3:09 |
| Careless Love:1 | 3:25 |
Queen of the Blues, Vol. 1 [Disc D] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Ain't Got Nobody | 3:05 |
| New Gulf Coast Blues | 3:28 |
| At the Christmas Ball | 3:28 |
| Squeeze Me | 3:24 |
| What's the Matter Now? | 2:47 |
| Baby Doll | 3:07 |
She's Got the Blues [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out | |
| I Ain't Got Nobody | |
| Gulf Coast Blues |
St. Louis Blues [DVD] [2006]
The Essence of Bessie Smith [2006]
The Essential Collection: It's Ladies Night [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 3:01 |
The Undisputed Queen of the Blues [2006]
Bessie Smith [Mtj] [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The St. Louis Blues | 3:10 |
| Boweavil Blues | 2:52 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 2:59 |
Chicago Bound Blues [2005]
Greatest Hits [2005]
Sweet Mistreater [2005]
The Ultimate Collection [Video] [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues [Film and TV Performances][Multimedia Track] |
1923-1933: Empress of the Blues [2004]
Best of the Empress of the Blues [2004]
Careless Love [2004]
Careless Love Blues [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You've Been a Good Ole Wagon | 3:31 |
| The Yellow Dog Blues | 3:04 |
| Careless Love Blues | 3:27 |
| I Ain't Got Nobody | 3:11 |
| Squeeze Me | 2:54 |
| What's the Matter Now? | 2:46 |
| I Want Every Bit of It | 2:38 |
| Baby Doll | 3:01 |
Chattanooga Gal [2004]
Complete Recordings, Vol. 7 [2004]
Down Hearted Blues [Proper] [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down Hearted Blues | 3:28 |
| Gulf Coast Blues | 3:07 |
| Beale Street Mama | 3:37 |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 2:58 |
| 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do | 3:29 |
| Lady Luck Blues | 3:09 |
| Any Woman's Blues | 3:27 |
| Weeping Willow Blues | 3:12 |
| The St. Louis Blues | 3:12 |
Empress of the Blues [Universe] [2004]
Me & My Gin [2004]
Preachin' the Blues: Original Recordings 1925-1927 [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Ain't Got Nobody | 3:09 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 2:56 |
| After You've Gone | 2:53 |
| New Gulf Coast Blues | 3:29 |
| At the Christmas Ball | 3:30 |
| Squeeze Me | 2:54 |
| Baby Doll | 3:01 |
| Hard Time Blues | 3:11 |
| Back-Water Blues | 3:20 |
| What's The Matter Now? | 2:42 |
| Back Water Blues | 3:15 |
| Careless Love Blues | 3:23 |
Sugar in My Bowl: Vintage Sex Songs 1923-1952 [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl | 2:48 |
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 8 [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Keep It to Yourself | 3:29 |
| See If I'll Care | 3:44 |
| Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl | 2:53 |
| Do Your Duty | 3:26 |
| Gimme a Pigfoot | 3:29 |
The Empress of the Blues: 1923-1933 [2004]
The Story of the Blues [2004]
Young Woman Blues [2004]
Century of the Blues: The Definitve Country Blues Collection [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Careless Love Blues | 3:29 |
Complete Recordings, Vol. 5 [Frog] [2003]
Complete Recordings, Vol. 6 [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1 | 3:04 |
| Yes Indeed He Do | 3:17 |
| Devil's Gonna Get You | 3:13 |
Downhearted Blues [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Downhearted Blues | 3:27 |
| Gulf Coast Blues | 3:05 |
| 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do | 3:26 |
| Yodling Blues | 3:10 |
| Lady Luck Blues | 3:07 |
| If You Don't, I Know Who Will | 3:32 |
| Jailhouse Blues | 3:17 |
| Graveyard Dream Blues | 2:47 |
| Any Woman's Blues | 3:29 |
| Boweavil Blues | 2:55 |
I Heard It on NPR: Jazz for Blue Nights/At Home in the World/Shake These Blues [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 3:10 |
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Muddy Water | 3:07 |
| Muddy Water [A Mississippi Moon] | 3:08 |
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Bessie Smith [2003]
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: The Best of the Blues [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) | 3:08 |
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Warming by the Devil's Fire [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Muddy Water [A Mississippi Moon] | 3:09 |
St. Louis Blues [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Eavesdropper's Blues | 3:00 |
| Weeping Willow Blues | 3:09 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3:09 |
| You've Been a Good Ole Wagon | 3:25 |
| Yellow Dog Blues | 2:59 |
| Careless Love | 3:29 |
The Story of a Forgotten Jazz Trumpeter [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer) | 3:33 |
Complete Recordings, Vol. 4 [Frog] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Careless Love [Take 1] | 3:26 |
| Careless Love [Take 2] | 3:24 |
| I Ain't Got Nobody | 3:05 |
| New Gulf Coast Blues | 3:28 |
| At the Christmas Ball | 3:28 |
| Squeeze Me | 3:25 |
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 [Frog] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Weeping Willow Blues | 3:11 |
| The St. Louis Blues | 3:08 |
The Quintessence "The Empress": 1923 - 1933 [2002]
After You've Gone [2001]
Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Graveyard Dream Blues | 2:46 |
| My Sweetie Went Away | 3:14 |
| Any Woman's Blues | 3:20 |
| Eavesdropper's Blues | 2:58 |
| Boweavil Blues | 2:54 |
Down Hearted Blues [Golden Options] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Man | |
| Devils' Gonna Get You | |
| Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair | |
| Do Your Duty | |
| Gimme a Pigfoot | |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | |
| Gulf Coast Blues | |
| Down Hearted Blues |
Legendary Blues Recordings: Bessie Smith [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 3:05 |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 2:57 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:58 |
| Empty Bed Blues | 6:18 |
| 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do | 3:27 |
| Mama's Got the Blues | 2:56 |
Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America [Box Set] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The St. Louis Blues | 3:13 |
Black Mountain Blues [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Downhearted Blues | 3:25 |
| Gulf Coast Blues | 3:02 |
| Jailhouse Blues | 3:15 |
| Graveyard Dream Blues | 2:44 |
| Lady Luck Blues | 3:05 |
| Yellow Dog Blues | 3:01 |
| Empty Bed Blues | 6:25 |
Every Day I Have the Blues [Goldies Box] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 3:11 |
| Poor Man's Blues | 3:26 |
| Me and My Gin | 2:51 |
Flashbacks, Vol. 4 - Heartbreakers 1927-1946: Blue & Lonely [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:59 |
Nobody Knows You When Your Down & Out [2000]
Nothing But the Blues [Import] [2000]
Rhapsodies in Black: Music and Words From the Harlem Renaissance [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 3:13 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:57 |
The Country Blues Roots of Eric Clapton [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:58 |
The Haunted House: 20 Tracks to Make You Jump in the Night [Nimbus] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil's Gonna Get You | 3:12 |
Woman's Trouble Blues [2000]
All the Blues You Need: The Indigo 5th Anniversary Box Set [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:59 |
Jazz Divas [Columbia River] [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 3:12 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 3:01 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 3:01 |
Masters [1999]
Queen of the Blues [1999]
Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 3:11 |
| Careless Love | 3:26 |
That's Jazz, Vol. 1: Jumpin' at the Woodside [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:59 |
The Empress & the Pianist: 1923-1931 [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Downhearted Blues | 3:34 |
| Gulf Coast Blues | 3:08 |
| Outside of That | 3:30 |
| Jailhouse Blues | 3:16 |
| Graveyard Dream Blues | 2:46 |
| Any Woman's Blues | 3:26 |
| Hard Time Blues | 3:15 |
| Backwater Blues | 3:21 |
| Worn Out Papa Blues | 2:51 |
The Gold Collection [1 Disc] [1999]
The Incomparable [1999]
World's Greatest Blues Singer [1999]
Ladies of Jazz [Columbia River] [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 3:12 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 3:01 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 3:01 |
Ladies of Jazz [Mega Stars] [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out |
The Ultimate Collection [1998]
Bessie Smith: Members Edition [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Empty Bed Blues | |
| Devil's Gonna Get You | |
| Kitchen Man | |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | |
| Do Your Duty | |
| Gimme a Pigfoot |
L' Arte Vocale, Vol. 3: La Sélection 1923-1933 [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Downhearted Blues | 3:27 |
| Jailhouse Blues | 3:15 |
| My Sweetie Went Away | 3:13 |
| Weeping Willow Blues | 3:10 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3:11 |
| Yellow Dog Blues | 3:04 |
| Careless Love | 3:28 |
| Baby Doll | 3:01 |
| Backwater Blues | 3:20 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 3:02 |
| Worn Out Papa Blues | 2:51 |
| Shipwreck Blues | 3:22 |
| Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer) | 3:29 |
The Essential Bessie Smith [1997]
1923 [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Downhearted Blues | 3:23 |
| Gulf Coast Blues | 3:02 |
| Beale Street Mama | 3:31 |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 2:54 |
| 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do | 3:22 |
| Mama's Got the Blues | 2:54 |
| Outside of That | 3:25 |
| Lady Luck Blues | 3:04 |
| Yodling Blues | 3:08 |
| If You Don't, I Know Who Will | 3:30 |
| Jailhouse Blues | 3:10 |
| Sam Jones Blues | 2:44 |
| Graveyard Dream Blues | 2:41 |
1923-1924 [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| My Sweetie Went Away | 3:10 |
| Any Woman's Blues | 3:23 |
| Eavesdropper's Blues | 3:08 |
| Bo Weavil Blues | 2:51 |
1924-1925 [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Weeping Willow Blues | 3:10 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3:10 |
| The Yellow Dog Blues | 3:03 |
| Careless Love Blues | 3:26 |
| I Ain't Got Nobody | 3:10 |
1925-1927 [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| New Gulf Coast Blues | 3:17 |
| At the Christmas Ball | 3:22 |
| Squeeze Me | 2:51 |
| What's the Matter Now? | 2:42 |
| I Want Every Bit of It | 2:34 |
| Baby Doll | 2:57 |
| Hard Time Blues | 3:11 |
| Backwater Blues | 3:15 |
1927-1928 [1996]
1928-1929 [1996]
American Legends No. 14: Bessie Smith [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do | |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | |
| St. Louis Blues | |
| I Ain't Got Nobody |
American Legends: Holiday, Smith & Bailey [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do | |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | |
| St. Louis Blues | |
| I Ain't Got Nobody |
An Introduction to Bessie Smith: Her Best Recordings 1923-1933 [1996]
Beale Street Mama [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Downhearted Blues | 3:28 |
| Gulf Coast Blues | 3:07 |
| Beale Street Mama | 3:36 |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 2:58 |
| 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do | 3:29 |
| Graveyard Dream Blues | 2:47 |
| My Sweetie Went Away | 2:55 |
| Any Woman's Blues | 3:13 |
| Bo Weavil Blues | 3:19 |
Bessie Smith Sings the Jazz [1996]
Empty Bed Blues [Living Era] [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Downhearted Blues | 3:30 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3:12 |
| At the Christmas Ball | 3:25 |
| Baby Doll | 3:01 |
| Backwater Blues | 3:20 |
| Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair | 3:24 |
| Empty Bed Blues | 6:17 |
| Kitchen Man | 3:00 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 3:00 |
| Do Your Duty | 3:28 |
| Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer) | 3:28 |
Empty Bed Blues: Best of the Good Time Mommas [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Man | |
| You've Been a Good Ole Wagon |
Fattenin' Frogs for Snakes: Essential Blues [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:59 |
| I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl | 2:50 |
Sings the Blues [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Yellow Dog Blues | 3:04 |
| Backwater Blues | 3:19 |
| Standin' in the Rain Blues | 2:54 |
| Kitchen Man | 2:56 |
Teachin the Blues: Clapton Influences [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 3:00 |
The Blues Ladies [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:59 |
| Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl | 2:50 |
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 5: The Final Chapter [1996]
Together [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Dear Old Southland | 3:14 |
| Jeepers Creepers | 2:30 |
| Someday You'll Be Sorry | 3:12 |
| Body and Soul | 3:17 |
| St. Louis Blues | 2:49 |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | 2:56 |
| Royal Garden Blues | 5:01 |
| Black and Blue | 4:13 |
| Standin' in the Rain Blues | 2:52 |
| Empty Bed Blues | 6:17 |
| Devil's Gonna Get You | |
| The Devil's Gonna Get You | 3:11 |
| Keep It to Yourself | 3:32 |
| Do Your Duty | 3:25 |
Blue Spirit Blues [1995]
Do Your Duty: The Essential Recordings of Bessie Smith [1995]
Alexander's Ragtime Band [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 3:04 |
| Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair | 3:25 |
| Thinking Blues | 3:10 |
| Devil's Gonna Get You | 3:16 |
| Standin' in the Rain Blues | 2:59 |
| Kitchen Man | 3:02 |
| Do Your Duty | 3:29 |
| Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer) | 3:29 |
Empress of the Blues: Collectors Edition [1994]
Mama's Got the Blues [1994]
Blues Masters, Vol. 11: Classic Blues Women [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:58 |
The Blues [Blue City] [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jailhouse Blues | 3:13 |
| Mama's Got the Blues | 2:56 |
| Backwater Blues | 3:17 |
The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jailhouse Blues | 3:15 |
| Mama's Got the Blues | 2:58 |
| Back Water Blues | 3:19 |
The Blues: Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jailhouse Blues | 3:13 |
| Mama's Got the Blues | 2:56 |
| Backwater Blues | 3:17 |
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 4 [Box Set] [1993]
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 [Columbia/Legacy] [1992]
Ladies Sing Jazz [EPM] [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 3:09 |
| Careless Love | 3:23 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 2:58 |
Louis Armstrong and the Blues Singers: 1924-1930 [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 3:14 |
| You've Been a Good Ole Wagon | 3:33 |
| Careless Love | 3:33 |
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 [Columbia/Legacy] [1991]
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1924-1925) [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Weeping Willow Blues | 3:09 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3:10 |
| You've Been a Good Ole Wagon | 3:28 |
| Yellow Dog Blues | 3:02 |
| Careless Love | 3:25 |
| I Ain't Got Nobody | 3:09 |
| New Gulf Coast Blues | 3:09 |
| At the Christmas Ball | 3:24 |
The Gold Collection [2 Disc] [1990]
The Jazz Masters: 27 Classic Performances [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer) | 3:30 |
The Collection [1989]
1925-1933 [1987]
The Empress [1986]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Yellow Dog Blues | |
| Cake Walking Babies from Home | |
| You've Been a Good Ole Wagon | |
| Muddy Water | |
| Send Me to the 'lectric Chair | |
| St. Louis Blues |
American Popular Song: Six Decades of Songwriters and Singers [1984]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 3:02 |
Nobody's Blues But Mine [1979]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What's the Matter Now | |
| After You've Gone | |
| Careless Love Blues | |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | |
| Backwater Blues | |
| At the Christmas Ball | |
| Hard Time Blues | |
| I Ain't Got Nobody | |
| Baby Doll | |
| Squeeze Me |
An Evening with Diana Ross [1977]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lady Sings the Blues | 1:01 |
| I Cried for You | 1:55 |
| Stormy Weather | 2:10 |
Any Woman's Blues [1974]
The Bessie Smith Story, Vol. 3 [1951]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Downhearted Blues | 3:23 |
| Jailhouse Blues | 3:17 |
| My Sweetie Went Away | 3:10 |
| Weeping Willow Blues | 3:07 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3:09 |
| Yellow Dog Blues | 3:01 |
| Careless Love | 3:23 |
| Baby Doll | 2:59 |
| Backwater Blues | 3:17 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 2:58 |
| Worn Out Papa Blues | 2:48 |
| Shipwreck Blues | 3:19 |
| Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer) | 3:37 |
The Bessie Smith Story, Vol. 4 [1951]
Best of the Blues: Bessie Smith - Empress of the Blues
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Careless Love | |
| Cake Walkin' Babies from Home | |
| After You've Gone | |
| Me and My Gin | |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | |
| Kitchen Man | |
| Do Your Duty | |
| Gimme a Pigfoot |
Jazz in the Charts, Vol. 8: Ain't Misbehavin' 1928-1929
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:57 |
Lady Luck Blues
Really the Blues? A Blues History, 1893-1959, Vol. 1
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Any Woman's Blues | 3:19 |
| Careless Love | 3:28 |
