Greatest Hits

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Tracklist

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1Down Hearted Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-02-16)
piano:
Clarence Williams (on 1923-02-16)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1923-02-16)
part of:
National Recording Registry (number: 1923, inducted: 2002)
recording of:
Down Hearted Blues (on 1923-02-06)
lyricist:
Alberta Hunter (in 1922)
composer:
Lovie Austin (in 1922)
3:31
2Gulf Coast Blues
3:10
3Jailhouse Blues
3:18
4St. Louis Gal
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-09-24)
piano:
Irving Johns (on 1923-09-24) and Jimmy Jones (on 1923-09-24)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1923-09-24)
recording of:
St. Louis Gal (on 1923-09-24)
writer:
J. Russel Robinson
3:33
5Aggravatin' Papa
3:23
6Baby Won't You Please Come Home
3:02
7Chicago Bound Blues
3:23
8'Ain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do
3:33
9Any Woman's Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-10-16)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1923-10-16)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1923-10-16)
3:31
10Easy Come Easy Go Blues
3:14
11Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
3:25
12Hateful Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-04-08)
piano:
Irving Johns (on 1924-04-08)
violin:
Robert Robbins (on 1924-04-08)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1924-04-08)
3:10
13Careless Love Blues
3:29
14New Gulf Coast Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-11-17)
piano:
Clarence Williams (on 1925-11-17)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-11-17)
3:25
15I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-27)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-27)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-27)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1925-05-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-05-27)
recording of:
I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (on 1925-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford
3:25
16The Yellow Dog Blues
recording of:
Yellow Dog Blues (on 1925-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
3:06
17I Ain't Got Nobody
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-08-19)
banjo:
Elmer Snowden (on 1925-08-19)
piano:
Isadore Myers (on 1925-08-19)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-08-19)
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody (on 1925-08-19)
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams
3:14
18What's the Matter Now
2:49
19Baby Doll
3:02
20Hard Driving Papa
3:00
21The Gin House Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-03-18)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1926-03-18)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1926-03-18)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1926-03-18)
recording of:
The Gin House Blues (on 1926-03-18)
3:16
22Lost Your Head Blues
cornet:
Joe Smith (on 1926-05-04)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1926-05-04)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1926-05-04)
recording of:
Lost Your Head Blues (on 1926-05-04)
writer:
Bessie Smith
2:58
23After You've Gone
3:00
24Backwater Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-02-17)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1927-02-17)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1927-02-17)
recording of:
Backwater Blues (on 1927-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (in 1927)
piano arranger:
James P. Johnson (in 1927)
3:19
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