The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith

Tracks

Disc 1

1. 1 Down Hearted Blues (3:27)
2. 2 A Good Man is Hard To Find (3:01)
3. 3 I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (3:21)
4. 4 Careless Love (3:24)
5. 5 Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) (3:09)
6. 6 T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do (3:30)
7. 7 I Need a Little Sugar In My Bowl (2:52)
8. 8 Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair (3:24)
9. 9 Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer (3:31)
10. 10 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1 (3:03)
11. 11 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2 (3:21)
12. 12 Back Water Blues (3:19)
13. 13 The Yellow Dog Blues (3:03)
14. 14 Me and My Gin (2:51)
15. 15 St. Louis Blues (3:11)
16. 16 Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town (3:20)
17. 17 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (2:59)
18. 18 After You've Gone (2:57)
19. 19 Jailhouse Blues (3:15)
20. 20 Dirty No-Gooder's Blues (2:46)
21. 21 I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried In My Grave (2:47)

Disc 2

1. 1 Coffee Gringin' Blues (3:27)
2. 2 My Stove's In Good Condition - Lil Johnson (2:54)
3. 3 Knockin' Myself Out - Lil Green (3:00)
4. 4 Dirty Mother For You - Memphis Minnie (2:48)
5. 5 Short John - Dinah Washington (2:53)
6. 6 Dope Head Blues - Victoria Spivey (3:20)
7. 7 Love Shows Weakness - Merline Johnson (2:41)
8. 8 When I Get Low I Get High - Ella Fitzgerald (2:25)
9. 9 Jack I'm Mellow - Trixie Smith (2:46)
10. 10 I'm a Mighty Tight Woman - Sippie Wallace (2:54)
11. 11 One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Big Maybelle (2:52)
12. 12 Oh What a Dream - Ruth Brown (2:53)