The Great Women Blues Singers

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1St. Louis Blues
Bessie Smith8:25
2Nobody’s Blues but Mine
Bessie Smith2:54
3Blues on Blues
Ma Rainey2:54
4Oh Papa Blues
banjo and tuba:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1927-08)
cornet:
Shirley Clay (in 1927-08)
piano:
Claude Hopkins (in 1927-08)
trombone:
Kid Ory (in 1927-08)
vocals:
Ma Rainey (in 1927-08)
Ma Rainey2:52
5Strugglin’ Woman's Blues
Clara Smith3:01
6Little Rock Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, United States (on 1927-12-12)
guitar:
Can (on 1927-12-12) and Pet (on 1927-12-12)
vocals:
Pearl Dickson (on 1927-12-12)
Pearl Dickson3:05
7Atlanta Blues
Sara Martin2:58
8Lonesome Day Blues
Ruby Glaze3:17
9I Ain’t Givin’ Nobody None
Mae Glover2:50
10Rolling Log Blues
recording of:
Rolling Log Blues
composer:
Lottie Beaman
Lottie Kimbrough3:23
11Down the Big Road Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, United States (on 1930-02-21)
guitar and lead vocals:
Mattie Delaney (on 1930-02-21)
vocals:
Mattie Delaney (on 1930-02-21)
Mattie Delaney3:15
12Be My Kid Blues
Elizabeth Johnson3:05
13Dirty T.B. Blues
Victoria Spivey3:11
14Blood Hound Blues
Victoria Spivey2:41
15Fogyism
recording of:
Fogyism (in 1928-06)
composer:
Ida Cox
Ida Cox2:55
16Pap’s Got Your Bath Water On
Hattie Hart2:33
17He’s in the Ring
guitar:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-08-22)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-08-22)
Memphis Minnie3:12
18I’d Rather See Him Dead
Memphis Minnie2:51
19Rosetta Blues
Rosetta Howard3:06
20Freight Train Blues
recording of:
Freight Train Blues (on 1938-05-26)
composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) and Trixie Smith
Trixie Smith3:20
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Ghost of a Chance
alto saxophone:
Russell Procope (on 1939-06-27)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1939-06-27)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1939-06-27)
drums (drum set):
O’Neill Spencer (on 1939-06-27)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1939-06-27)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1939-06-27)
xylophone:
Red Norvo (on 1939-06-27)
vocals:
Mildred Bailey (on 1939-06-27)
recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (on 1939-06-27)
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
Mildred Bailey3:14
2Lover Come Back to Me
recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (The New Moon)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
Mildred Bailey3:13
3More Than You Know
recording of:
More Than You Know
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Billie Holiday3:09
4Until the Real Thing Comes Along
recording of:
Until the Real Thing Comes Along
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Billie Holiday3:10
5Romance in the Dark
recording of:
Romance in the Dark
lyricist and composer:
Lil Green (blues singer/songwriter)
Lil Green3:24
6Trouble in Mind
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:31
7Unlucky Woman Blues
Helen Humes2:39
8It Isn’t Fair
cover recording of:
It Isn’t Fair
writer:
Richard Himber, Sylvester Sprigato and Frank Warshauer
Dinah Washington2:29
9What a Difference a Day Makes / Makin’ Whoopee
Dinah Washington3:52
10Who Said Blackbirds Are Blue
Ethel Waters3:01
11I’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues
Ethel Waters2:23
12R.B. Blues
Ruth Brown2:42
13Rain Down Rain
recording of:
Rain Down Rain (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Lincoln Chase
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Big Maybelle3:06
14Sit Back Down
Little Esther2:24
15Little Red Rooster
Big Mama Thornton5:41
16Willie Mae’s Blues
Big Mama Thornton2:42
17Dust My Broom
Etta James3:48
18I’d Rather Go Blind
Etta James4:28
19Ain’t No Use
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phillips (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966)
live recording of:
Ain’t No Use
writer:
Rudy Stevenson
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
Nina Simone2:48
20My Baby Just Cares for Me
cover recording of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Co., Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.
Nina Simone4:30