Complete Recordings, Vol. 7 Bessie Smith

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Complete Recordings, Vol. 7

1LISTENSlow and Easy Man 2:58
2LISTENPoor Man's Blues 3:25
3LISTENPlease Help Me Get Him Off My Mind 2:57
4LISTENMe and My Gin 2:52
5LISTENI'm Wild About That Thing 2:52
6LISTENYou've Got to Give Me Some 2:49
7LISTENKitchen Man 3:02
8LISTENI've Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away) 3:16
9LISTENNobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 3:05
10LISTENIntroduction 6:51
11LISTENSt. Louis Blues 8:39
12LISTENTake It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here) 3:26
13LISTENHe's Got Me Goin' 3:18
14LISTENIt Makes My Love Come Down 3:01
15LISTENWasted Life Blues 3:09
16LISTENDirty No-Gooder's Blues 3:02
17LISTENBlue Spirit Blues 2:57
18LISTENWorn Out Papa Blues 2:48
19LISTENYou Don't Understand 3:08
20LISTENDon't Cry Baby 3:13

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British reissue label Frog Records has undertaken the task of reissuing the complete recordings of Bessie Smith in chronological order, and this installment is the seventh of eight single-disc packages. The series as a whole essentially duplicates Columbia's nine-disc coverage of the same material, so it really comes down to a matter of preference, since Smith's amazing and confident singing shines through in both cases, and the digital transfers are virtually identical. The rare highlight in this volume is a movie soundtrack version of "St. Louis Blues" that clocks in at close to nine minutes in length and features a massive assembled chorus and choir that threaten to completely overtake Smith's lead vocal. Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

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