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    Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)

    Bessie Smith - Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)

    07/18/2006 | Universe Italy 

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  • Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

    • All Music Guide Review

    Bessie Smith recorded 160 sides for Columbia and OKeh Records between 1923 and 1933, a legacy that is impressive in its scope and vitality, and only Smith's death in a car accident in 1937 kept her from the rediscovery comeback that would have surely added to her achievements. Italy's Universe Records, a Comet Records imprint, released a three-disc box set of Smith's work in 2004, and in 2006 the three discs were released as individual volumes, of which this is the third and last. Listeners looking for a sampling of Smith's style and range will certainly find that here, and this set contains one of her best performances and biggest hits, 1929's "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," but there is really no reason not to stick with Columbia's own remastered versions of Smith's complete recorded output, which the label has released in five two-disc boxes with the best possible restorative sound. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

    Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy) Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Mean Old Bedbug Blues
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Mean Old Bedbug Blues from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 2
  • A Good Man Is Hard to Find
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for A Good Man Is Hard to Find from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 3
  • It Won't Be You
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for It Won't Be You from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 4
  • Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1 from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 5
  • Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2 from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 6
  • Devil's Gonna Git You
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Devil's Gonna Git You from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 7
  • Poor Man's Blues
  • 3:25
  • Sound Clip for Poor Man's Blues from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 8
  • Me and My Gin
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Me and My Gin from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 9
  • I'm Wild About That Thing
  • 2:48

  • 10
  • Kitchen Man
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Kitchen Man from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 11
  • Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)

  • Lyrics for Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)

  • 12
  • Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here)
  • 3:21
  • Sound Clip for Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here) from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 13
  • He's Got Me Goin'
  • 3:13

  • 14
  • Wasted Life Blues
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Wasted Life Blues from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 15
  • Keep It to Yourself
  • 3:30
  • Sound Clip for Keep It to Yourself from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 16
  • New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
  • 2:58

  • 17
  • On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual) from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 18
  • Moan, You Moaners
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for Moan, You Moaners from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 19
  • Hustlin' Dan
  • 3:30

  • 20
  • Black Mountain Blues
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Black Mountain Blues from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 21
  • Long Old Road
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for Long Old Road from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 22
  • Safety Mama
  • 3:25

  • 23
  • Do Your Duty
  • 3:25

  • 24
  • Gimme a Pigfoot
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for Gimme a Pigfoot from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


  • 25
  • Take Me for a Buggy Ride
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Take Me for a Buggy Ride from Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)


    • Credits of Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3 (Italy)



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