Bessie Smith - Empty Bed Blues download mp3 album
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Album:
Empty Bed Blues
Style:
Vocal
Released:
1971
Country:
Australia
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1530 mb
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1687 mb
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Bessie Smith: Only the BestRemastered Version. Исполнитель: Bessie Smith. Empty Bed Blues Remastered Version.
Bessie Smith - Empty Bed Blues.
Bessie Smith was enormously popular, selling millions of records as one of the leading classic blues singers, a diva-featuring genre that drew from early 20th century vaudeville, jazz, and popular music. Smith recorded plenty of 12-bar blues, including raunchier songs like "Kitchen Ma. Other songs, like . Handy's "St. Louis Blues," were built like Tin Pan Alley tunes but were given the blues-like accompaniment of piano and one horn.
Original lyrics of Empty Bed Blues song by Bessie Smith. Explore 2 meanings and explanations or write yours. Find more of Bessie Smith lyrics. Highlight lyrics and request an explanation. Bessie Smith – Empty Bed Blues lyrics. I woke up this morning with a awful aching head I woke up this morning with a awful aching head My new man had left me, just a room and a empty bed. He's a deep sea diver with a stroke that can't go wrong He's a deep sea diver with a stroke that can't go wrong He can stay at the bottom and his wind holds out so long.
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Sorrowful BluesWritten-By – B. Smith*, I. Johns* |
3:16 |
| A2 | Pinchbacks - Take'em AwayWritten-By – B. Smith*, I. Johns* |
3:13 |
| A3 | Rocking Chair BluesWritten-By – B. Smith*, I. Johns* |
3:12 |
| A4 | Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window DownWritten-By – S. Williams* |
3:19 |
| A5 | Boweavil BluesWritten-By – L. Austin*, G. Rainey* |
2:51 |
| A6 | Hateful BluesWritten-By – E. Johnson* |
3:06 |
| A7 | Frankie BluesWritten-By – E. Johnson* |
3:28 |
| A8 | Moonshine BluesWritten-By – G. Rainey* |
3:14 |
| B1 | Lou'siana Low Down BluesAlto Saxophone – Don RedmanWritten-By – S. Williams* |
3:23 |
| B2 | Mountain Top BluesAlto Saxophone – Don RedmanWritten-By – S. Williams* |
3:11 |
| B3 | Work House BluesWritten-By – T. Wallace* |
3:19 |
| B4 | House Rent BluesWritten-By – T. Wallace* |
3:05 |
| B5 | Salt Water BluesWritten-By – G. Brooks* |
3:26 |
| B6 | Rainy Weather BluesWritten-By – G. Brooks* |
3:34 |
| B7 | Weeping Willow BluesCornet – Joe Smith Written-By – P. Carter* |
3:07 |
| B8 | The Bye Bye BluesCornet – Joe Smith Written-By – P. Carter* |
3:15 |
| C1 | I Used To Be Your Sweet MamaWritten-By – F. Longshaw*, L. Miller* |
2:48 |
| C2 | I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My GraveWritten-By – P. Fuller* |
2:54 |
| C3 | Standin' In The Rain BluesWritten-By – B. Smith* |
2:52 |
| C4 | It Won't Be YouWritten-By – B. Smith* |
2:46 |
| C5 | Spider Man BluesClarinet, Soprano Saxophone – Abraham WheatWritten-By – B. Smith*, H. Gray |
3:21 |
| C6 | Empty Bed Blues (Part 1 & 2)Written-By – J. C. Johnson* |
6:19 |
| C7 | Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)Written-By – P. Grainger* |
2:57 |
| D1 | Yes Indeed He Do!Written-By – P. Grainger* |
3:13 |
| D2 | Devil's Gonna Get YouWritten-By – P. Grainger* |
3:09 |
| D3 | You Ought To Be AshamedWritten-By – P. Grainger* |
3:05 |
| D4 | Washwomam's BluesWritten-By – S. Williams* |
3:07 |
| D5 | Slow And Easy ManWritten-By – S. Red* |
2:55 |
| D6 | Poor Man's BluesWritten-By – B. Smith* |
3:24 |
| D7 | Please Help Me Get Him Off My MindWritten-By – B. Smith* |
2:55 |
| D8 | Me And My GinWritten-By – H. Burke* |
2:50 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Columbia Records
- Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Bob Fuller (tracks: D1 to D6)
- Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Ernest Elliot* (tracks: D1 to D6)
- Artwork [Cover] – Philip Hays
- Clarinet – Bob Fuller (tracks: C2, C5, D1 to D6), Ernest Elliot* (tracks: C2, D1 to D6)
- Cornet – Demus Dean* (tracks: C1, C3, C4)
- Executive-Producer – John Hammond
- Liner Notes – Chris Albertson
- Piano – Fletcher Henderson (tracks: B1 to B8), Fred Longshaw (tracks: C1, C3, C4,), Irving Johns (tracks: A2 to A8), Porter Grainger (tracks: C2, C5 to C7, D1 to D8)
- Producer – Chris Albertson
- Technician [Technical Restoration], Edited By – Larry Hiller
- Trombone – Charlie Green (tracks: B3 to B8, C1, C3, C4, C6, C7), Joe Williams (tracks: D6 to D8)
- Violin – Robert Robbins (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A6, A7)
- Vocals – Bessie Smith
Notes
This is the third of five two-record sets.First LP holds sides A and D, second LP sides B and C.
The tracklist follows the tracklist on sleeve (Side 1=A/ Side 2=B/ Side 3=C/ Side 4=D)
Side A recorded between April 4 and 9, 1924.
Side B recorded between July 22 and September 26, 1924.
Side C recorded between February 9 and March 20, 1928.
Side D recorded on August 23 and 24, 1928.
All selections ASCAP except A6, A7, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8, C2, C7, D1 & D5
All selections recorded in New York City.
Inside-gatefold photo courtesy of Pete Welding
Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS Inc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 30451
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): AL 30452
- Matrix / Runout (Side C label): BL 30452
- Matrix / Runout (Side D label): BL 30451
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped): o P AL 30451-1B ᴘ 4 ᗄ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped): o P AL 30452-1A ᴘ 2 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, stamped): o P BL 30452-1A ᴘ A 3
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, stamped): o P BL 30451-1A ᴘ 1 3 ᗄ
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Other (LP 1): C 40451
- Other (LP 2): C 40452
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2VL 072 | Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues (2xLP, Comp, Mono) | Avan-Guard | B2VL 072 | Australia | 1971 |
| 66273 | Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues (2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat) | CBS | 66273 | UK | 1971 |
| 225136/7 | Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues (2xLP, Comp, Mono) | CBS | 225136/7 | Brazil | Unknown |
| G 30450, C 30451 | Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues (2xCD, Comp) | Columbia, Columbia | G 30450, C 30451 | US | 1996 |
| 66273 | Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues (2xLP, Comp, Mono, RE, Gat) | CBS | 66273 | UK | Unknown |
Tracklist
| A | Empty Bed Blues - Part 1 |
| B | Empty Bed Blues - Part 2 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc.
Credits
- Piano [Uncredited] – Porter Grainger
- Trombone [Uncredited] – Charlie Green
- Vocals – Bessie Smith
- Written-By – Johnson*
Notes
Recorded March 20, 1928, New York.This version has a deep groove pressing ring to labels around the spindle hole. it also has 2 lines of copyright info at bottom of each label. Another pressing of Empty Bed Blues exists with NO pressing ring and less text at bottom of labels.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A (runout)): Ⓦ145785-3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B (runout)): Ⓦ145786-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A (label)): 145785
- Matrix / Runout (Side B (label)): 145786
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.B. 2796 | Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues (Shellac, 10") | Columbia | D.B. 2796 | Netherlands | Unknown |
| AE7 1006 | Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues (Part 1) / Empty Bed Blues (Part 2) (7", Single, Promo) | Columbia | AE7 1006 | US | Unknown |
| 35675 | Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues (Shellac, 10", RE) | Columbia | 35675 | US | Unknown |
| 14312-D | Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues (Shellac, 10") | Columbia | 14312-D | US | 1928 |
| D.B. 2796 | Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues (Shellac, 10") | Columbia | D.B. 2796 | UK | Unknown |
