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Tracklist
| A1 | Down Hearted Blues | 3:23 |
| A2 | Gulf Coast Blues | 3:03 |
| A3 | Aggravatin' Papa | 3:15 |
| A4 | Beale Street Papa | 3:33 |
| A5 | Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 2:54 |
| A6 | Oh Daddy (You Won't Have No Mama At All) | 3:02 |
| A7 | T'aint Nobody's Bizness If I Do | 3:23 |
| A8 | Keeps On A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time) | 3:03 |
| B1 | Mama's Got The Blues | 2:55 |
| B2 | Outside Of That | 3:27 |
| B3 | Bleeding Hearted Blues | 3:05 |
| B4 | Lady Luck Blues | 3:06 |
| B5 | Yodeling Blues | 3:10 |
| B6 | Midnight Blues | 3:15 |
| B7 | If You Don't, I Know Who Will | 3:33 |
| B8 | Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine | 3:28 |
| C1 | See If I'll Care | 3:22 |
| C2 | Baby Have Pity On Me | 3:17 |
| C3 | On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual) | 2:55 |
| C4 | Moan, You Mourners | 3:10 |
| C5 | Hustlin' Dan | 3:30 |
| C6 | Black Mountain Blues | 3:07 |
| C7 | In The House Blues | 3:00 |
| C8 | Long Old Road | 3:26 |
| D1 | Blue Blue | 3:10 |
| D2 | Shipwreck Blues | 3:19 |
| D3 | Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl | 2:46 |
| D4 | Safety Mama | 3:22 |
| D5 | Do Your Duty | 3:24 |
| D6 | Gimme A Pigfoot | 3:37 |
| D7 | Take Me For A Buggy Ride | 2:35 |
| D8 | Down In The Dumps | 3:09 |
Notes
This is the first of five two-record sets.This contains the first 16 and last 16 of her recordings.
Gatefold sleeve with booklet
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP 33, CV 1041, CV 1040 | Bessie Smith | The World's Greatest Blues Singer (2xLP, Comp, Mono) | Columbia, Columbia, Columbia | GP 33, CV 1041, CV 1040 | US | 1970 |
| 66258 | Bessie Smith | The World's Greatest Blues Singer (2xLP, Comp, Mono, RE, Gat) | CBS | 66258 | UK | Unknown |
| B2VL 058 | Bessie Smith | The World's Greatest Blues Singer (2xLP, Comp) | Avan-Guard | B2VL 058 | Australia | Unknown |
| CG 33, GP 33 | Bessie Smith | The World's Greatest Blues Singer (2xLP, Comp) | Columbia, Columbia | CG 33, GP 33 | US | 1970 |
| 66758 | Bessie Smith | The World's Greatest Blues Singer (2xLP, Comp, Gat) | CBS | 66758 | UK | Unknown |










