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A1	Jail House Blues Written-By – B. Smith*, C. Williams*	3:14
A2	St. Louis Gal Written-By – J. R. Robinson*	3:25
A3	Sam Jones Blues Written-By – A. Bernard*, J. R. Robinson*, R. Turk*	2:47
A4	Graveyard Dream Blues Written-By – I. Cox*	2:33
A5	Cemetery Blues Written-By – S. Laney*, S. Williams*	3:32
A6	Far Away Blues Written-By – G. Brooks*	3:00
A7	I'm Going Back To My Used To Be Written-By – J. Cox*	2:53
A8	Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time Written-By – H. Creamer*, T. Layton*	3:08
B1	My Sweetie Went Away Written-By – L. Handman*, R. Turk*	3:11
B2	Any Woman's Blues Written-By – L. Austin*	3:25
B3	Chicago Bound Blues Written-By – L. Austin*	3:15
B4	Mistreating Daddy Written-By – B. Ricketts*, P. Grainger*	3:15
B5	Frosty Morning Blues Written-By – E. Brown*	3:12
B6	Haunted House Blues Written-By – J. C. Johnson*	3:12
B7	Eavesdropper's Blues Written-By – J. C. Johnson*	2:55
B8	Easy Come, Easy Go Blues Written-By – E. Brown*, W. Jackson*	3:07
C1	I'm Wild About That Thing Written-By – S. Williams*	2:47
C2	You've Got To Give Me Some Written-By – S. Williams*	2:44
C3	Kitchen Man Written-By – A. Belledna*, A. Razaf*	2:55
C4	I've Got What It Takes Written-By – C. Williams*, H. Jenkins*	3:07
C5	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Written-By – I. Cox*	2:56
C6	Take It Right Back Written-By – H. Gray*	3:19
C7	He's Got Me Goin' Written-By – H. Gray*	3:11
C8	It Makes My Love Come Down Written-By – B. Smith*	2:54
D1	Wasted Life Blues Written-By – B. Smith*	3:01
D2	Dirty No-Gooder's Blues Written-By – B. Smith*	2:56
D3	Blue Spirit Blues Written-By – S. Williams*	2:55
D4	Worn Out Papa Blues Written-By – S. Williams*	2:48
D5	You Don't Understand Written-By – C. Williams*, J. Johnson*, S. Williams*	3:03
D6	Don't Cry Baby Written-By – J. Johnson*, B. Saul*, S. Unger*	3:08
D7	Keep It To Yourself Written-By – C. Williams*	3:29
D8	New Orleans Hop Scop Blues Written-By – G. W. Thomas*	2:57

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Licensed To – CBS Records
• Printed By – Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd.
• Published By – B. Feldman & Co. Ltd.
• Published By – MCPS Ltd.
• Published By – Lawrence Wright Music Ltd.
• Published By – Copyright Control
• Published By – Leeds Music Ltd.
• Published By – Mills Music Ltd.
• Published By – Bourne Music Ltd.
• Published By – Frank Music Co. Ltd.
• Published By – Pickwick International Ltd.
• Published By – Blossom Music Ltd.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Garvin Bushell (tracks: C4, C5)
• Artwork [Cover Art] – Philip Hays
• Clarinet – Don Redman (tracks: B3, B4, B6, B7)
• Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone – Garvin Bushell (tracks: D7, D8)
• Cornet – Ed Allen (tracks: C4, C5)
• Edited By, Remastered By [Technical Restoration] – Larry Hiller
• Guitar – Eddie Lang (tracks: C1 to C3), Harry Reser (tracks: B5, B8)
• Liner Notes – Chris Albertson
• Piano – Clarence Williams (tracks: C1 to C6, D7, D8), Fletcher Henderson (tracks: A6, A7, B2 to B4, B6, B7), Irving Johns (tracks: A1 to A3), James Price Johnson (tracks: C7, C8, D1 to D6), Jimmy Jones (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B5, B8)
• Producer – Chris Albertson, John Hammond
• Tenor Saxophone – Arville Harris (tracks: C4, C5)
• Trombone – Charlie Green (tracks: D7, D8)
• Trumpet – Louis Bacon (tracks: D7, D8)
• Tuba – Cyrus St. Clair (tracks: C4, C5)
• Vocals – Bessie Smith
• Vocals [Vocal Duet] – Clara Smith (tracks: A6, A7)

Notes

Mid- to late-80s issue with red CBS labels. The sides on these discs are not auto-coupled; disc 1 contains sides A and B; disc 2, C and D.

The title of track D8 is given as 'New Orleans Hop Slop Blues' on the label.

All sections were recorded in New York City.
℗ 1970 CBS Inc.
Made in England.

Published by: B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (A1, A3, B1, C3 to C5, D3, D7, D8); M.C.P.S. (A2, A5, A7, B6, B7, C7); Lawrence Wright Music Ltd. (A4); Copyright Control (A6, B5, B8, C1, C2, C6, D4); Leeds Music Ltd. (A8); Mills Music Ltd. (B2, B3); Bourne Music Ltd. (B4); Frank Music Co. Ltd. (C8, D1, D2); Pickwick International Ltd. (D5); Blossom Music Ltd. (D8).
Original sound recording made by CBS Inc. CBS Records are the exclusive licensees for the UK

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): M 64177 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): M 64177 B
• Matrix / Runout (Side C label): M 64178 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side D label): M 64178 B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, hand-etched; '8' is scratched out): 66262 CBS 64178̶7 A2
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, hand-etched): CBS-S· 66262-B3 64177·B
• Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, hand-etched): CBS· 66262-C5
• Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, stamped): 64178 A5
• Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, hand-etched; # denotes a scratched-out character): 6#4178 CBS·M· 66262 D#4
• Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, stamped): B4
• Label Code: LC 0149
• Rights Society: MCPS
• Rights Society: BIEM
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): M 64177
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): M 64178

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
66262, CBS 66262	Bessie Smith	Any Woman's Blues ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat)	CBS, CBS	66262, CBS 66262	Europe	1970
G 30126	Bessie Smith	Any Woman's Blues ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat)	Columbia	G 30126	US	1973
66262	Bessie Smith	Any Woman's Blues ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat)	CBS	66262	UK	1976
SOPB 55026-27	Bessie Smith	Any Woman's Blues ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat)	CBS/Sony	SOPB 55026-27	Japan	Unknown
66262, 64177	Bessie Smith	Any Woman's Blues ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat)	CBS, CBS	66262, 64177	Italy	1971