Dinah Washington – Original Queen of Soul (Three Decades Of Artistry)

Soul music writer and broadcaster Clive Richardson presents Original Queen of Soul, an overview of the recording career of Dinah Washington, which also serves to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her death. The 80 tracks include hard-to-find club-blues recordings from the 1940s, album tracks and singles in a range of styles and moods from the 1950s, and a selection of her later work under the guidance of Henry Glover from the early 1960s.

 

 

CD1

 

1.1 – Evil Gal Blues

1.2 – No Love, No Nothin’

1.3 – Shoo Baby

1.4 – Million Dollar Smile

1.5 – And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine

1.6 – All Or Nothing

1.7 – Blues For A Day

1.8 – Chewin’ Woman Blues

1.9 – Mellow Mama Blues

1.10 – Salty Papa Blues

1.11 – Wise Woman Blues

1.12 – When A Woman Loves A Man

1.13 – I Want To Cry

1.14 – I’ll Wait

1.15 – It’s Too Soon To Know

1.16 – Mean And Evil Blues

1.17 – Record Ban Blues

1.18 – Resolution Blues

1.19 – Walkin’ And Talkin’ (And Crying My Blues Away)

1.20 – West Side Baby

1.21 – You Satisfy

1.22 – Am I Really Sorry

1.23 – Baby Get Lost

1.24 – Good Daddy Blues

1.25 – I Only Know

1.26 – It Isn’t Fair

1.27 – Big Deal

1.28 – I’ll Never Be Free

 

CD2

 

2.1 – Cold, Cold Heart

2.2 – If You Don’t Believe I’m Leaving (Count The Days I’m Gone)

2.3 – Trouble In Mind

2.4 – Double Dealing Daddy

2.5 – Half As Much

2.6 – I Cried For You

2.7 – Mad About The Boy

2.8 – My Song

2.9 – New Blowtop Blues

2.10 – Pillow Blues

2.11 – Feel Like I Wanna Cry

2.12 – (No, No, No) You Can’t Love Two

2.13 – Big Long Slidin’ Thing

2.14 – Dream

2.15 – Goodbye

2.16 – I Could Have Told You

2.17 – More Than You Know

2.18 – You Don’t Know What Love Is

2.19 – I’ll Close My Eyes [EmArcy recording]

2.20 – My Ideal

2.21 – Tears To Burn

2.22 – They Didn’t Believe Me

2.23 – You Let My Love Get Cold

2.24 – You’re Crying

2.25 – Make Me A Present Of You

 

CD3

 

3.1 – Everybody Loves My Baby

3.2 – After You’ve Gone

3.3 – Backwater Blues

3.4 – Careless Love

3.5 – Fine Fat Daddy

3.6 – Me And My Gin

3.7 – Trombone Butter

3.8 – What A Diff’rence A Day Makes

3.9 – Unforgettable

3.10 – Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes) [with Brook Benton]

3.11 – Daybreak

3.12 – Forgotten

3.13 – Good Morning, Heartache

3.14 – Harbor Lights

3.15 – I’ll Never Kiss You Goodbye

3.16 – A Rockin’ Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love) [with Brook Benton]

3.17 – September In The Rain

3.18 – Tell Love Hello

3.19 – I Don’t Hurt Anymore

3.20 – Softly (Baby)

3.21 – Red Sails In The Sunset

3.22 – Coquette

3.23 – I’ll Close My Eyes [Roulette recording]

3.24 – Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me

3.25 – That’s My Desire

3.26 – Say It Isn’t So

3.27 – It’s A Mean Old Man’s World