2-CD with 16-page booklet, 32 tracks. Playing time approx. 84 mns

A true obscurity from the R&B era, Smith probably gained more exposure in the mid-'50s with Doc Starks & His Niteriders than on his own solo recordings from the early part of the decade. Still, as annotator Billy Vera points out, Smith recorded some fine outings for RCA as a vocalist from 1952-1954, and this double-CD set reprises all 32 of 'em, including his biggest side Looped, as well as School Boy Blues, Reliefin' Blues, Rampaging Mama, I'm Out Of My Mind, Hot Ziggity Zag, and 10 previously unreleased cuts. Plus a 16-page booklet which tells the story of one of the great neglected talents in early '50s R&B.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Up On The Hill
• School Boy Blues
• Reliefin' Blues
• They Ain't Gonna Tell It Right
• Rampaging Mama
• Homesick Blues
• Come Back My Darlin'
• Real True Gal
• Everybody's Got The Blues
• I Remember
• California Baby
• Looped
• Baby I'll Be There
• I'm Out Of My Mind
• Woman Trainer
• Business Man's Blues

Disc 2:

• Sarah Kelly (From Plumnelly)
• Six Times Six
• Call Me Darling, Call Me Sweetheart,...Dear
• What's To Become Of Me
• Hot Ziggety Zag
• Letter To My Baby
• I Don't Have To Hunt No More
• Every Pound
• Miss Brown
• I Feel Like Goin' Home
• It Went Down Easy
• Why Do These Things Have To Be
• Things You Oughta Know
• No Baby
• You Can't Stay Here
• Crazy Baby

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: R & B

Run Time: 84 mins

Release Date: 01/02/07

UPC: 4000127157034