# Back water blues — Bessie Smith [Home](https://hit-masters.com/en) › [Bessie Smith](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/bessie-smith-UC8zpyoXms7D2dFjxB30VK9A) › [JAZZ - 36 Masterpieces of Jazz Music](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/bessie-smith-jazz-36-masterpieces-of-jazz-music-MPREb_7gwQsEFYVg5) › [Back water blues](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/bessie-smith-back-water-blues-fCZu-gpzlGc) “Back water blues” by Bessie Smith. From the album JAZZ - 36 Masterpieces of Jazz Music (1994). 1.3M plays on YouTube Music. | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Artist | [Bessie Smith](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/bessie-smith-UC8zpyoXms7D2dFjxB30VK9A) | | Album | [JAZZ - 36 Masterpieces of Jazz Music](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/bessie-smith-jazz-36-masterpieces-of-jazz-music-MPREb_7gwQsEFYVg5) | | Year | 1994 | | Length | 3:20 | | Certification | [Demo (Common)](https://hit-masters.com/en/ranks/demo) | | YouTube Music plays | 1,300,000 | | YouTube Music | [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fCZu-gpzlGc](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fCZu-gpzlGc) | ## The certification Certification for songs whose popularity index ranges from 0 to 640,000. Published odds per record pulled: 70%. Rarity: Common. ## On the same album - [West end blues – Louis Armstrong (B-Side)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/louis-armstrong-west-end-blues-eJMoB8SX_6g) - [Dipper mouth blues – King Oliver (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/king-oliver-dipper-mouth-blues-zPOpWxaqfgU) - [Carolina shout – James P. Johnson (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/james-p-johnson-carolina-shout-g4m_mYVozaY) - [Really the blues – Sidney Bechet (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/sidney-bechet-really-the-blues-JGDAluza0LI) - [Original Jelly Roll blues – Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/jelly-roll-morton-and-his-orchestra-original-jelly-roll-Fd8k84SlZ0k) - [New King Porter stamp – Fletcher Henderson (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/fletcher-henderson-new-king-porter-stamp-GiM4ws7It3A) - [Singin' the blues – Bix Beiderbeck (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/bix-beiderbeck-singin-the-blues-QLUnDNuUGkc) - [Jack hits the road – Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/jack-teagarden-and-his-orchestra-jack-hits-the-road-qpKdjDOD37A) - [Fifty-seven varieties – Earl Hines (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/earl-hines-fifty-seven-varieties-OBPArZwPIlQ) - [I'm gonna sit right now – Fats Waller (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/fats-waller-im-gonna-sit-right-now-VEiEtqtw1kY) - [I know that you know – Teddy Wilson (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/teddy-wilson-i-know-that-you-know-jv9pr9rA0LY) - [I wish I were twins – Art Tatum (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/art-tatum-i-wish-i-were-twins-BeUYqvvmsUg) - [Liza – Chick Webb (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/chick-webb-liza-DiwCr6fQWWk) - [I must have that man – Billie Holiday (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/billie-holiday-i-must-have-that-man-21iIwsXMycg) - [Cheatin' on me – Jimmie Lunceford (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/jimmie-lunceford-cheatin-on-me-qxD1C7P-YCI) - [Solid old man – Rex Stewart And His Feetwarmers (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/rex-stewart-and-his-feetwarmers-solid-old-man-mbKArYpzyq4) - [Ko-Ko – Duke Ellington (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/duke-ellington-ko-ko-MzlAbwGJE4Y) - [Concerto For Cootie – Cootie Williams (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/cootie-williams-concerto-for-cootie-SBQ1xoaVr3k) - [Hodges Podge – Johnny Hodges (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/johnny-hodges-hodges-podge-HkN1h-q0MeE) - [Crazy Rhytm – Benny Carter And His Orchestra (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/benny-carter-and-his-orchestra-crazy-rhytm-M91VvrX1g6g) - [Out Of Nowhere – Coleman Hawkins (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/coleman-hawkins-out-of-nowhere-KN-aHu5pq9E) - [You'se A Viper – Stuff Smith And His Onyx Club Boys (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/stuff-smith-and-his-onyx-club-boys-youse-a-viper-qhM6GjDr9s0) - [Jonah Joins The Cab – Jonah Jones (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/jonah-jones-jonah-joins-the-cab-AgPhRFUKgTs) - [One O'clock Jump – Count Basie (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/count-basie-one-oclock-jump-FfyH6No7_7M) - [Fiesta in Blue – Buck Clayton (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/buck-clayton-fiesta-in-blue-A6bIvTvHk0s) - [Cavalcade of Boogie – Albert Ammons (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/albert-ammons-cavalcade-of-boogie-sONfFea5zi0) - [A-Tisket , A-Tasket – Ella Fitzgerald (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/ella-fitzgerald-a-tisket-a-tasket-saKx-i-p9Rs) - [When Lights are Low – Lionel Hampton (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/lionel-hampton-when-lights-are-low-W_2fRD3Rd6c) - [Front And Center – John Kirby Sextet (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/john-kirby-sextet-front-and-center-Q4TZK2_0twg) - [After You've Gone – Roy Eldridge (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/roy-eldridge-after-youve-gone-wkzOmF5pMl0) - [I Never Knew – Sid Catlett (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/sid-catlett-i-never-knew-UgBF_-TNxyk) - [I Want A Little Girl – Lester Young (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/lester-young-i-want-a-little-girl-DlzrfcTMohk) - [Sweet Lorraine – Nat King Cole Trio (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/nat-king-cole-trio-sweet-lorraine-Zi5Kw76TOc0) - [Swing To Bop (Charlie's Choice) – Charlie Christian (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/charlie-christian-swing-to-bop-charlies-choice-lrnzKRW9jmM) ## More by Bessie Smith - [Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out – Bessie Smith (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/bessie-smith-nobody-knows-you-when-youre-down-and-out-kxTyV_cBz7o) - [Back-Water Blues (feat. James P Johnson) – Bessie Smith (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/bessie-smith-back-water-blues-feat-james-p-johnson-wc1fQqKwepI) - [The St Louis Blues (feat. Louis Armstrong & Fred Longshaw) – Bessie Smith (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/bessie-smith-the-st-louis-blues-feat-louis-armstrong-and-cwRbsULaQIo) - [Backwater Blues – Bessie Smith (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/bessie-smith-backwater-blues-WrxZqXxZEQQ) - [Backwater Blues – Bessie Smith (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/bessie-smith-backwater-blues-R7ZsTflLtJg) - [Back Water Blues – Bessie Smith (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/bessie-smith-back-water-blues-oRWZ3AkZPfM) - [Back Water Blues – Bessie Smith (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/bessie-smith-back-water-blues-wIPd4MrPntM) - [Backwater Blues – Bessie Smith (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/bessie-smith-backwater-blues-QNQgNX9wEDY) ## Other songs certified Demo - [Midnight Blue (2020 Remix) – Whitesnake (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/whitesnake-midnight-blue-2020-remix-__IgcPbpRaU) - [Qu'est-ce que l'amour ? – Warren (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/warren-quest-ce-que-lamour-VXhYfAgHZ0w) - [Oily Water – Blur (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/blur-oily-water-BW2Qr-cdvIc) - [Senza Una Donna (Without A Woman) – Zucchero (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/zucchero-senza-una-donna-without-a-woman-yb3Eul2gkuI) - [Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052: I. Allegro con brio (2015 Remastered Version) – Glenn Gould (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/glenn-gould-keyboard-concerto-no-1-in-d-minor-bwv-1052-i-x8MkD-0DiQ4) - [Se Me Olvido Otra Vez – Pandora (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/pandora-se-me-olvido-otra-vez-vMVhLKBPKIw) --- Songs, cover art and plays: YouTube Music. HitMasters, the music trading card game.