"Mean and Evil" mystery

I'm looking for information about a song by Dinah Washington that may be titled "Mean and Evil" but is not the same as "Mean and Evil Blues" written by Demetrius and Higgenbotham (but is sometimes confused with that song). My best guess is that Washington recorded it in 1953 but it was not released contemporaneously. The only cover I've found is by a Chicago neo-swing group called "The Rhythm Rockets," on their 2014 compilation called She Swings Blue vol. 2.

Here's a clip. Note that it's called "Mean and Evil Blues" and listed as by Demetrirus and Higgenbotham on the credits to this movie sountract, but it's not (or at least it's not the "common" Demetrius/Higgenbotham song called "Mean and Evil Blues"):

And here, for comparison, is a clip of "Mean and Evil Blues" (the Demetriums/Higgenbotham song):

Jeff, this is what I copied from Dinah's Discography:

Dinah Washington with Tab Smith Orchestra

Frank Galbraith, Russell Royster (tp) Tab Smith (as) Johnny Hicks (ts) Larry Belton (bars) Red Richards (p) Johnny Williams (b) Walter Johnson (d) Dinah Washington (vo)

NYC, October 3, 1946

562-1 A Slick Chick (on the Mellow Side) (alt. take) Mer. [J] 18PJ 10052/54

562-2 A Slick Chick (on the Mellow Side) Mer. 8024; EmA 814 184 1; Mer. [J] 18PJ 10052/54

563-1 Postman Blues (alt. take) Mer. [J] 18PJ 10052/54

563-4 Postman Blues Mer. 8024; EmA 814 184 1; Mer. [J] 18PJ 10052/54

564-2 That's Why a Woman Loves a Heel Mer. 8030; EmA 814 184 1; Mer. [J] 18PJ 10052/54

565-1 Mean and Evil Blues Mer. [J] 18PJ 10052/54

• The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 1: 1946-1949 (Mer. [J] 18PJ 10052/54)
• A Slick Chick c/w Postman Blues / Dinah Washington (Mer. 8024)
• A Slick Chick (On the Mellow Side) / Dinah Washington (EmA 814 184 1)
• Embraceable You c/w That's Why a Woman Loves a Heel / Dinah Washington (Mer. 8030)

Dinah Washington with Dave Young Orchestra

Harry Jackson (tp) Andrew Gardner (as) Dave Young (ts) Rudy Martin (p) Bill Settles (b) Curtis Walker (d) Dinah Washington (vo)

Chicago, IL, August 5, 1947

925-2 You Satisfy Mer. 8102, [J] 18PJ 10052/54

926-2 Fool That I Am Mer. 8050, [J] 18PJ 10052/54

927-1 There's Got to Be a Change Mer. 8061, [J] 18PJ 10052/54

928-1 Mean and Evil Blues Mer. 8050, [J] 18PJ 10052/54

• You Satisfy c/w Laughing Boy / Dinah Washington (Mer. 8102)
• The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 1: 1946-1949 (Mer. [J] 18PJ 10052/54)
• Fool That I Am c/w Mean and Evil Blues / Dinah Washington (Mer. 8050)
• There's Got to Be a Change c/w Early in the Morning / Dinah Washington (Mer. 8061)

Dinah Washington

unknown (ts -1,2) unknown (cel -3) unknown (g -4) unknown (b -4) Dinah Washington (vo) orchestra (-1,2) unknown choir (-3,4)

late summer 1953

1. 10131-4 My Man's an Undertake Mer. 70284; Wing MGW 12140

2. 10132-5 Mean and Evil Mer. [J] 18PJ 10140/43

3. 10129-4 Silent Night Mer. 70263, [J] 18PJ 10140/43

4. 10130-10 The Lord's Prayer -

• Late Late Show / Dinah Washington (Wing MGW 12140)
• The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 3: 1952-1954 (Mer. [J] 18PJ 10140/43)
• Dinah Washington (lmk) (Mer. 70284, 70263)

JoJo greets

Yes. I think the 1953 recording is the mystery song, about which I have found nothing.

Judging by the audio clip at http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-dinah-washington-on-mercury-vol-3-195… , the 1953 version on "The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 3" is the one, but that page doesn't help any with the composers.

It may be by:

L. C. Williams (an associate of Lightnin' Hopkins)

Mean and evil. Words & music: L. C. Williams & W. D. Holford © Commodore Music Corp.

First registered: 1953-05-20 (but recorded in 1949)

https://www.wirz.de/music/willcfrm.htm

scroll down to entries #10 & #16

Thank you but I don't think it's the same song.