JERRY LEE LEWIS
Jerry Lee Lewis - The Complete Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun [2022] (5 x CD's)
If rock’n’roll was a person, it would be Jerry Lee Lewis. Back in 1957, when Jerry Lee Lewis exploded on radio and jukeboxes with “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On” and “Great Balls of Fire,” rock’n’roll was brand new, young and wild, loud and dangerous. The same could be said of Jerry Lee. Jerry Lee was in Louisiana when he heard Elvis and Carl Perkins and knew he had to get to Memphis and Sam Phillips, Aman he thought would understand his music. He was right. When Sam heard that wild, free spirit with a no holds barred piano pounding style, he put a microphone in front of him and turned on the recording machine. In this collection, you will hear all of the songs that Jerry Lee Lewis recorded for Sun Records, including those that were never released when he was on Sun. You can hear the piano rumble from Jerry Lee’s left hand and feel the wild, manic energy pulsing through the studio as he sang and played. Jerry Lee’s single, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On” entered the Billboard country chart on June 17, 1957, the Hot 100 a week later and the R&B chart on August 19. It reached number one on the country chart (for two weeks), number three on the Hot100 and number one on the R&B chart. The next single, “Great Balls of Fire,” also released in 1957, reached number one on the country chart, number two on the Hot 100 and number three on the R&B chart. Nobody had heard anything like it and those who went to see Jerry Lee perform had never seen anything like him. He was a Louisiana Wild Man set loose and everything he did, said, sang or played screamed ROCK’N’ROLL! Listening to these songs, recorded over a seven-year period, you can hear the roots of rock’n’roll. The early rockabilly performers were considered country at the beginning, and you hear a strong dose of country when Jerry Lee played—he covered Jimmy Rodgers, Hank Williams and country hits. You hear him play R&B from Ray Charles and The Drifters. And you hear him play pop hits like “Near You” and “Love Letters In the Sand.” But Jerry Lee did not simply cover a song, he took a song and made it his own, no matter where it came from. No matter who wrote a song, when Jerry Lee played it, it became a Jerry Lee Lewis song. There are few performers who are that original. Rock’n’roll during the 1950s was a mixture of something old, something new, something borrowed and some blues. You’ll hear that spectrum in this Complete Jerry Lee Lewis set. During the 1950s, rock’n’roll was a teenager’s first love. It was a music that excited them, moved them and gave them a music of their own—stupendously different from their parent’s music. It was a music that grabbed the heart, moved the feet and changed the world. Listening to rock’n’roll was a rite of passage for teenagers in the 1950s, a baptism of freedom for a youth rebellion. Sun Records in Memphis, led by Sam Phillips, was the birthplace of rock’n’roll and Jerry Lee Lewis was a favorite son. (Amazon)
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Track lists
CD1
01 Jerry Lee Lewis Crazy Arms 2:42
02 Jerry Lee Lewis End Of The Road 1:47
03 Jerry Lee Lewis Born To Lose 2:40
04 Jerry Lee Lewis Silver Threads Among The Gold 2:06
05 Jerry Lee Lewis I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love) 2:13
06 Jerry Lee Lewis I Love You So Much It Hurts 2:18
07 Jerry Lee Lewis Deep Elem Blues 2:45
08 Jerry Lee Lewis Goodnight Irene 2:52
09 Jerry Lee Lewis Honey Hush 2:05
10 Jerry Lee Lewis Crawdad Song 1:47
11 Jerry Lee Lewis Dixie 1:30
12 Jerry Lee Lewis Marines’ Hymn 2:23
13 Jerry Lee Lewis That Lucky Old Sun 3:08
14 Jerry Lee Lewis Hand Me Down My Walking Cane 2:21
15 Jerry Lee Lewis You're The Only Star In My Blue Heaven 2:23
16 Jerry Lee Lewis Lewis Boogie 1:59
17 Jerry Lee Lewis I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You 2:54
18 Jerry Lee Lewis Cold, Cold Heart 3:05
19 Jerry Lee Lewis Shame On You 2:09
20 Jerry Lee Lewis If The World Keeps On Turning (I'll Keep On Loving You) 1:50
21 Jerry Lee Lewis You Are My Sunshine 2:10
22 Jerry Lee Lewis Tomorrow Night 2:59
23 Jerry Lee Lewis Sixty Minute Man 1:49
24 Jerry Lee Lewis It All Depends (Who Will Buy The Wine) 2:57
25 Jerry Lee Lewis I Don’t Love Nobody 2:09
26 Jerry Lee Lewis Ole Pal Of Yesterday 2:35
27 Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano You Win Again 2:54
28 Jerry Lee Lewis Love Letters In The Sand 2:03
29 Jerry Lee Lewis Little Green Valley 1:51
30 Jerry Lee Lewis Pumpin’ Piano Rock 2:03
CD2
01 Jerry Lee Lewis Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On 2:51
02 Jerry Lee Lewis It’ll Be Me 2:12
03 Jerry Lee Lewis All Night Long 2:02
04 Jerry Lee Lewis Old Time Religion 1:37
05 Jerry Lee Lewis When The Saints Go Marchin’ In 2:07
06 Jerry Lee Lewis My Carolina Sunshine Girl 1:52
07 Jerry Lee Lewis Long Gone Lonesome Blues 2:03
08 Jerry Lee Lewis Singing The Blues 2:06
09 Jerry Lee Lewis Matchbox 1:41
10 Jerry Lee Lewis Ubangi Stomp 1:44
11 Jerry Lee Lewis Rock 'n' Roll Ruby 1:57
12 Jerry Lee Lewis So Long I’m Gone 2:11
13 Jerry Lee Lewis Ooby Dooby 1:59
14 Jerry Lee Lewis I’m Feeling Sorry 2:38
15 Jerry Lee Lewis Mean Woman Blues 2:23
16 Jerry Lee Lewis Turn Around 2:46
17 Jerry Lee Lewis Why Should I Cry Over You 2:37
18 Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano Great Balls Of Fire 1:51
19 Jerry Lee Lewis I’m Sorry I’m Not Sorry 2:39
20 Jerry Lee Lewis Down The Line 2:11
21 Jerry Lee Lewis Cool Cool Ways (Sexy Ways) 2:31
22 Jerry Lee Lewis Milkshake Mademoiselle 2:13
23 Jerry Lee Lewis Lewis Workout 3:15
24 Jerry Lee Lewis When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again 2:15
25 Jerry Lee Lewis When I Get Paid 2:44
26 Jerry Lee Lewis Love Made A Fool Of Me 2:44
27 Jerry Lee Lewis No More Than I Get 2:27
28 Jerry Lee Lewis I Forgot To Remember To Forget 2:13
29 Jerry Lee Lewis My Pretty Quadroon 2:53
CD3
01 Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano Breathless 2:41
02 Jerry Lee Lewis Pink Pedal Pushers 2:08
03 Jerry Lee Lewis Jailhouse Rock 1:58
04 Jerry Lee Lewis Don’t Be Cruel 1:57
05 Jerry Lee Lewis Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You) 2:42
06 Jerry Lee Lewis Jambalaya (On The Bayou) 1:57
07 Jerry Lee Lewis Friday Nights 1:41
08 Jerry Lee Lewis Big Legged Woman 2:25
09 Jerry Lee Lewis Hello, Hello Baby 3:21
10 Jerry Lee Lewis Frankie And Johnny 2:32
11 Jerry Lee Lewis Your Cheatin’ Heart 2:10
12 Jerry Lee Lewis Lovesick Blues 2:09
13 Jerry Lee Lewis Put Me Down 2:07
14 Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano High School Confidential 2:28
15 Jerry Lee Lewis Slippin’ Around 2:25
16 Jerry Lee Lewis I’ll See You In My Dreams 2:31
17 Jerry Lee Lewis Wild One (Real Wild Child) 1:49
18 Jerry Lee Lewis Let The Good Times Roll 2:10
19 Jerry Lee Lewis Fools Like Me 2:49
20 Jerry Lee Lewis Setting The Woods On Fire 2:25
21 Jerry Lee Lewis Memory Of You 2:07
22 Jerry Lee Lewis Come What May 2:01
23 Jerry Lee Lewis Crazy Heart 2:42
24 Jerry Lee Lewis Live And Let Live 0:33
25 Jerry Lee Lewis It Hurt Me So 2:40
26 Jerry Lee Lewis Big Blon’ Baby 1:39
27 Jerry Lee Lewis Lovin’ Up A Storm 1:50
28 Jerry Lee Lewis Sick And Tired 2:43
29 Jerry Lee Lewis (Just A Shanty) In Old Shanty Town 2:30
CD4
01 Jerry Lee Lewis Release Me 2:07
02 Jerry Lee Lewis Near You 2:35
03 Jerry Lee Lewis I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You 2:13
04 Jerry Lee Lewis Hillbilly Fever 2:05
05 Jerry Lee Lewis Little Queenie 2:23
06 Jerry Lee Lewis Home 1:57
07 Jerry Lee Lewis Will The Circle Be Unbroken 2:21
08 Jerry Lee Lewis Ballad Of Billy Joe 2:57
09 Jerry Lee Lewis Sail Away 2:24
10 Jerry Lee Lewis Am I To Be The One 1:40
11 Jerry Lee Lewis Night Train To Memphis 2:08
12 Jerry Lee Lewis I'm The Guilty One 2:16
13 Jerry Lee Lewis Let’s Talk About Us 2:06
14 Jerry Lee Lewis The Wild Side Of Life 2:45
15 Jerry Lee Lewis Billy Boy (Charming Billy) 2:16
16 Jerry Lee Lewis My Bonnie 2:34
17 Jerry Lee Lewis Mexicali Rose 1:33
18 Jerry Lee Lewis In The Mood 2:20
19 Jerry Lee Lewis I Get The Blues When It Rains 2:14
20 Jerry Lee Lewis Don’t Drop It 1:52
21 Jerry Lee Lewis Great Speckled Bird 2:08
22 Jerry Lee Lewis Baby, Baby Bye Bye 1:55
23 Jerry Lee Lewis Old Black Joe 2:03
24 Jerry Lee Lewis Bonnie B 2:19
25 Jerry Lee Lewis Hound Dog 1:25
26 Jerry Lee Lewis As Long As I Live 2:25
27 Jerry Lee Lewis What’d I Say 2:27
28 Jerry Lee Lewis Keep Your Hands Off Of It (Birthday Cake) 2:29
29 Jerry Lee Lewis Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes 2:36
30 Jerry Lee Lewis John Henry 2:27
31 Jerry Lee Lewis C.C. Rider 2:23
CD5
01 Jerry Lee Lewis Livin’ Lovin’ Wreck 2:03
02 Jerry Lee Lewis It Won’t Happen With Me 3:07
03 Jerry Lee Lewis I Love You Because 1:51
04 Jerry Lee Lewis Save The Last Dance For Me 1:50
05 Jerry Lee Lewis High Powered Woman 1:46
06 Jerry Lee Lewis My Blue Heaven 1:58
07 Jerry Lee Lewis Ramblin’ Rose 3:17
08 Jerry Lee Lewis Money 2:27
09 Jerry Lee Lewis Rockin’ The Boat Of Love 2:43
10 Jerry Lee Lewis I’ve Been Twisting 3:06
11 Jerry Lee Lewis I Know What It Means 2:38
12 Jerry Lee Lewis Hello Josephine 1:42
13 Jerry Lee Lewis Set My Mind At Ease 2:03
14 Jerry Lee Lewis Sweet Little Sixteen 2:53
15 Jerry Lee Lewis Good Rockin’ Tonight 2:42
16 Jerry Lee Lewis Be Bop A Lula 2:26
17 Jerry Lee Lewis How’s My Ex Treating You 2:36
18 Jerry Lee Lewis I Can't Trust Me (In Your Arms Anymore) 2:11
19 Jerry Lee Lewis Good Golly Miss Molly 2:18
20 Jerry Lee Lewis Waiting For A Train 1:39
21 Jerry Lee Lewis Teenage Letter 2:21
22 Jerry Lee Lewis Seasons Of My Heart 2:59
23 Jerry Lee Lewis Your Lovin’ Ways 2:37
24 Jerry Lee Lewis Just Who Is To Blame 2:35
25 Jerry Lee Lewis Hong Kong Blues 2:30
26 Jerry Lee Lewis Love On Broadway 2:28
27 Jerry Lee Lewis One Minute Past Eternity 2:03
28 Jerry Lee Lewis Invitation To Your Party 1:54
29 Jerry Lee Lewis I Can't Seem To Say Goodbye 2:31
30 Jerry Lee Lewis Carry Me Back To Old Virginia 2:31
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Brilliant.......Maybe I shouldnt be, but I am always in awe of how wonderful the Original Sun Recordings (and others around the 50s/60s) sound....who needs "Remastering" (Even though these probably are)!?
ReplyDeleteTheres many including this one:
"Classic - Definitive Edition Of His Sun Recordings 1956-1963" [8CD] (1989)
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I am always interested in these compilations, Stephen.
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Fantastic collection. Many thanks, BB!
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A rock and roll monument, indeed!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy, Racati.
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