Jerry Lee Lewis - The Essential Jerry Lee Lewis

Artist:

Lewis, Jerry Lee

UPC:

698458705020

See Also:

Million Dollar Quartet - Complete Million Dollar Sessions -50th Anniv. Special Edition

Description:

Liner Note Author: Joe Cushley.
Arranger: Lewis .
Yes, there were many compilations of Jerry Lee Lewis` Sun recordings, of various sizes, before this two-CD set. And, yes, there are better single-disc compilations for those who just want the very best and most famous stuff, and better multi-disc sets for those who want to go into his Sun catalog in depth. However, if you want more than what a standard greatest-hits collection offers but don`t need a huge box set, this 40-track anthology is a good deal, even if considerably more music could have been fit onto each CD (the total running time falling a little shy of 100 minutes). All of the hits are here, as well as some of his better-known more obscure Sun sides ("Big Blon` Baby," "Break Up," "Fools Like Me," "Down the Line," "It`ll Be Me," "Lovin` Up a Storm"). While much of the rest of the set is given over to covers of famous rock, R&B, and country hits, on these Lewis proves his skills as an excellent interpretive artist, with material varying from "What`d I Say," "Good Golly Miss Molly," and "Little Queenie" to "Mean Woman Blues," "You Win Again," and "Good Rockin` Tonight." ~ Richie Unterberger

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Great Balls of Fire!
2. Lewis Boogie
3. High School Confidential
4. Whole Lotta Shakin` Goin` On
5. Cold Cold Heart
6. Don`t Be Cruel
7. Ramblin` Rose
8. Waiting for a Train
9. I`ve Been Twistin`
10. I`m Feelin` Sorry
11. Hello Josephine
12. Crazy Arms
13. Little Queenie
14. Mean Woman Blues
15. It Hurt Me So
16. Gettin` in the Mood
17. Carry Me Back to Old Virginia
18. You Win Again
19. Matchbox
20. Save the Last Dance for Me

DISC 2:

1. What`d I Say
2. Down the Line
3. Good Golly Miss Molly
4. Big Blon` Baby
5. Sweet Little Sixteen
6. Sixty Minute Man
7. Breathless
8. Fools Like Me
9. Wild One (Real Wild Child)
10. It`ll Be Me
11. Milkshake Mademoiselle
12. Good Rockin` Tonight
13. Jambalaya
14. You Can`t Help It (I Can`t Help It)
15. Break Up
16. Lovin` Up a Storm
17. Wild Side of Life
18. Deep Elem Blues
19. I`m the Guilty One
20. Return of Jerry Lee, The

Album Information

Release Date:

03/08/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Rock `N` Roll

Label:

Union Square Music

Producer:

Joe Cushley (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

7050

Original Release Year:

2005

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Portions copyright 2005 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.

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