Country Songs for City Folk/Memphis Beat

by Jerry Lee Lewis

Overview

A really cool pairing of two relatively obscure and always overlooked early- to mid-'60s LPs by Jerry Lee Lewis that, respectively, capture him as a country crooner (and quite a good one) and a high-energy country-rocker with a bluesy edge. The original albums never sold any significant numbers to speak of, with the result that the material will essentially be new to all but the most hardcore fans. None of it is bad and a large portion of it is not only good but impressive, showing some sides to Lewis' talent that weren't always obvious amid the rippling ivories of the Sun Records hits. What's more, the harder stuff on this CD slots right in as direct evolutionary successors to those Sun sides (as well as repeating and improving upon one or two of the latter), so even the most conservative of Lewis' fans will find quite a bit to love about this CD. The annotation is also extremely thorough, and between that and the fact that the 2005-vintage digital transfer runs circles around the old vinyl copies (the pressings of which were mostly pretty poor), there are about 27 compelling reasons (counting the 24 songs) for owning this CD. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	06/21/2005
Label:	Beat Goes On
UPC:	5017261206589
Rank:	98030

Tracks

1. Green Green Grass of Home
2. Wolverton Mountain
3. Funny How Time Slips Away
4. North to Alaska
5. The Wild Side of Life
6. Walk Right In
7. City Lights
8. Ring of Fire
9. Detroit City
10. Crazy Arms
11. King of the Road
12. Seasons of My Heart
13. Memphis Beat
14. Mathilda
15. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
16. Hallelujah I Love Her So
17. She Thinks I Still Care
18. Just Because
19. Sticks & Stones
20. Whenever You're Ready
21. Lincoln Limousine
22. Big Boss Man
23. Too Young
24. The Urge

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jerry Lee Lewis   Primary Artist
Charlie Freeman   Guitar
Danny Daniels   Organ
Herman Hawkins   Bass
Morris "Tarp" Tarrant   Drums

Technical Credits

Milton Addington   Composer
Sydney Robin   Composer
Ray Charles   Composer
Bill Anderson   Composer
J. Mayo Williams   Composer
John Tobler   Editing
Chuck Seals   Composer
Claude King   Composer
Roger Miller   Composer
Erik Darling   Composer
Andrew Thompson   Remastering
Ralph Mooney   Composer
Jerry Lee Lewis   Composer
Mel Tillis   Composer
Merle Kilgore   Composer
Willie Nelson   Composer
Al Smith   Composer
George Khoury   Composer
Danny Dill   Composer
Sidney Lippman   Composer
Sylvia Dee   Composer
Luther Dixon   Composer
Dickey Lee Lipscomb   Composer
Arlie Carter   Composer
Titus Turner   Composer
Sticks McGhee   Composer
George Jones   Composer
Henry Glover   Composer
William Warren   Composer
Huey Thierry   Composer
Willard Hooker Svanoe   Composer
Andrew McRae   Liner Notes
Joe Shelton   Composer
Bob Shelton   Composer
D. Lee   Composer
Cecil Harrelson   Composer
Allen Reynolds   Composer
Steve Duffy   Composer