Jerry Lee Lewis - Country Songs for City Folk/Memphis Beat

Title: Country Songs for City Folk/Memphis Beat Artist: Jerry Lee Lewis Release Date: 5/10/2005 Re-Released On: 6/21/2005 Label: Beat Goes On Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 5017261206589 Genre: Rock Styles: Rock & Roll, Traditional Country, Country-Pop Moods: Confident, Energetic, Exuberant, Joyous, Passionate, Rambunctious, Rollicking, Rowdy, Boisterous, Brash, Bravado, Confrontational, Earnest, Earthy, Exciting, Fiery, Fun, Intense, Outrageous, Playful, Raucous, Rebellious, Reckless, Rousing, Swaggering, Theatrical, Cheerful, Amiable/Good-Natured, Manic, Provocative, Stylish, Freewheeling, Organic, Bittersweet, Party/Celebratory, Sentimental, Urgent Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Green Green Grass of Home
2. Wolverton Mountain
3. Funny How Time Slips Away
4. North to Alaska [From 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 and Stones
20. Whenever You're Ready
21. Lincoln Limousine
22. Big Boss Man
23. Too Young
24. The Urge

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Beat Goes On 658

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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, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andrew McRae Liner Notes Andrew Thompson Remastering Charlie Freeman Guitar Danny Daniels Organ Herman Hawkins Bass John Tobler Editing Morris "Tarp" Tarrant Drums