Jerry Lee Lewis - The Definitive Collection

Title: The Definitive Collection Artist: Jerry Lee Lewis Release Date: 4/18/2006 Label: Hip-O Records Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 602498802366 Genre: Rock Styles: Rock & Roll, Traditional Country, Rockabilly, Honky Tonk 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: 3 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
2. Great Balls of Fire
3. You Win Again
4. Breathless
5. High School Confidential
6. What'd I Say
7. What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser out of Me)
8. Another Place Another Time
9. She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left of Me)
10. To Make Love Sweeter for You
11. Don't Let Me Cross Over
12. One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)
13. She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
14. Once More with Feeling
15. There Must Be More to Love Than This
16. Me and Bobby McGee
17. Would You Take Another Chance on Me
18. Chantilly Lace
19. Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough
20. Drinking Wine Spo-Dee O'Dee
21. He Can't Fill My Shoes
22. Middle Age Crazy
23. Over the Rainbow
24. Thirty-Nine and Holding

Year Type Label Catalog # 2006 CD Hip-O Records 0004259

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Like any major artist with roughly five decades of recording under his belt, Jerry Lee Lewis has been subjected to plenty of compilations over the years, but Hip-O's 2006 set The Definitive Collection is the first comprehensive single-disc compilation to span his career from his Sun sides in the '50s through his Smash/Mercury singles of the '60s and '70s (1999's 20th Century Masters was culled from both labels, but at 12 tracks it was half the length of this set). While this makes the disc a good one-stop introduction and overview of one of the giants of 20th century American music, The Definitive Collection doesn't necessarily live up to the promise of its title, mainly because his timeless Sun sessions are summed up with a mere six songs. Six great songs, to be sure, but big Sun singles like "Crazy Arms" and "It'll Be Me" are missing, which makes this something less than definitive. That said, this 24-track comp still is quite excellent. The biggest Sun singles -- "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On," "Great Balls of Fire," "Breathless," "High School Confidential" -- are here, along with the best and biggest hard country he cut for Smash/Mercury, highlighted by "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)," "Another Place Another Time," "She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left of Me)," "She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye," and "Middle Age Crazy." Rhino's now out of print double-disc 1993 comp All Killer, No Filler provides a similar but more exhaustive overview of this same period, so it's worth seeking out for true fans, and any serious listener will need to supplement this with a good Sun collection (of which there are many), but as a single-disc intro to the Killer's prime years, The Definitive Collection is very good indeed. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adam Starr Product Manager Andy McKaie Producer Beth Stempel Production Coordination Bill Millar Photography Billy Altman Liner Notes Colin Escott Photography Doug Schwartz Digital Mastering Eddie Kilroy Producer Jack Clement Producer Jerry Kennedy Producer John Reggero Photography Les Leverett Cover Photo Michael Diehl Design Pat Lawrence Executive Producer Philip Day Photography Ryan Null Photo Research Sam Phillips Producer Stan Kesler Producer Steve Rowland Producer Tony Colton Producer