JERRY LEE LEWIS / ジェリー・リー・ルイス / COMPLETE SESSIONS / CD

The (Complete) Session recorded in London w/ great guest artists

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Jerry Lee Lewis’ first trip to the United Kingdom ended in less than spectacular fashion, as the tabloids got hold of the age (and ancestry) of his young bride. In 1973, though, he returned triumphantly. His all-star backing band includes Eric Clapton, Rory Gallagher, Peter Frampton, Albert Lee, Alvin Lee, The Who’s Kenney Jones, Procol Harum’s Matthew Fisher, and Gary Wright, among others.

Virtually all of the previously releases of these sessions were truncated in some fashion, usually to satisfy the demands of the medium (only eighty minutes on a CD, so either tracks had to go, or the number of discs had to increase). As a consequence, six songs―“Satisfaction,” “Dungaree Doll,” “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” “Be Bop A Lula,” “Goldmine In The Sky,” and “Singing The Blues” ―make their CD debut on the Select release.

And how does Jerry Lee sound in the company of these talented artists backing him up? Better than he had since the Fifties. Not only did he take on such early rock hits as Frankie Ford’s “Sea Cruise,” Johnny Rivers’ “Memphis” and Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode,” but he also turned in creditable versions of Gordon Lightfoot’s “Early Morning Rain” and Creedence’s “Bad Moon Rising.” He’s totally on his game throughout, surprisingly laid back as he pumps the piano with virtuosic intensity, letting his fingers do the talking.

The man from Ferriday, Louisiana, is rocking big time on this finally-restored-to-its-original-glory album.

Hip-Ocrates Says...

Lewis’ original version of “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On” was denied the top spot on the pop charts by Debbie Reynolds’ “Tammy.” It did, however, grab No. 1 on the country and the R&B charts

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Disc 1:

1. Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee O'Dee
2. Music To The Man
3. Baby What You Want Me To Do
4. Bad Moon Rising
5. Sea Cruise
6. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
7. Juke Box
8. No Headstone On My Grave
9. Big Boss Man
10. Pledging My Love
11. Dungaree Doll
12. Memphis
13. I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Disc 2:

1. Trouble In Mind
2. Johnny B. Goode
3. High School Confidential
4. Early Morning Rain
5. Be Bop A Lula
6. Singing The Blues
7. Goldmine In The Sky
8. Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On
9. Sixty Minute Man
10. Down The Line
11. What'd I Say
12. The Rock & Roll Medley