Classic Jerry Lee Lewis: The Definitive Edition of His Sun Recordings 1956-1963 (Incl. Unissued Performances)

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Crazy Arms
  2:46
• 2
  End of the Road
  1:50
• 3
  You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven
  2:40
• 4
  Born to Lose
  2:42
• 5
  Silver Threads Among the Gold
  2:06
• 6
  I'm Throwing Rice
  2:16
• 7
  I Love You So Much It Hurts
  2:20
• 8
  Deep Elem Blues
  2:46
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Goodnight Irene
  3:07
• 10
  Goodnight Irene (undubbed master)
  2:56
• 11
  Honey Hush
  2:06
• 12
  Crawdad Song
  1:49
• 13
  Dixie
  1:33
• 14
  The Marines' Hymn
  2:26
• 15
  That Lucky Old Sun
  3:10
• 16
  Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
  2:19
• 17
  You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven (unissued)
  2:30
• 18
  Lewis Boogie
  2:01
• 19
  I Love You Because
  3:04
• 20
  I Can't Help It
  2:54
• 21
  Cold, Cold Heart
  3:07
• 22
  Shame on You
  2:10
• 23
  I'll Keep on Loving You
  1:51
• 24
  You Are My Sunshine
  2:12
• 25
  Tomorrow Night
  2:57
• 26
  Sixty Minute Man
  1:51
• 27
  It All Depends (Who Will Buy the Wine) (undubbed master)
  3:01
• 28
  I Don't Love Nobody
  2:10
• 29
  Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
  2:43
• 30
  It'll Be Me (alt.)
  2:30
• 31
  It'll Be Me (alt. 2) (unissued)
  2:32
• CD 2
• 1
  Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On (master)
  2:55
  4.6 ★
• 2
  It'll Be Me (false starts)
  0:39
• 3
  It'll Be Me (unissued)
  2:37
• 4
  It'll Be Me (single master)
  2:47
• 5
  Ole Pal of Yesterday
  2:38
• 6
  You Win Again
  2:09
• 7
  Love Letters in the Sand
  2:04
• 8
  Little Green Valley (unissued)
  2:07
• 9
  Lewis Boogie (master)
  2:02
• 10
  Pumpin' Piano Rock
  2:05
• 11
  It'll Be Me (LP master)
  2:15
• 12
  All Night Long
  2:04
• 13
  Old Time Religion
  1:56
• 14
  When the Saints Go Marching In (undubbed master)
  2:12
• 15
  My Carolina Sunshine Girl
  1:53
• 16
  Long Gone Lonesome Blues
  2:04
• 17
  Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
  2:37
• 18
  Singing the Blues
  2:08
• 19
  Keep Your Hands Off of It / Rockin' With Red
  2:09
• 20
  Matchbox (undubbed master)
  1:53
• 21
  Matchbox
  1:51
• 22
  Ubangi Stomp
  1:48
• 23
  Rock & Roll Ruby
  1:59
• 24
  So Long I'm Gone
  2:11
• 25
  Ooby Dooby
  1:59
• 26
  I Forgot to Remember to Forget (unissued)
  2:39
• 27
  You Win Again (undubbed master)
  2:58
• 28
  I'm Feeling Sorry
  3:07
• 29
  I'm Feeling Sorry
  2:25
• 30
  I'm Feeling Sorry
  2:40
• 31
  I'm Feeling Sorry
  2:41
• 32
  Mean Woman Blues
  2:27
• 33
  Turn Around
  2:49
• 34
  Great Balls of Fire (movie cut)
  1:49
• CD 3
• 1
  Great Balls of Fire (with chatter)
  2:53
• 2
  Why Should I Cry Over You
  2:35
• 3
  Religious discussion
  4:01
• 4
  Great Balls of Fire (master)
  1:54
  4.4 ★
• 5
  You Win Again (overdubbed master)
  2:57
• 6
  Down the Line (unissued)
  2:03
• 7
  Down the Line (with false starts)
  2:55
• 8
  I'm Sorry I'm Not Sorry
  2:38
• 9
  Down the Line (master)
  2:14
• 10
  Sexy Ways (false start)
  0:31
• 11
  Cool, Cool Ways (Sexy Ways)
  2:34
• 12
  Milkshake Mademoiselle
  2:21
• 13
  Breathless (unissued)
  2:39
• 14
  Milkshake Mademoiselle
  2:03
• 15
  Milkshake Mademoiselle (unissued, with 2 false starts)
  2:40
• 16
  Breathless (master)
  2:45
  4.0 ★
• 17
  High School Confidential (with false start)
  2:48
• 18
  High School Confidential (unissued)
  2:37
• 19
  High School Confidential
  2:34
• 20
  High School Confidential
  2:47
• 21
  Put Me Down (unissued)
  2:10
• 22
  Good Rockin' Tonight
  2:43
• 23
  Pink Pedal Pushers
  2:09
• 24
  Jailhouse Rock
  1:58
• 25
  Hound Dog
  1:27
  4.0 ★
• 26
  Don't Be Cruel
  2:01
• 27
  Someday
  2:45
• 28
  Jambalaya
  2:01
• 29
  Friday Nights
  1:44
• 30
  Big Legged Woman
  2:25
• CD 4
• 1
  Hello, Hello Baby
  3:23
• 2
  Frankie and Johnny
  2:33
• 3
  Your Cheatin' Heart
  2:12
• 4
  Lovesick Blues
  2:11
• 5
  Goodnight Irene (overdubbed master)
  2:55
• 6
  When the Saints Go Marchin' In (overdubbed master)
  2:11
• 7
  Matchbox (overdubbed master)
  1:45
• 8
  It All Depends (Who Will Buy the Wine) (overdubbed master)
  3:00
• 9
  Put Me Down
  2:24
• 10
  Fools Like Me (undubbed master)
  2:53
• 11
  Carrying On (Sexy Ways) (unissued)
  2:00
• 12
  Crazy Heart (with false start)
  3:09
• 13
  Put Me Down
  1:59
• 14
  Put Me Down
  2:10
• 15
  High School Confidential (false start)
  0:29
• 16
  High School Confidential (master)
  2:32
  5.0 ★
• 17
  Slippin' Around
  2:26
• 18
  I'll See You in My Dreams
  2:34
• 19
  Real Wild Child
  1:56
• 20
  Let the Good Times Roll
  2:15
• 21
  Fools Like Me (overdubbed master)
  2:52
• 22
  Settin' the Woods on Fire (unissued)
  2:27
• 23
  Memory of You
  2:10
• 24
  Come What May
  2:04
• 25
  Break Up
  2:25
• 26
  Crazy Heart
  3:23
• 27
  Live and Let Live
  0:37
• 28
  I'll Make It All Up to You (with false start)
  2:56
• 29
  Crazy Arms
  2:42
• 30
  Johnny B. Goode
  1:56
• 31
  Settin' the Woods on Fire (false start) / Break Up
  2:34
• CD 5
• 1
  Return of Jerry Lee

  Jerry Lee Lewis, Jack Clement & George Klein
  2:34
• 2
  Break Up (unissued)
  2:42
• 3
  I'll Make It All Up to You (unissued)
  3:00
• 4
  Break Up (unissued)
  2:29
• 5
  Johnny B. Goode
  2:43
• 6
  Break Up (master)
  2:39
• 7
  I'll Make It All Up to You
  3:06
• 8
  Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
  2:37
• 9
  I'll Sail My Ship Alone
  2:10
• 10
  It Hurt Me So (with chatter)
  3:22
• 11
  You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven (unissued)
  1:51
• 12
  It Hurt Me So
  2:39
• 13
  Lovin' Up a Storm (unissued)
  1:56
• 14
  Big Blon' Baby
  1:43
• 15
  Lovin' Up a Storm
  1:54
• 16
  Sick and Tired
  2:46
• 17
  (Just a Shanty in Old) Shanty Town
  2:32
• 18
  Release Me
  2:10
• 19
  I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (unissued, with false start)
  2:49
• 20
  Near You (takes 1 & 2)
  3:08
• 21
  I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
  2:26
• 22
  Hillbilly Fever
  2:08
• 23
  My Blue Heaven
  1:59
• 24
  My Blue Heaven
  1:46
• 25
  Let's Talk About Us (with false start)
  3:07
• 26
  Little Queenie
  2:26
• 27
  Home
  2:00
• 28
  Will the Circle Be Unbroken
  2:25
• 29
  Ballad of Billy Joe
  2:59
• 30
  Sail Away
  2:27
• 31
  Am I to Be the One (with false starts)
  2:14
• CD 6
• 1
  Night Train to Memphis
  2:11
• 2
  I'm the Guilty One
  2:10
• 3
  Let's Talk About Us
  2:10
• 4
  The Wild Side of Life (stereo)
  2:49
• 5
  Charming Billy (stereo)
  2:20
• 6
  My Bonnie (stereo)
  2:37
• 7
  Mexicali Rose (slow)
  2:57
• 8
  Mexicali Rose (fast)
  1:46
• 9
  Gettin' in the Mood
  2:29
• 10
  In the Mood
  3:01
• 11
  I Get the Blues When It Rains
  1:11
• 12
  I Get the Blues When It Rains
  2:19
• 13
  Don't Drop It
  1:55
• 14
  Great Speckled Bird
  3:00
• 15
  Great Speckled Bird
  1:46
• 16
  Bonnie B.
  2:42
• 17
  Baby, Baby Bye Bye
  2:04
• 18
  Baby, Baby Bye Bye
  2:19
• 19
  I Can't Help It (unissued with false starts)
  2:25
• 20
  Old Black Joe
  2:15
• 21
  Your Cheatin' Heart
  1:47
• 22
  Old Black Joe
  2:07
• 23
  Bonnie B.
  2:22
• 24
  As Long as I Live (unissued)
  2:26
• 25
  Hound Dog
  2:06
• 26
  As Long as I Live
  2:28
• 27
  What'd I Say
  2:25
• 28
  Keep Your Hands Off of It (Birthday Cake)
  2:32
• 29
  Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes
  2:59
• 30
  John Henry (master - slightly extended) (stereo)
  2:33
• 31
  What'd I Say (stereo)
  3:23
• 32
  C.C. Rider (stereo)
  2:51
• CD 7
• 1
  When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again (unissued) (stereo)
  2:35
• 2
  Lewis Workout (stereo)
  3:15
• 3
  When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again (stereo)
  2:18
• 4
  When I Get Paid (stereo)
  3:27
• 5
  Love Made a Fool of Me (stereo)
  2:32
• 6
  No More Than I Get (stereo)
  2:26
• 7
  Livin', Lovin' Wreck (stereo)
  2:04
• 8
  What'd I Say (stereo)
  2:26
• 9
  Cold, Cold Heart (stereo)
  3:07
• 10
  I Forgot to Remember to Forget
  2:16
• 11
  It Won't Happen With Me (stereo)
  3:00
• 12
  C.C. Rider (stereo)
  2:28
• 13
  I Love You Because (stereo)
  1:54
• 14
  Save the Last Dance for Me (stereo)
  1:52
• 15
  Hello Josephine (My Girl Josephine) (stereo)
  1:45
• 16
  High Powered Woman (stereo)
  2:02
• 17
  My Blue Heaven -1 (stereo)
  2:01
• 18
  My Blue Heaven -2 (stereo)
  2:36
• 19
  Sweet Little Sixteen (unissued) (stereo)
  2:40
• 20
  Ramblin' Rose (master - extended) (stereo)
  3:23
• 21
  Money (stereo)
  2:40
• 22
  Rockin' the Boat of Love (stereo)
  2:43
• 23
  Ramblin' Rose
  3:02
• 24
  I've Been Twistin'
  3:18
• 25
  Whole Lotta Twistin' Goin' On (stereo)
  3:20
• 26
  I've Been Twistin' (stereo)
  3:22
• 27
  I Know What It Means
  2:40
• 28
  High Powered Woman (stereo)
  1:45
• CD 8
• 1
  Sweet Little Sixteen (stereo)
  2:38
• 2
  My Girl Josephine (stereo)
  2:21
• 3
  Set My Mind at Ease (stereo)
  1:44
• 4
  Waiting for a Train -1 (stereo)
  1:53
• 5
  Sweet Little Sixteen (stereo)
  2:55
• 6
  Waiting for a Train -2 (stereo)
  1:42
• 7
  How's My Ex Treating You (unissued) (stereo)
  2:02
• 8
  Good Rockin' Tonight (stereo)
  2:47
• 9
  Be Bop a Lula (stereo)
  2:28
• 10
  My Girl Josephine (unissued) (stereo)
  2:40
• 11
  How's My Ex Treating You
  2:39
• 12
  Good Golly Miss Molly (unissued) (stereo)
  2:23
• 13
  I Can't Trust Me (master) (stereo)
  2:16
• 14
  Good Golly Miss Molly (master) (stereo)
  2:21
• 15
  My Pretty Quadroon (stereo)
  2:57
• 16
  Waiting for a Train (unissued) (stereo)
  1:48
• 17
  Teenage Letter (stereo)
  2:22
• 18
  Seasons of My Heart (stereo)

  Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis
  3:06
• 19
  Your Lovin' Ways (stereo)
  2:40
• 20
  Just Who Is to Blame (stereo)
  2:40
• 21
  Just Who Is to Blame (unissued) (stereo)
  2:37
• 22
  Hong Kong Blues (unissued) (stereo)
  2:32
• 23
  Love on Broadway (stereo)
  2:32
• 24
  One Minute Past Eternity (stereo)
  2:06
• 25
  Invitation to Your Party (unissued with false start) (stereo)
  2:46
• 26
  Invitation to Your Party (stereo)
  1:58
• 27
  I Can't Seem to Say Goodbye (stereo)
  2:36
• 28
  Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (unissued)
  2:27
• 29
  Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (unissued with false start)
  3:48
• 30
  Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (stereo)
  2:44

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Release credits

• Ace Cannon
  saxophone [2, 15-19]
• Al Jackson, Jr.
  drums (drum set) [7.24-28, 8.1-7, 8.9-11]
• Alice Rumple
  background vocals [5-8], choir vocals [5-8]
• Anne Oldham
  strings [24-30]
• Bill Justis
  producer [5.3-7, 5.9, 5.12-19, 5.21-24, 5.26, 4.2, 4.4, 4.22-24, 4.28-30, 3.30, 1.15, 1.20]
• Bill McElhiney
  horn [20-23]
• Billy Lee Riley
  bass guitar [4.2, 5.13-15, 5.21, 7.4-6], guitar [3.6-16, 3.28-29, 5.2, 5.8-12, 5.27-30, 6.1, 6.3, 4.1, 4.15-16, 4.19-20, 1.7, 1.19, 1.21]
• Billy Sherrill
  producer [7.7-10, 7.20-22, 8.12-16]
• Bob Jones
  mastering
• Bob Moore
  bass guitar [7-14, 20-23]
• Bob Strong
  background vocals [5-8], choir vocals [5-8]
• Bobby Thompson
  background vocals [5-8], choir vocals [5-8]
• Boots Randolph
  saxophone [20-23]
• Brad Suggs
  guitar [7.2, 7.4-6, 7.15-19, 7.24-28, 5.19-20, 5.22-25]
• Buddy Harman
  drums (drum set) [8.12-16, 7.7-14, 7.20-23]
• Cam Mullins
  horn [20-23]
• Charles Underwood
  producer [4-5]
• Charlie Rich
  background vocals [5-8], choir vocals [5-8], piano [7, 12], vocal [30-31]
• Cliff Acred
  bass guitar [8-12, 19-20, 22-25]
• Colin Escott
  compiler, liner notes, producer, co [6.31, 7.15, 8.17, 8.20, 8.22, 8.30]
• Don Simpson
  producer [4]
• Donald C. Sheffield
  horn [20-23]
• Ed Bruce
  background vocals [5-8], choir vocals [5-8]
• Ernie Barton
  producer [6.1, 6.3, 5.27-30, 3.29]
• Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance
  bass guitar [12-16]
• Frank Green
  co [6.31, 7.15, 8.17, 8.20, 8.22, 8.30]
• Fred Carter, Jr.
  guitar [12-16]
• Fred Ford
  horn [4-6]
• Gene Chrisman
  drums (drum set) [2, 15-19]
• Gene Lowery Singers
  background vocals [3, 18, 22], choir vocals [3, 18, 22]
• George Klein
  spoken vocals [1]
• George Webb
  bass guitar [17-23]
• Gordon Stoker
  background vocals [12-16], choir vocals [12-16]
• Hank Garland
  guitar [7-10]
• Helen Chance
  background vocals [12-16], choir vocals [12-16]
• Herman Hawkins
  bass guitar [24-30]
• Hurshel Wiginton
  chorus master [24-30]
• Jack Clement
  background vocals [21], bass guitar [2], choir vocals [21], guitar [2], producer [5.3-5, 5.7, 5.9, 5.12-19, 5.21-24, 5.26, 2.1, 2.3-18, 2.20-23, 2.25-34, 1.1-31, 3.1-6, 3.8-11, 3.13-14, 3.16, 3.18-28, 3.30, 4.1-16, 4.19-24, 4.28-30], spoken vocals [1]
• Jay Brown
  bass guitar [3.6-16, 3.28, 4.7, 8.1-7, 8.9-11, 1.7, 1.16, 1.19, 1.21, 1.25, 2.6-8, 2.10, 2.20-23, 7.2, 7.15-19]
• Jeff Davis
  drums (drum set) [9, 12]
• Jerry Bruckheimer
  producer [4]
• Jerry Kennedy
  guitar [20-23]
• Jerry Lee Lewis
  arranger [1.28, 2.14], piano [3.1-2, 3.4-30, 7.1-3, 7.7-28, 8.1-7, 8.9-30, 1.1-31, 2.1-34, 6.1-32, 4.1-31, 5.1-6, 5.8-11, 5.13-31], spoken vocals [1, 3], vocal [7.1, 7.3-28, 1.1-12, 1.15-31, 2.1-34, 4.1-17, 4.19-31, 5.1-31, 3.1-2, 3.4-30, 8.1-7, 8.9-30, 6.1-8, 6.13-32]
• Jerry Tuttle
  organ [20-23]
• Jim Hall
  saxophone [20-23]
• Jimmy Van Eaton
  drums (drum set) [4.1-21, 6.4-22, 6.22-32, 1.1-14, 1.17-24, 1.26-31, 7.1, 7.3-6, 5.4-26, 2.1-5, 2.9, 2.11-18, 2.20-23, 2.28-29, 2.31, 2.33-34, 3.6-18, 3.21, 3.28, 3.30], spoken vocals [3]
• Joan Gilbert
  strings [24-30]
• John Wilkin
  horn [20-23]
• Karl Gavin
  saxophone [20-23]
• Kelton ‘Kelso’ Herston
  guitar [7.7-14, 8.12-16]
• Larry Muhoberac
  piano [4-6]
• Lee Holt
  background vocals [5-8], choir vocals [5-8]
• Leo Lodner
  bass guitar [3.29, 5.26-31, 6.1-6, 6.8-9, 6.11-12, 6.15-16, 6.21-23, 6.27, 6.29, 6.32, 7.1, 7.3]
• Linda Gail Lewis
  vocal [18]
• Luke Wright
  saxophone [17-23]
• Marijohn Wilkin
  background vocals [12-16], choir vocals [12-16]
• Martin Willis
  saxophone [6.4-6, 6.29, 6.32, 7.1, 7.3, 5.8-11], tenor saxophone [30-31]
• Milton Friedstand
  strings [24-30]
• Neal Matthews
  background vocals [12-16], choir vocals [12-16]
• Noel Gilbert
  strings [24-30]
• Otis Jett
  drums (drum set) [2.19, 2.24-27, 2.30, 2.32, 3.2, 3.5, 5.2-3, 5.7]
• R.W. McGee
  bass guitar [24-28]
• Ray Walker
  background vocals [12-16], choir vocals [12-16]
• Robert Alexius
  horn [4-6]
• Roland Janes
  background vocals [21], choir vocals [21], guitar [8.1-7, 8.9-11, 8.19-30, 2.1-31, 2.33-34, 4.1-16, 4.19-21, 5.4-15, 5.20-21, 5.25-31, 1.2-14, 1.16-31, 3.5-14, 3.16-21, 3.28-30, 6.1-22, 6.22-32, 7.1, 7.3, 7.24-28]
• Ronnie Capone
  horn [4-6]
• Roy Orbison
  background vocals [21], choir vocals [21]
• Russell Smith
  drums (drum set) [1.16, 1.25, 2.6-8, 2.10, 5.27-30, 3.29, 6.1, 6.3]
• Sam Phillips
  producer [3.1-6, 3.8-11, 3.13-14, 3.16, 3.18-28, 5.9, 5.12-19, 5.21-24, 5.26, 8.1-7, 8.9-11, 8.19-30, 2.1, 2.3-18, 2.20-23, 2.25-34, 1.1-14, 1.16-19, 1.21-31, 4.1-3, 4.5-16, 4.19-21, 6.8-9, 6.11-12, 6.15-16, 6.21-23, 6.27, 6.29, 6.32, 7.1-3, 7.16-19, 7.24-28], spoken vocals [3]
• Scotty Moore
  acoustic guitar [24-30], guitar [8.1-7, 8.9-11, 8.17-19, 8.21, 8.23-24, 8.26-27, 7.4-6], producer [7.2, 7.4-6, 7.16-19, 8.1-7, 8.9-11, 8.18]
• Shirley Sisk
  organ [1-7, 9-11]
• Sid Manker
  bass guitar [3.2, 2.19, 2.24, 2.30, 2.32]
• Sidney Stokes
  bass guitar [4]
• Stan Kesler
  bass guitar [22]
• Tarp Tarrant
  drums (drum set) [17-30]
• Vernon Drane
  background vocals [5-8], choir vocals [5-8]
• Vinnie Trauth
  strings [24-30]
• W.R. Felts
  organ [17-24, 26-27]
• W.S. 'T-Willie' Stevenson
  bass guitar [7, 10, 13-14, 17-20, 24-26, 28]
• Wayne Moss
  guitar [11-14, 20-22]
• [unknown]
  background vocals [6.22, 7.5, 7.7-14, 7.20-23, 8.19, 8.21, 5.7, 5.12, 3.5], bass guitar [5.4-7, 4.1, 4.3-4, 4.9-16, 4.19-21, 1.6, 1.17-18, 1.20, 1.23, 1.26, 1.29, 1.31, 2.3-4, 2.9, 2.25-29, 2.31, 2.33-34, 3.1, 3.5, 3.18-27, 3.30], choir vocals [7.5, 7.7-14, 7.20-23, 3.5, 6.22, 5.7, 5.12, 8.19, 8.21], drums (drum set) [1, 4, 19-20, 22-27], guitar [2.30, 2.32, 3.2, 5.16-18], organ [11-14]
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Issues

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  C
  Classic Jerry Lee Lewis: The Definitive Edition of His Sun Recordings 1956-1963 (Incl. Unissued Performances)

  8x CD
  September 1989