The Sun Years

Tracklist

• 12" Vinyl 1: Dixie (1956)
• 1
  End of the Road (A)
  1:47
• 2
  Crazy Arms (A)
  2:43
• 3
  You’re the Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) (D)
  2:38
• 4
  Born to Lose (C)
  2:38
• 5
  Tomorrow Night (C)
  2:55
• 6
  Silver Threads (Amongst the Gold) (C)
  2:04
• 7
  I’m Throwing Rice (C)
  2:13
• 8
  I Love You So Much It Hurts (C)
  2:18
• 9
  Deep Elem Blues (C)
  2:44
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Hand Me Down My Walking Cane (C)
  2:17
• 11
  The Crawdad Song (C)
  1:48
• 12
  Dixie (instr.) (C)
  1:30
• 13
  The Marines’ Hymn (instr.) (C)
  2:24
• 14
  Goodnight Irene (D)
  2:59
• 15
  Goodnight Irene (D)
  3:02
• 16
  Will the Circle Be Unbroken (C)
  2:22
• 17
  Old Time Religion (D)
  1:52
• 18
  When the Saints Go Marching In (B)
  2:08
• 12" Vinyl 2: Whole Lotta Shakin’ (January – February 1957)
• 1
  Turn Around (A)
  2:47
• 2
  That Lucky Old Sun (C)
  3:08
• 3
  I Love You Because (D)
  3:01
• 4
  I Can’t Help It (C)
  2:51
• 5
  Cold, Cold Heart (D)
  3:05
• 6
  Shame on You (C)
  2:07
• 7
  I’ll Keep on Loving You (C)
  1:48
• 8
  You're the Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) (C)
  2:21
• 9
  Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (D)
  2:40
• 10
  Ole Pal of Yesterday (D)
  2:34
• 11
  It’ll Be Me (D)
  2:26
• 12
  Pumpin’ Piano Rock (C)
  2:02
• 13
  You Win Again (D)
  2:05
• 14
  Love Letters in the Sand (E)
  2:01
• 15
  Little Green Valley (D)
  1:51
• 16
  It’ll Be Me (D)
  3:44
• 17
  It’ll Be Me (A)
  2:44
• 18
  Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (A)
  2:51
  4.6 ★
• 12" Vinyl 3: Lewis Boogie (Summer 1957)
• 1
  Lewis Boogie (D)
  1:58
• 2
  It’ll Be Me (A)
  2:12
• 3
  All Night Long (D)
  1:58
• 4
  Sixty Minute Man (D)
  1:46
• 5
  I Don’t Love Nobody (C)
  2:07
• 6
  My Carolina Sunshine Girl (C)
  1:50
• 7
  Long Gone Lonesome Blues (C)
  2:01
• 8
  You Are My Sunshine (C)
  2:23
• 9
  Lewis Boogie (A)
  1:58
• 10
  Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (C)
  2:33
• 11
  Honey Hush (C)
  2:04
• 12
  Singing the Blues (C)
  2:05
• 13
  Rockin’ With Red (E)
  2:17
• 14
  Matchbox (B)
  1:41
• 15
  Matchbox (D)
  1:49
• 16
  Ubangi Stomp (A)
  1:46
• 17
  Rock ’n’ Roll Ruby (C)
  1:57
• 18
  So Long, I’m Gone (C)
  2:10
• 12" Vinyl 4: Balls of Fire (September 1957 – January 1958)
• 1
  Ooby Dooby (D)
  1:56
• 2
  I Forgot to Remember to Forget (D)
  3:07
• 3
  You Win Again (B)
  2:52
• 4
  I’m Feeling Sorry (D)
  2:34
• 5
  I’m Feeling Sorry (A)
  2:38
• 6
  Mean Woman Blues (A)
  2:23
• 7
  Why Should I Cry Over You (E)
  2:33
• 8
  Great Balls of Fire (D)
  5:52
• 9
  Great Balls of Fire (D)
  3:00
• 10
  Great Balls of Fire (A)
  2:03
• 11
  You Win Again (A)
  2:54
• 12
  Cool Cool Ways (Sexy Ways) (C)
  3:06
• 13
  Milkshake Mademoiselle (D)
  2:21
• 14
  Down the Line (D)
  2:53
• 15
  I’m Sorry I’m Not Sorry (E)
  2:34
• 16
  Down the Line (D)
  2:02
• 12" Vinyl 5: Good Rockin’ Tonight (January – March 1958)
• 1
  Milkshake Mademoiselle (D)
  2:23
• 2
  Milkshake Mademoiselle (D)
  2:40
• 3
  Breathless (D)
  2:33
• 4
  Down the Line (A)
  2:12
• 5
  Breathless (A)
  2:41
  4.0 ★
• 6
  High School Confidential (D)
  2:29
• 7
  High School Confidential (D)
  2:42
• 8
  High School Confidential (D)
  2:44
• 9
  Good Rockin’ Tonight (D)
  2:40
• 10
  Pink Pedal Pushers (C)
  2:06
• 11
  Jailhouse Rock (C)
  1:56
• 12
  Hound Dog (C)
  1:24
  4.0 ★
• 13
  Don’t Be Cruel (A)
  1:57
• 14
  Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You) (C)
  2:43
• 15
  Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (A)
  1:57
• 16
  Friday Night (C)
  1:40
• 17
  Big Legged Woman (C)
  2:25
• 12" Vinyl 6: Wild One (March – April 1958)
• 1
  Hello Hello Baby (A)
  3:22
• 2
  Frankie and Johnny (A)
  2:31
• 3
  It All Depends (On Who Will Buy the Wine) (B)
  2:58
• 4
  Your Cheatin’ Heart (C)
  2:11
• 5
  Lovesick Blues (C)
  2:07
• 6
  Goodnight Irene (A)
  2:51
• 7
  Matchbox (A)
  1:41
• 8
  Put Me Down (D)
  2:20
• 9
  Fools Like Me (B)
  3:10
• 10
  Wild One (Real Wild Child) (C)
  1:51
  4.0 ★
• 11
  Carrying On (Sexy Ways) (C)
  1:58
• 12
  Crazy Heart (D)
  3:05
• 13
  Put Me Down (D)
  1:56
• 14
  Let the Good Times Roll (C)
  2:10
• 15
  Slippin’ Around (C)
  2:55
• 16
  I’ll See You in My Dreams (instr.) (E)
  2:43
• 17
  Put Me Down (A)
  2:07
• 18
  High School Confidential (B)
  3:31
• 12" Vinyl 7: Live and Let Live (May – November 1958)
• 1
  Memory of You (E)
  2:07
• 2
  Come What May (C)
  2:01
• 3
  Live and Let Live (E)
  0:36
• 4
  Break Up (D)
  2:24
• 5
  Crazy Heart (D)
  3:22
• 6
  I’ll Make It All Up to You (D)
  3:22
• 7
  Johnny B. Goode (D)
  1:52
• 8
  Crazy Arms (D)
  2:39
• 9
  Break Up (D)
  2:40
• 10
  The Return of Jerry Lee (A)
  2:31
• 11
  Settin’ the Woods on Fire (D)
  2:23
• 12
  Break Up (D)
  2:29
• 13
  Johnny B. Goode (C)
  2:39
• 14
  Break Up (A)
  2:37
• 15
  I’ll Make It All Up to You (B)
  3:03
• 16
  I’ll Make It (overdub excerpt) (D)
  1:33
• 17
  I’ll Make It All Up to You (A)
  3:22
• 18
  Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (D)
  3:00
• 12" Vinyl 8: It Hurt Me So (November 1958 – March 1959)
• 1
  I’ll Sail My Ship Alone (D)
  2:12
• 2
  I’ll Sail My Ship Alone (A)
  2:07
• 3
  It Hurt Me So (D)
  4:08
• 4
  It Hurt Me So (D)
  3:47
• 5
  You’re the Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) (D)
  3:04
• 6
  Lovin’ Up a Storm (D)
  2:03
• 7
  Lovin’ Up a Storm (A)
  1:50
• 8
  Big Blon’ Baby (A)
  1:40
• 9
  Sick and Tired (C)
  2:44
• 10
  (Just a Shanty in Old) Shanty Town (C)
  2:29
• 11
  Release Me (C)
  2:08
• 12
  I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (D)
  3:35
• 13
  Near You (instr.) (C)
  3:45
• 14
  I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (A)
  2:22
• 15
  Hillbilly Music (A)
  2:05
• 12" Vinyl 9: The Guilty One (March 1959 – January 1960)
• 1
  My Blue Heaven (D)
  1:55
• 2
  My Blue Heaven (D)
  1:43
• 3
  Let’s Talk About Us (D)
  3:17
• 4
  Home (A)
  1:57
• 5
  Night Train to Memphis (C)
  2:08
• 6
  The Ballad of Billy Joe (A)
  2:57
• 7
  Let’s Talk About Us (D)
  2:01
• 8
  Sail Away (C)

  Jerry Lee Lewis & Charlie Rich
  2:23
• 9
  Am I to Be the One (D)

  Jerry Lee Lewis & Charlie Rich
  2:51
• 10
  I’m the Guilty One (E)
  2:07
• 11
  Let’s Talk About Us (A)
  2:07
• 12
  Little Queenie (A)
  2:23
• 13
  Lewis Workout (instr.) (C)
  3:12
• 14
  The Wild Side of Life (C)
  2:45
• 15
  Billy Boy (C)
  2:17
• 16
  Mexicali Rose (C)
  1:32
• 17
  I Get the Blues When It Rains (instr.) (A)
  2:12
• 18
  In the Mood (instr.) (A)
  2:19
• 12" Vinyl 10: What’d I Say (January 1960 – February 1961)
• 1
  Old Black Joe (A)
  2:02
• 2
  Baby, Baby, Bye, Bye (A)
  1:56
• 3
  As Long as I Live (A)
  2:25
• 4
  Bonnie B (A)
  2:18
• 5
  What’d I Say (D)
  3:18
• 6
  C.C. Rider (C)
  2:35
• 7
  Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes (A)
  2:33
• 8
  John Henry (A)
  2:30
• 9
  When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again (C)
  2:15
• 10
  When I Get Paid (A)
  2:46
• 11
  Love Made a Fool of Me (A)
  2:45
• 12
  No More Than I Get (C)
  2:23
• 13
  My Bonnie (C)
  2:33
• 14
  I Forgot to Remember to Forget (C)
  2:11
• 15
  Cold, Cold Heart (A)
  3:05
  4.0 ★
• 16
  Livin’, Lovin’ Wreck (A)
  2:02
• 17
  What’d I Say (A)
  2:25
• 12" Vinyl 11: Won’t Happen With Me (June 1961 – June 1962)
• 1
  It Won’t Happen With Me (A)
  3:05
• 2
  C.C. Rider (D)
  2:21
• 3
  I Love You Because (C)
  1:50
• 4
  Save the Last Dance for Me (A)
  1:49
• 5
  Hello Josephine (My Girl Josephine) (A)
  1:40
• 6
  High Powered Woman (C)
  1:59
• 7
  Ramblin’ Rose (C)
  3:24
• 8
  Rockin’ the Boat of Love (C)
  2:39
• 9
  Money (A)
  2:35
• 10
  I’ve Been Twistin’ (D)
  3:15
• 11
  Whole Lotta Twistin’ Goin’ On (D)
  3:17
• 12
  High Powered Woman (C)
  1:45
• 13
  I Know What It Means (D)
  2:37
• 14
  Sweet Little Sixteen (A)
  2:53
• 15
  Sweet Little Sixteen (C)
  2:27
• 16
  Hello Josephine (My Girl Josephine) (C)
  2:21
• 17
  Set My Mind at Ease (C)
  1:42
• 18
  Waiting for a Train (C)
  1:51
• 12" Vinyl 12: Can’t Seem to Say Goodbye (June 1962 – August 1963)
• 1
  Waiting for a Train (C)
  1:40
• 2
  Good Rockin’ Tonight (C)
  2:41
• 3
  Be Bop a Lula (C)
  2:25
• 4
  How’s My Ex Treating You (A)
  2:34
• 5
  Good Golly Miss Molly (A)
  2:16
• 6
  I Can’t Trust Me (In Your Arms Anymore) (A)
  2:12
• 7
  My Pretty Quadroon (C)
  2:52
• 8
  Seasons of My Heart (A)

  Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis
  2:58
• 9
  Teenage Letter (A)
  2:19
• 10
  Your Lovin’ Ways (C)
  2:36
• 11
  Just Who Is to Blame (C)
  2:34
• 12
  Just Who Is to Blame (C)
  2:18
• 13
  Hong Kong Blues (C)
  2:04
• 14
  Love on Broadway (C)
  2:28
• 15
  One Minute Past Eternity (C)
  2:02
• 16
  Invitation to Your Party (C)
  1:53
• 17
  I Can’t Seem to Say Goodbye (C)
  2:31
• 18
  Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (A)
  2:25

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Release credits

• Ace Cannon
  saxophone [9.13, 11.6]
• Al Jackson, Jr.
  drums (drum set) [11.11, 11.13, 11.16-18, 12.1, 12.3-4]
• Alice Rumple
  background vocals [6-7], choir vocals [6-7]
• Anne Oldham
  strings [15-17]
• Bill Justis
  producer [2.2, 2.4, 9.1-2, 9.12, 6.2, 6.5, 5.17, 7.1-2, 7.7-8, 7.11-15, 8.1-2, 8.6-11, 8.14-15]
• Bill McElhiney
  horn [7]
• Billy Lee Riley
  bass guitar [10.11-12, 6.2, 8.6-8, 8.14], guitar [5.4-5, 5.15-16, 4.13-15, 8.1-2, 6.1, 6.10-11, 6.14, 9.4-6, 9.8, 9.11, 1.8, 1.16, 2.3, 2.5]
• Billy Sherrill
  producer [10.14-17, 12.5-7, 11.7]
• Bob Moore
  bass guitar [10.14, 10.16-17, 11.2-4, 11.7]
• Bob Strong
  background vocals [6-7], choir vocals [6-7]
• Bobby Thompson
  background vocals [6-7], choir vocals [6-7]
• Boots Randolph
  saxophone [7]
• Brad Suggs
  guitar [9.1-2, 9.13, 11.6, 11.11, 11.13, 10.11-12, 8.15]
• Buddy Harman
  drums (drum set) [11.2-4, 11.7, 10.14, 10.16-17, 12.5-7]
• Cam Mullins
  horn [7]
• Charles Underwood
  producer [9.14, 10.11-12]
• Charlie Rich
  background vocals [6-7], choir vocals [6-7], piano [15], vocal [8]
• Cliff Acred
  bass guitar [8.1-2, 8.15, 9.1-2]
• Donald C. Sheffield
  horn [7]
• Ed Bruce
  background vocals [6-7], choir vocals [6-7]
• Ernie Barton
  producer [1.16, 5.16, 9.4-6, 9.8, 9.11]
• Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance
  bass guitar [5-7]
• Fred Carter, Jr.
  guitar [5-7]
• Fred Ford
  horn [11-12]
• Gene Chrisman
  drums (drum set) [11.6, 9.13]
• Gene Lowery Singers
  background vocals [10.1-2, 9.11], choir vocals [10.1-2, 9.11]
• George Klein
  spoken vocals [10]
• Gordon Stoker
  background vocals [5-7], choir vocals [5-7]
• Hank Garland
  guitar [14, 16-17]
• Helen Chance
  background vocals [5-7], choir vocals [5-7]
• Herman Hawkins
  bass guitar [15-17]
• Hurshel Wiginton
  chorus master [15-17]
• Jack Clement
  producer [9.1-2, 9.12, 2.1-15, 2.17-18, 1.1-15, 1.17-18, 6.1-8, 6.10-11, 6.13-14, 6.17, 8.1-2, 8.6-11, 8.14-15, 3.1-12, 3.15-17, 4.1, 4.3-8, 4.11, 4.13, 4.15, 7.1-2, 7.7-8, 7.11-13, 7.15, 5.4-7, 5.9-15, 5.17], spoken vocals [10]
• Jay Brown
  bass guitar [10.15, 3.15-17, 2.3, 2.5, 2.12-15, 4.13-15, 6.7, 1.5, 1.8, 1.10, 9.13, 11.6, 11.16-18, 12.1, 12.3-4, 5.4-5, 5.15]
• Jeff Davis
  drums (drum set) [1-2]
• Jerry Kennedy
  guitar [7]
• Jerry Lee Lewis
  arranger [1.18, 3.5], piano [7.1-3, 7.5, 7.7-14, 10.1-5, 10.7-8, 10.14-17, 5.4-17, 11.2-4, 11.6-7, 11.11, 11.13, 11.16-18, 2.1-15, 2.17-18, 8.1-2, 8.6-11, 8.14-15, 4.1, 4.3-8, 4.11, 4.13-15, 9.1-2, 9.4-6, 9.8, 9.10-14, 9.18, 1.1-18, 12.1, 12.3-7, 12.15-17, 3.1-12, 3.15-18, 6.1-8, 6.10-11, 6.13-14, 6.17], spoken vocals [8], vocal [7.1-3, 7.5, 7.7-15, 12.1, 12.3-7, 12.15-17, 2.1-15, 2.17-18, 4.1, 4.3-8, 4.11, 4.13-15, 6.1-8, 6.10-11, 6.13-14, 6.17, 9.1-2, 9.4-6, 9.8, 9.10-12, 9.14, 8.1-2, 8.6-11, 8.14-15, 1.1-11, 1.14-18, 10.1-5, 10.7-8, 10.11-12, 10.14-17, 11.2-4, 11.6-7, 11.11, 11.13, 11.16-18, 5.4-17, 3.1-12, 3.15-18]
• Jerry Tuttle
  organ [7]
• Jim Hall
  saxophone [7]
• Jimmy Van Eaton
  drums (drum set) [4.5, 4.13-15, 8.1-2, 8.6-11, 8.14-15, 6.1-8, 6.10-11, 6.13-14, 6.17, 2.1, 2.3-11, 2.17-18, 3.1-2, 3.4-7, 3.9-12, 3.15-17, 7.11-15, 9.1-2, 9.12, 9.14, 9.18, 1.1-4, 1.6-9, 1.11-15, 1.17-18, 10.1, 10.1-2, 10.2-5, 10.7-8, 10.11-12, 10.15, 5.4-5, 5.8, 5.15, 5.17], membranophone [4.8, 3.3, 3.8], spoken vocals [8]
• Joan Gilbert
  strings [15-17]
• John Wilkin
  horn [7]
• Karl Gavin
  saxophone [7]
• Kelton ‘Kelso’ Herston
  guitar [11.2-4, 12.5-7, 10.14, 10.16-17]
• Larry Muhoberac
  piano [11-12]
• Lee Holt
  background vocals [6-7], choir vocals [6-7]
• Leo Lodner
  bass guitar [9.4-6, 9.8, 9.10-12, 9.14, 9.18, 5.16, 1.16, 10.1-2, 10.4-5, 10.7]
• Marijohn Wilkin
  background vocals [5-7], choir vocals [5-7]
• Martin Willis
  saxophone [10.5, 10.7, 8.1-2, 9.14], tenor saxophone [8]
• Milton Friedstand
  strings [15-17]
• Neal Matthews
  background vocals [5-7], choir vocals [5-7]
• Noel Gilbert
  strings [15-17]
• Otis Jett
  drums (drum set) [4.1, 4.3-4, 4.6-7, 4.11, 7.15, 3.18]
• R.W. McGee
  bass guitar [11, 13]
• Ray Walker
  background vocals [5-7], choir vocals [5-7]
• Robert Alexius
  horn [11-12]
• Roland Janes
  guitar [5.4-8, 5.15-17, 9.4-6, 9.8, 9.10-12, 9.14, 9.18, 11.11, 11.13, 11.16-18, 12.1, 12.3-4, 12.15-17, 1.1, 1.3-18, 2.1, 2.3-15, 2.17-18, 4.1, 4.3-5, 4.8, 4.11, 4.13-15, 8.1-2, 8.6-8, 8.14, 10.1, 10.1-2, 10.2-5, 10.7-8, 10.15, 6.1-8, 6.10-11, 6.13-14, 6.17, 7.11-15, 3.1-12, 3.15-18]
• Ronnie Capone
  horn [11-12]
• Russell Smith
  drums (drum set) [9.4-6, 9.8, 9.11, 5.16, 2.12-15, 1.5, 1.10, 1.16]
• Sam Phillips
  producer [1.1-15, 1.17-18, 11.6, 11.11, 11.13, 11.16-18, 10.1-2, 10.4-5, 10.7, 3.1-12, 3.15-17, 8.1-2, 8.6-11, 8.14-15, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5-15, 2.17-18, 4.1, 4.3-8, 4.11, 4.13, 4.15, 6.1-4, 6.6-8, 6.10-11, 6.13-14, 6.17, 5.4-7, 5.9-15, 12.1, 12.3-4, 12.15-17, 9.1-2, 9.12-13, 9.18], spoken vocals [8]
• Scotty Moore
  guitar [12.1, 12.3-4, 12.15-17, 11.16-18, 10.11-12], producer [11.6, 11.16-18, 10.11-12, 12.1, 12.3-4, 9.13]
• Shirley Sisk
  organ [11.16-18, 12.1, 12.3-4]
• Sid Manker
  bass guitar [4.4, 4.6-7, 3.18]
• Stan Kesler
  bass guitar [7.11, 10.1-2]
• Tarp Tarrant
  drums (drum set) [15-17]
• Vernon Drane
  background vocals [6-7], choir vocals [6-7]
• Vinnie Trauth
  strings [15-17]
• W.R. Felts
  organ [15-17]
• W.S. 'T-Willie' Stevenson
  bass guitar [3]
• Wayne Moss
  guitar [2-4, 7]
• [unknown]
  background vocals [11.2-4, 11.7, 10.1-2, 10.11, 10.14, 10.16-17, 4.11], bass guitar [2.1, 2.4, 2.7-9, 2.17, 3.1, 3.4, 3.9, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.8, 4.11, 5.6-7, 5.9-14, 5.17, 6.1, 6.4-5, 6.8, 6.10-11, 6.13-14, 6.17, 7.12-15, 1.7], choir vocals [11.2-4, 11.7, 10.1-2, 10.11, 10.14, 10.16-17, 4.11], drums (drum set) [6-7, 9-14], guitar [4.4, 4.6-7, 8.9-11], organ [2-4]
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Issues

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  T
  The Sun Years

  12x 12" Vinyl (12 LP set)
  January 1983
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  T
  The Sun Years: The Definitive Rock 'n' Roll and Country Recordings: November 1956 to August 1963

  8x CD (8 CD set)
  September 1989