The Sun Years

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  End of the Road
  1:51
• 2
  Crazy Arms
  2:45
• 3
  You're the Only Star
  2:39
• 4
  Born to Lose
  2:41
• 5
  Tomorrow Night
  2:59
• 6
  Silver Threads (Amongst the Gold)
  2:07
• 7
  I'm Throwing Rice (At the Girl I Love)
  2:16
• 8
  I Love You So Much It Hurts
  2:21
• 9
  Deep Elem Blues
  2:47
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
  2:19
• 11
  The Crawdad Song
  1:50
• 12
  Dixie
  1:32
• 13
  The Marines' Hymn
  2:27
• 14
  Goodnight Irene -1
  3:01
• 15
  Goodnight Irene -2
  3:05
• 16
  Will the Circle Be Unbroken
  2:25
• 17
  Old Time Religion
  1:56
• 18
  When the Saints Go Marching In
  2:12
• 19
  Turn Around
  2:50
• 20
  That Lucky Old Sun
  3:12
• 21
  I Love You Because
  3:04
• 22
  I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)
  2:54
• 23
  Cold Cold Heart
  3:08
• 24
  Shame on You
  2:10
• 25
  I'll Keep on Loving You
  1:51
• 26
  You're the Only Star
  2:23
• 27
  Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
  2:42
• CD 2
• 1
  My Ole Pal of Yesterday
  2:37
• 2
  It'll Be Me -1
  2:29
• 3
  Pumpin' Piano Rock
  2:05
• 4
  You Win Again
  2:08
• 5
  Love Letters in the Sand
  2:03
• 6
  Little Green Valley
  1:55
• 7
  It'll Be Me -2
  3:48
• 8
  It'll Be Me -3
  2:46
• 9
  Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
  2:53
  4.6 ★
• 10
  Lewis Boogie -1
  2:00
• 11
  It'll Be Me
  2:16
• 12
  All Night Long
  2:02
• 13
  Sixty Minute Man
  1:49
• 14
  I Don't Love Nobody
  2:11
• 15
  My Carolina Sunshine Girl
  1:52
• 16
  Long Gone Lonesome Blues
  2:05
• 17
  You Are My Sunshine
  2:26
• 18
  Lewis Boogie -2
  2:01
• 19
  Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
  2:37
• 20
  Honey Hush
  2:06
• 21
  Singing the Blues
  2:08
• 22
  Rockin' With Red (She Knows How to Rock Me)
  2:19
• 23
  Matchbox -1
  1:46
• 24
  Matchbox -2
  1:52
• 25
  Ubangi Stomp
  1:49
• 26
  Rock 'n' Roll Ruby
  2:00
• 27
  So Long I'm Gone
  2:13
• 28
  Ooby Dooby
  2:00
• 29
  I Forgot to Remember to Forget
  3:11
• 30
  You Win Again
  2:52
• CD 3
• 1
  I'm Feeling Sorry -1
  2:38
• 2
  I'm Feeling Sorry -2
  2:41
• 3
  Mean Woman Blues
  2:26
• 4
  Why Should I Cry Over You
  2:35
• 5
  Great Balls of Fire -1
  5:54
• 6
  Great Balls of Fire -2
  3:00
• 7
  Great Balls of Fire -3
  2:07
• 8
  You Win Again
  2:58
• 9
  Cool Cool Ways (Sexy Ways)
  3:07
• 10
  Milkshake Mademoiselle -1
  2:23
• 11
  Down the Line -1
  2:55
• 12
  I'm Sorry I'm Not Sorry
  2:37
• 13
  Down the Line -2
  2:05
• 14
  Milkshake Mademoiselle -2
  2:26
• 15
  Milkshake Mademoiselle -3
  2:43
• 16
  Breathless
  2:36
• 17
  Down the Line
  2:15
• 18
  Breathless
  2:44
  4.0 ★
• 19
  High School Confidential -1
  2:34
• 20
  High School Confidential -2
  2:44
• 21
  High School Confidential -3
  2:46
• 22
  Good Rockin' Tonight
  2:42
• 23
  Pink Pedal Pushers
  2:08
• 24
  Jailhouse Rock
  1:57
• 25
  Hound Dog
  1:25
  4.0 ★
• 26
  Don't Be Cruel
  2:00
• 27
  Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)
  2:44
• CD 4
• 1
  Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
  2:00
• 2
  Friday Night
  1:43
• 3
  Big Legged Woman
  2:27
• 4
  Hello Hello Baby
  3:23
• 5
  Frankie and Johnny
  2:33
• 6
  It All Depends (On Who Will Buy the Wine)
  3:01
• 7
  Your Cheatin' Heart
  2:12
• 8
  Lovesick Blues
  2:09
• 9
  Goodnight Irene
  2:54
• 10
  Matchbox
  1:43
• 11
  Put Me Down
  2:22
• 12
  Fools Like Me
  3:13
• 13
  Wild One (Real Wild Child)
  1:54
  4.0 ★
• 14
  Carrying On (Sexy Ways)
  2:01
• 15
  Crazy Heart
  3:09
• 16
  Let the Good Times Roll
  2:13
• 17
  Slippin' Around
  2:58
• 18
  I'll See You in My Dreams
  2:46
• 19
  Put Me Down
  2:11
• 20
  High School Confidential
  3:34
• 21
  Memory of You
  2:11
• 22
  Come What May
  2:04
• 23
  Live and Let Live
  0:39
• 24
  Break Up -1
  2:27
• 25
  Crazy Heart
  3:23
• 26
  I'll Make It All Up to You
  3:24
• 27
  Johnny B. Goode
  1:56
• 28
  Crazy Arms
  2:45
• 29
  Break Up -2
  2:41
• CD 5
• 1
  The Return of Jerry Lee
  2:34
• 2
  Settin' the Woods on Fire
  2:26
• 3
  Break Up -1
  2:31
• 4
  Johnny B. Goode
  2:43
• 5
  Break Up -2
  2:40
• 6
  I'll Make It All Up to You -1
  3:06
• 7
  I'll Make It All Up to You -2
  1:33
• 8
  I'll Make It All Up to You -3
  3:26
• 9
  Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
  3:04
• 10
  I'll Sail My Ship Alone -1
  2:14
• 11
  I'll Sail My Ship Alone -2
  2:11
• 12
  It Hurt Me So -1
  4:12
• 13
  It Hurt Me So -2
  3:52
• 14
  You're the Only Star
  3:08
• 15
  Lovin' Up a Storm -1
  2:06
• 16
  Lovin' Up a Storm -2
  1:53
• 17
  Big Blon' Baby
  1:42
• 18
  Sick and Tired
  2:48
• 19
  (Just a Shanty in Old) Shanty Town
  2:32
• 20
  Release Me
  2:10
• 21
  I Could Never Be Ashamed of You -1
  3:40
• 22
  Near You
  3:48
• 23
  I Could Never Be Ashamed of You -2
  2:25
• 24
  Hillbilly Music
  2:08
• 25
  My Blue Heaven -1
  1:58
• 26
  My Blue Heaven -2
  1:46
• 27
  Let's Talk About Us
  3:19
• CD 6
• 1
  Home
  1:58
• 2
  Night Train to Memphis
  2:11
• 3
  The Ballad of Billy Jo
  2:59
• 4
  Let's Talk About Us -1
  2:04
• 5
  Sail Away

  Jerry Lee Lewis & Charlie Rich
  2:27
• 6
  Am I to Be the One

  Jerry Lee Lewis & Charlie Rich
  2:54
• 7
  I'm the Guilty One
  2:10
• 8
  Let's Talk About Us -2
  2:10
• 9
  Little Queenie
  2:26
• 10
  Lewis Workout
  3:16
• 11
  The Wild Side of Life
  2:48
• 12
  Billy Boy
  2:18
• 13
  As Long as I Live -1
  2:28
• 14
  Bonnie B -1
  2:28
• 15
  Mexicali Rose
  1:35
• 16
  I Get the Blues When It Rains
  2:14
• 17
  In the Mood
  2:21
• 18
  Old Black Joe -1
  2:05
• 19
  Baby Baby Bye Bye
  1:57
• 20
  As Long as I Live -2
  2:27
• 21
  Bonnie B -2
  2:21
• 22
  What'd I Say
  2:13
• 23
  Old Black Joe -2
  2:04
• 24
  You Can't Help It
  1:55
• 25
  Great Speckled Bird
  2:04
• 26
  Don't Drop It
  1:53
• 27
  Keep Your Hands Off of It
  2:21
• CD 7
• 1
  What'd I Say
  3:23
• 2
  See See Rider
  2:39
• 3
  Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
  2:35
• 4
  John Henry
  2:33
• 5
  When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
  2:18
• 6
  When I Get Paid
  2:48
• 7
  Love Made a Fool of Me
  2:48
• 8
  No More Than I Get
  2:25
• 9
  My Bonnie
  2:34
• 10
  I Forgot to Remember to Forget
  2:15
• 11
  Cold Cold Heart
  3:06
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Livin' Lovin' Wreck
  2:03
• 13
  What'd I Say
  2:27
• 14
  It Won't Happen With Me
  3:09
• 15
  See See Rider
  2:26
• 16
  I Love You Because
  1:53
• 17
  Save the Last Dance for Me
  1:50
• 18
  My Girl Josephine
  1:43
• 19
  High Powered Woman
  2:02
• 20
  Ramblin' Rose
  3:28
• 21
  Rockin' the Boat of Love
  2:42
• 22
  Money (That's What I Need)
  2:36
• 23
  Feelin' Good -1
  3:18
• 24
  Whole Lotta Twistin' Goin' On
  3:21
• 25
  High Powered Woman (2)
  1:48
• 26
  I Know What It Means
  2:39
• 27
  Feelin' Good -2
  3:15
• CD 8
• 1
  Sweet Little Sixteen -1
  2:57
• 2
  Sweet Little Sixteen -2
  2:30
• 3
  My Girl Josephine
  2:23
• 4
  Set My Mind at Ease
  1:46
• 5
  Waiting for a Train -1
  1:52
• 6
  Waiting for a Train -2
  1:41
• 7
  Good Rockin' Tonight
  2:43
• 8
  Be Bop a Lula
  2:27
• 9
  How's My Ex Treating You
  2:38
• 10
  Good Golly Miss Molly -1
  2:12
• 11
  I Can't Trust Me (In Your Arms Anymore) -1
  2:02
• 12
  My Pretty Quadroon
  2:56
• 13
  Good Golly Miss Molly -2
  2:20
• 14
  I Can't Trust Me (In Your Arms Anymore) -2
  2:14
• 15
  Seasons of My Heart

  Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis
  3:01
• 16
  Teenage Letter
  2:21
• 17
  Nothin' Shakin'

  Linda Gail Lewis
  2:00
• 18
  Sittin' and Thinkin'

  Linda Gail Lewis
  2:45
• 19
  Your Lovin' Ways
  2:39
• 20
  Just Who Is to Blame -1
  2:37
• 21
  Just Who Is to Blame -2
  2:23
• 22
  Hong Kong Blues
  2:06
• 23
  Love on Broadway
  2:31
• 24
  I Can't Seem to Say Goodbye -1
  2:25
• 25
  Carry Me Back to Old Virginia -1
  2:32
• 26
  One Minute Past Eternity
  2:06
• 27
  Invitation to Your Party
  1:56
• 28
  I Can't Seem to Say Goodbye -2
  2:32
• 29
  Carry Me Back to Old Virginia -2
  2:27

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Release credits

• Ace Cannon
  saxophone [6.10, 7.19]
• Al Jackson, Jr.
  drums (drum set) [7.24, 7.26, 8.3-6, 8.8-9]
• Alice Rumple
  background vocals [9-10], choir vocals [9-10]
• Anne Oldham
  strings [26-28]
• Bill Justis
  producer [4.3, 4.5, 4.8, 4.21-22, 4.27-28, 5.2-6, 5.10-11, 5.15-20, 5.23-26, 6.9, 1.20, 1.22]
• Bill McElhiney
  horn [20]
• Billy Lee Riley
  bass guitar [4.5, 5.15-17, 5.23, 7.7-8], guitar [5.10-11, 6.1-3, 6.5, 6.8, 3.10-12, 3.17-18, 1.8, 1.16, 1.21, 1.23, 4.1-2, 4.4, 4.13-14, 4.16]
• Billy Sherrill
  producer [7.10-13, 7.20, 8.12-14]
• Bob Moore
  bass guitar [10, 12-13, 15-17, 20]
• Bob Strong
  background vocals [9-10], choir vocals [9-10]
• Bobby Thompson
  background vocals [9-10], choir vocals [9-10]
• Boots Randolph
  saxophone [20]
• Brad Suggs
  guitar [5.24-26, 6.10, 7.7-8, 7.19, 7.24, 7.26]
• Buddy Harman
  drums (drum set) [8.12-14, 7.10, 7.12-13, 7.15-17, 7.20]
• Cam Mullins
  horn [20]
• Charles Underwood
  producer [6.11, 7.7-8]
• Charlie Rich
  background vocals [9-10], choir vocals [9-10], piano [6], vocal [5]
• Cliff Acred
  bass guitar [10-11, 24-26]
• Donald C. Sheffield
  horn [20]
• Ed Bruce
  background vocals [9-10], choir vocals [9-10]
• Ernie Barton
  producer [1.16, 4.2, 6.1-3, 6.5, 6.8]
• Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance
  bass guitar [12-14]
• Fred Carter, Jr.
  guitar [12-14]
• Fred Ford
  horn [7-8]
• Gene Chrisman
  drums (drum set) [7.19, 6.10]
• Gene Lowery Singers
  background vocals [8, 19, 23], choir vocals [8, 19, 23]
• George Klein
  spoken vocals [1]
• Gordon Stoker
  background vocals [12-14], choir vocals [12-14]
• Hank Garland
  guitar [10, 12-13]
• Helen Chance
  background vocals [12-14], choir vocals [12-14]
• Herman Hawkins
  bass guitar [26-28]
• Hurshel Wiginton
  chorus master [26-28]
• Jack Clement
  producer [1.1-15, 1.17-27, 2.1-6, 2.8-21, 2.24-26, 2.28, 2.30, 4.1, 4.3-11, 4.13-16, 4.19, 4.21-22, 4.27-28, 3.1-5, 3.8, 3.10, 3.12, 3.17-20, 3.22-27, 5.2-4, 5.6, 5.10-11, 5.15-20, 5.23-26, 6.9], spoken vocals [1]
• Jay Brown
  bass guitar [6.10, 8.3-6, 8.8-9, 4.1, 4.10, 1.5, 1.8, 1.10, 1.21, 1.23, 2.3-6, 2.24-26, 3.10-12, 3.17-18, 7.11, 7.19]
• Jeff Davis
  drums (drum set) [10-11]
• Jerry Kennedy
  guitar [20]
• Jerry Lee Lewis
  arranger [1.18, 2.14], piano [7.1, 7.3-4, 7.10-13, 7.15-17, 7.19-20, 7.24, 7.26, 1.1-27, 8.3-6, 8.8-9, 8.12-14, 8.26-28, 6.1-3, 6.5, 6.7-11, 6.14, 6.17, 6.19-21, 6.23-24, 6.26, 2.1-6, 2.8-21, 2.24-28, 2.30, 5.1-5, 5.10-11, 5.15-20, 5.23-26, 4.1-11, 4.13-16, 4.19, 4.21-23, 4.25, 4.27-29, 3.1-5, 3.8, 3.10-12, 3.17-27], spoken vocals [5], vocal [4.1-11, 4.13-16, 4.19, 4.21-23, 4.25, 4.27-29, 2.1-6, 2.8-21, 2.24-28, 2.30, 5.1-6, 5.10-11, 5.15-20, 5.23-26, 8.3-6, 8.8-9, 8.12-14, 8.26-28, 3.1-5, 3.8, 3.10-12, 3.17-27, 7.1, 7.3-4, 7.7-8, 7.10-13, 7.15-17, 7.19-20, 7.24, 7.26, 1.1-11, 1.14-27, 6.1-3, 6.5, 6.7-9, 6.11, 6.14, 6.19-21, 6.23-24, 6.26]
• Jerry Tuttle
  organ [20]
• Jim Hall
  saxophone [20]
• Jimmy Van Eaton
  drums (drum set) [7.1, 7.3-4, 7.7-8, 7.11, 1.1-4, 1.6-9, 1.11-15, 1.17-19, 1.21-27, 2.1-2, 2.8-11, 2.13-16, 2.18-21, 2.24-26, 5.2-6, 5.10-11, 5.15-20, 5.23-26, 3.2, 3.10-12, 3.17-18, 3.21, 4.1, 4.3-11, 4.13-16, 4.19, 6.9, 6.11, 6.14, 6.17, 6.19, 6.19-21, 6.23, 6.23-24, 6.26], membranophone [3.5, 2.12, 2.17], spoken vocals [5]
• Joan Gilbert
  strings [26-28]
• John Wilkin
  horn [20]
• Karl Gavin
  saxophone [20]
• Kelton ‘Kelso’ Herston
  guitar [7.10, 7.12-13, 7.15-17, 8.12-14]
• Larry Muhoberac
  piano [7-8]
• Lee Holt
  background vocals [9-10], choir vocals [9-10]
• Leo Lodner
  bass guitar [1.16, 4.2, 6.1-3, 6.5, 6.7-9, 6.11, 6.14, 6.17, 6.19, 6.21, 6.23-24, 7.1, 7.3]
• Marijohn Wilkin
  background vocals [12-14], choir vocals [12-14]
• Martin Willis
  saxophone [5.10-11, 7.1, 7.3, 6.11], tenor saxophone [4]
• Milton Friedstand
  strings [26-28]
• Neal Matthews
  background vocals [12-14], choir vocals [12-14]
• Noel Gilbert
  strings [26-28]
• Otis Jett
  drums (drum set) [5.6, 3.1, 3.3-4, 3.8, 2.27-28, 2.30]
• R.W. McGee
  bass guitar [24, 26]
• Ray Walker
  background vocals [12-14], choir vocals [12-14]
• Robert Alexius
  horn [7-8]
• Roland Janes
  guitar [4.1-11, 4.13-16, 4.19, 8.3-6, 8.8-9, 8.26-28, 3.1-2, 3.5, 3.8, 3.10-12, 3.17-21, 5.2-6, 5.10-11, 5.15-17, 5.23, 6.1-3, 6.5, 6.7-9, 6.11, 6.14, 6.17, 6.19, 6.19-21, 6.23, 6.23-24, 6.26, 1.1, 1.3-19, 1.21-27, 7.1, 7.3-4, 7.11, 7.24, 7.26, 2.1-6, 2.8-21, 2.24-28, 2.30]
• Ronnie Capone
  horn [7-8]
• Russell Smith
  drums (drum set) [1.5, 1.10, 1.16, 4.2, 2.3-6, 6.1-3, 6.5, 6.8]
• Sam Phillips
  producer [5.10-11, 5.15-20, 5.23-26, 3.1-5, 3.8, 3.10, 3.12, 3.17-20, 3.22-27, 6.9-10, 6.14, 6.17, 6.19, 6.21, 6.23-24, 7.1, 7.3, 7.19, 7.24, 7.26, 8.3-6, 8.8-9, 8.26-28, 4.1, 4.4-7, 4.9-11, 4.13-16, 4.19, 2.1-6, 2.8-21, 2.24-26, 2.28, 2.30, 1.1-15, 1.17-19, 1.21, 1.23-27], spoken vocals [5]
• Scotty Moore
  guitar [8.3-6, 8.8-9, 8.26-28, 7.7-8], producer [7.7-8, 7.19, 6.10, 8.3-6, 8.8-9]
• Shirley Sisk
  organ [3-6, 8-9]
• Sid Manker
  bass guitar [2.27, 3.1, 3.3-4]
• Stan Kesler
  bass guitar [5.2, 6.19, 6.23]
• Tarp Tarrant
  drums (drum set) [26-28]
• Vernon Drane
  background vocals [9-10], choir vocals [9-10]
• Vinnie Trauth
  strings [26-28]
• W.R. Felts
  organ [26-28]
• W.S. 'T-Willie' Stevenson
  bass guitar [20, 26]
• Wayne Moss
  guitar [15-17, 20]
• [unknown]
  background vocals [3.8, 6.19, 6.23, 7.7, 7.10, 7.12-13, 7.15-17, 7.20], bass guitar [4.3-4, 4.7-8, 4.11, 4.13-16, 4.19, 3.2, 3.5, 3.8, 3.19-20, 3.22-27, 5.3-6, 1.7, 1.19, 1.22, 1.25-27, 2.8, 2.10, 2.13, 2.18, 2.28, 2.30], choir vocals [6.19, 6.23, 3.8, 7.7, 7.10, 7.12-13, 7.15-17, 7.20], drums (drum set) [19-20, 22-27], guitar [3.1, 3.3-4, 5.18-20], organ [15-17]
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Issues

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  The Sun Years

  12x 12" Vinyl (12 LP set)
  January 1983
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  The Sun Years: The Definitive Rock 'n' Roll and Country Recordings: November 1956 to August 1963

  8x CD (8 CD set)
  September 1989