The Killer Rocks On/Boogie Woogie Country Man

by Jerry Lee Lewis

Overview

This BGO reissue of two of Jerry Lee Lewis' Mercury albums catches the Killer in his prime. While it's true that many had forsaken the rock & roll iconoclast as just plain weird, the U.K., Europe, and many of the music's critics hadn't -- and thank God. These two albums, issued in 1971 and 1972, respectively -- though some of the tunes were recorded as early as 1960 -- are a pair of his finest. Check his reading of "C.C. Rider" (done in true Nashville/countrypolitan style), the piano boogie version of Joe South's "Walk a Mile in My Shoes," and a smokin' version of Fats Domino's "I'm Walkin'," just to name very few. Suffice to say that there isn't a track here that Jerry Lee Lewis fans can live without, and for those who thought the man was nothing but a caricature after the '50s, pair this two-fer with his recent rollicking Last Man Standing album and there is proof enough in this: Jerry Lee could still stomp your ass in an alley blindfolded. They don't call him the Killer for nothing. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	11/09/2004
Label:	Beat Goes On
UPC:	5017261206350
Rank:	85071

Tracks

1. Don't Be Cruel
2. You Can Have Her
3. Games People Play
4. Lonely Weekends
5. You Don't Miss Your Water
6. Turn on Your Love Light
7. Chantilly Lace
8. C.C. Rider
9. Walk a Mile in My Shoes
10. Me and Bobby McGee
11. Shotgun Man
12. I'm Walkin'
13. I'm Still Jealous of You
14. A Little Peace and Harmony
15. Jesus Is on the Mainline (Call Him Sometime)
16. Forever Forgiving
17. (Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You
18. Red Hot Memories (Ice Cold Beer)
19. I Can Still Hear the Music in the Restroom
20. Love Inflation
21. I Was Sorta Wonderin'
22. Thanks for Nothing
23. Boogie Woogie Country Man

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jerry Lee Lewis   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
William Fitzpatrick   Strings
Stephen Clapp   Strings,Strings
George Binkley III   Fiddle
Billy Storm   Organ
Dolores Dinning Edgin   Vocals (Background)
Joseph T. Babcock   Vocals (Background)
Ray C. Walker   Vocals (Background)
Gordon Stoker   Vocals (Background)
Neal Matthews   Vocals (Background)
Hoyt Hawkins   Vocals (Background)
The Jordanaires   Vocals (Background)
Mildred Kirkham   Vocals (Background)
Kenny Lovelace   Fiddle
Bob Moore   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Billy Sanford   Guitar
Hargus "Pig" Robbins   Piano
Byron Bach   Strings
Brenton Banks   Strings
Trish Williams   Vocals (Background)
Dale Sellers   Guitar
Ricky Page   Vocals (Background)
Jerry Shook   Guitar
Chip Young   Guitar
Harold Bradley   Guitar
Tommy Allsup   Guitar
Buddy Harman   Drums
Bill Strom   Organ
Marvin Chantry   Strings
Pete Wade   Guitar
Gary VanOsdale   Strings
Millie Kirkham   Vocals (Background)
Joe Babcock   Vocals (Background)
Dolores Edgin   Vocals (Background)
David Darling   Strings
Buddy Spicher   Strings
Martin Katahn   Strings
Lillian Hunt   Strings
Solie Fott   Strings
Stephanie Woolf   Strings
Samuel Terranova   Strings
Martha McCrory   Strings
Kenneth Lovelace   Fiddle
George Brinkley   Strings
Bishop William Fitzpatrick   Strings
Billy Sandford   Guitar
Johnny Christopher   Guitar
Charlie McCoy   Harmonica,Vibraphone
Lloyd Green   Guitar (Steel)
Pete Drake   Guitar (Steel)
Jerry Kennedy   Guitar
Ray Edenton   Guitar
Sheldon Kurland   Strings
Albert Coleman   Strings

Technical Credits

Jerry Kennedy   Audio Production,Producer
Otis Blackwell   Composer
Neal Matthews   Group Member
Bill Rice   Composer
Hoyt Hawkins   Group Member
Stuart Hamblen   Composer
Dave Bartholomew   Composer
William Bell   Composer
Moon Mullican   Composer
Tom Sparkman   Engineer
Marijohn Wilkin   Composer
Kris Kristofferson   Composer
Ray Griff   Composer
Ray C. Walker   Group Member
Tom T. Hall   Composer
Cam Mullins   Arranger
Dusty Ward   Composer
Bill Kearns   Composer
John Phillips   Liner Notes
T.J. Seals   Composer
William S. Cook   Composer
Cecil Harrelson   Composer
Gordon Stocker   Group Member
Gilbert Kong   Mastering
Troy Seals   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Larry Rogers   Engineer
Jiles Perry Richardson   Composer
Fats Domino   Composer
Fred Foster   Composer
Joe South   Composer
Charlie Rich   Composer
Elvis Presley   Composer
Gene Dobbins   Composer
Deadric Malone   Composer
Mack Vickery   Composer
Joseph Scott   Composer
Sanger D. Shafer   Composer
Jerry Foster   Composer
Rayburn Anthony   Composer