Jerry Lee's Greatest!

~ Release by Jerry Lee Lewis (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

"Commercial mastering" (dynamic compression).
Implied being a reissue of the original album, but the track A4 "Breakup" is not original, but the take 1 of version 1 (unaccompanied demo).

Annotation last modified on 2013-05-27 08:06 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Money
2:32
A2As Long As I Live
bass guitar:
W.S. 'T-Willie' Stevenson (from 1960-01-21 until 1960-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton
guitar:
Roland Janes
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
edit of:
As Long as I Live (false start & master) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
cover recording of:
As Long as I Live (in 1960-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
2:25
A3Hillbilly Fever
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Cliff Acred (on 1959-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1959-03-22)
guitar:
Brad Suggs (on 1959-03-22)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1959-03-22)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1959-03-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Hillbilly Fever (on 1959-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Vaughn Horton
2:05
A4Breakup
recording of:
Break Up
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
2:18
A5Hello, Hello Baby
producer:
Jack Clement and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1958-03)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (in 1958-03)
guitar:
Roland Janes (in 1958-03) and Billy Lee Riley (in 1958-03)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1958-03)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1958-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1961)
recording of:
Hello Hello Baby (in 1958-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
3:21
A6Home
producer:
Ernie Barton
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Russell Smith (US 1950s drummer) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26) and Billy Lee Riley (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1961)
recording of:
Home (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
1:54
B1Let's Talk About Us
producer:
Ernie Barton
bass guitar:
Leo Lodner (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Russell Smith (US 1950s drummer) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26) and Billy Lee Riley (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
background vocals and choir vocals:
Gene Lowery Singers (from 1959-06-27 until 1959-06-30)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1959-06-25 until 1959-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1959)
remix of:
Let’s Talk About Us (undubbed master) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
recording of:
Let’s Talk About Us (from 1959-06-27 until 1959-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1959)
2:07
B2Great Balls of Fire
producer:
Jerry Bruckheimer, Jack Clement, Don Simpson (American film producer, screenwriter, and actor) and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records) (in 1957)
bass guitar:
Sidney Stokes
drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1957-10)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1957-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1957)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-10-08)
edit of:
Great Balls of Fire (chat & master) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 7), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 96) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 242)
recording of:
Great Balls of Fire (in 1957-10)
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jack Hammer (Earl Burroughs, co-wrote Great Balls of Fire)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
cover recording of:
Great Balls of Fire
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jack Hammer (Earl Burroughs, co-wrote Great Balls of Fire)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
4.351:51
B3Frankie and Johnny
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Billy Lee Riley (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1961)
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (Jerry Lee Lewis version) (from 1958-12 until 1959-01)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
arrangement of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”)
2:31
B4Cold Cold Heart
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
bass guitar:
Jay W. Brown (1960s US R&B, single “That’s How Much / Don’t Push Me Around”)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton
guitar:
Roland Janes
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
remix of:
Cold Cold Heart (master stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
edit of:
Cold Cold Heart (slate & master) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart (on 1961-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
43:05
B5What'd I Say
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
bass guitar:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-02-09)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1961-02-09)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1961-02-09) and Kelton ‘Kelso’ Herston (on 1961-02-09)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1961-02-09)
background vocals and choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1961-02-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1961)
remix of:
What’d I Say (master stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
cover recording of:
What’d I Say (on 1961-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:25
B6Hello Josephine
1:39