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Jerry Lee Lewis - A Half Century of Hits Audio CD

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Jerry Lee Lewis Band: Jerry Lee Lewis
Title: A Half Century of Hits
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Release Date: 2006-06-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On 2: It'll Be Me 3: Hand Me Down My Walking Cane 4: You Win Again 5: End Of The Road 6: I'm Feelin' Sorry 7: Great Balls Of Fire 8: Lewis Boogie 9: It All Depends (Who Will Buy The Wine) 10: Breathless 11: Down The Line 12: High School Confidential 13: Big Leg Woman 14: Real Wild Child (Wild One) 15: Let's Talk About US 16: Little Queenie 17: Bonnie B. 18: Night Train To Memphis 19: What I'd Say 20: Invitation To Your Party 21: One Minute Past Eternity 22: I Can't Seem To Say Goodbye 23: Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginia 24: Jarry Lee Lewis and Sam Phillips: Religious Discussion 25: Hi Heel Sneakers 26: I'm On Fire 27: Green,, Green Grass Of Home 28: Memphis Beat 29: Another Place, Another Time 30: What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) 31: Workin' Man Blues 32: She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye 33: Me And Bobby McGee 34: To Make Love Sweeter For You 35: There Must Be More To Love Than This 36: Think About It, Darlin' 37: Chantilly Lace 38: Once More With Feeling 39: Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee 40: Middle Age Crazy 41: Meat Man 42: A Damn Good Country Song (Alternate Vocal) 43: That Kind Of Fool 44: No Headstone On My Grave 45: Your Cheatin' Heart 46: Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On 47: Rockin' My Life Away 48: Rita May 49: Don't Let Go 50: I Wish I Was Eighteen Again 51: Folsom Prison Blues 52: Who Will The Next Fool Be 53: Rockin' Little Angel 54: I'd Do It All Again 55: Thirty-nine And Holding 56: Rockin' Jerry Lee 57: Over The Rainbow 58: Down The Road A Piece 59: Miss The Mississippi And You 60: Crown Victora Custom '51 61: It Was The Whiskey Talkin' (Not Me) 62: Good News Travels Fast 63: One Has My Name...The Other Has My Heart 64: Hadacol Boogie 65: Don't Stay Away ('Til Love Grows Cold) 66: Jerry Lee's Boogie

The Killer
This set is over billed and is missing a lot of hits also the sound of the sun material is not good they sound better on the coletable set but well worth it for the rarities should have been a four disc set where is "Hot Damm I'm A One Woman Man" and the "Rock And Roll Medley"?.


The Best
Disc 1 is a collection of The Killer's great Rock and Roll classics and all original hit recordings. "Jerry Lee Lewis A Half Century of Hits" is the best Jerry Lee Lewis CD collection. The second starts with his dynamic "Hi Heel Sneakers" followed by "I'm On Fire" both of which are special favorites of mine. The rest of Disc Two is also great. The version of "Your Cheating Heart" is the best I've ever heard and the version of "Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On" is I think as great as the original which of course starts off Disc 1. Disc 3 is the best of some of The Killer's more recent work and all the tracks are great. The disc ends off with 2 never before released recordings that JLL recorded when he was 16 years old. He is the finest rock and roll pianist, and noone could sing like him either. I have 23 other CDs by Jerry Lee. This collection is definitely a must have along with "Last Man Standing". .


OK - but....
Nice box set, very god music, but a litle to much background noise in the remastering of the old numbers.


A few glaring oversights in an otherwise fantastic package
A 3-disc retrospective of rock 'n roll's original bad boy, with extensive liner notes, is a fine idea. I have to give this one an "A" for effort. But calling this a "career retrospective" is a bit misleading.

For starters, where's Lewis's first single, Crazy Arms? You read that right: His FIRST SINGLE. A 3-disc set, 65 songs, but not his very first commercially-released song? Also MIA in this set: The seemingly-biographical ballad That Lucky Old Sun (and yes, I'm aware it was recorded by others prior to Lewis's version). And whatever you might think of the 1989 film GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, the "Killer" recorded some great material, including updated versions of many of his best-known hits. There was also his 1993 "Youngblood" album.

A fourth discs of rare and unreleased songs would have also been nice, although many such gems can be found on Rhino's Rare and Rockin': Original Sun Recordings.

This may all sound like nit-picking to casual fans. And it is. And for most folks, this is all the Jerry Lee Lewis they will ever need. And I'm certainly glad to have the set in my collection. Although I have most of the songs on previously-released discs, the sound quality of those eariler recordings varies greatly. So these discs will no doubt receive some heavy rotation at my house. But if you want the WHOLE Jerry Lee Lewis story, you'll have to look elsewhere to complete your collection. .


The Killer is a Legend.
It covers his Sun Record years to his Honky Tonk transformation of the 1960's and 1970's. This three CD set gives a wonderful feel for the range of the Legendary Jerry Lee Lewis. This is a must have for fans of the Killer.

Perhaps the only ommission is the lack of a couple gospel tunes. The Killer had his spirtual struggles. .


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