The Very Best of Carl Perkins

~ Release by Carl Perkins (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1What Am I Living For
cover recording of:
What Am I Living For?
writer:
Art Harris and Fred Jay
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
2:23
2I Can Feel It
2:24
3I Don’t Like What I’m Seeing in You
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ken Bell (American guitarist and producer) (from 1976 until 1977), Bill Rice (from 1976 until 1977) and J.L. Wallace (US songwriter and guitarist) (from 1976 until 1977)
bass:
Lenny LeBlanc (from 1976 until 1977)
drums (drum set):
Roger Clark (from 1976 until 1977)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (from 1976 until 1977)
keyboard:
Tim Henson (keyboardist) (from 1976 until 1977) and Randy McCormick (session musician and songwriter) (from 1976 until 1977)
background vocals:
Ava Aldridge (from 1976 until 1977), Jeannie Greene (from 1976 until 1977), Sue Richards (celtic harpist) (from 1976 until 1977), Roy Thompson (from 1976 until 1977) and J.L. Wallace (US songwriter and guitarist) (from 1976 until 1977)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (from 1976 until 1977)
2:18
4I Don’t Get Off Getting It On
2:39
5The Hurt Put on by You
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ken Bell (American guitarist and producer) (from 1976 until 1977), Bill Rice (from 1976 until 1977) and J.L. Wallace (US songwriter and guitarist) (from 1976 until 1977)
bass:
Lenny LeBlanc (from 1976 until 1977)
drums (drum set):
Roger Clark (from 1976 until 1977)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (from 1976 until 1977)
keyboard:
Tim Henson (keyboardist) (from 1976 until 1977) and Randy McCormick (session musician and songwriter) (from 1976 until 1977)
background vocals:
Ava Aldridge (from 1976 until 1977), Jeannie Greene (from 1976 until 1977), Sue Richards (celtic harpist) (from 1976 until 1977), Roy Thompson (from 1976 until 1977) and J.L. Wallace (US songwriter and guitarist) (from 1976 until 1977)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
The Hurt Put on by You
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
3:21
6I Want You Back Again
2:41
7Country Soul
recording of:
Country Soul
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Elgin (US country musician and songwriter)
3:00
8Redneck
cover recording of:
Redneck
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
3:11
9Georgia Court Room
3:01
10Born to Boogie
recording of:
Born to Boogie
writer:
Johnny Elgin (US country musician and songwriter) and Ted Fuller
2:36
11Take Me Back
recording of:
Take Me Back
lyricist and composer:
Terry Nelson Skinner
2:52
12Sing a Song With Me
recording of:
Sing a Song
writer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
2:34
13Old Time Religion
remix of:
Old Time Religion (medley) (stereo) by Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
4:27
14Love Kept It All Together
4:15
15I Don’t Want to Bring on Rain
3:07
16Match Box
recording of:
Matchbox
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Knox Music, Inc., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Unichappell Music and Wren Music Co.
version of:
Match Box Blues
2:41
17Daddy Sang Bass
cover recording of:
Daddy Sang Bass
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
is based on:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
2:14
2Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Hallelujah
2:59
2Sundays Are the Fun Days for My Lord
recording of:
Sundays Are Fun Days With My Lord
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:49
3Mama
2:45
4Every Road
recording of:
Every Road
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
3:01
5Rise & Shine
recording of:
Rise and Shine
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Cedarwood Music
2:39
6Disciple in Blue Suede Shoes
remix of:
Disciple in Blue Suede Shoes (stereo) by Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:51
7Sweeter Than Candy
recording of:
Sweeter Than Candy
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
3:49
8This Ole House
recording of:
This Ole House
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
4:52
921
recording of:
“21”
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
3:29
10I Don’t Want to Fall in Love Again
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Fall in Love Again
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
3:26
11We Did It in ’54
recording of:
We Did It in ’54
writer:
Jerry Foster (50s rockabilly/country artist, songwriter) and Bill Rice
2:54
12Boppin’ the Blues
recording of:
Boppin’ the Blues
composer:
Curley Griffin (1950s rockabilly artist) (in 1956) and Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Hi-Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), MPL Music Publishing Inc., MPL UK Publishing, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–) and Wren Music Co.
2:53
13Dixie Fried Chicken
2:26
14Blue Suede Shoes
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (in 1955-12)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-12)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun (US label founded in 1952) (in 1955, from 1956 to present)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 95)
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes (in 1955-12)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
42:16
15Rock Island
cover recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Wilson
2:47
16Lucille2:38
17Jail House Rock2:18
18All Shook Up
cover recording of:
All Shook Up
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Global (publisher) and Shalimar Music Corp.
3:11