Killer Country

~ Release by Jerry Lee Lewis (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

The third and last Elektra album.

Annotation last modified on 2012-05-08 21:50 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Folsom Prison Blues
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (drummer)
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player)
bass guitar:
Bobby Dyson
electric guitar:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Duke Faglier (guitarist and songwriter)
electric guitar and fiddle:
Kenneth Lovelace
electric piano and organ:
Bunky Keels
horn:
John Gobe, Terry Mead (trumpet player) and Rex Peer
membranophone and percussion:
Jimmy Isbell (American drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1980-06 until 1980-08)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore and Russ Hicks (guitarist)
strings:
The Shelly Kurland Strings
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Lea Jane Singers
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1980-06 until 1980-08)
strings arranger:
Billy Strange
cover recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
3:44
A2I’d Do It All Again
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (drummer)
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player)
bass guitar:
Bobby Dyson
electric guitar:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Duke Faglier (guitarist and songwriter)
electric guitar and fiddle:
Kenneth Lovelace
electric piano and organ:
Bunky Keels
horn:
John Gobe, Terry Mead (trumpet player) and Rex Peer
membranophone and percussion:
Jimmy Isbell (American drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1980-06 until 1980-08)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore and Russ Hicks (guitarist)
strings:
The Shelly Kurland Strings
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Lea Jane Singers
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1980-06 until 1980-08)
strings arranger:
Billy Strange
recording of:
I’d Do It All Again
writer:
Jerry Foster (50s rockabilly/country artist, songwriter) and Bill Rice
2:52
A3Jukebox Junky
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (drummer)
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player)
bass guitar:
Bobby Dyson
electric guitar:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Duke Faglier (guitarist and songwriter)
electric guitar and fiddle:
Kenneth Lovelace
electric piano and organ:
Bunky Keels
horn:
John Gobe, Terry Mead (trumpet player) and Rex Peer
membranophone and percussion:
Jimmy Isbell (American drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore and Russ Hicks (guitarist)
strings:
The Shelly Kurland Strings
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Lea Jane Singers
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
strings arranger:
Billy Strange
recording of:
Jukebox Junky
writer:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Danny Morrison
2:29
A4Too Weak to Fight
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (drummer)
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player)
bass guitar:
Bobby Dyson
electric guitar:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Duke Faglier (guitarist and songwriter)
electric guitar and fiddle:
Kenneth Lovelace
electric piano and organ:
Bunky Keels
horn:
John Gobe, Terry Mead (trumpet player) and Rex Peer
membranophone and percussion:
Jimmy Isbell (American drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore and Russ Hicks (guitarist)
strings:
The Shelly Kurland Strings
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Lea Jane Singers
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
strings arranger:
Billy Strange
recording of:
Too Weak to Fight
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Howard
2:27
A5Late Night Lovin’ Man
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (drummer)
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player)
bass guitar:
Bobby Dyson
electric guitar:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Duke Faglier (guitarist and songwriter)
electric guitar and fiddle:
Kenneth Lovelace
electric piano and organ:
Bunky Keels
horn:
John Gobe, Terry Mead (trumpet player) and Rex Peer
membranophone and percussion:
Jimmy Isbell (American drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore and Russ Hicks (guitarist)
strings:
The Shelly Kurland Strings
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Lea Jane Singers
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
strings arranger:
Billy Strange
recording of:
Late Night Lovin’ Man
lyricist and composer:
Rick Klang (songwriter)
2:59
B1Change Places With Me
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (drummer)
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player)
bass guitar:
Bobby Dyson
electric guitar:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Duke Faglier (guitarist and songwriter)
electric guitar and fiddle:
Kenneth Lovelace
electric piano and organ:
Bunky Keels
horn:
John Gobe, Terry Mead (trumpet player) and Rex Peer
membranophone and percussion:
Jimmy Isbell (American drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore and Russ Hicks (guitarist)
strings:
The Shelly Kurland Strings
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Lea Jane Singers
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
strings arranger:
Billy Strange
recording of:
Change Places With Me
writer:
David Wilkins (country singer, songwriter and pianist) and Maria A. Kilroy
2:42
B2Let Me On
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (drummer)
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player)
bass guitar:
Bobby Dyson
electric guitar:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Duke Faglier (guitarist and songwriter)
electric guitar and fiddle:
Kenneth Lovelace
electric piano and organ:
Bunky Keels
horn:
John Gobe, Terry Mead (trumpet player) and Rex Peer
membranophone and percussion:
Jimmy Isbell (American drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore and Russ Hicks (guitarist)
strings:
The Shelly Kurland Strings
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Lea Jane Singers
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
strings arranger:
Billy Strange
recording of:
Let Me On
lyricist and composer:
Layng Martine, Jr. (Nashville songwriter)
2:57
B3Thirty‐Nine and Holding
producer:
Eddie Kilroy
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (drummer)
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player)
bass guitar:
Bobby Dyson
electric guitar:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Duke Faglier (guitarist and songwriter)
electric guitar and fiddle:
Kenneth Lovelace
electric piano and organ:
Bunky Keels
horn:
John Gobe, Terry Mead (trumpet player) and Rex Peer
membranophone and percussion:
Jimmy Isbell (American drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1980-06 until 1980-08)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore and Russ Hicks (guitarist)
strings:
The Shelly Kurland Strings
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Lea Jane Singers
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1980-06 until 1980-08)
strings arranger:
Billy Strange
recording of:
Thirty Nine and Holding
writer:
Bill Rice and Jerry Foster (50s rockabilly/country artist, songwriter)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
2:58
B4Mama, This One’s for You
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (drummer)
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player)
bass guitar:
Bobby Dyson
electric guitar:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Duke Faglier (guitarist and songwriter)
electric guitar and fiddle:
Kenneth Lovelace
electric piano and organ:
Bunky Keels
horn:
John Gobe, Terry Mead (trumpet player) and Rex Peer
membranophone and percussion:
Jimmy Isbell (American drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore and Russ Hicks (guitarist)
strings:
The Shelly Kurland Strings
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Lea Jane Singers
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
strings arranger:
Billy Strange
recording of:
Mama, This One’s for You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Griff (country singer)
2:55
B5Over the Rainbow
producer:
Eddie Kilroy
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (drummer)
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player)
bass guitar:
Bobby Dyson
electric guitar:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Duke Faglier (guitarist and songwriter)
electric guitar and fiddle:
Kenneth Lovelace
electric piano and organ:
Bunky Keels
horn:
John Gobe, Terry Mead (trumpet player) and Rex Peer
membranophone and percussion:
Jimmy Isbell (American drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1980-06 until 1980-08)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore and Russ Hicks (guitarist)
strings:
The Shelly Kurland Strings
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Lea Jane Singers
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1980-06 until 1980-08)
strings arranger:
Billy Strange
cover recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
3:44

Credits

Release

art direction:Ron Coro (design) (until 1980-08)
photography:Jim Shea (until 1980-08)
mixer and audio engineer:Tom Pick (until 1980-08)
graphic design:Roland Young (U.S. Graphic designer, art director and photographer) (until 1980-08)
producer:Eddie Kilroy (until 1980-08)
recording engineer:Roy Shockley (until 1980-08)
mastering:Glenn Meadows (mastering engineer) (until 1980-08)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/630544 [info]

Release group

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/303693 [info]
Wikidata:Q19893555 [info]