Lewis,Jerry Lee Ballads Of Jerry Lee Lewis CD

With 'Ballads' Bear Family presents the soulful and sentimental side of 'The Killer.' 27 beautiful Rock 'n' Roll and Country ballads recorded between 1956 and 1963 for Sun Records. Songs by Charlie Rich, Hank Williams and others as well as selected favorites from the Tin Pan Alley catalog. Elegant digipak with extensive booklet and detailed liner notes by Chicago music expert Bill Dahl. No certified 1950s legend rocked harder than Jerry Lee Lewis. His immortal Sun Records hits stand among the cornerstones of rock 'n' roll, and Bear Family has spotlighted those classics on plenty of seminal LP and CD packages over the years. But the Killer loved country and rock 'n' roll ballads too-tears-in-your-beer weepers that he delivered with the same swaggering panache that he brought to his pulverizing rockers. He revived his career in 1968 by re-embracing that side of his persona, but even during his Sun glory years, Lewis prolifically delivered quality ballads-as this new collection, spanning 1956-1963, generously underscores. Jerry Lee rolls through gems by Hank Williams (one of his primary heroes), in-house bard Charlie Rich, a couple of Tin Pan Alley chestnuts and a taste of the blues, and anything else that might have struck his free-wheeling fancy during his unbeatable Sun tenure.

1. Crazy Arms 2. Invitation to Your Party 3. Born to Lose 4. I Could Never Be Ashamed of You 5. Tomorrow Night 6. I'm the Guilty One 7. Fools Like Me 8. Will the Circle Be Unbroken 9. Sail Away (With Charlie Rich) 10. Set My Mind at Ease (Stereo) 11. I'll Make It All Up to You 12. It Hurts Me So 13. Love Letters in the Sand 14. How's My Ex Treating You 15. You Win Again 16. I Know What It Means 17. Turn Around 18. The Balad of Billy Joe 19. It All Depends 20. Love on Broadway 21. Seasons of My Heart (With Linda Gail Lewis) 22. Someday 23. That Lucky Old Sun 24. Cold Cold Heart 25. Love Made a Fool of Me 26. Goodnight Irene 27. I Can't Seem to Say Goodbye