Sun Records - The Definitive Hits, Vol. 2

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blue 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) (from 1956 to present)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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., Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Carl Perkins42:15
2Great Balls of Fire
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 and Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis1:50
3Raunchy
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 38)
recording of:
Raunchy
composer:
Bill Justis and Sid Manker
Bill Justis2:23
4Tiger Man
Rufus Thomas2:49
5Hound Dog
producer:
Jack Clement and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1958-02-14)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1958-02-14)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1958-02-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Hound Dog (on 1958-02-14)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:
Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis41:26
6Feelin' Good
Little Junior's Blue Flames2:57
7Guess Things Happen That Way
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-09)
producer:
Jack Clement
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way (on 1958-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
cover recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash3.51:50
8Rock and Roll Ruby
bass:
Jan Ledbetter (in 1956-02, on 1956-02-05)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Bernero (in 1956-02)
guitar:
Buddy Holobaugh (in 1956-02, on 1956-02-05) and Warren Smith (US rockabilly vocalist/guitarist) (in 1956-02, on 1956-02-05)
membranophone:
Johnny Bernero (on 1956-02-05) and Clyde Leoppard (on 1956-02-05)
piano:
'Smokey' Joe Baugh ("Smokey Joe") (in 1956-02) and Smokey Joe ("Smokey Joe") (on 1956-02-05)
steel guitar:
Stan Kesler (in 1956-02, on 1956-02-05)
vocals:
Warren Smith (US rockabilly vocalist/guitarist) (in 1956-02, on 1956-02-05)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-02-05)
recording of:
Rock and Roll Ruby (on 1956-02-05)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
Warren Smith2:49
9Ooby Dooby
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
double bass:
Jack Kennelly (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
Billy Pat Ellis (in 1956)
guitar:
Roy Orbison (in 1956) and Johnny 'Guitar' Wilson (in 1956)
mandolin:
James Morrow (in 1956)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (in 1956)
recording of:
Ooby Dooby (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Wade Moore and Dick Penner
publisher:
Hi Lo Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Roy Orbison52:12
10Red Hot
recording of:
Red Hot
writer:
W. R. Emerson (rock 'n' roll on Sun, Vee-Jay & Chess Records)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
Billy Lee Riley2:29
11Who Will the Next Fool Be
recording of:
Who Will the Next Fool Be (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
Charlie Rich2:23
12Come on Little Mama
Ray Harris2:18
13Peepin' Eyes
Charlie Feathers2:14
14Boppin' 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 and Wren Music Co.
Carl Perkins2:50
15Breathless
producer:
Jack Clement and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Jay W. Brown (on 1958-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-01-21)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1958-01-21) and Billy Lee Riley (on 1958-01-21)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1958-01-21)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1958-01-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1958)
recording of:
Breathless (on 1958-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Home Folks Music (USA) Inc. and Obie Music Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis42:39
16Ubangi Stomp
Warren Smith1:59
17Sitting by My Window
The Five Tinos3:26
18Pretend
cover recording of:
Pretend
lyricist:
Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere and Cliff Parman
composer:
Dan Belloc, Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere and Cliff Parman
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Carl Mann2:38
19The Chicken
Rosco Gordon2:50
20Ways of a Woman in Love
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-07-10)
producer:
Jack Clement
cover recording of:
Ways of a Woman in Love (on 1958-07-10)
writer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich
Johnny Cash2:15
21Invitation to Your Party
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass guitar:
Herman 'Hawk' Hawkins (on 1963-08-28)
drums (drum set):
Morris 'Tarp' Tarrant (American drummer) (on 1963-08-28)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1963-08-28) and Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1963-08-28)
organ:
W.R. Felts (on 1963-08-28)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1963-08-28)
strings:
Joan Gilbert (on 1963-08-28), Noel Gilbert (on 1963-08-28), Milton Friedsland (on 1963-08-28) and Anne Oldham (on 1963-08-28)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1963-08-28)
chorus master:
Hurshel Wayne Wiginton (on 1963-08-28)
strings arranger:
Vinnie Trauth (on 1963-08-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1969)
remix of:
Invitation to Your Party (take named (9) on BCD 17254 stereo) by Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
recording of:
Invitation to Your Party (on 1963-08-28)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Taylor (US rock & roll/western swing/country songwriter, vocalist & trumpeter William Eugene Taylor)
Jerry Lee Lewis1:56
22Love My Baby
recording of:
Love My Baby
writer:
Junior Parker and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
Little Junior's Blue Flames2:36
23Right Behind You Baby
Ray Smith42:25
24Rockhouse
recording of:
Rock House
lyricist and composer:
Harold Lloyd Jenkins
Roy Orbison2:05
25Rock Island Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
arranger:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recording of:
Rock Island Line (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
cover recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
Johnny Cash3.352:08

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