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Mercury Smashes...And Rockin' Sessions

Disc 1
1	Gather 'Round Children 3:06
2	I'd Be Talkin' All the Time 2:21
3	Alvin 1:48
4	I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know 2:43
5	Bottles and Barstools 2:50
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Disc 2
1	Jealous Heart 2:20
2	The Last Letter 2:48
3	Meeting in the Air 2:37
4	Where He Leads Me 2:59
5	Living on the Hallelujah Side 2:09
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Disc 3
1	Me and Bobby McGee 3:13
2	And for the First Time 2:58
3	Think About It Darlin' 2:34
4	No Traffic Out of Abilene 2:46
5	Chantilly Lace 2:50
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Disc 4
1	Jack Daniels (Old Number Seven) 3:20
2	Why Me Lord? 2:54
3	Ride Me Down Easy 2:49
4	Cold, Cold Morning Light 3:09
5	The Alcohol of Fame 2:30
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The third installment of Bear Family's exhaustive reissue of Jerry Lee Lewis' complete recordings, Mercury Smashes...and Rockin' Sessions, covers the era that many listeners, even some fans, dismiss -- his late-'60s and '70s recordings for Mercury. Conventional wisdom claims that the Killer was pretty much spent as a creative force during this time, since he had already made his near-triumphant comeback as a hard country singer on Mercury in the mid-'60s, and that he coasted on formula, except for the concentrated burst of the Roots album. Like most conventional wisdom, this one has a hint of truth, because his recordings did start to have a bit of formula and he did coast for a bit, but it ignores the fact that this was enjoyable formula and that Lewis remained an expert stylist, kicking out songs that may not have been first-rate, but were often given first-rate performances. This is why this set is enjoyable for the dedicated, even at its length of ten discs, because it's at a fairly consistent quality throughout; it also helps that the alternates are all stowed away on the final few discs, which means it's much easier to hear Lewis' main Mercury recordings and much easier to simply listen to, unlike either the Classic or Locust Years set. To be sure, this is for the dedicated, but if you're of the opinion that Lewis is one of the musical titans of the 20th century, this will enhance and deepen your love and respect instead of sully it. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Mercury Smashes...And Rockin' Sessions

Disc 1
1	Gather 'Round Children 3:06
2	I'd Be Talkin' All the Time 2:21
3	Alvin 1:48
4	I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know 2:43
5	Bottles and Barstools 2:50
6	Life's Little Ups and Downs 2:39
7	There Must Be More to Love Than This 2:44
8	Sweet Georgia Brown 2:30
9	Home Away from Home 2:34
10	Woman, Woman (Get Out of Our Way) 3:18
11	Reuben James 2:44
12	Before the Snow Falls / Linda Gail Lewis 3:09
13	Cheater Pretend / Linda Gail Lewis 2:28
14	He Looked Beyond My Faults 3:04
15	Hand Writing on the Wall / Linda Gail Lewis 2:11
16	The Old Rugged Cross 2:45
17	The Lily of the Valley 2:55
18	If We Never Meet Again/I'll Meet You in the Morning 2:55
19	I'm Longing for Home 3:14
20	Black Mama 5:02
21	I'll Fly Away 2:19
22	I Know That Jesus Will Be There / Linda Gail Lewis 3:20
23	My God's Not Dead 1:46
24	Foolaid 2:33
25	One More Time 2:23
26	Too Much to Gain to Lose 2:40

Disc 2
1	Jealous Heart 2:20
2	The Last Letter 2:48
3	Meeting in the Air 2:37
4	Where He Leads Me 2:59
5	Living on the Hallelujah Side 2:09
6	A Picture from Life's Other Side 2:53
7	The Hurtin' Part 2:25
8	Touching Home 2:38
9	Comin' Back for More 2:57
10	When Baby Gets the Blues 2:50
11	Help Me Make It Through the Night 3:01
12	Mother, the Queen of My Heart 3:05
13	Time Changes Everything 2:26
14	Hearts Were Made for Beating 2:37
15	When He Walks on You (Like You Have Walked on Me) 2:31
16	You Helped Me up (When the World Let Me 2:16
17	Foolish Kind of Man 2:36
18	Another Hand Shakin' Goodbye 2:36
19	Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone 2:27
20	The Goodbye of the Year 2:13
21	Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) 2:50
22	No Honky Tonks in Heaven 2:30
23	Big Blon' Baby 2:05
24	Lonesome Fiddle Man 2:31
25	Things That Matter Most to Me 3:12
26	I Don't Know Why, I Just Do 2:25
27	Thirteen at the Table 3:37
28	For the Good Times 3:43
29	Would You Take Another Chance on Me 2:52

Disc 3
1	Me and Bobby McGee 3:13
2	And for the First Time 2:58
3	Think About It Darlin' 2:34
4	No Traffic Out of Abilene 2:46
5	Chantilly Lace 2:50
6	Lonely Weekends 1:45
7	C.C. Rider 2:53
8	Walk a Mile in My Shoes 3:03
9	Games People Play 2:33
10	Don't Be Cruel 1:57
11	You Can Have Her 2:22
12	I'm Walkin' 2:11
13	You Don't Miss Your Water 2:31
14	Me and Jesus / Linda Gail Lewis 2:39
15	Too Many Rivers 2:58
16	Wall Around Heaven 3:07
17	We Both Know Which One of Us Was Wrong 3:35
18	Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow Instrumental 3:00
19	Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano? 3:19
20	Bottom Dollar 3:01
21	Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow Vocal Version 3:00
22	No More Hanging On 3:13
23	The Mercy of a Letter 3:31
24	She's Reaching for My Mind 2:38

Disc 4
1	Jack Daniels (Old Number Seven) 3:20
2	Why Me Lord? 2:54
3	Ride Me Down Easy 2:49
4	Cold, Cold Morning Light 3:09
5	The Alcohol of Fame 2:30
6	Tomorrow's Taking My Baby Away 3:19
7	Mama's Hands 3:45
8	What My Woman Can't Do 2:28
9	Tell Tale Signs 2:28
10	Mornin' After Baby Let Me Down 3:22
11	I Think I Need to Pray 2:45
12	I Hate Goodbyes 2:32
13	Where Would I Be 3:03
14	My Cricket and Me 2:11
15	Falling to the Bottom 2:37
16	The Gods Were Angry With Me 4:32
17	Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough 2:57
18	Bluer Words 2:20
19	He Can't Fill My Shoes 2:34
20	I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone 2:21
21	Keep Me from Blowing Away 2:36
22	Honky Tonk Wine 4:36
23	Room Full of Roses 2:34

Disc 5
1	Meat Man Master 2:48
2	When a Man Loves a Woman Master 4:22
3	Hold On! I'm Comin' Slow master 4:23
4	Just a Little Bit 3:09
5	Born to Be a Loser Master 2:58
6	Haunted House Master 2:51
7	Blueberry Hill 2:51
8	The Revolutionary Man 2:57
9	Big Blue Diamonds Master 4:21
10	That Old Bourbon Street Church Master 3:27
11	All over Hell and Half of Georgia 4:17
12	Take Your Time 2:47
13	Haunted House Master-Extended Version 5:25
14	I Sure Miss Those Good Old Times Master 3:30
15	Margie Master 2:12
16	Raining in My Heart Master 5:10
17	Hold On! I'm Comin' Fast master 3:51
18	Cry Master 2:59
19	Honey Hush 3:51
20	Silver Threads (Amongst the Gold) Master 3:57

Disc 6
1	Meat Man Master-vocal/piano mix 3:37
2	Big Blue Diamonds Instrumental-piano mix 5:11
3	I Sure Miss Those Good Old Times Duet vocal/piano mix and rehearsal v 7:11
4	(Chatter) / Tony Joe White 4:48
5	When a Man Loves a Woman Alternate vocal/piano mix 6:15
6	Silver Threads (Amongst the Gold) 5:55
7	Hold On! I'm Comin' Fast, False Start-vocal/piano mix and fast master 6:08
8	Cry version 4-rehearsal-vocal/piano mix 3:12
9	Margie false start and take-rehearsal vocal/piano mix 5:34
10	A Picture from Life's Other Side 3:43
11	I've Forgot More About You Than He'll Ever Know 3:03
12	Until the Day Forever Ends 2:24
13	Boogie Woogie Country Man 3:43
14	I Can Still Hear the Music in the Restroom 2:30
15	Speak a Little Louder to Us Jesus 3:18
16	Honey Hush 2:16
17	Jesus Is on the Mainline (Call Him Sometime) 2:09

Disc 7
1	Remember Me (I'm the One Who Loves You) 2:56
2	Shake Rattle & Roll 2:56
3	Love Inflation 2:43
4	I Don't Want to Be Lonely Tonight 3:16
5	Forever Forgiving 2:12
6	A Little Peace and Harmony 2:24
7	No One Knows Me 2:13
8	When I Take My Vacation in Heaven 3:05
9	I'm Still Jealous of You 3:08
10	You Ought to See My Mind 2:24
11	Don't Boogie Woogie (When You Say Your Prayers Tonight) 2:36
12	Thanks for Nothing 2:14
13	Red Hot Memories (Ice Cold Beer) 2:14
14	I Was Sorta Wonderin' 2:36
15	Jerry's Place 2:30
16	That Kind of Fool 2:27
17	Your Cheatin' Heart 2:45
18	Crawdad Song 3:06
19	The House of Blue Lights 2:19
20	Goodnight Irene 3:43
21	A Damn Good Country Song 2:06
22	A Damn Good Country Song different vocal approach 2:14
23	Lord What's Left for Me to Do 3:03
24	Great Balls of Fire 2:48
25	The One Rose (That's Left in My Heart) 2:36
26	I'm Knee Deep in Loving You 4:50
27	I Can Help 3:39
28	I Can Help 3:48

Disc 8
1	Slippin' and Slidin' 8:54
2	From a Jack to a King Blues Version 3:25
3	From a Jack to a King Country Version 2:55
4	After the Fool You've Made of Me 2:14
5	The Closest Thing to You 3:17
6	I Can't Keep My Hands off of You 3:15
7	The One Rose (That's Left in My Heart) 4:41
8	Wedding Bells 2:39
9	The Fifties 2:31
10	No One Will Ever Know 3:05
11	Only Love Can Get You in My Door 4:27
12	The Old Country Church 2:51
13	Harbor Lights 3:18
14	Jerry Lee's Rock & Roll Revival Show 2:52
15	I Sure Miss Those Good Old Times 3:44
16	Let's Put It Back Together Again 3:18
17	Country Memories 3:04
18	As Long as I Live 2:16
19	Jealous Heart 2:17
20	(You'd Think by Now) I'd Be over You 2:43
21	Come on In 2:32
22	Who's Sorry Now? 3:43

Disc 9
1	Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello 3:05
2	Georgia on My Mind 3:33
3	What's So Good About Goodbye 3:12
4	Tennessee Saturday Night 2:32
5	Ivory Tears 3:07
6	Middle Age Crazy 3:52
7	The Last Letter 2:20
8	The Last Cheater's Waltz 3:14
9	Let's Live a Little 2:15
10	I Hate You 2:13
11	Before the Night Is Over 3:02
12	Sittin' and Thinkin' 2:18
13	Blue Suede Shoes 2:45
14	Lucille 3:14
15	Corrine, Corrina 2:36
16	Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes 2:01
17	Sweet Little Sixteen 3:15
18	Life's Railway to Heaven 2:58
19	Ivory Tears 3:39
20	You Call Everybody Darling 2:36
21	Wild and Wooly Ways 2:13
22	I'll Find It Where I Can 2:47
23	Lord, I've Tried Everything But You 2:42
24	You're All Too Ugly Tonight 3:00
25	Arkansas Seesaw 2:38
26	Pee Wee's Place 3:26
27	Hand Writing on the Wall Extended re-mix 2:20

Disc 10
1	Hound Dog Live, Toronto 2:12
2	Mean Woman Blues Live, Toronto 3:05
3	Great Balls of Fire 3:28
4	Mystery Train Live, Toronto 4:12
5	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 7:14
6	Jailhouse Rock Live, Toronto 2:40
7	Jerry, Just What Brought About Your Transistion from the Rock Field to 0:37
8	What Is It About Country Music That You Find So Satisfying? Open end 0:40
9	Jerry, in Less Than a Year You've Become One of the Top Country ... 1:37
10	Could You Tell Us Briefly Just How You Got Your Start in the Music ... 0:42
11	We Understand That You Spend Quite a Bit of Time on the Road. Just How 0:50
12	When You Do Get Home to Your House In Memphis, How Do You Spend ... 0:30
13	Jerry, Country Music Continues to Increase in Popularity Every ... 0:39
14	We Understand You've Been Doing Quite a Bit of TV Lately. Would ... 0:58
15	What About the Jerry Lee Lewis of the Future... Of a Year, or ... 0:39
16	Pt. 1: A Jerry Lee Lewis Radio Special, Exclusive Open End ... 19:40
17	Pt. 2: A Jerry Lee Lewis Radio Special, Exclusive Open End ... 17:11

All Music Guide

The third installment of Bear Family's exhaustive reissue of Jerry Lee Lewis' complete recordings, Mercury Smashes...and Rockin' Sessions, covers the era that many listeners, even some fans, dismiss -- his late-'60s and '70s recordings for Mercury. Conventional wisdom claims that the Killer was pretty much spent as a creative force during this time, since he had already made his near-triumphant comeback as a hard country singer on Mercury in the mid-'60s, and that he coasted on formula, except for the concentrated burst of the Roots album. Like most conventional wisdom, this one has a hint of truth, because his recordings did start to have a bit of formula and he did coast for a bit, but it ignores the fact that this was enjoyable formula and that Lewis remained an expert stylist, kicking out songs that may not have been first-rate, but were often given first-rate performances. This is why this set is enjoyable for the dedicated, even at its length of ten discs, because it's at a fairly consistent quality throughout; it also helps that the alternates are all stowed away on the final few discs, which means it's much easier to hear Lewis' main Mercury recordings and much easier to simply listen to, unlike either the Classic or Locust Years set. To be sure, this is for the dedicated, but if you're of the opinion that Lewis is one of the musical titans of the 20th century, this will enhance and deepen your love and respect instead of sully it. Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Format: CD
Release Date: 12/13/2000
Label: BEAR FAMILY
Catalog No.: 15784
UPC: 790051578428
Sales Rank: 140,590

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Jerry Lee Lewis		Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Drums, Leader, Electric Piano, Tambourine, Vocals, Overdubs
Steve Cropper		Guitar
Peter Frampton		Guitar
Rory Gallagher		Guitar, Bottleneck Guitar
Albert Lee		Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Electric Piano
Carl Perkins		Guitar
Gary Taylor		Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
Gary Wright		Organ
Charles Owens		Steel Guitar
Tommy Allsup		Guitar
Delaney Bramlett		Guitar, Bottleneck Guitar
Pete Drake		Steel Guitar
Matthew Fisher		Organ, Percussion
Lloyd Green		Steel Guitar
Alvin Lee		Guitar
Augie Meyers		Vox Organ
Brian Parrish		Harmonica, Percussion
Tony Joe White		Guitar
Grady Martin		Guitar
Bobby Wood		Piano, Leader, Electric Piano
Martin Katahn		Violin
Tony Ashton		Organ, Percussion, Piano
Byron Bach		Cello
Brenton Banks		Violin
George Binkley III		Violin
Harold Bradley		Guitar
Albert Wynn Butler		Trombone
Kenneth A. Buttrey		Drums
Paul Cannon		Guitar
Jerry Carrigan		Drums
Marvin Chantry		Viola
Roy Christensen		Cello
Virginia Christensen		Violin
John Christopher Jr.		Guitar
Tony Colton		Percussion
John Duke		Flute, Saxophone
Donald "Duck" Dunn		Bass
Ray Edenton		Guitar
Dolores Edgin		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Bobby Emmons		Organ
Solie Fott		Violin
Pete Gavin		Percussion, Drums
James R. Glaser		Choir, Chorus
Carl Gorodetzky		Violin
Lennie Haight		Violin
Jack Hale		Trombone
Herman Harper		Choir, Chorus
Herman Hawkins		Bass
Hoyt Hawkins		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Charles "Chas" Hodges		Bass, Guitar, Vocal Harmony
Ginger Holladay		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Mary Holladay		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Lillian Hunt		Violin
Wayne Jackson		Trumpet
Millie Kirkham		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Wilfred Lehmann		Violin
Mark Lindsay		Saxophone
Ed Logan		Tenor Saxophone
Andrew Love		Saxophone
Kenneth Lovelace		Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals
Rebecca Lynch		Violin
Martha McCrory		Cello
James Mitchell		Horn
Weldon Myrick		Steel Guitar
Louis Dean Nunley		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
June Page		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Hargus "Pig" Robbins		Organ, Piano, Harpsichord
Steve Rowland		Percussion
Billy Sanford		Guitar
Dale Sellers		Guitar
Jerry Shook		Guitar
Ray Smith		Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
Steven Maxwell Smith		Violin
Jimmy Tarbutton		Guitar
Morris "Tarp" Tarrant		Drums, Leader
William Taylor		Trumpet
Samuel Terranova		Violin
Thunderthighs		Background Vocals
Gary VanOsdale		Viola
Klaus Voormann		Bass
Jeanine Walker		Choir, Chorus
Duane West		Background Vocals
D. Bergen White		Leader, Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Hurshel Wiginton		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Joel Williams		Drums
Stephanie Woolf		Violin
Reggie Young		Guitar, Leader
Dorothy Ann Dillard		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Herman Wade		Guitar
Priscilla Ann Hubbard		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Al Jackson Jr.		Drums
Kenney Jones		Percussion, Drums
Charlie McCoy		Harmonica, Marimbas, Vibes
Don McMinn		Guitar
Charlie Owens		Steel Guitar
William Puett		Horn
Steve Roland		Percussion
Norman Spicher		Fiddle
Lillian Vannhunt		Violin
Winifred S. Breast		Choir, Chorus
Bob Moore		Bass, Leader
Hugh Gordon Stoker		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Edward DeBruhl		Bass, Electric Bass
Harvey "Duke" Faglier		Guitar
J.L. "Marty" Morrison		Organ
Sugar Sweets		Choir, Chorus
Linda Gail Lewis		Vocals
Mack Vickery		Harmonica, Vocals
Ray C. Walker		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Albert Coleman		Violin
Mike Kellie		Percussion, Drums
Mickey Jones		Guitar
William Jackson & Scottish Orchestra of Music		Trumpet
James Capps		Guitar
Anna Williams		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Jerry Glenn Kennedy		Guitar, Leader
William Guilford Wright Jr.		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Neal Matthews Jr.		Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Stephanie Wooof		Violin
Patricia Williams		Background Vocals
Jon Christopher		Guitar
Andy Brown		Organ, Electric Piano
Cat�		Guitar
Jeannie M. Ogletree		Background Vocals
Tommy Cathy		Bass
Joseph T. Babcock		Background Vocals
Michael Leech		Bass

Technical Credits
Jerry Lee Lewis		Arranger, Producer, Vocal Overdubs
The Memphis Horns		Contributor
Ron Capone		Engineer
Stephen Clapp		Contributor
Tony Colton		Producer
Roy Dea		Producer, Contributor
Colin Escott		Illustrations, Biographical Information
Jerry Kennedy		Producer
Stan Kesler		Producer
Huey P. Meaux		Producer
Steve Rowland		Producer
Tom Sparkman		Engineer
Jimmy Tarbutton		Engineer
D. Bergen White		Arranger
Dennis M. Drake		Remixing, Track Mix
Linda Gail Lewis		Producer
Les Leverett		Illustrations
Duncan Cowell		Mastering
R.A. Andreas		Illustrations
Richard Weize		Reissue Producer, Tape Research
Hans Peter Zdrenka		Illustrations
Nick Tosches		Illustrations
Bill Porter		Engineer
Bishop William Fitzpatrick		Contributor
Dave Darling		Contributor
Charles Fach		Producer
Ray Norman		Contributor
Jim Newcombe		Illustrations

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