Jerry Reed - Birth Of A Legend: Singles & Sessions Coll 1955-62 [CD]

Jerry Reed - Birth Of A Legend: The Singles & Sessions Collection 1955-62 - Jerry Reed was a country singer, guitarist and songwriter, whose also became a movie actor, appearing more then a dozen films. His primary era of fame and chart success was in the late '60s and then the '70s and '80s, but with his roots in country in his early career he established a significant reputation during the 1950s and early '60s, operating across the boundaries of country, rockabilly and rock 'n' roll, and had his first pop chart entries. He was also a much-in-demand session guitarist on the records of his label-mates. This 58-track 2-CD collection comprises the A & B sides of singles under his own name on the Capitol, Columbia and NRC labels during these years, along with tracks on which he was a session guitarist, and often composer, by Ric Cartey, The Rockateers, Paul Peek, Johnny Sea, Sweetie Jones, Gini Hayes and country legend Porter Wagoner. It features his US pop chart entries "Soldiers Joy", Love And War (Ain't Much Difference In The Two)" and "Hully Gully Guitars". He became a hugely influential and high-profile personality in later years and this early-years collection makes it clear how he acquired that reputation, as well as offering an enlightening insight into his talents across every aspect of the music, as composer, guitarist and singer.

Tracklist:

1. Here I Am
2. If The Lord's Willing And The Creeks Don't Rise
3. I'm A Lover, Not A Fighter
4. Honey Chile
5. When I Found You
6. Mister Whiz
7. This Great Big Empty Room
8. Just A Romeo
9. You're Braggin', Boy
10. Too Busy Cryin' The Blues
11. It's High Time
12. Forever
13. Rockin' In Baghdad
14. Oh! Lonely Heart
15. Ba-Bee
16. In My Own Backyard
17. Bessie Baby
18. Too Young To Be Blue
19. Your Money Makes You Purty
20. How Can I Go On This Way
21. This Can't Be Happening To Me
22. Have Blues, Will Travel
23. Just Right
24. Stone Eternal
25. Soldier's Joy
26. Little Lovin Liza
27. Love Is The Cause Of It All
28. Love And War (Ain't Much Difference In The Two)
29. Hit And Run
30. It Sure Is Blue Out Tonight
31. Pity The Fool
32. I've Got Everybody Fooled (But Me)
33. Goodnight, Irene
34. I'm Movin' On
35. Hully Gully Guitar
36. Twist-A-Roo
37. Overlooked And Underloved
38. Too Old To Cut The Mustard
39. Young Love
40. Oooh-Eee
41. Heart Throb
42. I Wancha To Know
43. Let Me Tell You About Love
44. Born To Love One Woman
45. My Babe
46. Mellow Down Easy
47. My Heart Belongs To You
48. Scratching On The Screen
49. Rock Bottom Pt. 1
50. Rock Bottom Pt.2
51. Sweet Skinny Jenny
52. The Rock-A-Round
53. It Won't Be Easy To Forget
54. I Love You
55. I Must Be Slippin'
56. Cheryl Ann
57. It Could Be, It Can Be, It Is
58. Misery Loves Company

UPC: 824046353827
Label: ACROBAT
Release Date: 4.4.25
Format: CD