The Killer Rocks On
| The Killer Rocks On | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Jerry Kennedy | |||
| Jerry Lee Lewis chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[1] |
The Killer Rocks On is a studio album by American rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, released on Mercury Records in 1972.
Recording and reception
Producer Jerry Kennedy recalled of the sessions to Lewis biographer Nick Tosches, "He wanted everybody there. He didn't want anything overdubbed later. It was a mess. We had an acre of people there - voices, strings, everything. And, as always, Jerry Lee started changin' keys, and the arranger was goin' crazy, havin' to rewrite stuff for the string section..."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Be Cruel" | 1:58 | |
| 2. | "You Can Have Her" | William S. Cook | 2:22 |
| 3. | "Games People Play" | Joe South | 2:33 |
| 4. | "Lonely Weekends" | Charlie Rich | 1:45 |
| 5. | "You Don't Miss Your Water" | William Bell | 2:31 |
| 6. | "Turn On Your Love Light" |
| 2:30 |
| 7. | "Chantilly Lace" | J.P. Richardson | 2:50 |
| 8. | "C.C. Rider" | Traditional | 2:52 |
| 9. | "Walk a Mile In My Shoes" | South | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Me and Bobby McGee" | 3:11 | |
| 11. | "Shotgun Man" | Cecil Harrelson | 2:43 |
| 12. | "I'm Walkin'" | 2:09 | |
| Total length: | 30:26 | ||
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 30 |
Personnel
- Jerry Lee Lewis - vocals, piano
- Chip Young, Dale Sellers, Harold Bradley, Pete Wade, Ray Edenton, Jerry Kennedy - guitar
- Pete Drake - steel guitar
- Kenny Lovelace - fiddle
- Bob Moore - bass
- Bill Strom - organ
- Buddy Harman - drums
- Charlie McCoy - marimba; arranger on "Turn on Your Love Light"
- Dolores Edgen, Hursel Wiginton, Joe Babcock, Millie Kirkham, Rickie Page, Trish Williams - backing vocals
- Cam Mullins - arrangements
References
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ↑ Tosches, Nick (1982). Hellfire. New York: Grove Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780802135667.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 177. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.