Jerry Lee Lewis signed with Smash in 1963 and, after four years, Mercury executives did not seem to know what do with him. Although he remained very popular in Europe, and a riveting live performer, he enjoyed little chart success. Mercury had tried an album of Sun Records remakes (Golden Hits of Jerry Lee Lewis in 1964) and a country-themed album (Country Songs for City Folks in 1965) but they did not come close to recapturing the triumphs Lewis had enjoyed with Sam Phillips. Rock and pop music had also changed enormously by 1967, making it more difficult for Mercury to figure out how to market Lewis. As Colin Escott notes in the sleeve to the 1995 Mercury compilation Killer Country, by the late '60s "Jerry's idea of rock music was almost ten years out of date. In private conversation, he would offer the opinion that the Beatles should go back across the Atlantic at a slow walk, but no amount of posturing could turn back the clock."[citation needed]
Recordingedit
By 1967, producer Shelby Singleton left Mercury to form his own label and Jerry Kennedy would take complete charge of Lewis's recordings. Kennedy eventually produced Jerry Lee's comeback single "Another Place, Another Time" the following year, which ushered in a string of country hits for Lewis well into the next decade but, as biographer Joe Bonomo writes in Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found, by 1967 Kennedy was "scratching his head over what the heck to do. Jerry Lee's lone album in 1967, the curious (and among Killer fans somewhat infamous) Soul My Way, was a hodgepodge of old tracks and new that Kennedy attempted to unify with variety show pizzazz."[citation needed] The album is noteworthy for its cover of Bobby "Blue" Bland's "Turn On Your Love Light" and its take on Texas songwriter Mickey Newbury's psychedelic "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)", which features Lewis playing harpsichord.[citation needed] Three tracks, "Wedding Bells", the Lewis original "He Took It Like a Man", and "Betcha Gonna Like It" had been recorded during sessions dating back to 1963 and 1964.[citation needed]
Receptionedit
Soul My Way was released November 1, 1967 to commercial and public indifference, failing to crack the Billboard chart.
^ abcKoch, Bob (March 7, 2009). "Vinyl Cave -- "Soul My Way" by Jerry Lee Lewis". Isthmus. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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soul, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2015, learn,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Soul My Way news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Soul My Way is the seventh album by Jerry Lee Lewis released on the Smash label in 1967 Soul My WayStudio album by Jerry Lee LewisReleased1967RecordedMay and August 1967GenreSoul 1 R amp B 1 rock 1 Length26 56LabelSmashProducerJerry KennedyJerry Lee Lewis chronologyBy Request More of the Greatest Live Show on Earth 1966 Soul My Way 1967 Another Place Another Time 1968 Contents 1 Background 2 Recording 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 ReferencesBackground editJerry Lee Lewis signed with Smash in 1963 and after four years Mercury executives did not seem to know what do with him Although he remained very popular in Europe and a riveting live performer he enjoyed little chart success Mercury had tried an album of Sun Records remakes Golden Hits of Jerry Lee Lewis in 1964 and a country themed album Country Songs for City Folks in 1965 but they did not come close to recapturing the triumphs Lewis had enjoyed with Sam Phillips Rock and pop music had also changed enormously by 1967 making it more difficult for Mercury to figure out how to market Lewis As Colin Escott notes in the sleeve to the 1995 Mercury compilation Killer Country by the late 60s Jerry s idea of rock music was almost ten years out of date In private conversation he would offer the opinion that the Beatles should go back across the Atlantic at a slow walk but no amount of posturing could turn back the clock citation needed Recording editBy 1967 producer Shelby Singleton left Mercury to form his own label and Jerry Kennedy would take complete charge of Lewis s recordings Kennedy eventually produced Jerry Lee s comeback single Another Place Another Time the following year which ushered in a string of country hits for Lewis well into the next decade but as biographer Joe Bonomo writes in Jerry Lee Lewis Lost and Found by 1967 Kennedy was scratching his head over what the heck to do Jerry Lee s lone album in 1967 the curious and among Killer fans somewhat infamous Soul My Way was a hodgepodge of old tracks and new that Kennedy attempted to unify with variety show pizzazz citation needed The album is noteworthy for its cover of Bobby Blue Bland s Turn On Your Love Light and its take on Texas songwriter Mickey Newbury s psychedelic Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In which features Lewis playing harpsichord citation needed Three tracks Wedding Bells the Lewis original He Took It Like a Man and Betcha Gonna Like It had been recorded during sessions dating back to 1963 and 1964 citation needed Reception editSoul My Way was released November 1 1967 to commercial and public indifference failing to crack the Billboard chart Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Turn on Your Love Light Deadric MaloneJoseph Scott2 332 It s a Hang Up Baby Eddie Reeves2 173 Dream Baby How Long Must I Dream Cindy Walker2 284 Just Dropped In Mickey Newbury2 275 Wedding Bells Claude Boone2 336 He Took It Like a Man Jerry Lee Lewis1 537 Hey Baby Bruce ChannelMargaret Cobb2 118 Treat Her Right Roy Head2 019 Holdin On Majorie BartonBobby Dyson3 0610 Shotgun Man Cecil Harrelson2 4511 I Betcha Gonna Like It Buddy KillenRobert Riley2 42Total length 26 56References edit a b c Koch Bob March 7 2009 Vinyl Cave Soul My Way by Jerry Lee Lewis Isthmus Retrieved October 29 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soul My Way amp oldid 1171575905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
