The Sun Years: The Definitive Rock’n Roll and Country Recordings 1954 to 1957

~ Release by Carl Perkins (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Mistakenly includes six doublets of tracks on CD3:

  • 1-13 = 3-19
  • 1-14 = 3-21
  • 1-15 = 3-20
  • 1-16 = 3-7
  • 1-17 = 3-8
  • 2-29 = 3-18
Annotation last modified on 2018-12-11 07:43 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Put Your Cat Clothes On
recording of:
Put Your Cat Clothes On
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:49
2Matchbox
recording of:
Matchbox
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Knox Music, Inc., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) and Unichappell Music
version of:
Match Box Blues
2:29
3Your True Love
recording of:
Your True Love
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:58
4Put Your Cat Clothes On -2
recording of:
Put Your Cat Clothes On
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:51
5Million Dollar Session (extracts)
1:50
6Million Dollar Session (extracts)
2:12
7Million Dollar Session (extracts)
2:17
8Million Dollar Session (extracts)
2:35
9Million Dollar Session (extracts)
1:44
10Million Dollar Session (extracts)
2:25
11Million Dollar Session (extracts)
4:04
12Million Dollar Session (extracts)
3:15
13Lonely Street
cover recording of:
Lonely Street
writer:
Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder and W.S. Stevenson
2:45
14Keeper of the Key
recording of:
Keeper of the Key
writer:
Lance Guynes (Songwriter of country music) and Harlan Howard
3:27
15Sweethearts or Strangers
cover recording of:
Sweethearts or Strangers
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Lou Wayne (Country singer and songwriter)
2:21
16Be Honest With Me
cover recording of:
Be Honest With Me
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) (in 1940) and Fred Rose (songwriter) (in 1940)
2:42
17Caldonia
cover recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
writer:
Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
2:05
18Her Love Rubbed Off
recording of:
Her Love Rubbed Off
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:54
19Roll Over Beethoven
cover recording of:
Roll Over Beethoven
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1956-01)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Dualtone Words and Songs, Fujipacific Music, Inc., Isalee Music Publishing Company, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Rock ’n’ Roll Music
2:52
20You Can Do No Wrong
recording of:
You Can Do No Wrong (in 1957-01)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:23
21Pink Pedal Pushers
recording of:
Pink Pedal Pushers
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:28
22That’s Right
recording of:
That’s Right
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:41
23Forever Yours
recording of:
Forever Yours
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:38
24I Care
edit of:
I Care (Charly CR 300003 take, chat) by Carl Perkins
recording of:
I Care
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:18
25Y.O.U.
2:41
26Try My Heart Out
2:54
27Look at the Moon
edit of:
Look at That Moon (chat & SUN BOX 101/3-B5 take) by Carl Perkins
2:22
28Lend Me Your Comb
cover recording of:
Lend Me Your Comb
composer:
Kay Twomey, Ben Weisman and Fred Wise
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
1:57
29Glad All Over
recording of:
Glad All Over (in 1957-12)
composer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter), Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, MCA Music Ltd., Minder Music and Minder Music Ltd.
1:42
▶CD 3