Charlie Rich

The legendary Charlie Rich was a true artist; an excellent singer, songwriter and piano player, as well as a master of several styles. His work defied categorization, incorporating elements of country, soul, R&B, gospel, jazz and rock & roll. With his soulful and smooth baritone voice, Rich had most of the attributes needed to become one of the great American stars of the ‘60s and ‘70s, but his popularity never matched his critical acclaim. This quintessential collector’s edition contains 30 remastered studio tracks from his early years, consisting of a variety of the sensational recordings he made for Sun Records’ subsidiary label Phillips International, between 1958 and 1962.

You can hear a little bit of Elvis Presley in his rockabilly sound on hits like “Lonely Weekends”, “Break Up”, “Whirlwind” and “Everything I Do Is Wrong”. However, great songs like “Midnite Blues” and “C.C. Rider”, as well as lesser-known numbers such as “Finally Found Out” and “Easy Money”, really show off his ability to play and sing rhythm & blues. Some of the material here isn’t available on other collections, nor have these seminal recordings ever been previously compiled on the same CD. Although Charlie Rich eventually went on to greater commercial success with other labels, his Sun Studio recordings represent him at his finest and are the ones he deserves to be best remembered for.

PERSONNEL:

CHARLIE RICH, lead vocals and piano, plus:

Roland Janes, Scotty Moore (guitar), Billy Lee Riley (bass),
James Van Eaton (drums), Martin Willis (saxophone), among others.

Recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, between 1958 and 1962.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01. WHIRLWIND 2:09
02. LONELY WEEKENDS 2:08
03. EVERYTHING I DO IS WRONG 2:16
04. BIG MAN 2:46
05. MIDNITE BLUES 2:54
06. SITTIN’ AND THINKIN’ 3:05
07. FINALLY FOUND OUT 2:22
08. REBOUND 1:50
09. GONNA BE WAITIN’ 2:25
10. EASY MONEY 2:53
11. JUST A LITTLE BIT SWEET 2:23
12. C.C. RIDER 2:27
13. PHILADELPHIA BABY 2:05
14. BREAK UP 2:32
15. ON MY KNEES 2:32
16. RED MAN 2:15
17. SCHOOL DAYS 2:35
18. THERE’S ANOTHER PLACE I CAN’T GO 2:39
19. JUANITA 2:55
20. WHO WILL THE NEXT FOOL BE 2:55
21. APPLE BLOSSOM TIME 2:51
22. THAT’S RICH 1:54
23. COME BACK 2:17
24. BABY, I NEED YOU 1:40
25. DONNA LEE 1:52
26. GOODBYE, MARY ANN 2:13
27. TIME AND AGAIN 3:08
28. GENTLE AS A LAMB 2:47
29. RIGHT BEHIND YOU BABY 1:58
30. THANKS A LOT 1:54

TOTAL TIME: 72:06