Charlie Rich - Lonely Weekends (1958-1962 Recordings) '2016

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Whirlwind
02. Lonely Weekends
03. Everything I Do Is Wrong
04. Big Man
05. Midnite Blues
06. Sittin' and Thinkin'
07. Finally Found Out
08. Rebound
09. Gonna Be Waitin'
10. Easy Money
11. Just a Little Bit Sweet
12. C.C. Rider
13. Philadelphia Baby
14. Break Up
15. On My Knees
16. Red Man
17. School Days
18. There's Another Place I Can't Go
19. Juanita
20. Who Will the Next Fool Be
21. Apple Blossom Time
22. That's Rich
23. Come Back
24. Baby, I Need You
25. Donna Lee
26. Goodbye, Mary Ann
27. Time and Again
28. Gentle as a Lamb
29. Right Behind You Baby
30. Thanks a Lot



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.

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