Red Hot: The Best of Billy Lee Riley

~ Release by Billy Lee Riley (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Track lengths are not real CD ones, but printed.

Annotation last modified on 2020-02-28 06:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Rock With Me Baby
producer:
Jack Clement (in 1956)
acoustic guitar:
Billy Lee Riley (from 1956-01 until 1956-02)
bass:
Jan Ledbetter (from 1956-01 until 1956-02) and Slim Wallace (from 1956-01 until 1956-02)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (from 1956-01 until 1956-02)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1956-01 until 1956-02) and Ruble Shaw (from 1956-01 until 1956-02)
vocals:
Billy Lee Riley (from 1956-01 until 1956-02)
recorded at:
Radio Station WMPS in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1956-01 until 1956-02)
mixed at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1956)
recording of:
Rock With Me Baby (from 1956-01 until 1956-02)
writer:
Jack Clement, Billy Lee Riley and Ronald Wallace
2:10
2Trouble Bound
producer:
Jack Clement (in 1956)
bass:
Slim Wallace (from 1956-03 until 1956-04)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Bernero (from 1956-03 until 1956-04)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1956-03 until 1956-04) and Billy Lee Riley (from 1956-03 until 1956-04)
vocals:
Billy Lee Riley (from 1956-03 until 1956-04)
engineered at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1956-03 until 1956-04)
recording of:
Trouble Bound (from 1956-03 until 1956-04)
writer:
Jack Clement, Billy Lee Riley and Roland Wallace
2:44
3Flying Saucer Rock & Roll
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Marvin Pepper (on 1956-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1956-12-11)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1956-12-11) and Billy Lee Riley (on 1956-12-11)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1956-12-11)
vocals:
Billy Lee Riley (on 1956-12-11)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-12-11)
remix of:
Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (undubbed master take) by Billy Riley
recording of:
Flyin’ Saucers Rock ’n’ Roll (on 1956-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Scott (Rockabilly artist: Harold Raymond Scott)
2:01
4I Want You Baby
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Marvin Pepper (on 1956-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1956-12-11)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1956-12-11) and Billy Lee Riley (on 1956-12-11)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1956-12-11)
vocals:
Billy Lee Riley (on 1956-12-11)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-12-11)
recording of:
I Want You Baby (on 1956-12-11)
writer:
Billy Lee Riley
1:53
5Red Hot
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Marvin Pepper (on 1957-01-30)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
J.M. Van Eaton (on 1957-01-30)
guitar:
Billy Riley (on 1957-01-30) and Roland Janes (on 1957-01-30)
piano:
Jimmy Wilson (rockabilly piano) (on 1957-01-30)
vocals:
Billy Riley (on 1957-01-30)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-01-30)
recording of:
Red Hot (on 1957-01-30)
writer:
W. R. Emerson (rock ’n’ roll on Sun, Vee‐Jay & Chess Records)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
2:30
6Pearly Lee
remix of:
Pearly Lee (version 2, undubbed) by Billy Lee Riley
recording of:
Pearly Lee
writer:
Billy Lee Riley
2:36
7Wouldn't You Know
2:47
8Baby Please Don't Go
2:07
9Down by the Riverside
cover recording of:
Down by the Riverside
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:14
10No Name Girl
recording of:
No Name Girl
writer:
Jack Clement and Billy Lee Riley
1:53
11Come Back Baby (One More Time)
2:14
12Got the Water Boilin' Baby
2:07
13Open the Door Richard
producer:
Ernie Barton
bass and background vocals:
Billy Lee Riley (on 1959-02-25)
drums (drum set):
James Van Eaton (on 1959-02-25)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1959-02-25)
piano:
Charlie Rich (US country singer) (on 1959-02-25)
saxophone:
Martin Willis (US saxophonist) (on 1959-02-25)
vocals:
Ernie Barton (on 1959-02-25)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-02-25)
cover recording of:
Open the Door, Richard (1946 song) (on 1959-02-25)
lyricist:
Dan Howell and John Mason ("Spider Bruce", vaudeville comedian)
composer:
Jack McVea
2:19
14Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (alternate)
2:06
15She's My Baby (alternate one)
1:43
16Let's Talk About Us
cover recording of:
Let’s Talk About Us
lyricist and composer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1959)
2:30
17That's Right
recording of:
That's Right
writer:
Billy Lee Riley
2:01
18Rock With Me Baby #2
2:27
19Searchin'
cover recording of:
Searchin’
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Tiger (publisher)
2:33
20College Man
cover recording of:
College Man
writer:
Bill Justis
2:45
21Your Cash Ain't Nothing but Trash
0:58
22Swanee River Rock
arranger:
Billy Lee Riley
cover recording of:
Swanee River Rock
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Stephen Foster (composer)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:17
23Betty & Dupree
2:12
24When a Man Gets the Blues
edit of:
When a Man Gets the Blues (with false start) by Billy Riley
3:36