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Jerry Lee Lewis - Old Time Religion   ( BCD 16685)


One of the key tenets in Jerry Lee Lewis' mythology is his fiery argument with Sam Phillips about God just prior to recording the master take of "Great Balls of Fire," so it comes as no surprise that the Killer holds salvation as closely to his heart as he does sin, yet he never recorded a full-blown religious record, which is what makes Bear Family's Old Time Religion such a find. Released initially as part of the 1986 series of LP box sets called The Killer, these recordings find Jerry Lee at Brother Davis' Church in Memphis on December 13, 1970, backed by a basic band featuring his son Jerry Lee Jr. on drums, Kenneth Lovelace on guitar and fiddle, Edward DeBruhl on bass, and William "Bill" David Strom on organ. It's a curious recording -- certainly looser than most church records, lively but not as infectious as the Killer at his peak, built on standards but containing no hits. In other words, it's the kind of album that is impossible to market, which is of course what labels are designed to do, so it sat on the shelf where it aged nicely, a recording more interesting in retrospect than at the time. If Jerry Lee isn't quite at home here in church, he's certainly in his element, tossing off hymns with authority, easing his way into spoken testimonials, inserting his name into the lyrics wherever he can, showing no shame in plugging the records they have for sale (he doesn't need the money, of course, but his sidemen do). All this makes for a religious record whose scale tips slightly toward the sinful over the saintly, but of course that's why it's worth hearing.


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   1. (00:03:45) Jerry Lee Lewis - Looking For A City
   2. (00:04:45) Jerry Lee Lewis - I'm Longing For Home
   3. (00:03:58) Jerry Lee Lewis - Life's Railway To Heaven
   4. (00:04:13) Jerry Lee Lewis - Someone Who Cares For You
   5. (00:04:33) Jerry Lee Lewis - If We Never Meet Again-I'm Gonna Meet You In The Morning
   6. (00:02:15) Jerry Lee Lewis - On The Sawdust Trail
   7. (00:05:21) Jerry Lee Lewis - There'll Be Peace In The Valley
   8. (00:03:44) Jerry Lee Lewis - Precious Memories
   9. (00:03:36) Jerry Lee Lewis - The Old Rugged Cross
  10. (00:02:20) Jerry Lee Lewis - It Will Be Worth It All
  11. (00:03:59) Jerry Lee Lewis - I Know That Jesus Will Be There
  12. (00:02:11) Jerry Lee Lewis - I'm In The Gloryland Way
  13. (00:02:24) Jerry Lee Lewis - Tomorrow May Mean Goodbye
  14. (00:02:53) Jerry Lee Lewis - Amazing Grace
  15. (00:02:14) Jerry Lee Lewis - On The Jericho Road
  16. (00:02:37) Jerry Lee Lewis - I'll Fly Away
  17. (00:02:59) Jerry Lee Lewis - My God Is Real
  18. (00:03:18) Jerry Lee Lewis - When Jesus Beckons Me Home
  19. (00:01:17) Jerry Lee Lewis - I Won't Cross Jordan Alone
  20. (00:02:53) Jerry Lee Lewis - Keep On The Firing Line



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