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Another Place, Another Time (1968)

Where the lyrics of Another Place, Another Time take you, and where it was really made.

After a Nashville search for songs turned up only three tapes, this eighth album became Jerry Lee Lewis's comeback record.

Key places

Recorded at Columbia Studios in Nashville (1968)

Recording site Nashville — The album was recorded at Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. The map point is set at city-centre level, so it does not mark the exact studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Another Place, Another Time: eighth studio album by American musician Jerry Lee Lewis
• Released in 1968 by Smash Records
• Described as Lewis's "comeback album"
• Stripped-down, "hardcore" country sound
• Yielded two top five country hits
• First major chart success in a decade for Lewis
• Came after a decade of setbacks, following the scandal over his 1957 marriage to his cousin Myra Gale Lewis Williams, which ended his rock and roll success
• Received positively by specialist critics

Background

• In Nick Tosches' Lewis biography Hellfire, producer Kilroy recalls the search for material
• Kilroy called every credible publisher in Nashville asking for songs
• Only three tapes arrived after two weeks
• Kilroy said nobody wanted a Jerry Lee Lewis song

Recording

• Recorded at Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee
• Nashville is the city-level location on the map, not a confirmed building address

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Tracklist

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Artist

Career

• American country and rock and roll pianist, singer, and songwriter, nicknamed "The Killer".
• Made first recordings in 1952 at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studio in New Orleans; early Sun Records recordings in 1956 in Memphis.
• 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" brought worldwide fame; followed by "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless", and "High School Confidential".
• 1964 live album Live at the Star Club, Hamburg is widely regarded as one of the greatest live rock albums.
• Switched to country in 1968 with "Another Place, Another Time", which revived his career; 30 songs reached the Billboard country top 10 across his career.
• Last Man Standing (2006) was his best-selling release; Mean Old Man (2010) was another major seller.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1986) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (2022).

Members

• Solo artist; the Million Dollar Quartet session on Sun Records included Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash.

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Reception

At release

• Specialist critics received the album positively
• Critics praised Lewis's piano style
• Critics praised the catchy quality of the songs

Records

• Entered the Billboard 200 chart
• Reached number 3 on the Billboard country chart
• Lead single "Another Place, Another Time" reached number 2 on national country charts
• Second single "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" reached number 4
• Two top five country hits from the album
• First major chart success in a decade for Lewis

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Trivia

• Kilroy recalled that nobody wanted a Jerry Lee Lewis song and called the situation embarrassing.
• The lead single "Another Place, Another Time" reached second place on national country charts.
• The second single "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" reached fourth place.
• Songs on the album were written by writers including Glenn Sutton, Ernest Tubb and Fred Rose.

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