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Last Man Standing (2006)

Where the lyrics of Last Man Standing take you, and where it was really made.

The title comes from a group of Sun Studios singers who had all died, leaving Jerry Lee Lewis as the last one standing.

Key places

Sun Studio in Memphis, a recording location (2006)

Recording site Sun Studio — The source names Sun Studio in Memphis among the places where this album was recorded, alongside Phillips Studio and various other studios. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Thrill Hill East in Nashville (2006)

Recording site Nashville — The source lists Thrill Hill East as a recording location in Nashville. The pin marks the city centre only, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

Last Man Standing: 39th studio album by Jerry Lee Lewis
Released September 2006
Consists of duets between Lewis and rock and country artists, past and present
Track listing: 20 songs, each paired with a guest artist
Guests include Jimmy Page, B. B. King, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, Neil Young, Ringo Starr, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Eric Clapton
Released with promotional download-only bonus tracks that varied by retailer

Background

Title derives from the 1950s Sun Studios generation: Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley
All of these artists had died, leaving Lewis as the last one left
Lewis died in October 2022, sixteen years and one month after the album's release
Previous studio album before this one was released in 1996
After the album's success, a DVD titled Last Man Standing Live followed with similar duets

Recording

Recording locations named include Sun Studio in Memphis, Phillips Studio and various other studios
Thrill Hill East in Nashville is also named as a recording location
Kris Kristofferson's track was produced by J. Carter Tutwiler at NoCanBeat Studios and mixed by Steve Gamberoni
Guitarists Kenny Lovelace and Jimmy Rip, bassist James 'Hutch' Hutchinson and drummer Jim Keltner played on the album
Liner notes were written by Peter Guralnick

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · de.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

1	Rock and Roll	2:15
2	Before the Night Is Over	3:39
3	Pink Cadillac	3:55
4	Evening Gown	3:57
5	You Don’t Have to Go	4:00
6	Twilight	2:49
7	Travelin’ Band	2:01
8	That Kind of Fool	4:15
9	Sweet Little Sixteen	3:05
10	Just A Bummin’ Around	2:44
11	Honky Tonk Woman	2:22
12	What’s Made Milwaukee Famous	2:40
13	Don’t Be Ashamed of Your Age	2:00
14	Couple More Years	5:14
15	Ol’ Glory	2:05
16	Trouble in Mind	3:49
17	I Saw Her Standing There	2:22
18	Lost Highway	3:00
19	Hadacol Boogie	3:19
20	What Makes the Irish Heart Beat	4:13
21	The Pilgrim	3:01

Sources: musicbrainz.org

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.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the album a record that celebrates life in both its joys and sorrows
Erlewine wrote that it is hard not to see the album as inspiring
AllMusic's editorial team gave the album four out of five stars
Rolling Stone's Gavin Edwards gave the album four out of five stars
Edwards praised the performance, noting Lewis's voice was in better shape than expected
Edwards also pointed to the barrelhouse piano as the source of much of Lewis's command
PopMatters' Vladimir Wormwood gave the album seven out of 10
Wormwood focused on the Merle Haggard duet 'Just Bummin' Around' as a portrait of an aging musician with the showmanship removed

Records

The Billboard 200: 26th place
Country Albums: 9th place
Top Independent Albums: 1st place
Top Internet Albums: 2nd place

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · de.wikipedia.org

Trivia

The album was released with several promotional download-only bonus tracks, and which one a buyer got depended on where the album was purchased.
Lewis recorded several more songs for the album than were released, including a version of 'Roll Over Beethoven' with Ringo Starr, Ivan Neville, James 'Hutch' Hutchinson and Nils Lofgren.
Unreleased recordings include 'Cry', originally by Johnnie Ray, and 'You Can't Catch Me' by Chuck Berry.
The DVD Last Man Standing Live came after the album's success and featured similar duets with well-known artists.
The German edition lists the album's unreleased songs as a separate group from the main track listing.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · de.wikipedia.org

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