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The Session... Recorded in London with Great Guest Artists (1973)

Where the lyrics of The Session... Recorded in London with Great Guest Artists take you, and where it was really made.

Lewis's pop chart peak was his best since 1964, yet the country chart placing was stronger still.

Key places

Recorded in London (1973)

Recording site Wild Bunch Studios (London) — The album was recorded in London with British musicians, and the point is placed at the city centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• The Session... Recorded in London with Great Guest Artists is a double album by American musician Jerry Lee Lewis
• Released in 1973 on Mercury Records
• Recorded in London, with Lewis working alongside British musicians
• Guest players include Peter Frampton and Albert Lee
• Four sides of music, with Lewis on vocals and piano
• Issued in a gatefold sleeve with fold-out flaps and printed cardboard liners

Background

• Lewis teamed up with a group of British musicians for this record
• The French article also credits Rory Gallagher, Alvin Lee, Kenney Jones, Gary Wright, Matthew Fisher of Procol Harum and Klaus Voormann
• The track list mixes rock and roll and rhythm and blues songs, including Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode and Memphis
• Country and folk songs also appear, including Charlie Rich's No Headstone on My Grave and Gordon Lightfoot's Early Morning Rain
• Side four closes with a rock and roll medley

Recording

• Engineer credit goes to Martin Rushent
• Executive producer credit goes to Charles Fach
• Mastering credit goes to Gilbert Kong

Cover

• The cover title reads "The Session recorded in London with great guest artists"
• The spine reads only "The Session"
• Labels show a smaller line below the title: Recorded in London with guest artists
• Labels were made in Holland, with catalogue numbers SRM 2-803 and 6672 008 on the spine

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · fr.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

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 gave the album 3 out of 5 stars
• AllMusic argued the album only falls short when compared to Lewis's early classic rock and roll recordings
• The album reached number 37 on the pop chart, Lewis's highest pop chart placing since Golden Hits of Jerry Lee Lewis in 1964
• On the country albums chart it rose to number 4
• It was released on Mercury Records in 1973 as a double album

Reappraisal

• AllMusic's review is the main critical reference point for this album
• AllMusic's verdict is mixed: 3 out of 5, with a caveat about the early recordings
• The weakness is measured against Lewis's early classic rock and roll output

Records

• Pop album chart: number 37
• Country albums chart: number 4
• Highest pop chart album since 1964's Golden Hits of Jerry Lee Lewis
• Released as a double album on Mercury Records in 1973

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Several tracks are covers of songs by other writers, such as Ray Charles's What'd I Say and Chuck Berry's Memphis
• Song titles printed on the labels differ slightly from the titles on the sleeve
• Side four closes with a rock and roll medley that includes Good Golly Miss Molly, Long Tall Sally and Tutti Frutti
• The track list includes Bad Moon Rising, written by John Fogerty
• Charlie Rich's No Headstone on My Grave appears on side two

Sources: www.discogs.com

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