Young Blood - Jerry Lee Lewis

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Album Notes: Personnel: Jerry Lee Lewis (vocals, piano); Kenny Lovelace (guitar, fiddle, strings); Mike Kernan (guitar, background vocals); Bobby B. Keyes, James Burton, Elliot Easton, Al Anderson, Don Baer (guitar); Robby Turner (steel guitar); Danny Weinstein (fiddle, strings, reeds, horns); Matthew Glaser, John Curtis, Yoshiro Arita (fiddle, strings); David Whitney, Frank Macchia, Stanley Watkins, Stuart Aptekar, Bob Efford, Craig Ball (reeds, horns); Mike Turk (harmonica); Frank Marocco (accordion); Bob Glaub, Joey Spampinato, Jonathan Paley, Dave Roe Rorick, J.R. Byrd (bass); Andy Paley (drums, background vocals); Glen Colson, Tommy Ardolino, Buddy Harman, Don Allen (drums); Billy West (background vocals).
Recorded at Your Place Or Mine, Glendale, California; House Of Blues Studio, Memphis, Tennessee; Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California; Bluejay, Carlisle, Massachusetts; The Lewis Ranch, Nesbit, Mississippi.
YOUNGBLOOD is Jerry Lee Lewis' first new studio album in 14 years, and on it he has surrounded himself with a bevy of surefire songwriters and supporting players, all recorded by a producer (Andy Paley) that understands the Killer's need for no-frills, yet husky, ambience.
Rollicking good times abound here, with a heady mix of old-style rock'n'roll, country weepers, and beat crazy piano stomping, all masterfully rendered by one of the (still) craziest and irreverent rockers ever born. Lewis is in fine form throughout, with his keyboard and vocal chops intact. The off-the-wall solos and killer attitude he brings to these sessions make YOUNGBLOOD a musical party unto itself.

Album Reviews: Rolling Stone (7/13-7/27/95, p.111) - 3.5 Stars out of 5 - "...These 14 songs are mostly chestnuts, but they're roasting. James Burton, who defined rock lead guitar, and ex-NRBQ fret burner Al Anderson get their licks in, and Lewis works like a demon....this is a party album--and Lewis remains one hell of a host."
Spin (6/95, pp.101-102) - 6 - Reasonably Good - "...the record's greatest strength is its songs....YOUNG BLOOD covers worthy nuggets from most of the pop traditions that sparked this evil genius..."
Q (8/95, p.127) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...[these songs] get the Lewis treatment as he switches effortlessly between rock'n'roll, honky tonk and even the odd old-timey ballad. Andy Paley...provides a modern sheen and the odd tune, but this is Lewis at his most bumptious and life-enhancing..."
NME (6/10/95, p.50) - 8 (out of 10) - "...The Killer...is wearing both his country crooner and rocking hillbilly hats here....[He] still manages to pack a hefty punch, a fair amount of hellfire for someone who hits 60 later this year..."
Melody Maker (6/10/95, p.36) - Bloody Essential - "...Only he could weave strands of achingly beautiful country and lascivious honky-tonk around one perfect sound; his pumping piano the lifeline of that wild, furious rock'n'roll sound....he's 60 years young and still rockin' his life away..."

Titles on disc 1

1.: House Of Blue Lights

2.: One Of Them Old Things

3.: Poison Love

4.: Down The Road A Piece

5.: Gotta Travel On

6.: Restless Heart

7.: High Blood Pressure

8.: It Was The Whiskey Talkin' (Not Me)

9.: I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive

10.: Goosebumps

11.: Crown Victoria Custom '51

12.: Miss The Mississippi And You

13.: Young Blood

14.: Things

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