Thursday, October 11, 2012

Record #0142: I Can’t Seem To Say Goodbye / Good Night Irene – JERRY LEE LEWIS



Sun 1115 (original) USA, Feb. 1970
Words & Music by:  Side ADon Robertson; Side BHuddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, Lomax
Musicians:  Jerry Lee Lewis (vocals and piano), Scotty Moore (guitar on side A), Roland Janes (guitar), J. W. Brown (bass on side B), James Van Eaton (drums on side B), Herman Hawkins (bass on side A), Morris Tarrant (drums on side A), plus unknown strings (side A) and chorus
Recording sessions:  Side A – Sun Studio, Memphis, TN, Aug. 28, 1963; Side B – The original Sun Studio, Memphis, TN, Jan. 1957
Highest chart positions: US Country #7, Canada Country #4

Both tracks were also issued on Lewis’ 1970 album “A Taste of Country” (Sun 114, US Country Album #16).
Lewis recorded “Good Night Irene” in 1957 and 1975. As this record came out in 1970, this has to be the first one of the two (unless if the session records I found are incomplete).

List price:  Very Good+ $2.50, Near Mint $5

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