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Georgia Gibbs: Girl Singer

(2007/SEPIA) 30 tracks 1940-57 with 12 page booklet

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Interpret: Georgia Gibbs
Album titlle: Girl Singer
Genre Pop
Label SEPIA
Artikelart CD
EAN: 5055122110958
weight in Kg 0.1

Gibbs, Georgia - Girl Singer CD 1
01	The Laziest Gal In Town	Georgia Gibbs
02	Is It Worth It?	Georgia Gibbs
03	So Would I	Georgia Gibbs
04	You Do	Georgia Gibbs
05	Cherry Stones ( & BOB CROSBY)	Georgia Gibbs
06	Dream A Little Dream Of Me ( & BOB CROSBY)	Georgia Gibbs
07	Get Out Those Old Records	Georgia Gibbs
08	I Wish, I Wish	Georgia Gibbs
09	The Oklahoma Polka	Georgia Gibbs
10	What You Do To Me	Georgia Gibbs
11	Be My Life's Companion	Georgia Gibbs
12	What Dows It Mean	Georgia Gibbs
13	Winter's Here Again	Georgia Gibbs
14	If You Take My Heart Away	Georgia Gibbs
15	Thunder And Lightning	Georgia Gibbs
16	I'll Always Be Happy With You	Georgia Gibbs
17	Every Road Must Have Turning	Georgia Gibbs
18	More Than Ever	Georgia Gibbs
19	Love Me	Georgia Gibbs
20	Blueberries	Georgia Gibbs
21	The Greatest Thing	Georgia Gibbs
22	Fool Of The Year	Georgia Gibbs
23	Tra La La	Georgia Gibbs
24	Morning, Noon And Night	Georgia Gibbs
25	Silent Lips	Georgia Gibbs
26	Pretty Pretty	Georgia Gibbs
27	Sugar Candy	Georgia Gibbs
28	I'm Walking The Floor Over You	Georgia Gibbs
29	Regret If You Can	Georgia Gibbs
30	I'll Be Seeing You	Georgia Gibbs

Georgia Gibbs Great Balls Of Fire If you want to enjoy this record, the trick is not... more

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"Georgia Gibbs"

Georgia Gibbs

Great Balls Of Fire

If you want to enjoy this record, the trick is not to think of it as a Jerry Lee Lewis cover record. I mean, who in their right mind would cover Jerry Lee, the ultimate stylist? Just pretend that this Jack Hammer/Otis Blackwell song had found its way to RCA Records in the Fall of 1957 and that whoever was handling A&R for the label said, “Let's give this one to Georgia!”

That changes things. Now suddenly she is creating an original that sounds like this. Some 60 years later might we be praising Georgia Gibbs and how she could rock? There are enough differences between this version and Jerry Lee's original for us to at least consider that thought. The solos here are strictly guitar work (nobody went near Jerry Lee's pounding piano). Billy Mure, a considerable talent, cut loose on the double-length guitar break. And it's worth keeping in mind that the session was produced by rock 'n' roll pioneers Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller.

Nevertheless, it's easy to criticize recordings like this. What are you going to say? Georgia's vocal is mannered and squeaky? Sure it is. You think she's on her own? You want mannered and squeaky? Go listen to Ruth Brown. Better yet, go listen to Buddy Holly if you want a few hiccups. This is what early rock 'n' roll sounded like.

So what are we worried about? Did kids whose tastes were emerging really walk into their neighborhood record stores and decide to buy Georgia's cover disc on RCA instead of Jerry Lee Lewis's Sun original, thereby warping their tastes in music forever? We know that didn't happen a lot. Well-worn copies of Georgia's cover version don't turn up at many yard sales these days. She died in 2006 at age 87, so she's not out there on the road or doing HBO specials singing Great Balls Of Fire. As of this writing, Jerry Lee Lewis still is. The choice between original and cover may have been a bit fuzzy back in 1957 but at this point history seems to have spoken. There's not much to worry about.

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