Charlie Rich - Lonely Weekends (1958-1962 Recordings) (2016)

Tracklist

01. Whirlwind
02. Lonely Weekends
03. Everything I Do Is Wrong
04. Big Man
05. Midnite Blues
06. Sittin' and Thinkin'
07. Finally Found Out
08. Rebound
09. Gonna Be Waitin'
10. Easy Money
11. Just a Little Bit Sweet
12. C.C. Rider
13. Philadelphia Baby
14. Break Up
15. On My Knees
16. Red Man
17. School Days
18. There's Another Place I Can't Go
19. Juanita
20. Who Will the Next Fool Be
21. Apple Blossom Time
22. That's Rich
23. Come Back
24. Baby, I Need You
25. Donna Lee
26. Goodbye, Mary Ann
27. Time and Again
28. Gentle as a Lamb
29. Right Behind You Baby
30. Thanks a Lot



The legendary Charlie Rich was a true artist; an excellent singer, songwriter and piano player, as well as a master of several styles. His work defied categorization, incorporating elements of country, soul, R&B, gospel, jazz and rock & roll. With his soulful and smooth baritone voice, Rich had most of the attributes needed to become one of the great American stars of the ‘60s and ‘70s, but his popularity never matched his critical acclaim. This quintessential collector’s edition contains 30 remastered studio tracks from his early years, consisting of a variety of the sensational recordings he made for Sun Records’ subsidiary label Phillips International, between 1958 and 1962.

You can hear a little bit of Elvis Presley in his rockabilly sound on hits like “Lonely Weekends”, “Break Up”, “Whirlwind” and “Everything I Do Is Wrong”. However, great songs like “Midnite Blues” and “C.C. Rider”, as well as lesser-known numbers such as “Finally Found Out” and “Easy Money”, really show off his ability to play and sing rhythm & blues. Some of the material here isn’t available on other collections, nor have these seminal recordings ever been previously compiled on the same CD. Although Charlie Rich eventually went on to greater commercial success with other labels, his Sun Studio recordings represent him at his finest and are the ones he deserves to be best remembered for.

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