Break Up (false start to 'Settin' the Woods on Fire' & take named (2.1) on BCD 17254)
~ Recording by Jerry Lee Lewis
Annotation
Firstly issued in 1982 on "The Sun Years" (12 LP set). Contains spoken intro, false start to "Settin' the Woods on Fire" and take 4 (net length 2:23) of version 1 (unaccompanied demo) of "Break Up".
Note from the back cover of Record 7 of "The Sun Years". Returning to "Break Up", Jerry allows us a clear-eyed look into the essential rocking nature of both himself and the song. As with the earlier solo version, there are shades of Charlie Rich's piano style and comparisons between this and Rich's widely available demo version are fascinating.
On this take, Jerry gallops through the piano solo and just makes it. Even the Killer has physical limitations. In fact, if he didn't stop for a cold beer after this take he may have been Ferriday's first android.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 7.9 | Break Up (D) | 2:40 | Jerry Lee Lewis | The Sun Years (12 LP set) | Jerry Lee Lewis | Other + Compilation |
| Charly Records, Sun Record Company | SUN BOX 102 |
| 4.29 | Break Up -2 | 2:41 | Jerry Lee Lewis | The Sun Years: The Definitive Rock 'n' Roll and Country Recordings: November 1956 to August 1963 (8 CD set) | Jerry Lee Lewis | Other + Compilation |
| Charly Records, Sun Record Company | CD Sun Box 1 |
| 1.23 | Breakup | 2:42 | Jerry Lee Lewis | The Alternate Collection | Jerry Lee Lewis | Other + Compilation |
| Charly Records, Sun Record Company | CD SUND 35 |
| 7.33 | Break Up (2.1) (false start to 'Settin' the Woods on Fire' & take) | 2:42 | Jerry Lee Lewis | Jerry Lee Lewis at Sun Records: The Collected Works ("What the Hell Else Do You Need?") | Jerry Lee Lewis | Other + Compilation |
| Bear Family Productions Ltd. (Bear Family Records since 2013) | BCD 17254 RL |
Relationships
| piano: | Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07) |
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| vocals: | Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Sun Record Company (in 1983) |
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| has remixes: | Break Up (false start to 'Settin' the Woods on Fire' & take named (2.1) on BCD 17254 overdub #1) Break Up (false start to 'Settin' the Woods on Fire' & take named (2.1) on BCD 17254 overdub #3) Break Up (false start to 'Settin' the Woods on Fire' & take named (2.1) on BCD 17254 overdub #5) |
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| edits: | Break Up (version 1, take 4) Settin' the Woods on Fire (false start) / Break Up (version 1 - unaccompanied demo, take 4) Settin' the Woods on Fire (false start) / Break Up (version 1, false start, chatter & take 4 overdubbed) |
| recording of: | Break Up (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07) Settin’ the Woods on Fire (from 1958-07-05 until 1958-07-07: cover, partial) |
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Related works
Break Up
| lyricist and composer: | Charlie Rich (US country singer) |
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| publisher: | Knox Music, Inc. |
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Settin’ the Woods on Fire
| lyricist and composer: | Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader) Fred Rose (songwriter) |
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| publisher: | Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1952-07-29) |
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