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Billy Lee Riley never made a hit before scraping the bottom of the charts in 1972, but you'd never know it from his reputation as one of the top artists of the original rockabilly era. His classics "Red Hot" and "Flying Saucers Rock and Roll" are included on this 22-track anthology of Riley's Sun recordings, which is the most affordable and readily available alternative to Bear Family's two-disc set Classic Recordings 1956-60. Collectors should note that the last four cuts on this collection are from Riley's 1969-1970 return to Sun Records. Buyers wanting Riley's '50s material would have been happier with four more early rockabilly cuts in place of these mediocre country and rock recordings from the downside of Riley's career, but others may enjoy hearing the evolution of his sound.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
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William Emerson, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1957 Sun Label Group, LLC
Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1957 Sun Label Group, LLC
Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Harold Ray Scott, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Sun Entertainment Corp.
Billy Riley, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1958 Sun Label Group, LLC
Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1998 Sun Label Group, LLC
Chuck Willis, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1998 Sun Label Group, LLC
Billy Riley, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1956 Sun Label Group, LLC
John Marascalco, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1958 Sun Label Group, LLC
Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - William Justis Jr., ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1998 Sun Label Group, LLC
BERT RUSSELL, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Aaron Cornelius, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1959 Sun Label Group, LLC
Billy Riley, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1956 Sun Label Group, LLC
Thomas Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1998 Sun Label Group, LLC
Billy Riley, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1956 Sun Label Group, LLC
David Kapp, ComposerLyricist - John Mason, ComposerLyricist - Dusty Fletcher, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Jack McVea, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1998 Sun Label Group, LLC
Jack Clement, ComposerLyricist - Billy Riley, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1959 Sun Label Group, LLC
Winfield Scott, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1998 Sun Label Group, LLC
Billy Riley, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 Sun Label Group, LLC
Paul Howard, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1959 Sun Label Group, LLC
Milton Campbell, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1998 Sun Label Group, LLC
Paul Craft, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1998 Sun Label Group, LLC
Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1998 Sun Label Group, LLC
Billy Lee Riley, MainArtist - Glenn Mcguirt, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1998 Sun Label Group, LLC
Album review
Billy Lee Riley never made a hit before scraping the bottom of the charts in 1972, but you'd never know it from his reputation as one of the top artists of the original rockabilly era. His classics "Red Hot" and "Flying Saucers Rock and Roll" are included on this 22-track anthology of Riley's Sun recordings, which is the most affordable and readily available alternative to Bear Family's two-disc set Classic Recordings 1956-60. Collectors should note that the last four cuts on this collection are from Riley's 1969-1970 return to Sun Records. Buyers wanting Riley's '50s material would have been happier with four more early rockabilly cuts in place of these mediocre country and rock recordings from the downside of Riley's career, but others may enjoy hearing the evolution of his sound.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:36
- Main artists: Billy Lee Riley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sun Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1998 Sun Label Group, LLC This Compilation ℗ 1998 Sun Label Group, LLC
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