Restless (Carl Perkins song)

"Restless" is a 1968 song written by Carl Perkins and released as a single on Columbia Records.

Background

The song was recorded on September 27, 1968, and released as a 45 single, 4-44723, on Columbia, in December, 1968, backed with "11-43", reaching no. 20 on the Billboard country chart.^[1] The recording, produced by Bill Denny and Larry Butler, also appeared on the May, 1969 Columbia LP Carl Perkins' Greatest Hits.^[2] The song also appeared on the 1992 Carl Perkins compilation album Restless: The Columbia Recordings. The song became a major hit again in 1991 in a new all-star recording by Mark O'Connor and The New Nashville Cats. Carl Perkins performed the song on the Kraft Music Hall episode hosted by Johnny Cash on April 16, 1969.

Notable recordings

for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. Rockabilly singer Mac Curtis covered the song on his 2011 album Songs I Wish I Wrote; Curtis died after releasing the album.

References

Sources

• Guterman, Jimmy. (1998.) "Carl Perkins." In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Ed. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 412–413.
• OCLC 71812792
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• Pareles, Jon (20 January 1998). "Carl Perkins Dies at 65; Rockabilly Pioneer Wrote 'Blue Suede Shoes'". The New York Times. p. B12. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
• Perkins, Carl; McGee, David (1996). Go, Cat, Go!. New York: Hyperion Press.
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