Soul My Way
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2015) |
| Soul My Way | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 26:56 | |||
| Label | Smash | |||
| Producer | Jerry Kennedy | |||
| Jerry Lee Lewis chronology | ||||
| ||||
Soul My Way is the seventh album by Jerry Lee Lewis released on the Smash label in 1967.
Background
Jerry Lee Lewis signed with Smash in 1963 and, after four years,
Atlantic at a slow walk, but no amount of posturing could turn back the clock."[citation needed
]
Recording
By 1967, producer
Bobby "Blue" Bland's "Turn On Your Love Light" and its take on Texas songwriter Mickey Newbury's psychedelic "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)", which features Lewis playing harpsichord.[citation needed] Three tracks, "Wedding Bells", the Lewis original "He Took It Like a Man", and "Betcha Gonna Like It" had been recorded during sessions dating back to 1963 and 1964.[citation needed
]
Reception
Soul My Way was released November 1, 1967 to commercial and public indifference, failing to crack the Billboard chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Deadric Malone | 2:33 | |
| 2. | "It's a Hang Up, Baby" | Eddie Reeves | 2:17 |
| 3. | "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" | Cindy Walker | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Just Dropped In" | Mickey Newbury | 2:27 |
| 5. | "Wedding Bells" | Claude Boone | 2:33 |
| 6. | "He Took It Like a Man" | Jerry Lee Lewis | 1:53 |
| 7. | "Hey! Baby" |
| 2:11 |
| 8. | "Treat Her Right" | Roy Head | 2:01 |
| 9. | "Holdin' On" |
| 3:06 |
| 10. | "Shotgun Man" | Cecil Harrelson | 2:45 |
| 11. | "I Betcha Gonna Like It" |
| 2:42 |
| Total length: | 26:56 | ||
References
- ^ a b c Koch, Bob (March 7, 2009). "Vinyl Cave -- "Soul My Way" by Jerry Lee Lewis". Isthmus. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
