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Make Me Know It - Elvis PresleyI Told Myself a Lie - Clyde McPhatterDon't Be Cruel - Jerry Lee LewisMy Pigeon's Gone - The Five KeysCool Baby - Charlie GracieFever [With String Overdubs] - Little Willie JohnSlow Motion - Wade FlemonsShape I'm In, The - Johnny RestivoPriscilla - Eddie Cooley & the DimplesBrace Yourself - Ben E. KingAll Shook Up - David HillNine Times Out of Ten - Cliff Richard & the ShadowsI'll Find You - Gene PitneyFor My Good Fortune - Mahalia JacksonHey Little Girl - Thurston HarrisHonky Tonky - Dinah WashingtonPlease, Mister Mayor - Roy ClarkJust Keep It Up (And See What Happens) - Dee ClarkToo Long Will Be Too Late - Jimmy "Handy Man" JonesOne Broken Heart for Sale [1962 Demo] - Otis Blackwell/Winfield ScottDaddy Rollin' Stone - Derek MartinI Feel Good All Over - Sam Butera And The WitnessesHome in Your Heart - Solomon BurkeHandy Man - Del ShannonTrack List
Make Me Know It - Elvis PresleyI Told Myself a Lie - Clyde McPhatterDon't Be Cruel - Jerry Lee LewisMy Pigeon's Gone - The Five KeysCool Baby - Charlie GracieFever [With String Overdubs] - Little Willie JohnSlow Motion - Wade FlemonsShape I'm In, The - Johnny RestivoPriscilla - Eddie Cooley & the DimplesBrace Yourself - Ben E. KingAll Shook Up - David HillNine Times Out of Ten - Cliff Richard & the ShadowsI'll Find You - Gene PitneyFor My Good Fortune - Mahalia JacksonHey Little Girl - Thurston HarrisHonky Tonky - Dinah WashingtonPlease, Mister Mayor - Roy ClarkJust Keep It Up (And See What Happens) - Dee ClarkToo Long Will Be Too Late - Jimmy "Handy Man" JonesOne Broken Heart for Sale [1962 Demo] - Otis Blackwell/Winfield ScottDaddy Rollin' Stone - Derek MartinI Feel Good All Over - Sam Butera And The WitnessesHome in Your Heart - Solomon BurkeHandy Man - Del ShannonAlbum Notes
Liner Note Author: Tony Rounce.
Illustrators: Trevor Simpson; Bob Dunham ; Rob Finnis; Tony Rounce; Brian Nevill.
He might not have been a household name, but singer and songwriter Otis Blackwell's contributions to the early architecture of rock & roll is a major one. Among his compositions are such enduring classics as "Don't Be Cruel," "Fever," "All Shook Up," "Handy Man," "Great Balls of Fire," "The Shape I'm In," "Return to Sender," and "Daddy Rollin' Stone," just to name a few. That's quite a catalog. This set collects some two-dozen Blackwell songs done by artists ranging from Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley to Mahalia Jackson, Solomon Burke, Little Willie John, Gene Pitney, and more, and the wonderful R&B crackle of these versions simply underscores Blackwell's songwriting genius. His voice appears only once here, on a duet with Winfield Scott on a demo version of "One Broken Heart for Sale," but his voice, through his timeless songs, continues to reverberate and roll on without abatement in the 21st century. ~ Steve Leggett
