180 Gram Vinyl! Re-Mastered from the Original Recordings!
Queen of Rock! Includes Two Live Bonus Tracks!
Features "Let's Have A Party", "I Gotta Know" & More!
When Jackson first toured in 1955 and 1956, she was placed on a bill with none other than Elvis Presley. The two hit it off almost immediately. Jackson said it was Presley, along with her father, who encouraged her to sing rockabilly.
In 1956, Jackson finally signed with Capitol, a relationship that lasted until the early '70s. Her recording career bounced back and forth between country and rockabilly; she did this by often putting one song in each style on either side of a single. Jackson cut the rockabilly hit "Fujiyama Mama" in 1958, which became a major success in Japan. Her version of "Let's Have a Party," which Elvis had cut earlier, was a U.S. Top 40 pop hit for her in 1960, after which she began calling her band the Party Timers. Jackson's popularity continued through the end of the decade. Jackson toured regularly, was twice nominated for a Grammy, and was a big attraction in Las Vegas from the mid-'50s into the '70s.
American country artists Pam Tillis, Jann Browne, and Rosie Flores have acknowledged Jackson as a major influence. In 2009 Wanda was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, and Bruce Springsteen were just a few of the high-profile artists that encouraged the Hall to induct the Queen over the last few years.
Wanda Jackson is known as the "Pioneer of Rock 'n' Roll" and the "First Lady of Rockabilly". Now, this collection brings together Wanda Jackson's benchmark recordings as one of the few - and certainly the most successful - women in the branch of early rock and roll known as rockabilly.
Features:
180g Vinyl
Direct Metal Mastering
Re-Mastered from the Original Recordings
Includes 2 Live Bonus Tracks
Made in the E.U.
Selections:
Side A:
1. I Gotta Know
2. Baby Loves Him
3. Honey Bop
4. Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad
5. Cool Love
6. Did You Miss Me
7. Let Me Explain
8. Don'a Wan'a
9. Fujiyama Mama
10. Happy, Happy Birthday
Side B:
1. Let's Have A Party
2. I Wanna Waltz
3. Money Honey
4. Long Tall Sally
5. Mean Mean Man
6. Rock Your Baby
7. Savin' My Love
8. You're The One For Me
9. Riot In Cell Block #9
10. Alone With You (live bonus track)
11. Head Headed Woman (live bonus track)
Queen of Rock! Includes Two Live Bonus Tracks!
Features "Let's Have A Party", "I Gotta Know" & More!
When Jackson first toured in 1955 and 1956, she was placed on a bill with none other than Elvis Presley. The two hit it off almost immediately. Jackson said it was Presley, along with her father, who encouraged her to sing rockabilly.
In 1956, Jackson finally signed with Capitol, a relationship that lasted until the early '70s. Her recording career bounced back and forth between country and rockabilly; she did this by often putting one song in each style on either side of a single. Jackson cut the rockabilly hit "Fujiyama Mama" in 1958, which became a major success in Japan. Her version of "Let's Have a Party," which Elvis had cut earlier, was a U.S. Top 40 pop hit for her in 1960, after which she began calling her band the Party Timers. Jackson's popularity continued through the end of the decade. Jackson toured regularly, was twice nominated for a Grammy, and was a big attraction in Las Vegas from the mid-'50s into the '70s.
American country artists Pam Tillis, Jann Browne, and Rosie Flores have acknowledged Jackson as a major influence. In 2009 Wanda was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, and Bruce Springsteen were just a few of the high-profile artists that encouraged the Hall to induct the Queen over the last few years.
Wanda Jackson is known as the "Pioneer of Rock 'n' Roll" and the "First Lady of Rockabilly". Now, this collection brings together Wanda Jackson's benchmark recordings as one of the few - and certainly the most successful - women in the branch of early rock and roll known as rockabilly.
Features:
180g Vinyl
Direct Metal Mastering
Re-Mastered from the Original Recordings
Includes 2 Live Bonus Tracks
Made in the E.U.
Selections:
Side A:
1. I Gotta Know
2. Baby Loves Him
3. Honey Bop
4. Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad
5. Cool Love
6. Did You Miss Me
7. Let Me Explain
8. Don'a Wan'a
9. Fujiyama Mama
10. Happy, Happy Birthday
Side B:
1. Let's Have A Party
2. I Wanna Waltz
3. Money Honey
4. Long Tall Sally
5. Mean Mean Man
6. Rock Your Baby
7. Savin' My Love
8. You're The One For Me
9. Riot In Cell Block #9
10. Alone With You (live bonus track)
11. Head Headed Woman (live bonus track)
