“There’s A Party Goin’ On” by Wanda Jackson - album review

features in: Album Chart of 1961Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s

TJR says

Released in January 1961. Another straight ahead rockabilly set from Wanda, solid if unspectacular. The LP is dominated by cover versions with “Lonely Weekends” (Charlie Rich, 1960), “Kansas City” (Little Willie Littlefield, 1952) and “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” (Buddy Holly, 1959) being amongst the most famous. Album highlight is her version of “Hard Headed Woman” (Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires, 1958) where she (with the help of her rocking band) gives her ex a run for his money. Next best is actually an original, “Tongue Tied”, which is in keeping with the high-energy good-time party feeling of the album.

The Jukebox Rebel
09–Aug–2015

Tracklist
A1 [02:03] 6.9.png Wanda Jackson - There’s A Party Going On (Don Covay, John Berry) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly
A2 [02:24] 6.2.png Wanda Jackson - Lonely Weekends (Charlie Rich) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly
A3 [02:47] 6.8.png Wanda Jackson - Kansas City (Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A4 [02:10] 5.1.png Wanda Jackson - Bye Bye Baby (Jerry Lee Lewis, Huey Smith) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly
A5 [02:50] 5.5.png Wanda Jackson - Fallin’ (Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A6 [01:59] 7.8.png Wanda Jackson - Hard Headed Woman (Claude DeMetruis) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly
B1 [02:22] 7.3.png Wanda Jackson - Tongue Tied (Don Covay, Mark Lewis, John Berry) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly
B2 [02:49] 6.0.png Wanda Jackson - It Doesn’t Matter Anymore (Paul Anka) Country
B3 [02:36] 6.0.png Wanda Jackson - Sparkling Brown Eyes (Billy Cox) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly
B4 [02:42] 5.2.png Wanda Jackson - Tweedle Dee (Winfield Scott) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly
B5 [02:18] 6.6.png Wanda Jackson - Lost Weekend (Wayne Walker) Country
B6 [01:59] 6.9.png Wanda Jackson - Man We Had A Party (Jessie Mae Robinson) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly

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