features in: Album Chart of 1958 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1950s |
Issued in July, this was the debut LP set from the 20 year old country glamour-gal-cum-rockabilly-raver. She has a fine band with her for these April sessions; in actual fact a working band in their own right, the Poe Kats. They’re equally adept with the torch ballads as the ballsy rockers. The album, mainly cover versions, veers towards the country side of the side of the fence, with her version of Jimmy Work’s “Making Believe”, paying dues to Kitty Wells, but in her own fine style. The influence of ex-boyfriend Elvis is occasionally apparent – “Party” is covered as “Let’s Have A Party”, and Wanda lets rip with that trademark rasp, generating much excitement in the house. Best of the lot is “Here We Are Again”, a wistful ode to infidelity delivered with a whole lot of country soul. The album may not be dynamic at every turn, but it’s a solid set which still sounds good on the 30 minute playback all these years later.
The Jukebox Rebel
08–Aug–2015
Tracklist |
A1 | [03:09] Wanda Jackson - Day Dreaming (William E. Cantrell, Quinton Claunch, Bud Deckelman) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
A2 | [02:04] Wanda Jackson - I Wanna Waltz (Thelma Ingram) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
A3 | [02:49] Wanda Jackson - Heartbreak Ahead (Dorothy Summers Brown) Country |
A4 | [02:21] Wanda Jackson - Making Believe (Jimmy Work) Country |
A5 | [02:49] Wanda Jackson - Here We Are Again (Don Everly) Rock n Roll Ballad |
A6 | [02:01] Wanda Jackson - Long Tall Sally (Richard Penniman, Robert Alexander Blackwell, Enotris Johnson) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
B1 | [03:09] Wanda Jackson - Just Call Me Lonesome (Rex Griffin) Country |
B2 | [02:11] Wanda Jackson - Let Me Go, Lover (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kay Twomey, Jenny Lou Carson) Rock n Roll Ballad |
B3 | [02:16] Wanda Jackson - Money Honey (Jesse Stone) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
B4 | [02:24] Wanda Jackson - I Can’t Make My Dreams Understand (James West, Buck Bryant) Country |
B5 | [02:40] Wanda Jackson - Happy, Happy Birthday (Margo Sylvia, Gilbert Lopez) Rock n Roll Ballad |
B6 | [02:11] Wanda Jackson - Let’s Have A Party (Jessie Mae Robinson) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |