Sun Records: The Definitive Hits (2000)

About this title: While there's a ton of great stuff here by some of the most legendary artists of the 20th century -- and Johnny Cash continued into the 21st century, as well -- there are far too few "hits" here for this double-disc collection to be definitive. There were jukebox hits, like those for Howlin' Wolf, there were regional and national smashes, too, but not one tune from Elvis Presley's Sun sessions is here, despite the fact that all the producers needed to do was license the material from an all too willing Sony/BMG. That said, there is a great wealth of actual Sun material here that is not often ... read more

Tracks:

1. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On [David/Williams]
2. I Walk the Line [Cash]
3. Matchbox [Perkins]
4. Lonely Weekends [Rich]
5. Ballad of a Teenage Queen [Clement]
6. Mystery Train [Parker]
7. Honey Don't [Perkins]
8. High School Confidential [Hargrave/Lewis]
9. Mona Lisa [Livingston/Evans]
10. Red Headed Woman [Burgess]
11. College Man [Justis]
12. Roll Over Beethoven [Berry]
13. Unchained Melody [North/Zaret]
14. Red Hot [Emerson/Emerson]
15. Go! Go! Go! [Ellis/Orbison]
16. Folsom Prison Blues [Cash]
17. What'd I Say [Charles]
18. Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll [Riley/Scott]
19. Just Walking in the Rain [Riley/Bragg/Killen]
20. Bear Cat (The Answer to Hound Dog) [Phillips/Thomas]
21. Jailhouse Rock [Leiber/Stoller]
22. Sweet and Easy to Love [Orbison/Phillips]
23. My Bucket's Got a Hole in It [Williams]
24. Hey Porter [Cash]
25. Break Up [Rich]
26. Blue Suede Shoes [Perkins]
27. Great Balls of Fire [Blackwell/Hammer]
28. Raunchy [Justis/Manker]
29. Tiger Man [Louis/Lewis/Burns]
30. Hound Dog [Leiber/Stoller]
31. Feelin' Good [Parker]
32. Guess Things Happen That Way [Clement]
33. Rock & Roll Ruby [Cash]
34. Ooby Dooby [Orbison/Penner/Moor]
35. Red Hot [Emerson]
36. Who Will the Next Fool Be? [Rich]
37. Come on Little Mama [Cogswell/Harris]
38. Peepin' Eyes [Feathers]
39. Boppin' the Blues [Griffin/Perkins]
40. Breathless [Blackwell]
41. Ubangi Stomp [Underwood]
42. Sitting by My Window [Tinos]
43. Pretend [Douglas/Parman/LaVe]
44. The Chicken [Gordon]
45. The Ways of a Woman in Love [Rich/Justis]
46. Invitation to Your Party [Taylor]
47. Love My Baby [Parker]
48. Right Behind Your Baby [Rich]
49. Rock House [Jenkins/Phillips]
50. Rock Island Line [Leadbelly]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.