Artist: Chris Isaak
Title: Beyond The Sun (Deluxe 2 Disc)
Label: Vanguard
Release Date: 2011
Format: flac
Chris Isaak delves into the classic Sun Records catalog with his 2011 album Beyond the Sun. Long an avowed fan of the influential rockabilly, country, and rock & roll cuts produced by the legendary Sam Phillips in the '50s, Isaak entered the iconic Memphis studio to record his tribute. Included are cuts originally recorded by such artists as Elvis Presely, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and others.
Chris Isaak's longstanding desire to musically salute his inspirations was fast-tracked when he read a 2000 interview with the great Sun Records producer Sam Phillips that appeared in the Oxford American. Near the end of the Q&A, Phillips was asked if any contemporary recording artists grabbed his attention. His response blew Chris away. "I don't keep up with the business like I used to," said Phillips, "but I love to listen to Chris Isaak. He's very talented, and his music is so damned honest. It's incredible." That pretty much sealed the deal for this Sun worshiper. The accurately titled Beyond the Sun, Chris Isaak's Vanguard Records debut is a self-described labor of love.
Recording information:
East West Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Sun Studio, Memphis, TN
The Ballroom Studio, Los Angeles, CA
The Sunset Studio, San Francisco, CA
WEstlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Disc 1:
01. Ring of Fire
02. Trying To Get To You
03. I Forgot To Remember To Forget
04. Great Balls of Fire
05. Can’t Help Falling In Love
06. Dixie Fried
07. How’s The World Treating You
08. It's Now or Never
09. Miss Pearl
10. Live It Up
11. I Walk The Line
12. So Long I’m Gone
13. She’s Not You
14. My Happiness
Disc 2:
01. My Baby Left Me
02. Oh, Pretty Woman
03. Doin' The Best I Can
04. Your True Love
05. Crazy Arms
06. Lovely Loretta
07. Everybody's In The Mood
08. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry
09. Love Me
10. Doncha' You Think It's Time
11. That Lucky Old Sun
Personnel:
Chris Isaak - vocals, guitar
Hershel Yatovitz - vocals, guitar
Rowland Salley - vocals, bass
Kenney Dale Johnson - vocals, drums
Ashley Monroe, Jon Joyce , Craig Copeland, Michelle Branch, Richard Wells - vocals
Scott Plunkett - piano, organ
Rafael Padilla - percussion
