Artist: Earl King

Title: Earl's Pearls / The Very Best Of Earl King

Year Of Release: 1997

Label: Westside

Genre: Rock'n'Roll, Rhythm & Blues

Quality: Flac (tracks, scans)

Total Time: 61:27

Total Size: 202.27 MB



This top-notch collection brings together 25 tracks from King's 1955-1960 tenure with Ace Records in Jackson, Mississippi. Classic '50s New Orleans music doesn't come much finer than this, and Earl's contributions to the genre are plentiful on this disc, starting with his big hit, the original "Those Lonely, Lonely Nights." A real treat is hearing Huey "Piano" Smith soloing with complete abandon on tracks like "Nobody Cares," "Little Girl," "I'll Take You Back Home" and "Baby You Can Get Your Gun." Earl's guitar playing is equally fine and his Guitar Slim-derived style is well to the fore on "My Love Is Strong" and "I'm Packing Up." Although King's discography encompasses many labels and sessions, this is a great place to start absorbing this Crescent City genius.





01. Those Lonely, Lonely Nights

02. Baby You Can Get Your Gun

03. Everybody Got To Cry

04. I'm Packing Up

05. Nobody Cares

06. Little Girl

07. My Love Is Strong

08. It Must Have Been Love

09. I'll Take You Back Home

10. Mother Told Me Not To Go

11. Is Everything Alright

12. Those Lonely, Lonely Feelings

13. You Can Fly High

14. Well'O Well'O Well'O Baby

15. I'll Never Get Tired

16. A Weary Silent Night

17. Everybody's Carried Away

18. Buddy It's Time To Go

19. Don't You Know You're Wrong

20. Darling Honey Angel Child

21. I Can't Help Myself

22. I Met A Stranger

23. Let The Good Times Roll

24. A Mother's Love

25. Baby Hurry On Home