Earl's Pearls: Very Best of [Import]

Earl King | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 5, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Westside UK
• ASIN: B0000060IG
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #483,641 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Those Lonely, Lonely Nights

2. Baby You Can Get Your Gun

3. Everybody Got to Cry

4. I'm Packing Up

5. Nobody Cares

6. Little Girl

7. My Love Is Strong

8. It Must Have Been Love

9. 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. 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

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

1997 release, a compilation of '50s tracks by the seminalblues guitarist, many of which are making their first CDappearance. King is backed throughout by hot New Orleansmusicians. Four of the 25 cuts are previously unreleased:'Nobody Cares', 'I'm Packing

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Earl King's great early work, July 8, 2005

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Jason R. Carpenter "Liquid Fingers" (Hatfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Earl's Pearls: Very Best of (Audio CD)

If you're really into New Orleans music like i am, or if you really like Earl King, this a gem of a CD. I've been looking for the material on this CD for years. It's got a lot to offer. Firstly, the fact that you get Those Lonely, Lonely Nights, might be worth the cost of the CD all by itself. Definitely the best tune on the CD, and if you've heard Dr. John's version then you know what you're in for. Also, all of these cuts are classic Imperial recordings, featuring the famous New Orleans "Rhythm Section", as well as piano work by Huey "Piano" Smith. Check Huey's classic rolling piano solo on Lonely, Lonely Nights. These recordings really exemplify what New Orleans R&B was all about. The other thing that this CD offers is the chance to really hear the link between Guitar Slim and Earl King. In his earliest days Earl King made his way by posing as Guitar Slim and going on tour. And that influence is really evident in these tracks. You can hear Guitar Slim in both Earl's vocals and guitar tone. Also, of note is two early versions of what would become Come On Pt 1 + 2. All around a great great CD, it's too bad that this material is so hard to find. So if you have the chance, take it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Earl's Classics, May 19, 2003

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Guy Pellitteri (New Orleans, LA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earl's Pearls: Very Best of (Audio CD)

What a great opportunity to hear the great songs that Mr. Earl recorded in th late 50's. His great songwriting and guitar playing along with those bad New Orleans sessions cats made local r&b history. I was lucky enough to live near Louisiana Avenue in my college days in the early 70's and spent many evenings chatting with Mr. Earl over coffee at his "office", a corner table at "Allgood's, an all night diner across from Touro Infirmary. It was a great opportunity to get to know this wonderful man behind the legend and to hear many stoies of the record business in New Orleans in the golden age of rhythm and blues.

This collection of classic songs brings back a lot of memories of a New Orleans original. I reccomend it to anyone who loves this mucsic as much as I do.