Carl Perkins - Back to Top (CD)

In 1968, Carl Perkins re-signed with Columbia Records, and immediately released one of the best records of his career, Restless. Already a star of the Johnny Cash Show, Carl Perkins was now back in the charts, and his career was once again on the upturn. The 4 CDs in this box cover all of his recordings from his second tenure with Columbia (1968 to 1972) and all of the Mercury recordings (1973 to 1975). There are his regular session recordings, 20 of which are previously unissued. These include the complete recordings with NRBQ and the complete 'My Kind Of Country' sessions (generally hailed as his finest LP).The set also includes Carl Perkins' much-lauded tribute to Elvis, The EP Express, as well as his hit for Johnny Cash, Daddy Sang Bass.There is also a bonus CD of demos, featuring some of Carl Perkins' best recordings of all time! These include his original demos of So Wrong (a hit for Patsy Cline) and A Man On His Own (a hit forGeorge Strait), as well as some of the tightest, rockin'est recordings from the Sixties and Seventies. All previously unreleased, these demos show the true musical soul of Carl Perkins, the 'King of the Shakin' Music.'The titles include Cotton Top, Restless, Take Me Back To Memphis, Sing My Song, and Big Bad Blues.This set also includes a 36-page book, including a newly researched biography by Colin Escott, and a complete discography, as well as many previously unpublished photographs.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Constantly
2. Restless
3. 1143
4. Little Cowboy Suit
5. Blue Suede Shoes
6. Match Box
7. Honey Don't
8. Turn Around
9. Daddy Sang Bass
10. That's Right
11. Boppin' the Blues
12. Your True Love
13. Folsom Prison Blues
14. Mean Woman Blues
15. Take It or Leave It
16. Walk with Your Neighbor
17. For Your Love
18. Four Letter Word
19. Soul Beat
20. Baby, What You Want Me to Do?
21. Superfool
22. Champaign, Illinois
23. Riverboat Annie
24. A Lion in the Jungle
25. Power of My Soul
26. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
27. C.C. Rider
28. I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down
29. Boppin' the Blues (; NRBQ)
30. Sorry Charlie (; NRBQ)
31. Allergic to Love (; NRBQ)
32. Turn Around (; NRBQ)
33. All Mama's Children (; NRBQ)
34. Step Aside (; NRBQ)
35. Just Coastin'
36. My Son, My Sun
37. State of Confusion
38. The Big City Sleeps
39. True Love Is Greater Than Friendship
40. What Every Little Boy Ought to Know
41. Just As Long
42. I'll Fly Away
43. Me Without You
44. Always Be Mine
45. Red Headed Woman
46. Take Me Back to Memphis
47. About All I Can Give Is My Love
48. You Won't Have to Say You Love Me
49. Cotton Top
50. High on Love
51. Always Be Mine
52. Let Me Be the One You Love
53. Baby's Gone
54. So Warm
55. The Trip
56. I Still Miss Someone
57. The Last Letter
58. Someday
59. Help Me Dream
60. Bless the Children
61. You Tore My Heaven All to Hell
62. One More Loser Going Home
63. Goin' to Memphis
64. Lord I Sinned Again Last Night
65. Just As Long
66. Dixiefried
67. Honky Tonk Song
68. Love Sweet Love
69. Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town
70. Never Look Back
71. Sunday Dinner
72. Sing My Song
73. I Want to Be Your Man
74. You'll Always Be a Lady to Me
75. Rise and Shine
76. Mean, Mean Martha
77. Low Class
78. I Ain't Mad
79. The E.P. Express
80. Big Bad Blues
81. Restless
82. Honey Don't
83. Turn Around
84. That's Right
85. Walk with Your Neighbor
86. For Your Love
87. Four Letter Word
88. Cotton Top
89. Good Times Are Just Around the Corner
90. Born Equal
91. Step It Up and Go
92. The Big City Sleeps
93. Bottoms Up
94. Poor Boy Blues
95. When You're a Man on Your Own
96. Take a Good Look at Me
97. Restless
98. The Bottom of the Bottle
99. Sorry Charlie
100. Rise and Shine
101. Wild Card
102. So Wrong
103. The Lord's Fishing Hole
104. Goin' to Memphis