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Jerry Lee Lewis brings his famous friends together for a new album


Jerry Lee Lewis brings his famous friends together for a new album

News entry published on 18 February 2005 / Last modified on 27 April 2006

Rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis is currently working on a new CD due for release in Summer 2005. He has invited Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Neil Young, Toby Keith and others to join him on "The Pilgrim"

The album is expected to have twenty tracks with twenty guest stars. Produced by Jimmy Rip, it will be released by the DreamWorks label.

"The Pilgrim" is expected to have the following tracks:

  • Old Glory
    Duet with Toby Keith. Jerry wrote this song and plays piano and organ in it.
  • I Saw Her Standing There
    Duet with Little Richard.
  • Pink Cadillac
    Bruce Springsteen song
  • Travelin' Band
    Creedence Clearwater song
  • A Couple More Years
    Willie Nelson song
  • The Pilgrim
    Kris Kristofferson song
  • Rock 'n' Roll
    Led Zeppelin song
  • Evening Gown
    Duet with Mick Jagger
  • Keep Your Hands To Yourself
    Georgia Satelites song
  • That's What Makes An Irish Heart Sing
    Van Morrison song
  • Before The Night Is Over
    Piano and organ by Jerry. An earlier version appeared on the record Keeps Rockin' (1978).
  • Trouble In Mind
    With Eric Clapton on guitar. An earlier version appeared on the record The Session (1973).
  • What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)
    Duet with Rod Stewart. An earlier version appeared on the record Another Place, Another Time (1968).
  • Hadacol Boogie
    Bill Nettles song
  • Lost Highway
    Duet with Delaney Bramlett
  • Honky Tonk Women
    Duet with Kid Rock
  • Twilight
    Robbie Robertson song
  • That Kind Of Fool
    A new take of the song that also appeared on the record Odd Man In (1975)
  • Last Cheater's Waltz
    A new take of the song that also appeared on the record Keeps Rockin' (1978)
  • Miss The Mississippi And You
    A new take of the song that also appeared on the CD Young Blood (1995)

source: The Jerry Lee Lewis Start Page


Update: posted on April 27, 2006

Jerry Lee Lewis album finally set for September 2006

As mentioned above, originally expected in February 2005 via DreamWorks Nashville, a long-in-the-works, star-studded album from rock legend Jerry Lewis has now shifted to Columbia. "Redemption" is due in September 2006 and features guest appearances from Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Jimmy Page, among many others.