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List Price: $39.98 | | Label: Time Life Records
Salesrank: 18592
Released: June 13, 2006 |
| Our Price: $22.29 |
| Used Price: $23.81 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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A Half Century of Hits Track Listing:
Disc 1:
1. Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On
2. It'll Be Me
3. Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
4. You Win Again
5. End Of The Road
6. I'm Feelin' Sorry
7. Great Balls Of Fire
8. Lewis Boogie
9. It All Depends (Who Will Buy The Wine)
10. Breathless
11. Down The Line
12. High School Confidential
13. Big Leg Woman
14. Real Wild Child (Wild One)
15. Let's Talk About US
16. Little Queenie
17. Bonnie B.
18. Night Train To Memphis
19. What I'd Say
20. Invitation To Your Party
21. One Minute Past Eternity
22. I Can't Seem To Say Goodbye
23. Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginia
24. Jarry Lee Lewis and Sam Phillips: Religious Discussion
Disc 2:
1. Hi Heel Sneakers
2. I'm On Fire
3. Green,, Green Grass Of Home
4. Memphis Beat
5. Another Place, Another Time
6. What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)
7. Workin' Man Blues
8. She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
9. Me And Bobby McGee
10. To Make Love Sweeter For You
11. There Must Be More To Love Than This
12. Think About It, Darlin'
13. Chantilly Lace
14. Once More With Feeling
15. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
16. Middle Age Crazy
17. Meat Man
18. A Damn Good Country Song (Alternate Vocal)
19. That Kind Of Fool
20. No Headstone On My Grave
21. Your Cheatin' Heart
22. Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On
Editorial Review:
Jerry Lee Lewis has dominated every stage he walked on for fifty years and out-lasted virtually every critic along the way. The last survivor of the Million Dollar Quartet session at Sun, which included Elvis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash, his presence remains indomitable. He’s recognized by his powerful musical and performance style and his unique personality. A prodigious piano player, Lewis plays with uncontrolled fury and abandon and is never at a loss for words. He’s a rock ‘n roller who could never quite get the country out of his soul, and a country singer who could never forget that he’d been rock ‘n roll’s brightest star. Jerry Lee Lewis is the stuff of legend.
A Half Century of Hits Reviews:
The Killer 
2008-04-13 - This set is over billed and is missing a lot of hits also the sound of the sun material is not good they sound better on the coletable set but well worth it for the rarities should have been a four disc set where is "Hot Damm I'm A One Woman Man" and the "Rock And Roll Medley"?
The Best 
2008-02-22 - "Jerry Lee Lewis A Half Century of Hits" is the best Jerry Lee Lewis CD collection. Disc 1 is a collection of The Killer's great Rock and Roll classics and all original hit recordings. The second starts with his dynamic "Hi Heel Sneakers" followed by "I'm On Fire" both of which are special favorites of mine. The rest of Disc Two is also great. The version of "Your Cheating Heart" is the best I've ever heard and the version of "Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On" is I think as great as the original which of course starts off Disc 1. Disc 3 is the best of some of The Killer's more recent work and all the tracks are great. The disc ends off with 2 never before released recordings that JLL recorded when he was 16 years old. He is the finest rock and roll pianist, and noone could sing like him either. I have 23 other CDs by Jerry Lee. This collection is definitely a must have along with "Last Man Standing".
OK - but.... 
2007-08-23 - Nice box set, very god music, but a litle to much background noise in the remastering of the old numbers.
A few glaring oversights in an otherwise fantastic package
2007-04-26 - I have to give this one an "A" for effort. A 3-disc retrospective of rock 'n roll's original bad boy, with extensive liner notes, is a fine idea. But calling this a "career retrospective" is a bit misleading.
For starters, where's Lewis's first single, Crazy Arms? You read that right: His FIRST SINGLE. A 3-disc set, 65 songs, but not his very first commercially-released song? Also MIA in this set: The seemingly-biographical ballad That Lucky Old Sun (and yes, I'm aware it was recorded by others prior to Lewis's version). And whatever you might think of the 1989 film GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, the "Killer" recorded some great material, including updated versions of many of his best-known hits. There was also his 1993 "Youngblood" album.
A fourth discs of rare and unreleased songs would have also been nice, although many such gems can be found on Rhino's Rare and Rockin': Original Sun Recordings.
This may all sound like nit-picking to casual fans. And it is. And for most folks, this is all the Jerry Lee Lewis they will ever need. And I'm certainly glad to have the set in my collection. Although I have most of the songs on previously-released discs, the sound quality of those eariler recordings varies greatly. So these discs will no doubt receive some heavy rotation at my house. But if you want the WHOLE Jerry Lee Lewis story, you'll have to look elsewhere to complete your collection.
The Killer is a Legend.
2007-03-13 - This three CD set gives a wonderful feel for the range of the Legendary Jerry Lee Lewis. It covers his Sun Record years to his Honky Tonk transformation of the 1960's and 1970's. This is a must have for fans of the Killer.
Perhaps the only ommission is the lack of a couple gospel tunes. The Killer had his spirtual struggles.
