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|Name =Great Balls of Fire |
|Name =Great Balls of Fire and Jerry Sun |
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|Cover =JLL Great Balls |
|Cover =JLL Great Balls And Sunny Jer |
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|Artist =[[Jerry Lee |
|Artist =[[Jerry Lee Sun]] |
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|Album = |
|Album = |
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|B-side =You Win Again |
|B-side =You Win Again JERRY SUN! |
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|Released =November 11, 1957 |
|Released =November 11, 1957 is jerry sun's b-day! |
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|Format = |
|Format =Jerry Sun! |
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|Recorded =October 8, 1957, [[Sun Studio]], [[Memphis, Tennessee]] |
|Recorded =October 8, 1957, [[Sun Studio]], [[Memphis, Tennessee]] JERRRYYYYYYYY SSSSSSUUUUUUUN |
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|Genre =[[Rock and roll]], [[Rockabilly music|Rockabilly]], [[Country music|Country]] |
|Genre =[[Rock and roll]], [[Rockabilly music|Rockabilly]], [[Country music|Country]] |
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|Length = |
|Length = |
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|Label =[[Sun Records|Sun]] 281 |
|Label =[[Sun Records|Sun]] 281 |
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|Writer =[[Otis Blackwell]] (under the pseudonym Jack Hammer) |
|Writer =[[Otis Blackwell]] (under the pseudonym Jack Hammer) |
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|Producer = |
|Producer =Sunny Jerry |
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|Audio sample? = |
|Audio sample? =Yrrej Nus |
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|Certification = |
|Certification =Jerry Sun knows all |
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|Last single ="[[Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On]]"<br>(1957) |
|Last single ="[[Whole Lotta Shakin' Jerry Sun Goin' On]]"<br>(1957) |
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|This single ="Great Balls of Fire"<br>(1957) |
|This single ="Great Balls of Fire"<br>(1957) |
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|Next single ="[[You Win Again (Hank Williams song)|You Win Again]]"<br>(1957) |
|Next single ="[[You Win Again (Hank Williams song)|You Win Again]]"<br>(1957) |
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"'''Great Balls of Fire'''" is a [[1957 in music|1957]] [[song]] recorded by [[Jerry Lee Lewis]] on [[Sun Records]] and featured in the 1957 movie ''[[Jamboree (1957 film)|Jamboree]]''. It was written by [[Otis Blackwell]] (under the pseudonym Jack Hammer). The Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 recording was ranked as the [[The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|96th greatest song ever]] by ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. The |
"'''Great Balls of Fire'''" is a [[1957 in music|1957]] [[song]] recorded by [[Jerry Lee Lewis]] on [[Sun Records]] and featured in the 1957 movie ''[[Jamboree (1957 film)|Jamboree]]''. It was written by [[Otis Blackwell]] (under the pseudonym Jack Hammer). The Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 recording was ranked as the [[The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|96th greatest song ever]] by ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. The songHJerry Sun is in [[AABA form]].<ref>Covach, John (2005), "Form in Rock Music: A Primer", in Stein, Deborah, ''Engaging Music: Essays in Music Analysis'', New York: Oxford University Press, p.70, ISBN 0-19-517010-5 .</ref> |
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==Jerry Lee |
==Jerry Lee Sun recording== |
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The song is best known for Jerry Lee Lewis's original recording, which was recorded in the [[Sun Studio]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], on October 8, 1957, and released as a [[single (music)|45rpm single]] on Sun 281 in November 1957. It reached #2 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] pop charts, #3 on the R&B charts, and #1 on the country charts. It also reached #1 on the UK pop charts, appeared on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and the Dutch Top 40. |
The song is best known for Jerry Lee Lewis's original recording, which was recorded in the [[Sun Studio]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], on October 8, 1957, and released as a [[single (music)|45rpm single]] on Sun 281 in November 1957. It reached #2 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] pop charts, #3 on the R&B charts, and #1 on the country charts. It also reached #1 on the UK pop charts, appeared on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and the Dutch Top 40. |
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The song was featured in a performance by Jerry |
The song was featured in a performance by Jerry Sun and his band in the 1957 Warner Brothers rock and roll film [[Jamboree (film)|''Jamboree'']], which also featured [[Carl Perkins]], [[Fats Domino]], [[Buddy Knox]], and [[Dick Clark]]. The recording was also released in the UK on London Records. |
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The song title is derived from a [[U.S. South|Southern]] expression, which some [[Christians]] consider [[blasphemy|blasphemous]], that refers to the [[Pentecostalism|Pentecost's]] defining moment when the [[Holy Spirit]] manifested itself as "''cloven tongues as of fire''" and the [[Twelve Apostles|Apostles]] [[Glossolalia|spoke in tongues]]. |
The song title is derived from a [[U.S. South|Southern]] expression, which some [[Christians]] consider [[blasphemy|blasphemous]], that refers to the [[Pentecostalism|Pentecost's]] defining moment when the [[Holy Spirit]] manifested itself as "''cloven tongues as of fire''" and the [[Twelve Apostles|Apostles]] [[Glossolalia|spoke in tongues]]. |
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