Seven Nights to Rock

Track Listings

 
1. I'm Mad With You
2. Seven Nights to Rock
3. Honolulu Rock-A Roll-A
4. Rock 'N' Roll Mr. Bullfrog
5. Hey Shah
6. Short But Sweet
7. Maybe It's All for the Best
8. Memphis Blues
9. Mona Lisa
10. Grandpa Stole My Baby
11. You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
12. Keep a Light in the Window for Me
13. Wanted
14. Think It Over
15. Piano Breakdown
16. If You Don't Want No More of My Loving
17. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
18. Without a Port of Love
19. Sugar Beet
20. Too Many Irons in the Fire
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Seven Nights to Rock,Moon Mullican,Ace (U.K.),Country,Honky Tonk,Instrumental Country,Pop,Rock,Traditional Country,Western Swing
Seven Nights to Rock
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • This is where R&B, blues, country and rock met
 Seven Nights to Rock
Moon Mullican
Manufacturer: Ace Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
Honky-TonkHonky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music
Western SwingWestern Swing | Country | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0001VOO8C
Release Date: 2004-05-03

Tracks:

  1. I'm Mad With You
  2. Seven Nights to Rock
  3. Honolulu Rock-A Roll-A
  4. Rock 'N' Roll Mr. Bullfrog
  5. Hey Shah
  6. Short But Sweet
  7. Maybe It's All for the Best
  8. Memphis Blues
  9. Mona Lisa
  10. Grandpa Stole My Baby
  11. You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
  12. Keep a Light in the Window for Me
  13. Wanted
  14. Think It Over
  15. Piano Breakdown
  16. If You Don't Want No More of My Loving
  17. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
  18. Without a Port of Love
  19. Sugar Beet
  20. Too Many Irons in the Fire
  21. Mighty Pretty Waltz
  22. Crippled for Life
  23. Jose the Mexican Boy
  24. So Long

Product Description

1. I'm Mad With You
2. Seven Nights To Rock
3. Honolulu Rock-A Roll-A
4. Rock'n'Roll Mr Bullfrog
5. Hey Shah
6. Short But Sweet
7. Maybe It's All For The Best
8. Memphis Blues
9. Mona Lisa
10. Grandpa Stole My Baby
11. You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry
12. Keep A Light In The Window For Me
13. Wanted
14. Think It Over
15. Piano Breakdown
16. If You Don't Want No More Of My Loving
17. Jambalaya
18. Without A Port Of Love
19. Sugar Beet
20. Too Many Irons In The Fire
21. A Mighty Pretty Waltz
22. Crippled For Life
23. Jose The Mexican Boy
24. So Long

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is where R&B, blues, country and rock met.......2004-07-08

This CD is both a must for longterm Moon Mullican fans like myself and beginners. It also is a history lesson in origins of rock 'n' roll. Tracks like "Grandpa stole my baby", a cover of a Roy Brown jump blues, sound exactly like the type of music Elvis would do in 1956 on RCA (Elvis even backed his vocals with piano like Moon does here on some 1956 tracks!), while "7 nights to rock" and "I'm mad with you" show us Moon's answer to rock's arrival in 1956 itself.

An obvious inspiration to Jerry Lee Lewis, Moon (like Jerry Lee) was a singer/pianist who was comfortable with all aspects of roots music. Rock fans will love the above mentioned tracks and note Moon's position in the music world as a founder of rock 'n' roll - but, that alone doesn't do justice to him.

Country fans will go for tracks like the excellent "Crippled for life" (which inspired "Long black limousine", which is in effect the answer song to this 1954 classic by Moon), while "So long" mixes jazz, blues and bluegrass all in one. Moon also co-wrote "Jambalaya" with Hank Williams, and Moon's terrific version is here. Another great cajun-style song, "Hey Shah" (albeit with more Iranian than Cajun French lyrics!!) is also featured.

Swing and oldtime pop were among the best styles Moon sang, and "Maybe it's all for the best", "If you don't want no more of my loving", "Sugar beet" and "Think it over" all feature Moon's best jazz-swing vocal and piano stylings. "Too many irons in the fire" mixes swing and country at will.

The alternate takes of "Wanted" and "Without a port of love" are obviously not as polished as the master takes I own on other albums, but are still great to hear. However, the more polished version of "Wanted" is not yet on CD. The alt takes feature more bluesy, impassioned singing, though (but are in no way commercial like the master takes).

"Keep a light in the window for me" and "You don't have to be a baby to cry" feature some excellent vocalizing, that pointed towards the styles of Jerry Lee and Jim Reeves. Moon even manages to breath new life into the calypso novelty standard "Honolulu rocka rolla" and the rather silly country standard "Jose the Mexican boy".

What I can never understand, though, is why much of this material was not on CD already. "Think it over" was completely new to me (I had most other non-CD items here on 45 RPM), and I can't see why it was not more famous as it is one of the best songs Moon ever sung and one of Moon's best performances as well.

For all the above reasons, this is one of the best CD releases of all time. Anyone who likes blues, swing, country music and 1950s rock 'n' roll should get this.
Seven Nights to Rock
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Seven Nights to Rock
    Eddy & The Backfires
    Manufacturer: Rhythm Bomb UK
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
    RockabillyRockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B0006SSOLS
    Release Date: 2005-01-11

    Tracks:

    1. Honky Tonk Gal
    2. Crawdad Hole
    3. Seven Nights to Rock
    4. Rock Ola Ruby
    5. Down Town Mexico
    6. Saturday Night
    7. My Babe
    8. Hungry for Your Lovin'
    9. Rock 'N' Roll Baby
    10. Miss December
    11. Tornado
    12. Rock Baby Rock
    13. Top Chop Boogie
    14. Strange Kinda Feeling
    15. Ghost Surf
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    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Real Deal: Best of Today's Swing Music FEATURING: Blue Harlem / The Big Six / Indigo Swing / Dem Brooklyn Bums / Lavay Smith And Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers / Cigar Store Indians / The Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra / The Ray Gelato Giants / Bellevue Cadillac / Jumpin' Jimes / Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys / Blues Jumper / Red And The Red Hots / Asleep At The Wheel
      *********TRACK LISTINGS********* , I Ain't Getting Any Younger - Blue Harlem / Let's Hang Out Tonight - The Big Six / Ruby Mae - Indigo Swing / Boozin' And Cruzin' - Dem Brooklyn Bums , What's The Matter With You - Lavay Smith And Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers / Tossin' & Turnin' - Cigar Store Indians / When We Dance - The Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra / Josephine Please No Lean On The Bell - The Ray Gelato Giants , Cuppa Joe - Bellevue Cadillac / That's Right - Jumpin' Jimes / If I Knew Now - Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys / Wheels Start Turning - Blues Jumper , and Jumpin' With Red - Red And The Red Hots / Seven Nights To Rock - Asleep At The Wheel
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000RE9BIG

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