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Vintage Collections Series
There were plenty of slicked-back boys fighting for their share of the spotlight in the wake of Elvis Presley, but Wanda Jackson was one of the rare rockabilly gals of the '50s. It was Elvis himself who recommended that the Oklahoman set aside her country leanings for the time being and rock a little. That she did, drawing on a voice that cut through the din with a surplus of sass and a session band that included guitarists Joe Maphis and Buck Owens. This 20-song anthology mixes country and rockabilly sides, but while Jackson is likable tackling honky-tonk, she shines as a rockabilly spitfire. The likes of "Riot in Cell Block #9," "Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad," and "Let's Have a Party" offered an early affirmative to the question: "Can a gal rock?" The real mindblower here, however, is "Fujiyama Mama," which opens with Wanda boasting: "I've been to Nagasaki / Hiroshima, too / The same I did to them, baby, I can do to you." Pretty strange claim, considering only a dozen years had passed since two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. --Steven Stolder
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Tracks| 1 | I Gotta Know - Wanda Jackson, Blackmon, Thelma | | 2 | Silver Threads and Golden Needles - Wanda Jackson, Reynolds, Dick | | 3 | Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad - Wanda Jackson, Barker, Danny | | 4 | Riot in Cell Block #9 - Wanda Jackson, Leiber, Jerry | | 5 | Right or Wrong - Wanda Jackson, James, Sonny | | 6 | It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Wanda Jackson, Anka, Paul | | 7 | (Let's Stop) Kickin' Our Hearts Around - Wanda Jackson, Jackson, Wanda | | 8 | Rock Your Baby - Wanda Jackson, Jackson, Wanda | | 9 | The Window Up Above - Wanda Jackson, Jones, George [1] | | 10 | Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson, Burrows, Earl | | 11 | Let's Have a Party - Wanda Jackson, Robinson, Jessie Ma | | 12 | Why I'm Walking - Wanda Jackson, Endsley, Melvin | | 13 | Cool Love - Wanda Jackson, Jackson, Wanda | | 14 | This Should Go on Forever - Wanda Jackson, Miller, J.D. | | 15 | In the Middle of a Heartache - Wanda Jackson, Jackson, Wanda | | 16 | Mean Mean Man - Wanda Jackson, Jackson, Wanda | | 17 | Making Believe - Wanda Jackson, Work, Jimmy | | 18 | Kansas City - Wanda Jackson, Leiber, Jerry | | 19 | I May Never Get to Heaven - Wanda Jackson, Anderson, Bill [1] | | 20 | Hard Headed Woman - Wanda Jackson, DeMetruis, Claude |
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