Jerry Lee Lewis

AM I TO BE THE ONE

(Otis Blackwell)

Sound-illustrated recordings' history

Recording session (date, location), number of takes, personnel	Take No.: listen Real Media	Net length, m:s	Vinyl release	CD release			Note
	Take No.: listen Real Media	Net length, m:s	Vinyl release	BFB¹	SB4²	Sd35³ etc	Note
June 25-26, 1959 4 takes, one f/s⁴ 706 Union Av., Memphis, Tn Jerry Lee Lewis: duet vocal/piano Charlie Rich: duet vocal Roland Janes or Billy Riley: guitar Leo Lodner: bass unknown: drums	1	1:38	.	—	9/23	.	.
	2	1:38	.	—	11/24	.	.
	f/s 3 of tk3	0:16	SB102⁵ 9A9	—	—	.	.
	3	1:41	SB102 9A9	C5/31	—	.	.
	4	1:41	Sun LP-114⁶ B1	—	8/1	.	.

Notes

1. BFB: Bear Family Records' CD-boxes:

C: «CLASSIC JERRY LEE LEWIS. The definitive edition of his Sun recordings 1956 – 1963», 8-CD box (246 tracks), BCD 15420 HH, West Germany, 1989
L: «JERRY LEE LEWIS. The Locust years... and the return to the promised land», 8-CD box, BCD 15783 HI, Germany, 1994
M: «JERRY LEE LEWIS. Mercury Smashes... and Rockin' Sessions», 10-CD box, BCD 15784 JK, Germany, 2000.
P: «THE CLASSIC CARL PERKINS», 5-CD box, BCD 15494 EH, West Germany, 1990.

2. SB4: «JERRY LEE LEWIS. THE ULTIMATE (Sun years)», 11-CD set (318 tracks) + Bonus CD (CD Sun Box 4-12, 29 tracks), CD Sun Box 4, Charly Records, UK, 1993.
3. Sd35: «Jerry Lee Lewis. The Alternate Collection», 2-CD set (61 tracks), CD SUND 35 (File under Rock & Roll), Charly Records, UK, 1991.
4. F/s: the false start of the take. Only the lengthly (15 sec. or more) or notable false starts were included in this list.
5. SB102: «JERRY LEE LEWIS: THE SUN YEARS», 12-LP set, Sun Box 102, Charly Records, UK, 1982.
6. Sun LP-114: «Jerry Lee Lewis. A Taste of Country», LP Sun-114, Sun International, US, 1970.