Rock and Roll Lullaby
Encyclopedia
Rock and Roll Lullaby is a studio album by American country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist, Jessi Colter
Jessi Colter
Jessi Colter is an American country music artist who is best known for her collaboration with her husband, country singer and songwriter Waylon Jennings and for her 1975 country-pop crossover hit "I'm Not Lisa"....

. It was released in 1984 off of Triad Records, Colter's first and only release for the label.

Background

Rock and Roll Lullaby was Colter's first album since 1981's Ridin' Shotgun
Ridin' Shotgun
Ridin' Shotgun is the eighth studio album released by American country music artist, Jessi Colter. The album was originally issued in 1981 by Capitol Records.-Background:...

and was her first album since her departure from Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

. The release consisted of ten tracks, which included both new tracks and cover versions of other songs, including covers of The Davis Sisters
The Davis Sisters (country)
The Davis Sisters were an American country music duo consisting of two unrelated singers, Skeeter Davis and Betty Jack Davis. One of the original female country groups, they are best known for their 1953 No...

's "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
"I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" was a number one country music single for The Davis Sisters in 1953. The song, written by Cecil Null, was the first hit for the duo of Skeeter Davis and Betty Jack Davis and their only one as Betty Jack was killed in an automobile accident the week the record...

," Lena Horne
Lena Horne
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was an American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer.Horne joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of sixteen and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood, where she had small parts in numerous movies, and more substantial parts in the...

's "Stormy Weather," and Don Gibson
Don Gibson
Donald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was...

's "I Can't Stop Loving You." The album spawned one single, "I Want to Be with You," which failed to chart the Hot Country Singles chart upon its release. In addition, Rock and Roll Lullaby did not chart among the Top Country Albums list.

The effort was reviewed by Allmusic and was only given two out of five stars.

Track listing

  1. "Rock and Roll Lullaby"
  2. "Wild and Blue"
  3. "Stormy Weather"
  4. "I Want to Be with You"
  5. "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
    I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
    "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" was a number one country music single for The Davis Sisters in 1953. The song, written by Cecil Null, was the first hit for the duo of Skeeter Davis and Betty Jack Davis and their only one as Betty Jack was killed in an automobile accident the week the record...

    "
  6. "I'm Going by Daydream"
  7. "Partners After All"
  8. "Easy Street"
  9. "I Can't Stop Loving You
    I Can't Stop Loving You
    "I Can't Stop Loving You" is a popular song written and composed by country singer, songwriter and musician Don Gibson, who first recorded it on December 30, 1957, for RCA Victor Records...

    "
  10. "Tiger"

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America),
Year Chart Position
1984 Country Albums N/A

Singles - Billboard (United States)
Year Single Chart Position
1984 "I Want to Be with You" Country Singles N/A
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK