''A Taste of Country'' is a compilation album by

Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made ...

, released on the Sun Record Company label in 1970. The album was the second LP issued by

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in 1970 containing sides that Lewis had cut at Sun Records in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The first, '' The Golden Cream of the Country'', had been extremely successful; in the wake of Jerry Lee's comeback, the previously unreleased track "

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" was released as a single and went to number 2 on the country charts. Like its predecessor, ''A Taste of Country'' featured a recent photo of Lewis, a shrewd move that created the impression that these were recent recordings. The album features a mix of Lewis's early hits, such as his breakout version of " Crazy Arms" and the

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classic " You Win Again," with obscure B-sides and unreleased recordings. "It Hurt Me So" had been the B-side to the 1959 single "

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" while "As Long As I Live" had been the flipside of the 1961 release " Save The Last Dance For Me" (it had also been featured on Lewis's second and final 1961 Sun LP ''Jerry Lee's Greatest''). "Am I To Be The One" features

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on background vocals. The album did nearly as well as Lewis's 1970

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release ''She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye'', rising to number 15 on the ''Billboard'' country album charts (''She Even Woke Me Up'' peaked at number 9).

Track listing

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