2011 studio album by Chris Isaak
Beyond the Sun is the eleventh studio album by Chris Isaak, released through Vanguard Records on October 18, 2011. It is a collection of songs recorded by Sun Records artists Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis. Some of the songs were originally released on Sun Records.[6][7][8] The record itself was recorded at Sun Studio, Memphis, Tennessee[9] and the cover photograph was taken by Sheryl Louis outside the studio on Union Avenue.[10]
The album debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on its first week of release,[11] selling around 10,000 copies in the United States. It also debuted at No. 10 on the Top Rock Albums charts,[12] peaking at No. 8 the following week.[13] As of October 2015, the album has sold 91,000 copies in the US.[14]
Track listing
- "Ring of Fire" (June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore) (Johnny Cash, 1963)
- "Trying to Get to You" (Charles Singleton, Rose Marie McCoy) (Elvis Presley, 1955)
- "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" (Charlie Feathers, Stan Kesler) (Elvis Presley, 1955)
- "Great Balls of Fire" (Jack Hammer, Otis Blackwell) (Jerry Lee Lewis, 1957)
- "Can't Help Falling in Love" (George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore) (Elvis Presley, 1961)
- "Dixie Fried" (Carl Perkins, Howard Griffin) (Carl Perkins, 1956)
- "How's the World Treating You" (Boudleaux Bryant, Chet Atkins) (Elvis Presley, 1956)
- "It's Now or Never" (Aaron Schroeder, Eduardo di Capua, Wally Gold) (Elvis Presley, 1960)
- "Miss Pearl" (Jimmy Wages) (Jimmy Wages, 1957)
- "Live It Up" (Chris Isaak) (Chris Isaak original)
- "I Walk the Line" (Johnny Cash) (Johnny Cash, 1956)
- "So Long I'm Gone" (Sam Phillips) (Warren Smith, 1957)
- "She's Not You" (Doc Pomus, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) (Elvis Presley, 1962)
- "My Happiness" (Betty Peterson, Borney Bergantine) (Elvis Presley, 1953)
- Deluxe edition bonus disc
- "My Baby Left Me" (Arthur Crudup, 1950)
- "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison, 1964)
- "Doin' the Best I Can" (Elvis Presley, 1960)
- "Your True Love" (Carl Perkins, 1957)
- "Crazy Arms" (Jerry Lee Lewis, 1958)
- "Lovely Loretta" (Chris Isaak original)
- "Everybody's in the Mood" (Howlin' Wolf, 1952)
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" (Elvis Presley, 1956)
- "Love Me" (Elvis Presley, 1956)
- "Doncha' Think It's Time" (Elvis Presley, 1958)
- "That Lucky Old Sun" (Jerry Lee Lewis, 1956)
- Australian Collector's Edition
The single-disc Australian Collector's Edition of the album includes all 25 tracks from the US / UK 2-disc Deluxe Edition plus the following three tracks:[15]
- "Great Balls of Fire" (Westlake Mix 1)
- "My Baby Don't Love Me No More" (Chris Isaak original)
- "Bonnie B"