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Here I Am [Jerry Reed]

Jerry Reed
1 disc

1. Oh Lonely Heart
2. In My Own Backyard
3. I've Had Enough
4. Teardrop Street
5. Heart Appeal
6. Bessie Baby
7. Too Busy Cryin' the Blues
8. I'm Stuck
9. Mister Whiz
10. Rockin' in Baghdad
11. When I Found You
12. Honey Chile
13. It's High Time
14. You Make It, They Take It
15. Your Money Makes You Purty
16. Too Young to Be Blue
17. You're Braggin', Boy
18. Just a Romeo
19. If the Good Lord's Willing
20. Here I Am
21. I'm Tired of Playing Cupid
22. I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter
23. How Can I Go on This Way
24. Everywhere
25. Forever
26. This Great Big Empty Room
27. I Can't Find the Words
28. How Can I Go on This Way
29. Ba-Bee
30. So in Love
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 16306
Credits

Producer Richard Weize (Reissue)
Engineer
Recorded between 1955 and 1958.
Personnel: Jerry Reed (vocals).
Recording information: Castle Studio, Nashville, TN (10/17/1955-05/06/1958); Nashville, TN (10/17/1955-05/06/1958).
Illustrator: R.A. Andreas.
Photographer: R.A. Andreas.
Many fans of Jerry Reed may not realize that his recording career began in the mid-'50s when, as a teen, he signed to Capitol records. Here I Am collects his complete recordings for Capitol (30 songs), most of which were originals. "If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise" was later covered by Johnny Cash during his tenure at Sun, and a few of the other tracks here occasionally surface on rockabilly compilations, but many of these recordings have been unavailable since they were originally waxed (and a few are previously unreleased). Reed's music at this stage was stylistically varied, from rockabilly to honky tonk to teen pop, and he had yet to develop the unique fingerpicking style that characterized his later recordings. Although the quality of the material is inconsistent, Here I Am chronicles the earliest phase of an important artist's career. Fans of Reed as well as those with a broad interest in rockabilly and '50s pop and country will likely enjoy this set. ~ Greg Adams
Critic Reviews

No Depression (1-2/01, p.81) - "...Reveals a performer who had yet to find his own voice. The songs jump between honky-tonk country and Memphis rockabilly..."