Brian Wilson's "That Lucky Old Sun"

PA PAR8 HED · Post by **PA PAR8 HED** » September 3, 2008 3:27 pm

I saw it in the store today. Has anyone bought it or heard it?

Just looking for some feedback before I make the plunge.

dawgfan · Post by **dawgfan** » September 3, 2008 3:40 pm

Isn't that the name of Kenny Chesney's new album also.

PA PAR8 HED · Post by **PA PAR8 HED** » September 4, 2008 12:02 pm

Yes, it is...if Chesney's next CD is titled Pet Sounds we'll know who copied from who!

surfpirate · Post by **surfpirate** » September 4, 2008 12:15 pm

From Wikipedia (for what it's worth) .....

That Lucky Old Sun

"That Lucky Old Sun" is a 1949 popular song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie. Like "Old Man River", its lyrics contrast the toil and intense hardship of the singer's life with the obliviousness of the natural world.

The biggest hit version of the song was by Frankie Laine. This recording was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5316. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 19, 1949 and lasted 22 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. [1]

The recording by Vaughn Monroe was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3531 (78 rpm) and 47-3018 (45 rpm). It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on September 16, 1949 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. [1]

The recording by Louis Armstrong was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24752. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 14, 1949 and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24. [1]

Frank Sinatra released his competing version of the song on the Columbia label catalog number HCO 3903. It reached the best sellers chart on October 29, 1949 and peaked at #16.

A version by Ray Charles appeared on his 1963 album Ingedients in a Recipe for Soul. (This recording is also included as a bonus track on post-1988 CD reissues of Charles' landmark 1962 album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music.)

Jerry Lee Lewis recorded an unreleased solo version at Sun Studios in 1956 or 1957. (A recorded version by Lewis can be found on the Great Balls of Fire album, the soundtrack for the movie "Great Balls of Fire" with Dennis Quaid playing the part of Jerry Lee Lewis.)

The Jerry Garcia Band performed a version on the Jerry Garcia Band live album in 1991.

Johnny Cash covered it on the album American III: Solitary Man in 2000.

Brian Wilson premiered a song cycle inspired by the song entitled That Lucky Old Sun (A Narrative) at the Royal Festival Hall, London, England on 10th September 2007.

Wow.
Frankie Lane
Louis Armstrong
Frank Sinatra
Ray Charles
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Garcia
Johnny Cash
Brian Wilson

No mention of Kenny Chesney.

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » September 4, 2008 1:14 pm

My Husband (Kokomo) is a huge BB Fan and bought this CD...he loves it.
He says it's in the same style as Smile and Pet Sounds & tell's the story of Brian's early life in California.
Brian tells little stories between tracks.

Frank4 · Post by **Frank4** » September 4, 2008 2:41 pm

Dezdmona wrote:My Husband (Kokomo) is a huge BB Fan and bought this CD...he loves it.
He says it's in the same style as Smile and Pet Sounds & tell's the story of Brian's early life in California.
Brian tells little stories between tracks.

Sounds like it might be worth picking up. Kind of sounds like a concept album.

The last and only Brian Wilson album I have is "imagination". I really enjoyed that.

jbfinscj · Post by **jbfinscj** » September 8, 2008 8:19 pm

Great great album...the only catch is it needs to be listened to from start to finish to really understand and appreciate it.

sonofabeach · Post by **sonofabeach** » September 8, 2008 9:54 pm

surfpirate wrote:From Wikipedia (for what it's worth) .....
That Lucky Old Sun

"That Lucky Old Sun" is a 1949 popular song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie. Like "Old Man River", its lyrics contrast the toil and intense hardship of the singer's life with the obliviousness of the natural world.

The biggest hit version of the song was by Frankie Laine. This recording was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5316. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 19, 1949 and lasted 22 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. [1]

The recording by Vaughn Monroe was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3531 (78 rpm) and 47-3018 (45 rpm). It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on September 16, 1949 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. [1]

The recording by Louis Armstrong was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24752. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 14, 1949 and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24. [1]

Frank Sinatra released his competing version of the song on the Columbia label catalog number HCO 3903. It reached the best sellers chart on October 29, 1949 and peaked at #16.

A version by Ray Charles appeared on his 1963 album Ingedients in a Recipe for Soul. (This recording is also included as a bonus track on post-1988 CD reissues of Charles' landmark 1962 album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music.)

Jerry Lee Lewis recorded an unreleased solo version at Sun Studios in 1956 or 1957. (A recorded version by Lewis can be found on the Great Balls of Fire album, the soundtrack for the movie "Great Balls of Fire" with Dennis Quaid playing the part of Jerry Lee Lewis.)

The Jerry Garcia Band performed a version on the Jerry Garcia Band live album in 1991.

Johnny Cash covered it on the album American III: Solitary Man in 2000.

Brian Wilson premiered a song cycle inspired by the song entitled That Lucky Old Sun (A Narrative) at the Royal Festival Hall, London, England on 10th September 2007.

Wow.
Frankie Lane
Louis Armstrong
Frank Sinatra
Ray Charles
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Garcia
Johnny Cash
Brian Wilson

No mention of Kenny Chesney.

Wille Nelson also recorded it and also appears on a song of the same title on Chesney's new album. It's gotta be the same song.

mikemck · Post by **mikemck** » September 15, 2008 3:24 pm

Frank4 wrote:
Dezdmona wrote:My Husband (Kokomo) is a huge BB Fan and bought this CD...he loves it.
He says it's in the same style as Smile and Pet Sounds & tell's the story of Brian's early life in California.
Brian tells little stories between tracks.
Sounds like it might be worth picking up. Kind of sounds like a concept album.

The last and only Brian Wilson album I have is "imagination". I really enjoyed that.

You might also want to check out "Live at the Roxy". His new band actually does Beach Boys' stuff better than the Beach Boys did and it seems like he's really at home with them.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » September 15, 2008 3:34 pm

surfpirate wrote:From Wikipedia (for what it's worth) .....
That Lucky Old Sun

"That Lucky Old Sun" is a 1949 popular song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie. Like "Old Man River", its lyrics contrast the toil and intense hardship of the singer's life with the obliviousness of the natural world.

The biggest hit version of the song was by Frankie Laine. This recording was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5316. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 19, 1949 and lasted 22 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. [1]

The recording by Vaughn Monroe was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3531 (78 rpm) and 47-3018 (45 rpm). It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on September 16, 1949 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. [1]

The recording by Louis Armstrong was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24752. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 14, 1949 and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24. [1]

Frank Sinatra released his competing version of the song on the Columbia label catalog number HCO 3903. It reached the best sellers chart on October 29, 1949 and peaked at #16.

A version by Ray Charles appeared on his 1963 album Ingedients in a Recipe for Soul. (This recording is also included as a bonus track on post-1988 CD reissues of Charles' landmark 1962 album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music.)

Jerry Lee Lewis recorded an unreleased solo version at Sun Studios in 1956 or 1957. (A recorded version by Lewis can be found on the Great Balls of Fire album, the soundtrack for the movie "Great Balls of Fire" with Dennis Quaid playing the part of Jerry Lee Lewis.)

The Jerry Garcia Band performed a version on the Jerry Garcia Band live album in 1991.

Johnny Cash covered it on the album American III: Solitary Man in 2000.

Brian Wilson premiered a song cycle inspired by the song entitled That Lucky Old Sun (A Narrative) at the Royal Festival Hall, London, England on 10th September 2007.

Wow.
Frankie Lane
Louis Armstrong
Frank Sinatra
Ray Charles
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Garcia
Johnny Cash
Brian Wilson

No mention of Kenny Chesney.

he's not a musican of the same stature as those other artists

jbfinscj · Post by **jbfinscj** » September 15, 2008 9:32 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:
surfpirate wrote:From Wikipedia (for what it's worth) .....
That Lucky Old Sun

"That Lucky Old Sun" is a 1949 popular song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie. Like "Old Man River", its lyrics contrast the toil and intense hardship of the singer's life with the obliviousness of the natural world.

The biggest hit version of the song was by Frankie Laine. This recording was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5316. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 19, 1949 and lasted 22 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. [1]

The recording by Vaughn Monroe was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3531 (78 rpm) and 47-3018 (45 rpm). It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on September 16, 1949 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. [1]

The recording by Louis Armstrong was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24752. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 14, 1949 and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24. [1]

Frank Sinatra released his competing version of the song on the Columbia label catalog number HCO 3903. It reached the best sellers chart on October 29, 1949 and peaked at #16.

A version by Ray Charles appeared on his 1963 album Ingedients in a Recipe for Soul. (This recording is also included as a bonus track on post-1988 CD reissues of Charles' landmark 1962 album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music.)

Jerry Lee Lewis recorded an unreleased solo version at Sun Studios in 1956 or 1957. (A recorded version by Lewis can be found on the Great Balls of Fire album, the soundtrack for the movie "Great Balls of Fire" with Dennis Quaid playing the part of Jerry Lee Lewis.)

The Jerry Garcia Band performed a version on the Jerry Garcia Band live album in 1991.

Johnny Cash covered it on the album American III: Solitary Man in 2000.

Brian Wilson premiered a song cycle inspired by the song entitled That Lucky Old Sun (A Narrative) at the Royal Festival Hall, London, England on 10th September 2007.

Wow.
Frankie Lane
Louis Armstrong
Frank Sinatra
Ray Charles
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Garcia
Johnny Cash
Brian Wilson

No mention of Kenny Chesney.
he's not a musican of the same stature as those other artists

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » September 15, 2008 9:39 pm

mikemck wrote:
Frank4 wrote:
Dezdmona wrote:My Husband (Kokomo) is a huge BB Fan and bought this CD...he loves it.
He says it's in the same style as Smile and Pet Sounds & tell's the story of Brian's early life in California.
Brian tells little stories between tracks.
Sounds like it might be worth picking up. Kind of sounds like a concept album.

The last and only Brian Wilson album I have is "imagination". I really enjoyed that.
You might also want to check out "Live at the Roxy". His new band actually does Beach Boys' stuff better than the Beach Boys did and it seems like he's really at home with them.

Brian's band is AWEsome! An extremely talented group of musicians.
Saw Brian & his band perform the "Smile" album in it's entirety...they didn't miss a note.