Mean Old Man Explained

Mean Old Man
Type:Studio
Artist:Jerry Lee Lewis
Cover:Mean_Old_Man_Album_Art.jpg
Released:September 7, 2010
Recorded:March 2008−January 2010
Genre:Rock and roll,[1] country
Length:61:29
Label:Verve
Producer:Jim Keltner,[2] Steve Bing
Prev Title:Last Man Standing
Prev Year:2006
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Next Year:2014

Mean Old Man is the 40th studio album by rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis. Like his previous album Last Man Standing, this album features duets and other collaborations with famous musicians.[3] [4]

Track listing

  1. "Mean Old Man" (with Ronnie Wood) (2:46)
  2. "Rockin' My Life Away" (with Kid Rock & Slash) (2:16)
  3. "Dead Flowers" (with Mick Jagger) (3:52)
  4. "Middle Age Crazy" (with Tim McGraw & Jon Brion) (3:44)
  5. "You Can Have Her" (with Eric Clapton & James Burton) (2:37)
  6. "You Are My Sunshine" (with Sheryl Crow & Jon Brion) (3:35)
  7. "Hold You In My Heart" (with Shelby Lynne) (2:41)
  8. "Swinging Doors" (with Merle Haggard & James Burton) (2:40)
  9. "Roll Over Beethoven" (with Ringo Starr, John Mayer, James "Hutch" Hutchinson, Jim Keltner, & Jon Brion) (2:45)
  10. "Sweet Virginia" (with Keith Richards) (3:50)
  11. "Railroad to Heaven" (with Solomon Burke) (3:55)
  12. "Bad Moon Rising" (with John Fogerty) (2:17)
  13. "Please Release Me" (with Gillian Welch) (3:39)
  14. "Whiskey River" (with Willie Nelson) (3:19)
  15. "I Really Don’t Want to Know" (with Gillian Welch) (3:03)
  16. "Sunday Morning Coming Down" (5:07)
  17. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" (with Mavis Staples, Robbie Robertson & Nils Lofgren) (3:48)
  18. "Miss the Mississippi and You" (3:25)
  19. "Here Comes That Rainbow" (with Shelby Lynne) (2:06)

Critical reception

In a review for AllMusic, Stephen Erlewine gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, stating that "the vibe on this album is a little more subdued" than its predecessor, Last Man Standing.

In 2023, Mojo Magazine ranked it as Lewis' 10th best album (of any kind, including live albums and compilation albums).[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/album/mean-old-man-deluxe-edition/1443004775 Mean Old Man on Apple Music
  2. Web site: Erlewine . Stephen . Review: Mean Old Man: Jerry Lee Lewis . AllMusic . AllMusic . July 23, 2024.
  3. Web site: Robbins . Brian . Review: Jerry Lee Lewis: Mean Old Man . JamBands.com . July 23, 2024 . September 7, 2010.
  4. Web site: Sheets . Adam . Review: Jerry Lee Lewis: Mean Old Man . NoDepression.com . July 23, 2024 . September 7, 2010.
  5. Web site: Decharne . Max . Jerry Lee Lewis: His Greatest Albums Ranked . Mojo 4 Music . July 23, 2024 . September 29, 2023.
  6. Web site: Greekcharts.com - Jerry Lee Lewis - Mean Old Man . Hung Medien . 18 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021025351/http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jerry+Lee+Lewis&titel=Mean+Old+Man&cat=a . October 21, 2012.

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