Rock Archeologia

Rocky Burnette - The Son Of Rock And Roll (1980)

Artist: Rocky Burnette
Album: The Son Of Rock And Roll
Label: EMI America
Catalog#: SW-17033
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Rock, Soft Rock, Pop Rock
Duration: 00:40:08

• The son of legendary rock & roll pioneer Johnny Burnette, Rocky Burnette followed in his father's musical footsteps, playing rowdy, high-energy rockabilly that dovetailed nicely with the early-'80s revival of the style. Born in Memphis in 1953, Burnette debuted in 1979 with the EMI America album Son of Rock'n'Roll (around the same time his cousin Billy began recording straight country for Columbia). The following summer, his single "Tired of Toein' the Line" became a Top Ten smash, predating success stories by the likes of the Stray Cats; the song was also quite popular internationally, establishing an overseas fan base for Burnette that would endure for quite some time. However, EMI America's financial difficulties scuttled promotion efforts for the follow-up singles (several of which became hits in other countries), and Burnette's second album, Heart Stopper, got lost in the shuffle. In 1981, Burnette toured Europe with the final version of his late father's Rock & Roll Trio; Burnette also used the band on his next album, Get Hot or Go Home!, which was issued on Enigma. Unfortunately, it met with little commercial response and Enigma chose to drop Burnette and the Trio rather than release their more country flavored follow-up. Burnette began to resurface in the mid-'90s, working with Rosie Flores and Dwight Twilley, and also contributing vocals and the original "Trouble Is I'm in Love With You" to ex-Trio guitarist Paul Burlison's 1997 solo album Train Kept A-Rollin'. In 1996, Burnette finally issued another album, Tear It Up; unfortunately, the label, Core, went bankrupt almost immediately after its release. Undaunted, Burnette kept up his international tours, and supplied soulster Percy Sledge with a European hit with "You Got Away With Love" in 1997. - Steve Huey (allmusic.com).

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 • Side One:
A1. Tired Of Toein' The Line - 03:40
A2. Angel In Chambray - 03:16
A3. Baby Tonight - 03:08
A4. Fallin' In Love (Bein' Friends) - 03:55
A5. Anywhere Your Body Goes - 02:42
 • Side Two:
B1. The Boogie Man - 03:36
B2. You're So Easy To Love - 02:20
B3. Clowns From Outer Space - 03:39
B4. A Woman In Love - 02:46
B5. Roll Like A Wheel - 04:05

     Produced for Hammingbird Prod. Ltd. (The Essex Music Group)
     Ⓟ 1979 EMI Records Ltd.
     © 1980 EMI America Records, Inc.
     Producer – Bill House, Jim Seiter  

Personel:
Backing Vocals – Bill House, Rocky Burnette
Bass – Biff Dawes, Bill House, Curtis Stone, Steve Deutsch
Drums – Mike Porter, Rick Croy, Steve Turner
Guitar – Bill House, Billy Burnette, Billy Walker, Chris Brosius, John Hunt
Guitar - Rocky Burnette, Ron Coleman
Handclaps – Biff Dawes, Bill House, Burt Berman, Charles Ward,
Donna Meade, Jim Seiter, Mammaw Mae Burnette, Paul Ramsey
Harmonica – Stanley "The Baron" Behrens
Horns – Dennis Dreith, Joe Romano, Mel Collins
Keyboards – Bill House, John Hobbs, Randy Stern
Lead Vocals – Rockman, The, Son Of Rock And Roll
Percussion – Bill House, Jim Seiter

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