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Sonny Burgess (occasionally referred to as Sonny Burgess Has Still Got It, per its back cover) is an album by the American rockabilly musician Sonny Burgess, released in 1996.[2][3]

Sonny Burgess
Studio album by Sonny Burgess
Released	1996
Genre	Rockabilly
Label	Rounder Records[1]
Producer	Garry Tallent
Sonny Burgess chronology
Tennessee Border (1992) Sonny Burgess (1996)

Burgess supported the album by touring with Rosie Flores.[4]

Production

Recorded in Nashville, the album was produced by Garry Tallent; he allegedly sought control over all aspects of the recording sessions.[5][6] Dave Alvin, Steve Forbert, Radney Foster, and Bruce Springsteen, among others, contributed to the songwriting.[7][8] Scotty Moore and the Jordanaires appear on "Bigger Than Elvis".[9]

Springsteen's contribution, "Tiger Rose", had not yet been recorded by him; he had to sing the lyrics over the phone for Tallent.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[12]
Lincoln Journal Star	[13]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[8]

The Washington Post wrote that "Burgess is still a rousing rockabilly performer, with a raspy baritone growl and a stinging guitar sound."[7] The Orlando Sentinel thought that "'Hell Yes I Cheated' is the kind of country slow-dance they don't write often enough anymore ... Burgess' economical guitar is particularly eloquent on Steve Forbert's 'Catbird Seat'."[14]

Stereo Review determined that "unlike myriad rockabilly nostalgists, Burgess is the real thing—and more often than not, he'll give you chills."[15] The Lincoln Journal Star noted that the album "lacks the out-of-control feeling of his early music," but praised "the hard-country confessional ballad 'Hell Yes I Cheated'."[13] The Chicago Tribune concluded that "where younger practitioners accent the 'rock' in rockabilly, Burgess restores the music's loping country rhythms and backwoods drawl."[16]

AllMusic deemed Sonny Burgess "a modern rockabilly classic."[11] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music considered Burgess's voice to be "remarkably fresh-sounding."[12]

Track listing

References

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