Wanda Jackson
The Party Ain't Over
Label:  Nonesuch 
Date:  1/25/2011
Length:  0:00
Format:  CD
Genre:  Rock; Rockabilly
  Category:  rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      Shakin' All Over (Johnny Kidd)    
      2.  
      Rip It Up    
      3.  
      Busted    
      4.  
      Rum and Coca-Cola    
      5.  
      Thunder on the Mountain    
      6.  
      You Know That I'm No Good    
      7.  
      Like a Baby    
      8.  
      Nervous Breakdown    
      9.  
      Dust on the Bible    
      10.  
      Teach Me Tonight    
      11.  
      Blue Yodel #6    
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      "It's an exciting time to be Wanda Jackson," Austin's American-Statesman declared in October on the eve of Jackson's 73rd birthday bash at the Continental Club there. The undisputed Queen of Rockabilly - a touring powerhouse for more than 50 years - is releasing her debut disc for Third Man/Nonesuch Records, the aptly titled The Party Ain't Over. <br />This collection of vintage and contemporary covers was produced by fan and new-found friend Jack White at his Nashville studio and recorded with a late-night honky-tonk feel by members of My Morning Jacket, the Raconteurs, and Dead Weather, among others. The White-curated lineup of tunes, says Jackson, showcases "all the various types of music that I've done through the years-some country, some gospel, some rockabilly, some rock n' roll. It's got all of that, and we threw in a Bob Dylan song 'Thunder On the Mountain,' just to be safe." <br />The spirited Jackson, revered for such classic singles as "Let's Have a Party" and "Fujiyama Mama," proves that brash rock and roll attitude need not have an age limit. Her trademark growl remains intact on rockers like "Rip It Up" and "Nervous Breakdown"; she opens the set with an echo-laden sneer on a rollicking version of "Shakin' All Over" and ends it 10 songs later with a plaintive take on Jimmie Rodgers' "Yodel #6." Along the way she tackles the Andrew Sisters kitschy "Rum and Coca Cola" and a big-band rendition of the DeCastro Sisters' "Teach Me Tonight," and she out-sasses-and out-classes-Amy Winehouse on a cover of the British bad girl's "You Know I'm No Good," which has already been released as a single.