Beyond the Sun
Studio album by Chris Isaak
Released	October 18, 2011 (2011-10-18)
Recorded	2009-2011
Studio	Sun Studio, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Rockabilly
Length	35:33
Label	Vanguard
Producer	Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak chronology
Mr. Lucky (2009) Beyond the Sun (2011) First Comes the Night (2015)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Daily Telegraph	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
PopMatters	[5]

Beyond the Sun is the eleventh studio album by Chris Isaak, released through Vanguard Records on October 18, 2011. It is a collection of songs recorded by Sun Records artists Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis. Some of the songs were originally released on Sun Records. ^{[6] [7] [8]} The record itself was recorded at Sun Studio, Memphis, Tennessee ^[9] and the cover photograph was taken by Sheryl Louis outside the studio on Union Avenue. ^[10]

The album debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on its first week of release, ^[11] selling around 10,000 copies in the United States. It also debuted at No. 10 on the Top Rock Albums charts, ^[12] peaking at No. 8 the following week. ^[13] As of October 2015, the album has sold 91,000 copies in the US. ^[14]

Track listing

1. " Ring of Fire" ( June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore) (Johnny Cash, 1963)
2. " Trying to Get to You" ( Charles Singleton, Rose Marie McCoy) (Elvis Presley, 1955)
3. " I Forgot to Remember to Forget" ( Charlie Feathers, Stan Kesler) (Elvis Presley, 1955)
4. " Great Balls of Fire" ( Jack Hammer, Otis Blackwell) (Jerry Lee Lewis, 1957)
5. " Can't Help Falling in Love" ( George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore) (Elvis Presley, 1961)
6. " Dixie Fried" ( Carl Perkins, Howard Griffin) (Carl Perkins, 1956)
7. "How's the World Treating You" ( Boudleaux Bryant, Chet Atkins) (Elvis Presley, 1956)
8. " It's Now or Never" ( Aaron Schroeder, Eduardo di Capua, Wally Gold) (Elvis Presley, 1960)
9. "Miss Pearl" (Jimmy Wages) (Jimmy Wages, 1957)
10. "Live It Up" (Chris Isaak) (Chris Isaak original)
11. " I Walk the Line" ( Johnny Cash) (Johnny Cash, 1956)
12. "So Long I'm Gone" ( Sam Phillips) (Warren Smith, 1957)
13. " She's Not You" ( Doc Pomus, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) (Elvis Presley, 1962)
14. " My Happiness" (Betty Peterson, Borney Bergantine) (Elvis Presley, 1953)

Deluxe edition bonus disc

1. " My Baby Left Me" (Arthur Crudup, 1950)
2. " Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison, 1964)
3. " Doin' the Best I Can" (Elvis Presley, 1960)
4. " Your True Love" (Carl Perkins, 1957)
5. " Crazy Arms" (Jerry Lee Lewis, 1958)
6. "Lovely Loretta" (Chris Isaak original)
7. "Everybody's in the Mood" (Howlin' Wolf, 1952)
8. " I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" (Elvis Presley, 1956)
9. " Love Me" (Elvis Presley, 1956)
10. "Doncha' Think It's Time" (Elvis Presley, 1958)
11. " That Lucky Old Sun" (Jerry Lee Lewis, 1956)

Australian Collector's Edition

The single-disc Australian Collector's Edition of the album includes all 25 tracks from the US / UK 2-disc Deluxe Edition plus the following three tracks: ^[15]

26. " Great Balls of Fire" (Westlake Mix 1)
27. "My Baby Don't Love Me No More" (Chris Isaak original)
28. "Bonnie B"

Personnel

• Chris Isaak - vocals, rhythm guitar
• Hershel Yatovitz - guitar, vocals
• Rowland Salley - bass, vocals
• Scott Plunkett - keyboards
• Kenney Dale Johnson - drums, vocals
• Rafael Padilla - percussion

with:

• David Woodford, Cowboy Jack Clement, Lee Thornburg, Waddy Wachtel - additional musicians
• Ashley Monroe, Craig Copeland, Jon Joyce, Michelle Branch, Richard Wells - additional vocals

Chart performance

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