| 词条 | Bright Lights, Big City (song) | ||||||||||||||
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| name = Bright Lights, Big City | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Jimmy Reed | album = Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall | B-side = I'm Mr. Luck | released = {{Start date|1961|08}} | format = 7" 45 rpm record | recorded = Chicago, 1961 | studio = | venue = | genre = Blues | length = {{Duration|m=2|s=39}} | label = Vee-Jay | writer = Jimmy Reed | producer = | prev_title = Big Boss Man | prev_year = 1961 | next_title = Baby, What's Wrong | next_year = 1961 }} "Bright Lights, Big City" is a classic blues song[1] which was written and first recorded by American bluesman Jimmy Reed[2] in 1961. Besides being "an integral part of the standard blues repertoire",[2] "Bright Lights, Big City" has appealed to a variety of artists, including country and rock musicians, who have recorded their interpretations of the song. Original songCalled a "textbook Jimmy and Mama Reed duet",[3] "Bright Lights, Big City" was a collaborative writing effort between Reed and his wife, Mary "Mama" Reed. It is a cautionary tale about urban life, with the narrator lamenting the loss of his wife or girlfriend to the nightlife and enticement of an unnamed city: Bright lights big city, gone to my baby's head I'd tried to tell the woman, but she don't believe a word I said ...[4] It's all right pretty baby, gonna need my help some day You're gonna wish you had a listen, to some of those things I said The song has a traditional twelve-bar blues form in Reed's signature "steady-rolling style".[5] It was recorded in Chicago in 1961 with Jimmy Reed (vocal and harmonica), Mama Reed (vocal), Jimmy Reed, Jr. (guitar), Lefty Bates (guitar), Earl Phillips (drums), and an unidentified bassist. The song was one of Reed's most popular songs and reached number three in the Billboard R&B chart as well as number fifty-eight in the pop Hot 100.[6] "Bright Lights, Big City" was included on the album Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall and appears on many Reed compilations. Chart performance
Sonny James version{{Infobox song| name = Bright Lights, Big City | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Sonny James | album = The Sensational Sonny James | B-side = True Love Lasts Forever | released = {{Start date|1971}} | format = 7" 45 rpm record | recorded = 1971 | studio = | venue = | genre = Country | length = {{Duration|m=2|s=36}} | label = Capitol (3114) | writer = Jimmy Reed | producer = | prev_title = Empty Arms | prev_year = 1971 | next_title = Here Comes Honey Again | next_year = 1971 }} American country music singer Sonny James recorded "Bright Lights, Big City" in 1971. An early review included: "Jimmy Reed's blues number serves as strong material for the Southern Gentleman both vocally and for some exceptional guitar work".[8] The song was James' fifteenth number-one hit in a row in the country chart as well as reaching number ninety-one in the pop chart.[9] The song is included on James' 1971 album The Sensational Sonny James and several of his compilation albums. Chart performance
Recognition and legacyJimmy Reed's "Bright Lights, Big City" is included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame list of "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll".[12] A variety of artists have performed and/or recorded the song, some examples including:[13] The Animals, Bob Dylan, The Black Crowes, Half Japanese, Them, Johnny Winter, Neil Young, Van Halen, Reeves Gabrels and Gary Clark, Jr. References1. ^{{cite encyclopedia| last = Herzhaft| first = Gerard| encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of the Blues| title = Bright Lights, Big City| year = 1992| publisher = University of Arkansas Press| isbn = 1-55728-252-8| page = 290}} {{Sonny James}}2. ^{{cite book| last = Koda| first = Cub| authorlink = Cub Koda| editor1-last = Erlewine| editor1-first = Michael| editor1-link = Michael Erlewine| title = All Music Guide to the Blues| year = 1996| publisher = Miller Freeman Books| isbn = 0-87930-424-3| page = 221}} 3. ^{{cite AV media notes| title = The Very Best of Jimmy Reed| others = Jimmy Reed| last = Koda| first = Cub| authorlink = Cub Koda| year = 2000| type = CD notes| publisher = Rhino Records| id = R2 79802}} 4. ^1 {{Pop Chronicles|4|3|Jimmy Reed}} 5. ^{{cite encyclopedia| last = Shadwick| first = Keith| encyclopedia = The Encyclopedia of Jazz & Blues| title = Jimmy Reed| year = 2001| publisher = Oceana| isbn = 978-0-681-08644-9| page = 379}} 6. ^{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=488}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|title=Jimmy Reed - Awards|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=mn0000076881/awards|pure_url=yes}}|work=Allmusic|accessdate=June 6, 2013}} 8. ^{{cite journal| title = Top 20 Country| journal = Billboard | volume = 83| issue = 22| page = 66| publisher = Nielsen Business Media, Inc.| date = May 29, 1971| issn = 0006-2510}} 9. ^{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=172}} 10. ^1 {{cite web|title=Sonny James – Awards|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=mn0000036849/awards|pure_url=yes}}|work=Allmusic|accessdate=June 6, 2013}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7526&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=1p8n8f55jgdu9lh7c27ju8ron6|title=RPM Country Tracks for August 21, 1971|work=RPM|accessdate=June 6, 2013}} 12. ^{{cite web| title = 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll| work = Exhibit Highlights| publisher = Rock and Roll Hall of Fame| year = 1995| url = http://www.rockhall.com/exhibithighlights/500-songs| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070502032502/http://www.rockhall.com/exhibithighlights/500-songs| archivedate = 2007-05-02| accessdate = June 4, 2013| deadurl = yes| df = }} 13. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.allmusic.com/search/songs/bright+lights%2C+big+city| title = Bright Lights, Big City – Song Search Results| work = AllMusic| publisher = Rovi Corp.| accessdate = June 4, 2013}} 10 : 1961 singles|1971 singles|Songs written by Jimmy Reed|Jimmy Reed songs|Sonny James songs|The Animals songs|Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles|Vee-Jay Records singles|Blues songs|1961 songs |
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