<Tr> <Td> "Crazy Arms" (December 1956) </Td> <Td> "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On" (April 1957) </Td> <Td> "Great Balls of Fire" (November 1957) </Td> </Tr> <P> Lewis had been performing the song in his stage act and recorded it at his second recording session for Sun Records in February 1957 . The release is reviewed in Billboard magazine on 27 May 1957 . Supervised by producer Jack Clement, Lewis radically altered the original, adding a propulsive boogie piano that was complemented by J.M. Van Eaton's energetic drumming and Roland Janes' "muted" guitar and also added suggestive spoken asides . Lewis later stated: "I knew it was a hit when I cut it . Sam Phillips thought it was gonna be too risqué, it couldn't make it . If that's risqué, well, I'm sorry ." The song was engineered by Jack "Cowboy" Clement, who told Lewis when he entered the studio, "We don't do much country around here . We're in the rock & roll business . You ought to go home and work up some rock & roll numbers". </P> <P> In Lewis' biographical film, Great Balls of Fire!, Lewis is shown spying in on an African American speak - easy type club, listening to "Whole Lotta Shakin Goin' On" performed by a black woman, supposedly Big Maybelle . The part was played by the singer Valerie Wellington and her version was also on the film's soundtrack . </P> <P> Released as Sun 267, the record reached No. 3 on the Billboard pop chart and No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart . The single also hit No. 1 on the country charts an No. 8 in the UK . Lewis became an instant sensation and as writer Robert Gordon noted: "Jerry Lee began to show that in this new emerging genre called rock' n' roll, not everybody was going to stand there with a guitar ." </P>

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