(1958) PI 3521-A ’’Treat Me Right’’ Cliff Thomas, Ed & Barbara

STUDIO SESSION FOR CLIFF THOMAS, ED & BARBARA AT THE MEMPHIS RECORDING SERVICE FOR SUN RECORDS 1958 SUN RECORDING STUDIO 706 UNION AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE SUN SESSION: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29, 1957 SESSION HOURS: UNKNOWN PRODUCER AND RECORDING ENGINEER - SAM C. PHILLIPS AND/OR JACK CLEMENT “TREAT ME RIGHT“ Composer: - Ed Thomas Jr. Publisher: - . - Knox Music Incorporated Matrix number: - P 311 - Master (1:59) Recorded: - November 29, 1957 Released: - January 1958 First appearance: - Phillips International (S) 78/45rpm standard single PI 3521-A mono TREAT ME RIGHT / I’M ON MY WAY HOME Reissued: - 1997 Bear Family Records (CD) 500/200rpm BCD 15805-3-11 mono THE SUN SINGLES COLLECTION - VOLUME 5 Name (Or. No. Of Instruments) Ed Thomas Jr. - Vocal and Piano Cliff Thomas - Vocal and Guitar Barbara Thomas - Vocal Bill Justis - Saxophone Sid Manker - Guitar Jimmy M. Van Eaton - Drums The debt to Fats is even more explicit on “Treat Me Right“ (not to be confused with the Elvis tune “Treat Me Nice“ from the same year). They’re plainly pushing the limits of Cliff’s very teenage vocal equipment here, but the track still works largely because of Ed’s powerful piano. Everything about the vocal and choral work just exudes blues, yet it remains original and melodic (just listen to the last four bars). can you imagine how trite this kind of white brother and sister trio might have been if these sides had been recorded in New York or Los Angeles. (HD) © - 706 UNION AVENUE SESSIONS - ©