Great Balls of Fire
SongCreators (2)
Writer
- Otis Blackwell American pianist, singer and songwriter
- Jack Hammer Earl Burroughs, co-wrote Great Balls of Fire
Publisher
- Carlin Music Corporation
- Hill and Range Songs, Inc.
Related Works (5)
Later Versions
- Tu mets le feu translated
- J’ai tout mon temps
Referred To In Medleys
- The Anniversary Waltz, Part 1
- Mix 4: All Shook Up / Great Balls of Fire / Don’t Be Cruel / See You Later, Alligator / Let’s Twist Again / Rock Around the Clock / Hound Dog (reprise)
Is The Basis For
Recordings (232)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:52 by Jerry Lee Lewis (03 Nov 1957) master
- Great Balls of Fire 1:57 cover by The Crickets (05 Dec 1960)
- Grandes bolas de fuego ?:?? cover by Los Sonámbulos (1960)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:52 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1962)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:48 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1964) 1963 rerecording
- Great Balls of Fire 1:54 live by Jerry Lee Lewis (1964) live, 1964-04-05: The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany (mono)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:57 cover by Conway Twitty (1965)
- Great Balls of Fire 4:18 cover by Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends (1971)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:47 cover by Mae West (1972)
- Great Balls of Fire 2:08 cover by New Grass Revival (1972)
- Great Balls of Fire 5:29 live, cover by Michel Polnareff (1972) live, 1972-11-20: Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan
- Great Balls of Fire 1:47 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1973) movie version
- Great Balls of Fire 1:50 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1973)
- Great Balls of Fire ?:?? cover by Lieutenant Pigeon (1974)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:51 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1974)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:51 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1976)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:45 cover by Spider Murphy Gang (1978)
- Great Balls of Fire 3:50 cover by Dolly Parton (24 May 1979)
- Great Balls of Fire 3:51 cover by Dolly Parton (1979)
- Great Balls Of Fire 1:35 live, cover by Elton John (02 Nov 1980)
- Great Balls of Fire ?:?? by Jerry Lee Lewis (1980)
- Religious discussion / Great Balls of Fire 5:54 by Jerry Lee Lewis (Jan 1983) take named (1.5) on BCD 17254
- Great Balls of Fire 1:45 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1983)
- 8:15 to Nowhere / Great Balls of Fire 4:56 cover by Vicious Pink (1984)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:54 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1984)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:57 cover by The Flying Lizards (1984)
- Great Balls of Fire 2:07 cover by Vicious Pink (1984)
- Top Ten Again 11:55 medley by The Flying Lizards (1985)
- In the Hall of the Mountain King / Great Balls of Fire 8:35 medley, live, cover by Electric Light Orchestra (1985) live, 1974-05-12: Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, CA, USA
- Medley: Chu un rocker / Jailhouse Rock / Slow Down / Great Balls of Fire / Chu un rocker 6:41 medley, live, cover by Offenbach (18 Feb 1986)
- Great Balls of Fire 3:39 cover by Dolly Parton (1986)
- Great Balls of Fire ?:?? cover by Vicious Pink (1986)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:55 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1986) take named (1.4) on BCD 17254
- Great Balls of Fire (demo) 2:29 instrumental, cover by Harold Faltermeyer (1986)
- Great Balls of Fire (take 2) 1:51 by Jerry Lee Lewis (Mar 1987)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:51 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1987)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:51 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1987)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:44 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1988)
- Great Balls of Fire 2:33 by Jerry Lee Lewis (16 Jun 1989)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:51 by Jerry Lee Lewis (Sep 1989) take named (1.3) on BCD 17254
- Great Balls of Fire 2:53 by Jerry Lee Lewis (Sep 1989) chat & take named (2.4) on BCD 17254
- Great Balls of Fire 1:53 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1989)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:42 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1989)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:52 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1989)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:53 by Jerry Lee Lewis (1989)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:44 live by Jerry Lee Lewis (1990) live recording, unknown date/location
- Anniversary Waltz, Part One 4:59 medley, cover by Status Quo (1990)
- Great Balls of Fire 4:24 cover by Screaming Lord Sutch (15 Apr 1991)
- Great Balls of Fire 4:20 live, cover by The GP's (1991)
- Great Balls of Fire 1:47 cover by Billy J. Kramer (1991)