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" Great Balls of Fire " is a 1957 song by Jerry Lee Lewis.

Great Balls of Fire 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis song

"Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 popular song recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records and featured in the 1957 movie Jamboree. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer. The Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 recording was ranked as the 96th greatest song ever by Rolling Stone. The song is in AABA form. The song sold one million copies in its first 10 days of release in the United States and sold over five million copies, making it both one of the best-selling singles in the United States, as well as one of the world's best-selling singles of all time.

Extended play musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. Contemporary EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

<i>Great Balls of Fire!</i> (film) 1989 film by Jim McBride

Great Balls of Fire! is a 1989 American biographical film directed by Jim McBride and starring Dennis Quaid as rockabilly pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis. Based on a biography by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr., the screenplay is written by McBride and Jack Baran. The film is produced by Adam Fields, with executive producers credited as Michael Grais, Mark Victor, and Art Levinson.

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Great Balls of Fire is a rock and roll album recorded by film star Mae West and released by MGM Records in 1972.

<i>Great Balls of Fire</i> (Dolly Parton album) 1979 studio album by Dolly Parton

Great Balls of Fire is the twenty-second solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on May 28, 1979, by RCA Records. The album's first single, "You're the Only One", topped the U.S. country charts in mid 1979, while the follow-up single, "Sweet Summer Lovin'", was a top ten country hit at #7. The album included two covers: the title song, a remake of the Jerry Lee Lewis hit from 1957; and a bluegrass-inspired recording of The Beatles hit "Help!".

WWE Great Balls of Fire 2017 WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network event

WWE Great Balls of Fire was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for the Raw brand. It took place on July 9, 2017 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

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