Checks/Money Orders In addition to PayPal, we also accept checks and/or money orders, as in the past, payable to Orion Jimmy Ellis Enterprises. Mail to the address below with a list of the items you want. Please add the following S & H cost based on the total of your order:
Please note this is a CD-R pressed by SUN Records with the Sun CD Label.
Orion Country
The Country CD by Orion was produced in 1980 and contained the chart single Texas Tea. This was one of many CDs and LPs that would be produced by Sun Records in Nashville, TN.
Tracks: Texas Tea, Faded Love, What Did I Promise Her Last Night , Green Green Grass of Home, Crazy Arms, Send Me The Pillow You Dream On, Help Me Make It Through The Night, Release Me, Please Help Me I'm Falling, The Long Black Veil, Am I That Easy To Forget
$8.95 + s&h
Orion Reborn
(This is the original pressed CD by Sun Records not a CD-R.)
This is the original LP "Orion Reborn" now on CD for the first time from Sun Records. It has the beautiful yellow Sun label and artwork. This one is a real collecror's item!!
All 10 tracks from the original LP are included: Honey, Lover Please, Got You On My Mind, Mona Lisa, Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Ebony Eyes, Washing Machine, Baby I Still Love You, You Can Have Her, and Lonesome Angel.
$8.95 + s&h
"Orion - On the Road Again"
Recorded LIVE in Jackson, TN, March 13, 1981, while on tour with SUN Records. An AWESOME CD in a digipak from Dradco Records and Elvis Unlimited.
This is an exccelent CD from the soundboard!
$12.95 + s&h
Rockabilly
Another masterpiece from Sun Records in 1980. This took Orion back to Elvis's roots in rockabilly and rock 'n' roll with songs by Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Charlie Rich.
Tracks: Rockabilly Rebel, See You Later Alligator, Susie Q, I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday, Rockin' Little Angel, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Long Tall Sally, Memphis Sun,Peggy Sue, and Matchbox.
$10.95 + s&h
Available as CD Disc Only - No Picture or Artwork Inserts
Downtime
(This is an original pressing not a CD-R)
For the fans. Home recordings of Jimmy Ellis in 1969-70 and in Nashville in the late 1980's plus his first record "Love Is But A Love". Also includes "Out of My Life" performed live on the TV show Nashville Now, "Unchained Melody" - studio, and "You Don't Know Me" recorded at the California sessions in the 1970's. A great CD!!
Tracks: Whistling, What Will My Mary Say, Milky White Way, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Pocketful of Rainbows, I Believe, I've Lost You, White Christmas, Silent Night, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, You'll Never Walk Alone, The Wonder of You, Crying, Fame and Fortune, Riding the Rainbow & Beyond the Bend, Milky White Way, I Really Don't Want to Know, Love Me, Out of My Life, Unchained Melody, You Don't Know Me, and Love is But a Love
$10.95 + s&h
Jimmy Ellis - Nashville South 1977 - Macon, GA
This is a double CD set of two live shows recorded by the audience in 1977 and re-mastered in Germany. It is another beautiful package put together by our man at large over in Norway - Col. Kenneth Dokkeberg.
Jimmy is singing in his prime here prior to going to New York. There is a multi-page booklet describing what was going on in Jimmy Ellis' career at the time.
Thanks, Kenneth for this great addition to the historic musical collection of Orion - Jimmy Ellis!!
$14.95 + S&H
Genuine
This is the original pressing of this CD.
Another gem recorded at Stargem Studios in Nashville and remixed at Refraze Recording Syudio in Dayton, OH by producers Jim Highley, Jim Hardin, Dennis Ross, and Gary Yount. It's amazing to hear Jimmy Ellis sing these songs like "Looking For A Way" (another one that should have been a hit single), and then sing "I Want You I Need You I Love You", and sound the same on all of them -- it was HIS voice, not an impersonation, not a copy-cat, Ellis was the real thing.
Tracks: Only a Woman Like You, Love It Back Together, Lookin' For A Way, She Wakes Me With A Kiss Every Morning, We Can't Go On Living Like This, Plastic Saddles, I Want You, I Need You, I Love You, Hooked on a Feeling, Separate Ways, and If That Isn't Love
$12.95 + s&h
Please note this is a CD-R with NO CD Label. It does have a professional re-print of the booklet and tray liner.
The Last Recordings
These tracks were recorded by Kardina Records in Ohio but were not released until after Jimmy Ellis's death. This is a Special Collector's CD for that reason and the fact that these were the last recordings he did in their studio. This was strickly a "for the fans" production. Jimmy did shows where he never sang an Elvis song but always got a request for one. One of his early LPs in the 1970s was "Ellis Sings Elvis" which was Jimmy's answer to all the impersonators at the time who could wear a jumsuit but really couldn't sing well. On this CD you will cringe on "If I Can Dream" - actually as good or better than Elvis's version, and "Are You Lonesome Tonight" -- the voice is just superb. But again, this was not intended as a copy-cat - it was real talent....undiscovered by many people.
$10.95 + s&h
Because He Lives
Please note this is a CD-R with the original cover insert artwork but NO CD Label.
One of two gospel productions in Jimmy's career...the other being an LP on Sun Records - "Glory". This CD was recorded at Stargem Studio in Nashville, produced by Wayne Hodge and engineered by Denny Knight. The CD was dedicated to the parents - Morgan and Nora Hardin, Robert and Naomi Ross, Dale and Helen Yount, and Robert and Faye Ellis. Mrs. Ellis loved to hear Jimmy sing gospel songs. The tracks "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "Stand By Me" are just without words to describe the feeling....Jimmy was often asked and did sing in fan's and family's church services. The Orriville, AL pastor at Jimmy's funeral said that Jimmy was one of those few singers who could reach down and touch the human soul when he sang.
Tracks: Just A Closer Walk With Thee, Amazing Grace, Where Could I Go But To The Lord, You'll Never Walk Alone, I'll Fly Away, Lead Me, Guide Me, Peace in the Valley, Stand By Me, Because He Lives, and Precious Memories
$10.95 + s&h
NO Longer Available
Steady As She Goes
(This is the original pressing of this CD)
A great CD produced by Larry Butler (Kenny Rogers's producer) and mixed by non other than Billy Sherrill at Sound Emporium Studios and in The Music Room in Nashville. The songs "Love Is The Only Way Out", He Has His Hands On Your Heart", and "Starting Over" are unclaimed hits in this writer's opinion. How the DJs missed out on this one is unknown -- but the general public was deprived also.......
Tracks: Steady As She Goes, He Has His Hands On Your Heart, Love Is The Only Way, Between Hello and Goodbye, Rock Your Baby, I Know Where You Are Coming From, My Boogie Wants to Woogie WIth You, The Power Of Your Love, If You Ever Want A Fool Around, and Starting Over
$12.95 + s&h
Please note this is a CD-R with NO CD Label but has original cover insert artwork.
The Legend Continues
Switch now to Ellis James "The Cadillac Man", nominated for Most Promising Male Vocalist in 1991 by the major Independent Record Label Awards committee...this CD obviously shows why. Jimmy Ellis's magical voice recreates the King's golden voice on popular songs never recorded by Elvis. Recorded at Stargem Studios in Nashville, and produced by Wayne Hodge with engineering by Denny Knight - this is one of Jimmy Ellis's best recording sessions CD.
Tracks: Feel Right, Since I Met You Baby, Slow Hand, Nothing Short of Dying, Love Is In The Air, That's The Thing About Love, At This Moment, It Only Hurts When I Cry, Tips of My Fingers, and Treat Me Nice.
$10.95 + s&h
Please note this is a CD-R with NO CD Label. It does have original insert cover artwork.
Special Moments
Remixed at Shalonda Productions in Dayton, OH by Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and engineer William L. Jones. This one was also recorded at Stargem in Nashville. The voice is again just remarkable. "Dream On Me" written by none other than Mark James (Kentucky Rain) should have been a hit single.
Tracks: Restless, Lay Around And Love On You, I Need You In My Life, Out of The Blue, Memories Won't Let Us Lay Down, DREAM ON ME, Can't Get Used to Sleeping By Myself, Another Sunday Father, Old Pipeliner, and Old Time Rock
$10.95 + s&h
This CD is No Longer Avialable
Orion Live In Concert 1979 - Athens Alabama
The is the firstever CD release on the historic Boblo label!! From 1979, this was Orion's debut concert in Athens, Alabama prior to his move to Nashville to full-fill the Orion legend on Sun Records with Shelby Singleton. Orion is backed by the powerful band Universe put together by Nick Scott who also produced some of Orion's recordings. This CD is a prime example of the dedication and hard work Boblo President, Bobby Smith put into his artists. Although he turned down a 17-year old Jimmy Ellis in 1963 and again in 1977, Bobby produced some of Orion's best material at Sun Studios, as well as the Ellis Sings Elvis LP in Brunswick, GA that is a huge collector's item today.
Although there is a minor 1/2 second blip after the music break on the "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" track, the CD is just outstanding....the liner notes give a concise history of Bobby Smith's Orion experience. After all, Bobby and Nick Scott were there throughout all the Orion days and nights with Sun.
This CD is part of history that all Orion fans will enjoy for many years!! Thanks, Bobby Smith!
The Tracks Universe (1) Breezin, (2) Tulsa Time. Orion - Can't Judge A Book, Baby You Got It, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, Save The Last Dance, Snow Bird, Secret Love, Sweet Caroline, Mona Lisa, I Believe, Maybelline, I Forgot to Rember to Forget, Games You've Been Playing, My Way, and A Closer Walk With Thee.
$12.95 + s&h
DUETS
This CD is No Longer Avialable - Sold Out
Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends, WOW, the genius of lengendary producer Shelby Singelton. This CD has the voice of Orion - Jimmy Ellis overdubbed on parts of Jerry Lee Lewis's tracks to create the illusion that it was Elvis -- and many believed it was, in fact, Elvis Presley himself from the old Sun Records days in Memphis.
Tracks: Save the Last Dance for Me, Sweet Little Sixteen, I Love You Because, What'd I Say, Good Rockin' Tonight, C.C. Rider, Be Bop A Lula, Good Golly Miss Molly, It Won't Happen With Me, Cold Cold Heart, Hello Josephine, and Money
$10.95 + s&h
No Longer Available
Holiday Collection CD - Collector's Item
This CD has two songs by Orion: "Merry Christmas Love" and "Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me".The other tracks are:
Christmas Memory - Jeff Carson
The Funny Little Man All Dressed In Red - Steven Paul McCollum
Winter Wonderland - The Billy Davis Trio
A Christmas Filled With Love - Dan Mitchell
Christmas Song - BJ Thomas
Christmas Eve - Steven Paul McCollum
Silver Bells - Roy Waddell
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - BJ Thomas
White Christmas - The Billy Davis Trio
$12.95 plus s&h
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
UNRELEASED AND RARE SONGS
FROM THE ARCHIVES OF SUN RECORDS
Orion – From The SUN Vaults CD Vol. 1
TRACKLISTING
1 Jambalaya*
2 Take These Chains From My Heart*
3 Your Cheatin' Heart*
4 Cold Cold Heart*
5 Half As Much*
6 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry*
7 Lovesick Blues*
8 Face To Face And Heart To Heart
9 I'll Take What's Left of You
10 Leave It Like It Is
11 I Can Help
12 Love Is In The Air
13 These Sometimes
14 Night Of The Rain
15 That's All She Wrote
16 Rock It Billy Rock It
17 Lying Eyes
18 Old Time Rock
19 Out of The Blue
20 Run Fool Run
21 Strangers
22 Moment Of Weakness
23 The Other Side of You
24 Treat Her Right
25 Save the Last Dance for Me
+Bonus Track
*Duets with Jim Owens
$23.95 plus s&h
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Who Was That Masked Man?
This is the beautiful Bear Family Records boxed set of 4 CDs. This set documents Orion's career on the lengendary Sun Records label. It begins with the 1972 single on which Orion, then Jimmy Ellis, recorded That's All Right Mama and Blue Moon of Kentucky at Playground Studios in Valparaiso, FL, and produced by Finley Duncan. It was issued on Sun without an artist name, and created a furor because Ellis bore such an uncanny vocal resemblance to Elvis.
$85.95 + s&h
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
A Christmas Filled With Love
Recorded by Kardina Records and produced by Dan Mitchell in 1997, this was one of two Christmas CDs by Kardina. Orion was a paradox - he was not an imitator of Elvis Presley, he just simply had that golden voice that God gave him...the one that did not disappoint the fans of Elvis -- me being a huge EP fan, as well. Orion was a legend in his own right. He holds you speechless and spellbound on this CD of Christmas songs "E" never recorded.
Tracks: Christmas Memory, A Christmas Fileld With Love, The Funny Little Man All Dressed In Red, An Old Fashioned Christmas, Christmas Spirit, Christmas Eve, The Fireplace, You're All I Want for Christmas
$14.95 + s&h
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Holiday Tribute To The King
It's the King again! Not really, but it's easy to forget when you listen to this CD that Elvis is not with us to make that great music anymore. This one left by Orion brings those cold chills of a wintery Christmas and chills that this guy may have been Elvis's brother...but it was never proven. "I'll Be Home For Christmas" -- turn it up!!!
Tracks: Here Comes Santa Claus, I'll Be Home For Christmas, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Blue Christmas, Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me, Holiday Leaves and Christmas Trees, Silent Night, Santa Claus Is Back In Town, Jingle Bells, and It Won't Seem Like Christmas Without You
$14.95 + s&h
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Norway Radio Interview
NEW ITEM - this is a great interview CD put together by our friend Kenneth Dokkeberg in Norway. This was aired on a special Norway radio show in 2005. Interviewees include: Bobby Dillard, Chet Bennett, Nick Scott, Gail Brewer Georgio, Steve Kelley (Orion Road Manager), D J Fontana (Elvis's drummer), Boomer Castleman, and Ray Walker of the Jordanaires.
This item will be offered at this special price while quantities last.
$10.00 + s&h
This CD is NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Jimmy Ellis At the Pigeon Forge Grand Hotel, TN Recorded Live on July 5, 1986
Jimmy Ellis in superb voice for this soundboard recording....just a great CD with excellent booklet!!
Tracks: Save the Last Dance for Me, A Woman's Touch, Hello Mary Lou, What's A Memory Like You (Doing In A Love Like This), Feel Right, Texas Tea, Dixie Road, How Great Thou Art, Love Me Tender, It's Now or Never, My Way, Suspicious Minds, Thank God For America, Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile, I Tell It Like It Used To Be, The Impossible Dream, and many more....
$16.95 + s&h
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
The Final Performance
This performance was recorded live through the soundboard on December 4, 1998 at Nashville Nightlife Theatre just eight days prior to the untimely death of one of the greatest entertainers of our time, Orion. It is a real testament to the true talent of Orion - just loads of charisma on stage - you feel like you are right there in the audience. Thanks to Jerry Adams of Flatland Records, Nick "Scott" Petta for producing the great tracks, and our dear friend Art Thomas (deceased), Jimmy's last manager, for this beautiful digipak CD. Thanks also to Shelby Singelton for the great pictures he provided from the Sun Record days!! And lastly, thanks to the very talented Sherry Carlisle for her opening song - "Black Velvet"! This is a surperb CD that you just can't stop listening to!!
Tracks: Black Velvet (Opening Act Sherry Carlisle), Promised Land, What A Wonderful Life, Make The World Go Away, Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel, It's Now Or Never, Little Sister, You Gave Me A Mountain, Are You Lonesome Tonight, Follow That Dream, Mojo/That's All Right/CC Rider Medley, I Really Don't Want To Know, One Night, All Shook Up, My Way, Blue Hawaii, American Trilogy, Can't Help Falling In Love, and If I Can Dream. Cover Concept & Design: Nick "Scott" Petta and Tim Metz. Credits to the many talented people who helped to complete this project are acknowledged in the CD liner notes.
$14.95 + s&h
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
"Jimmy Ellis AtPlayground Recording Studio" -- FINALLY the long awaited CD from our friend Kenneth Dokkeberg in Norway at Southern Americana Music. This is just a beautiful product and factory pressed CD from the original master tapes!There is a 22 page CD booklet with a lot of pictures and history about Jimmy's career. Even includes track notes and technical background information. Songs include: Georgia Pines, Anna Jones, The Most Natural Thing, Days of Autum Gold, Changing, My Baby's Out of Site, I Use Her to Remind Me of You, Leigh, Remember You, Circle on Your Finger, Tender Side of Me, I Can Love You Better, Every Time You Touch Me, Words, and Kiss The Hurt Away. There are also outakes of 7 of the songs. A must have for Jimmy Ellis/Orion fans!!
