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Elvis Presley's Greatest Hits

Elvis Presley

1978 · Rock, Pop

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Elvis Presley's Greatest Hits by Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley's Greatest Hits is a Rock album by Elvis Presley, originally released in 1978. On Gatefold: 31 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

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By the time Elvis Presley released his self-titled debut album in early 1956, the Tupelo, Mississippi native already had a chart-topping country record to his name—“I Forgot to Remember to Forget”—with another single, “Heartbreak Hotel,” climbing the pop charts. A few months earlier, RCA Victor had paid a then-grandiose sum of $40,000 to buy out Presley’s contract with Sun Records—a deal encouraged by Presley’s money-minded manager, Colonel Tom Parker. RCA was determined to cash in on its investment, and waged with a full-fledged promotional campaign in the hopes of turning Elvis Presley (and <i>Elvis Presley</i>) into a phenomenon. Needless to say, the payoff was almost instantaneous: Five of the nearly <i>two dozen</i> Presley songs that RCA released as singles in 1956 would hit No. 1. By year’s end, the country kid was a household name, sparking riotous crowds and breathless controversy wherever he went and every time he flaunted his scandalous dance moves on TV—the energy of which is captured on <i>Elvis Presley</i>’s iconic cover. The decision to release an album that contained none of Presley’s massively successful early RCA singles spoke to the label’s confidence in him. Instead of a greatest-hits collection, contemporary listeners of <i>Elvis Presley</i> get a guide to the R&B, rock, and country sounds that Presley combined in such an intoxicating (and pop-molding) fashion. Many of Presley’s groundbreaking early hits are collected here, from “Blue Suede Shoes” to “Blue Moon.” And while there are tunes from Nashville songwriters Jimmy Wakely and Don Robertson, Presley also covers songs made famous by iconic Black artists like Little Richard, Ray Charles, and Clyde McPhatter—a violation of the long-running segregation at the heart of American popular music, and a move that fanned the flames of Presley’s provocative image. The first rock album ever to top the Billboard charts, <i>Elvis Presley</i> remains a document of a transformative moment in pop history, as the myth of genre was being melted and reimagined—one rockabilly song at a time.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Heartbreak Hotel
  2. A2I Was The One
  3. A3I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone
  4. A4Tutti Frutti
  5. A5Blue Suede Shoes
  6. A6Don't Be Cruel
  7. A7I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
  8. A8My Baby Left Me

Side B

  1. B1Hound Dog
  2. B2Ready Teddy
  3. B3I Love You Because
  4. B4Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)
  5. B5Money Honey
  6. B6I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry
  7. B7Blue Moon
  8. B8Rip It Up

Side C

  1. C1Long Tall Sally
  2. C2Shake, Rattle And Roll
  3. C3Old Shep
  4. C4Lawdy Miss Clawdy
  5. C5Playing For Keeps
  6. C6All Shook Up
  7. C7That's When Your Heartaches Begin
  8. C8Too Much

Side D

  1. D1Mean Woman Blues
  2. D2Blueberry HIll
  3. D3Lonesome Cowboy
  4. D4Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear
  5. D5Paralysed
  6. D6Let's Have A Party
  7. D7Got A Lot Of Livin' To Do !
  8. D8Trying To Get To You

Side E

  1. E1Baby I Don't Care
  2. E2There'll Be Peace In The Valley For Me
  3. E3Don't
  4. E4Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
  5. E5Hard-Headed Woman
  6. E6I Got Stung
  7. E7One Night
  8. E8A Fool Such As I

Side F

  1. F1I Need Your Love Tonight
  2. F2A Big Hunk O'Love
  3. F3Milkcow Blues Boogie
  4. F4Good Rockin' Tonight
  5. F5Stuck On You
  6. F6Fever
  7. F7Soldier Boy
  8. F8It Feels So Right

Side G

  1. G1The Girl Of My Best Friend
  2. G2A Mess Of Blues
  3. G3It's Now Or Never
  4. G4I Gotta Know
  5. G5Are You Lonesome Tonight?
  6. G6Surrender
  7. G7I Feel So Bad
  8. G8His Latest Flame

Side H

  1. H1Can't Help Falling In Love
  2. H2Good Luck Charm
  3. H3Anything That's Part Of You
  4. H4She's Not You
  5. H5One Broken Heart For Sale
  6. H6(You're The) Devil In Disguise
  7. H7Kiss Me Quick
  8. H8Such A Night

Side I

  1. I1Ain't That Loving You Baby
  2. I2Crying In The Chapel
  3. I3Your Cheating Heart
  4. I4Tell Me Why
  5. I5Love Letters
  6. I6All That I Am
  7. I7Frankie And Johnny
  8. I8Long-Legged Girl (With The Short Dress On)

Side J

  1. J1U.S. Male
  2. J2Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
  3. J3If I Can Dream
  4. J4In The Ghetto
  5. J5Suspicious Minds
  6. J6Don't Cry Daddy
  7. J7The Wonder Of You
  8. J8I've Lost You

Side K

  1. K1Proud Mary
  2. K2Kentucky Rain
  3. K3You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
  4. K4Patch It Up
  5. K5There Goes My Everything
  6. K6Rags To Riches
  7. K7You've Lost That Loving Feeling
  8. K8I'm Leavin'

Side L

  1. L1I Just Can't Help Believing
  2. L2Until It's Time For You To Go
  3. L3Bridge Over Troubled Water
  4. L4American Trilogy
  5. L5The Next Step Is Love
  6. L6Burning Love
  7. L7Always On My Mind

Side M

  1. M1Love Me Tender
  2. M2Loving You
  3. M3Jailhouse Rock
  4. M4King Creole
  5. M5Wooden Heart
  6. M6Flaming Star
  7. M7Wild In The Country
  8. M8Rocka Hula Baby

Side N

  1. N1Return To Sender
  2. N2Bossa Nova Baby
  3. N3Viva Las Vegas
  4. N4Kissin' Cousins
  5. N5Do The Clam
  6. N6Double Trouble
  7. N7Guitar Man
  8. N8It's A Wonderful World

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Rock & Roll
  • raw
  • swaggering
  • southern

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Songwriting

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