The Essential Elvis

~ Release by Elvis Presley (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Blue Suede Shoes
assistant engineer:
Dror Mohar
mixer:
Ray Bardani
double bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1956-01-30)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1956-01-30)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1956-01-30) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-01-30)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-01-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1956), BMG Music (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 2003)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 423)
cover recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes (on 1956-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
4.52:02
2I'm Counting on You
recording of:
I'm Counting on You
lyricist and composer:
Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Don Robertson Music Corp. and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
2:26
3I Got a Woman2:27
4One-Sided Love Affair
recording of:
One-Sided Love Affair
lyricist and composer:
Bill Campbell (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Sheldon Music
2:13
5I Love You Because
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1954-07-05)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1954-07-05) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-07-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1954)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-07-05)
cover recording of:
I Love You Because (on 1954-07-05)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
42:43
6Just Because
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1954-09-10)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1954-09-10) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-09-10)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-09-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1956, in 1957)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-09-10)
cover recording of:
Just Because (on 1954-09-10)
lyricist:
Bob Attlesey (1930s-'40s vocalist, guitarist and mandolinist) and Joe Attlesey (1930s-'40s vocalist, guitarist and mandolinist)
composer:
Leon Chappelear
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc. (on 1936-03-19)
42:33
7Tutti Frutti2:00
8Tryin' to Get to You2:34
9I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)
lyricist and composer:
Howard Biggs and Joe Thomas (US songwriter)
publisher:
Angle Music, Coblin Music Co., Copyright Records and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
2:05
10Blue Moon
cover recording of:
Blue Moon
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label)
music quoted on:
Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart")
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
2:44
11Money Honey
cover recording of:
Money Honey
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Stone
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Walden Music, Inc., Walden, Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:34
12Rip It Up1:56
13Love Me
engineer:
Thorne Nogar
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1956-09-01, from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1956-09-01, from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1956-09-01, from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-09-01, from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
piano:
Gordon Stoker (on 1956-09-01, from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
additional vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1956-09-01)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-09-01)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-09-01, from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
cover recording of:
Love Me (on 1956-09-01)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Quintet Music (Leiber & Stoller) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
cover recording of:
Love Me (from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Quintet Music (Leiber & Stoller) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
recording of:
Love Me (from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Quintet Music (Leiber & Stoller) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
42:46
14When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold
cover recording of:
When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
writer:
Gene Sullivan (in 1940) and Wiley Walker (in 1940)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1941-12-03)
2:23
15Long Tall Sally41:54
16First in Line
recording of:
First in Line
composer:
Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter) and Ben Weisman
publisher:
Rachel’s Own Music and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
3:24
17Paralyzed
recording of:
Paralyzed
composer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Shalimar Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Williamson Music Company
2:26
18So Glad You're Mine
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1956-01-30)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1956-01-30)
guitar:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-01-10) and Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1956-01-30)
piano:
Shorty Long (1950s country/rockabilly artist) (on 1956-01-30)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-01-30)
cover recording of:
So Glad You're Mine (on 1956-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Elvis Presley Music Inc.
cover recording of:
So Glad You're Mine (in 1956-01)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Elvis Presley Music Inc.
recording of:
So Glad You're Mine
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Elvis Presley Music Inc.
32:23
19Old Shep
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
piano:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03) and Gordon Stoker (from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
cover recording of:
Old Shep (from 1956-09-01 until 1956-09-03)
publisher:
Clyde Julian Foley (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Willis Arthur (lyricist)
composer:
Clyde Julian Foley
publisher:
Westpar Music
54:11
20Ready Teddy1:59
21Anyplace Is Paradise
recording of:
Anyplace Is Paradise
lyricist and composer:
Joe Thomas (US songwriter)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Elvis Presley Music Inc.
2:28
22How's the World Treating You?2:26
23How Do You Think I Feel?
cover recording of:
How Do You Think I Feel
composer:
Webb Pierce and Wiley Walker
2:13
24One Night
engineer:
Thorne Nogar
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18, on 1957-02-23)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18, on 1957-02-23)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18, on 1957-02-23), Tiny Timbrell (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1957-02-23)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18, on 1957-02-23)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1957-02-23)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18, on 1957-02-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1957), BMG Music (in 1957, in 1959) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Paramount Scoring Stage in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18) and Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-02-23)
cover recording of:
One Night (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18)
writer:
Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King and Anita Steiman
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Travis Music, Inc.
version of:
One Night (Of Sin)
cover recording of:
One Night (on 1957-02-23)
writer:
Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King and Anita Steiman
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Travis Music, Inc.
version of:
One Night (Of Sin)
22:32
25I Got Stung
cover recording of:
I Got Stung
writer:
David Hill (US songwriter) and Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Gladys Music, Gladys Music Inc., Minder Music Ltd. and Rachel’s Own Music
1:52

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ASIN:UK: B001PA7P02 [info]