The Original Elvis Presley Collection

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

Tracklist

1CD: Elvis Presley
2CD: Elvis
3CD: Loving You
4CD: Elvis’ Christmas Album
5CD: Elvis’ Golden Records I
6CD: King Creole
7CD: For LP Fans Only
8CD: A Date With Elvis
9CD: Elvis’ Gold Records II
10CD: Elvis Is Back!
11CD: Flaming Star, Wild in the Country, Follow That Dream
12CD: G.I. Blues
13CD: His Hand in Mine
14CD: Something for Everybody
15CD: Blue Hawaii
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1Blue Hawaii
cover recording of:
Blue Hawaii
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2:35
2Almost Always True2:22
3Aloha oe
cover recording of:
Aloha ʻOe
composer:
Liliʻuokalani (Hawaiian Queen)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music
1:54
4No More
cover recording of:
No More
writer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson (composer & instrumentalist)
composer:
Sebastián Iradier (Best know for “La paloma”)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Don Robertson Music Corp. and Gladys Music Inc.
translated version of:
La paloma (Spanish original)
2:22
5Can’t Help Falling in Love
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-03-23)
celesta [celeste]:
Dudley Brooks (on 1961-03-23)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1961-03-23), D.J. Fontana (on 1961-03-23) and Bernie Mattinson (on 1961-03-23)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1961-03-23), Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1961-03-23) and Tiny Timbrell (on 1961-03-23)
harmonica:
George Fields (on 1961-03-23)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (on 1961-03-23) and Floyd Cramer (on 1961-03-23)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1961-03-23)
steel guitar:
Alvino Rey (on 1961-03-23)
ukulele:
Bernie Lewis (on 1961-03-23) and Fred Tavares (on 1961-03-23)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1961-03-23)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1961-03-23) and The Surfers (a.k.a. The Hawaiian Surfers) (on 1961-03-23)
additional performer:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1961-03-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1961), BMG Music (in 1961), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1961) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 137)
recording of:
Can’t Help Falling in Love (on 1961-03-23)
writer:
Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and George David Weiss
publisher:
Aberbach Musikverlag (German publisher), ABG EPE Gladys Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Gladys Music, Gladys Music (Joachim Jean Aberbach), Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Gladys Music Inc., INTERSONG International Musikverlag G.m.b.H. (German publisher), Luigi Creatore Music (ASCAP) and The Manor Music Co. Ltd.
sub-publisher:
日音 (NICHION INC.) (ended), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
is based on:
Plaisir d’amour (Romance du chevrier)
4.13:02
6Rock‐a‐Hula Baby
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-03-23)
celesta [celeste]:
Dudley Brooks (on 1961-03-23)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1961-03-23), D.J. Fontana (on 1961-03-23) and Bernie Mattinson (on 1961-03-23)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1961-03-23), Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1961-03-23) and Tiny Timbrell (on 1961-03-23)
harmonica:
George Fields (on 1961-03-23)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (on 1961-03-23) and Floyd Cramer (on 1961-03-23)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1961-03-23)
steel guitar:
Alvino Rey (on 1961-03-23)
ukulele:
Bernie Lewis (on 1961-03-23) and Fred Tavares (on 1961-03-23)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1961-03-23) and The Surfers (a.k.a. The Hawaiian Surfers) (on 1961-03-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-03-23)
recording of:
Rock-a-Hula Baby (on 1961-03-23)
writer:
Dolores Fuller, Ben Weisman and Fred Wise
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Erika Publishing and Gladys Music
cover recording of:
Rock-a-Hula Baby
writer:
Dolores Fuller, Ben Weisman and Fred Wise
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Erika Publishing and Gladys Music
31:59
7Moonlight Swim
cover recording of:
Moonlight Swim
writer:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist) and Ben Weisman
publisher:
Blen Music, Edward Proffitt Music and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
version of:
Par une nuit d'été
2:19
8Ku‐u‐i‐po2:22
9Ito Eats
cover recording of:
Ito Eats
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
1:23
10Slicin’ Sand
cover recording of:
Slicin’ Sand
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
1:35
11Hawaiian Sunset
recording of:
Hawaiian Sunset
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
2:33
12Beach Boy Blues
cover recording of:
Beach Boy Blues
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
2:03
13Island of Love
recording of:
Island of Love
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
2:39
14Hawaiian Wedding Song
cover recording of:
Hawaiian Wedding Song
composer:
Charles E. King
translator:
Al Hoffman (in 1958) and Dick Manning (American songwriter) (in 1958)
publisher:
Al Hoffman Songs Inc., Charles E. King Music Co., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
translated version of:
Ke Kali Nei Au
2:50
16CD: Pot Luck
17CD: Kid Galahad / Girls! Girls! Girls!
18CD: It Happened at the World’s Fair / Fun in Acapulco
19CD: Elvis’ Golden Records III
20CD: Kissin’ Cousins / Clambake / Stay Away, Joe
21CD: Love in Las Vegas / Roustabout
22CD: Harem Holiday / Girl Happy
23CD: Elvis for Everyone!
24CD: Frankie and Johnny / Paradise, Hawaiian Style
25CD: Spinout / Double Trouble
26CD: Easy Come, Easy Go / Speedway
27CD: How Great Thou Art
28CD: Elvis’ Gold Records IV
29CD: Live a Little, Love a Little / Charro! / The Trouble With Girls / Change of Habit
30CD: NBC‐TV Special ’68 Comeback
31CD: From Elvis in Memphis
32CD: In Person
33CD: Back in Memphis
34CD: On Stage
35CD: That’s the Way It Is
36CD: Elvis Country
37CD: Love Letters From Elvis
38CD: The Wonderful World of Christmas
39CD: Elvis Now
40CD: He Touched Me
41CD: Elvis as Recorded at Madison Square Garden
42CD: Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite
43CD: Elvis (The Fool album)
44CD: Raised on Rock
45CD: Good Times
46CD: Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis
47CD: Promised Land
48CD: Elvis Today
49CD: From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee
50CD: Moody Blue

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
engineer:Dick Baxter (Mastering engineer at BMG / RCA Studios, New York)
Dennis Ferrante
producer:Ernst Mikael Jorgensen
Roger Semon
piano:Dudley Brooks
background vocals:The Jordanaires (southern gospel group)
distributed by:BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)
copyrighted (©) by:BMG Nederland B.V. (in 1996)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Music (from 1956 until 1958, from 1960 until 1961, in 1984, in 1995)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1471083 [info]
ASIN:UK: B001DPB33O [info]