The Original Elvis Presley Collection

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Elvis Presley
2▶CD: Elvis
3▶CD: Loving You
4▶CD: Elvis’ Christmas Album
5▶CD: Elvis’ Golden Records I
6▶CD: King Creole
7▶CD: For LP Fans Only
8▶CD: A Date With Elvis
9▶CD: Elvis’ Gold Records II
10▶CD: Elvis Is Back!
11▶CD: Flaming Star, Wild in the Country, Follow That Dream
12▶CD: G.I. Blues
13▶CD: His Hand in Mine
14▶CD: Something for Everybody
15▶CD: Blue Hawaii
16▶CD: Pot Luck
17▶CD: Kid Galahad / Girls! Girls! Girls!
18▶CD: It Happened at the World’s Fair / Fun in Acapulco
19▶CD: Elvis’ Golden Records III
20▶CD: Kissin’ Cousins / Clambake / Stay Away, Joe
21▼CD: Love in Las Vegas / Roustabout
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1Viva Las Vegas
engineer:
David Weichman
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-11)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-11), Frank Carlson (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-11) and Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-11)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-11), Billy Strange (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-11) and Tiny Timbrell (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-11)
organ:
Calvin Jackson (piano, composer) (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-11)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-11) and Floyd Cramer (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-11)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-11)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1963-07-10)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-11)
additional performer:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1963-07-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-11, on 1963-07-10)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 33)
recording of:
Viva Las Vegas (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-11)
lyricist:
Doc Pomus
composer:
Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Felder Pomus Entertainment, Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Mort Shuman Songs, Pomus Songs Inc., Sharoonie Songs and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
42:20
2F You Think I Don’t Need You
recording of:
If You Think I Don’t Need You
writer:
Bob “Red” West and Joe Cooper
2:04
3I Need Somebody to Lean On
recording of:
I Need Somebody to Lean On
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
2:51
4You’re the Boss
cover recording of:
You’re the Boss
composer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:32
5What’d I Say
engineer:
David Weichman
choir vocals:
Carole Lombard Quartet (on 1963-08-30) and The Jubilee Four (on 1963-08-30)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1963-08-30)
cover recording of:
What’d I Say (on 1963-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:03
6Do the Vega
recording of:
Do the Vega
writer:
Bernie Baum, Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman) and Florence Kaye
2:22
7C’mon Everybody
engineer:
David Weichman
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-10)
cover recording of:
C’mon Everybody (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-10)
lyricist and composer:
Joy Byers
2:17
8The Lady Loves Me
cover recording of:
The Lady Loves Me
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
3:43
9Night Life
engineer:
David Weichman
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1963-07-09)
recording of:
Night Life (on 1963-07-09)
composer:
Bernie Baum, Bob Carr (vocals, writer), Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman) and Florence Kaye
41:50
10Today, Tomorrow and Forever
recording of:
Today, Tomorrow & Forever
writer:
Bernie Baum, Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman) and Florence Kaye
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
is based on:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
3:24
11The Yellow Rose of Texas / The Eyes of Texas
2:46
12Santa Lucia
cover recording of:
Santa Lucia (Italian version)
lyricist and composer:
Teodoro Cottrau (composer)
translator:
Enrico Cossovich (Italian poet) (in 1849)
translated version of:
Santa Lucia (original traditional Neapolitan song)
1:10
13Roustabout
cover recording of:
Roustabout
writer:
Bernie Baum, Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman) and Florence Kaye
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
1:57
14Little Egypt
cover recording of:
Little Egypt (Ying Yang)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Jerry Leiber Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:17
15Poison Ivy League
recording of:
Poison Ivy League
writer:
Bernie Baum, Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman) and Florence Kaye
2:03
16Hard Knocks
cover recording of:
Hard Knocks
writer:
Joy Byers
1:42
17It’s a Wonderful World
recording of:
It’s a Wonderful World
lyricist and composer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
1:49
18Big Love Big Heartache
cover recording of:
Big Love, Big Heartache
writer:
Dolores Fuller, Sonny Hendrix and Lee Morris (US songwriter)
1:59
19One Track Heart
cover recording of:
One Track Heart
writer:
Bernie Baum, Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman) and Florence Kaye
2:16
20It’s Carnival Time
recording of:
It’s Carnival Time
writer:
Sid Wayne and Ben Weisman
1:33
21Carny Town
recording of:
Carny Town
writer:
Randy Starr and Fred Wise
1:19
22There’s a Brand New Day on the Horizon
recording of:
There's a Brand New Day on the Horizon
writer:
Joy Byers
2:00
23Wheels on My Heels
recording of:
Wheels on My Heels
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
1:19
22▶CD: Harem Holiday / Girl Happy
23▶CD: Elvis for Everyone!
24▶CD: Frankie and Johnny / Paradise, Hawaiian Style
25▶CD: Spinout / Double Trouble
26▶CD: Easy Come, Easy Go / Speedway
27▶CD: How Great Thou Art
28▶CD: Elvis’ Gold Records IV
29▶CD: Live a Little, Love a Little / Charro! / The Trouble With Girls / Change of Habit
30▶CD: NBC‐TV Special ’68 Comeback
31▶CD: From Elvis in Memphis
32▶CD: In Person
33▶CD: Back in Memphis
34▶CD: On Stage
35▶CD: That’s the Way It Is
36▶CD: Elvis Country
37▶CD: Love Letters From Elvis
38▶CD: The Wonderful World of Christmas
39▶CD: Elvis Now
40▶CD: He Touched Me
41▶CD: Elvis as Recorded at Madison Square Garden
42▶CD: Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite
43▶CD: Elvis (The Fool album)
44▶CD: Raised on Rock
45▶CD: Good Times
46▶CD: Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis
47▶CD: Promised Land
48▶CD: Elvis Today
49▶CD: From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee
50▶CD: 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]