The 50 Greatest Hits

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Rating Length
1 That's All Right
4 1:59
2 Mystery Train
3.5 2:28
3 Heartbreak Hotel
3.75 2:11
4 Blue Suede Shoes
4.5 2:02
5 Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
5 2:11
6 Hound Dog
3.65 2:18
7 Don't Be Cruel
4 2:04
8 Love Me Tender
3.8 2:44
9 Too Much
2.35 2:33
10 All Shook Up
3.65 2:00
11 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
3 1:50
12 Party
1:31
13 Loving You
4 2:15
14 Jailhouse Rock
5 2:30
15 Don't
3.35 2:52
16 Trouble
4 2:20
17 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
2.5 2:17
18 King Creole
4 2:11
19 Hard Headed Woman
3.5 1:56
20 One Night
2 2:33
21 A Fool Such as I
2:40
22 A Big Hunk o' Love
3 2:16
23 Stuck on You
2:23
24 The Girl of My Best Friend
2:25
25 It's Now or Never
2.65 3:15
▼ CD 2
# Title Rating Length
1 Are You Lonesome Tonight?
3 3:12
2 Wooden Heart
1 2:07
3 Surrender
2 1:57
4 (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
1 2:13
5 Can't Help Falling in Love
3.65 3:04
6 Good Luck Charm
2 2:29
7 She's Not You
1 2:14
8 Return to Sender
3.35 2:12
9 (You're the) Devil in Disguise
2.65 2:26
10 Viva Las Vegas
3 2:26
11 Crying in the Chapel
2:29
12 Love Letters
5 2:56
13 Guitar Man
2:20
14 If I Can Dream
3:17
15 In the Ghetto
4.35 2:50
16 Suspicious Minds
3.5 4:33
17 Don't Cry Daddy
2:52
18 The Wonder of You
3.5 2:40
19 I Just Can't Help Believin'
3 4:39
20 An American Trilogy
4:36
21 Burning Love
5 2:55
22 Always on My Mind
3 3:43
23 Suspicion
2:35
24 Moody Blue
2:55
25 Way Down
1 2:37

Credits

CD 1

guitar:
Hank Garland (track 22)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (track 9)
additional performer:
The Jordanaires (tracks 6–7, 9–11, 15–19, 22, 25)
additional writer:
Vera Matson (1956) (track 8)
Elvis Presley (1956) (track 8)
assistant engineer:
Dan Milazzo (tracks 3, 6–11, 15, 19–20, 22, 25)
Claudius Mittendorfer (tracks 3, 6–11, 15, 19–20, 22, 25)
audio engineer:
Jeff Juliano (track 25)
composer:
Bert Carroll (track 17)
Mike Stoller (tracks 6, 13–16, 18)
Eduardo di Capua (track 25)
Dave Bartholomew (track 20)
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (track 1)
Claude Demetrius (track 19)
Pearl King (track 20)
Russell Moody (track 17)
Anita Steiman (track 20)
George R. Poulton (1861) (track 8)
Lloyd Price (1952-03) (track 5)
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (1955) (tracks 4, 4)
J. Leslie McFarland (composer) (1960-03-20) (track 23)
engineer:
Ray Bardani (tracks 3, 6–11, 15, 19–20, 22, 25)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (tracks 1, 3–4, 6–7, 9–11, 15–20, 22, 25)
Elvis Presley (1956-09-01) (track 8)
lyricist:
Bert Carroll (track 17)
Dave Bartholomew (track 20)
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (track 1)
Claude Demetrius (track 19)
Wally Gold (track 25)
Pearl King (track 20)
Jerry Leiber (tracks 6, 13–16, 18)
Russell Moody (track 17)
Aaron Schroeder (50s/60s US songwriter) (track 25)
Anita Steiman (track 20)
Lloyd Price (1952-03) (track 5)
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (1955) (tracks 4, 4)
Ken Darby (1956) (track 8)
Aaron Schroeder (50s/60s US songwriter) (1960-03-20) (track 23)
mastering:
Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer) (tracks 3, 6–7, 15, 19–20, 22)
George Marino (track 25)
mixer:
Ray Bardani (track 25)
David Bendeth (track 25)
producer:
Chet Atkins (track 24)
Steve Sholes (track 24)
vocals:
Ben Speer (track 3)
Lena Brock "Mom" Speer (track 3)
Gordon Stoker (track 3)
Jon Dodson (1956-09-01) (track 8)
Charles Prescott (1956-09-01) (track 8)
Rad Robinson (1956-09-01) (track 8)
writer:
Mae Boren Axton (track 3)
Otis Blackwell (tracks 7, 10)
Sam Bobrick (track 24)
Ross Butler (track 24)
Thomas Durden (track 3)
Andreas Hoetter (track 12)
Rosalyn Lewis-Ortiz (track 12)
Bernie Lowe (track 11)
Kal Mann (track 11)
Junior Parker (track 2)
Sam Phillips (Producer at Sun Records) (track 2)
Windsor Robinson (track 12)
Lee Rosenberg (track 9)
Alexander Stiepel (track 12)
Bernard Weinman (track 9)
Sid Wyche (track 22)
Elvis Presley (tracks 3, 7, 10)
Aaron Schroeder (50s/60s US songwriter) (track 22)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd. (track 3)
Elvis Presley Music (track 7)
Hi Lo Music (tracks 4, 4)
Jerry Leiber Music (track 14)
Mijac Music (track 2)
Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP) (track 14)
Shalimar Music Corp. (track 7)
Sony/ATV Songs LLC (tracks 3, 14)
Special Rider Music (track 1)
St. Louis Music Corp. (track 1)
Unichappell Music, Inc. (tracks 1–2)
Hilo Music Inc. (1953) (track 2)
Elvis Presley Music (1956 –) (track 8)
DJ-mixes:
Swing the Mood by Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers (track 10)
remasters:
Love Me Tender (legacy edition remaster) by Elvis Presley (track 8)
sampled by:
Balsa by Gustavo Cerati (track 25)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 1) (track 3)
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 11) (track 7)
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 18) (track 10)
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 26) (track 11)
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 34) (track 9)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 45) (track 3)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 77) (track 2)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 112) (track 1)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 353) (track 10)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 423) (track 4)
cover recording of:
Lawdy Miss Clawdy (track 5)
That’s All Right (track 1)
The Girl of My Best Friend (track 24)
Blue Suede Shoes (1956-01-30) (track 4)
Hound Dog (1956-07-02) (track 6)
Too Much (1956-09-02) (track 9)
One Night (1957-02-23) (track 20)
later parody versions:
Cut-Rate Hotel (track 3)
Die! Heartbreak Hotel (track 3)
Don't Be Fooled (track 7)
Found God (track 6)
H.B. Hotel (track 3)
Jail Got Rocked (track 14)
later translated parody versions:
Bullhouse Rock (track 14)
Ich bin ganz hochgeschüttelt (track 10)
later translated versions:
El rock de la cárcel (track 14)
Estima'm tendrament (track 8)
Estremécete (track 10)
G'nagelte Schuach (tracks 4, 4)
Gå min äskling (Love Me Tender) (track 8)
Ist schon gut (track 1)
La bagarre (track 16)
Mit dir leben! (track 8)
Oa Nacht mit dir (track 20)
Pauli, pikku Pauli (track 5)
Rey criollo (track 18)
Zapatos de ante azul (tracks 4, 4)
Zuchthaus Rock (track 14)
À l'hôtel des cœurs brisés (track 3)
佛跳牆 (track 7)
監獄ロック (track 14)
later versions:
Sois pas cruel (track 7)
live cover recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes (track 4)
recording of:
Jailhouse Rock (track 14)
King Creole (track 18)
Loving You (track 13)
Mystery Train (track 2)
Party (track 12)
Stuck on You (track 23)
Trouble (Elvis Presley) (track 16)
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (track 17)
Heartbreak Hotel (1956-01-10) (track 3)
Don’t Be Cruel (1956-07-02) (track 7)
Love Me Tender (1956-09-01) (track 8)
All Shook Up (1957-01-12) (track 10)
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear (1957-01-15 – 1957-01-18) (track 11)
Don't (1957-09-06) (track 15)
Hard Headed Woman (1958-01-15) (track 19)
A Big Hunk o' Love (1958-06-10) (track 22)
It’s Now or Never (1960-04-03) (track 25)
referred to in medleys:
Do You Remember (Stars on 45) (track 1)
Mix 4: All Shook Up / Great Balls of Fire / Don’t Be Cruel / See You Later, Alligator / Let’s Twist Again / Rock Around the Clock / Hound Dog (reprise) (tracks 6–7, 10)
Teddy Bear / Too Much (Medley) (tracks 9, 11)
The Elvis Medley: Jailhouse Rock/Teddy Bear/Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel/Burning Love/Suspicious Minds (tracks 6–7, 11, 14)
Mix 2: The Birdie Song / Hound Dog / The Look / Oops Upside Your Head / Turtle Power / Brown Girl in the Ring / Angel Face (track 6)
Rock Around the Clock / Blue Suede Shoes / Tutti Frutti / Long Tall Sally (tracks 4, 4)
Raggarkungen (tracks 3–4, 4, 11)
Good Old Rock 'N Roll (tracks 4, 4)
Swing the Mood (tracks 6, 10, 14)
version of:
Aura Lea (track 8)
One Night (Of Sin) (track 20)
’O sole mio (track 25)

CD 2

additional performer:
The Jordanaires (tracks 1–3, 5–9)
arranger:
Mickey Newbury (track 20)
assistant engineer:
Dan Milazzo (tracks 1–9, 16, 25)
Claudius Mittendorfer (tracks 1–9, 16, 25)
audio engineer:
Jeff Juliano (track 16)
background vocals:
J.D. Sumner & The Stamps (track 22)
choir vocals:
The Jordanaires (track 9)
composer:
Earl Brown (composer and arranger) (track 14)
Mac Davis (tracks 15, 17)
Lou Handman (track 1)
Edward Heyman (track 12)
Dennis Linde (track 21)
Jerry Reed (track 13)
Mort Shuman (track 10)
Victor Young (track 12)
Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of "Suspicious Minds") (tracks 16, 16, 24)
Baker Knight (track 18)
Layng Martine, Jr. (Nashville songwriter) (track 25)
Artie Glenn (1953) (track 11)
engineer:
Ray Bardani (tracks 1–9, 16, 25)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (tracks 1–9, 16, 22, 25)
lyricist:
Earl Brown (composer and arranger) (track 14)
Mac Davis (tracks 15, 17)
Edward Heyman (track 12)
Dennis Linde (track 21)
Jerry Reed (track 13)
Victor Young (track 12)
Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of "Suspicious Minds") (tracks 16, 16, 24)
Baker Knight (track 18)
Layng Martine, Jr. (Nashville songwriter) (track 25)
Mickey Newbury (track 20)
Doc Pomus (track 10)
Roy Turk (track 1)
Artie Glenn (1953) (track 11)
mastering:
George Marino (tracks 1–9, 16, 25)
mixer:
Ray Bardani (tracks 1–9, 16, 25)
David Bendeth (tracks 1–9, 16, 25)
vocals:
Sherrill Nelson (track 25)
Myrna Smith (track 25)
J.D. Sumner & The Stamps (track 25)
Kathy Westmoreland (track 25)
writer:
Bernie Baum (track 9)
Otis Blackwell (track 8)
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist) (track 22)
Luigi Creatore (track 5)
Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman) (track 9)
Wally Gold (track 6)
Bert Kaempfert (German easy listening and jazz-orientated orchestra leader, music producer, and songwriter, 1923-1980) (track 2)
Florence Kaye (track 9)
Jerry Leiber (track 7)
Barry Mann (track 19)
Hugo Peretti (track 5)
Aaron Schroeder (50s/60s US songwriter) (track 6)
Winfield Scott (track 8)
Mort Shuman (tracks 3–4)
Mike Stoller (track 7)
Wayne Carson Thompson (track 22)
Kay Twomey (track 2)
Cynthia Weil (track 19)
Ben Weisman (track 2)
George David Weiss (track 5)
Fred Wise (track 2)
Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of "Suspicious Minds") (track 22)
Doc Pomus (tracks 3–4, 7)
phonographic copyright by:
BMG Entertainment (1972) (track 22)
publisher:
ABG EPE Gladys Music (track 5)
B-n-B Music Inc. (track 15)
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. (track 12)
Bike Music (track 22)
Budde Songs Inc. (track 22)
Carlin Music Corporation (track 5)
EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd. (track 22)
Famous Music (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (track 12)
Gladys Music (Joachim Jean Aberbach) (track 5)
Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC (track 5)
Gladys Music Inc. (track 15)
Intersong (German publisher) (track 5)
Leeds Music Ltd. (track 18)
Lovolar Music (track 22)
Mort Shuman Songs (track 10)
Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd. (track 22)
Pomus Songs Inc. (track 10)
Rose Bridge Music (track 22)
Screen Gems-EMI Music Ltd. (track 22)
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (track 22)
Sebanine Music (track 22)
Sony/ATV Harmony (track 12)
Warner‐Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (track 10)
recorded at:
Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (1972-06-10) (track 16)
sampled by:
Elvis on the Radio, Steel Guitar in My Soul by The KLF (track 15)
arrangements:
Viva Las Vegas (arrangement by Bruce Springsteen) (track 10)
cover recording of:
Always on My Mind (track 22)
An American Trilogy (track 20)
Burning Love (track 21)
Crying in the Chapel (track 11)
Love Letters (track 12)
The Wonder of You (track 18)
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (1960-04-03) (track 1)
Suspicious Minds (1969-01-22) (track 16)
is the basis for:
(You're the) Devil in Disguise (track 9)
later parody versions:
Viva Mos Eisley (track 10)
Wise Men Still (track 5)
later translated parody versions:
Ana geht no (track 15)
Humppaleka (track 10)
In the Jura-Ghetto (track 15)
Lada tel Hønefoss (track 7)
later translated versions:
Bist du einsam heut' Nacht? (track 1)
Cesta rájem (track 11)
Comment ne pas être amoureux de vous ? (French translation transl) (track 5)
Im Getto (track 15)
Sempre t'he tingut present (track 22)
Todo irá bien (Spanish translation) (track 5)
Wie mei Herzschlag (track 22)
Wie my Härzschlag (track 22)
¿Estás sola esta noche? (spanish translation of Are You Lonesome Tonight?) (track 1)
Är du ensam i kväll (track 1)
ラブ・レター (track 12)
好きにならずにいられない (“Can’t Help Falling in Love” Japanese version) (track 5)
常在我心間 (track 22)
情難再續 (track 1)
木屋區 (track 15)
later versions:
Sa grande passion (His Latest Flame) (track 4)
Tu n'as rien de tout ça (track 9)
live cover recording of:
Suspicious Minds (track 16)
recording of:
Don't Cry Daddy (track 17)
Guitar Man (track 13)
I Just Can’t Help Believin’ (track 19)
If I Can Dream (track 14)
Moody Blue (track 24)
Viva Las Vegas (track 10)
Wooden Heart (1960-04-28) (track 2)
Surrender (1960-10-30) (track 3)
Can’t Help Falling in Love (1961-03-23) (track 5)
(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame (1961-06-25) (track 4)
Good Luck Charm (1961-10-15) (track 6)
She's Not You (1962-03-19) (track 7)
Return to Sender (1962-03-27) (track 8)
(You’re the) Devil in Disguise (1963-05-26) (track 9)
In the Ghetto (1969-01-21) (track 15)
Way Down (1976-10-29) (track 25)
referred to in medleys:
The Elvis Medley: Jailhouse Rock/Teddy Bear/Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel/Burning Love/Suspicious Minds (tracks 16, 16, 21)
translated version of:
Muß i denn zum Städtele hinaus (track 2)
Torna a Surriento (track 3)

Release

ASIN: UK: B000053HKY [info]