Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1
| Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | January 2, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | July 5, 1954 - June 27, 1968 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, pop | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Elvis Presley chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[1] |
Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 is a compilation album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley issued in 1974 by RCA Records. It features 14 tracks, which includes twelve songs and two interviews with Presley. It was certified Gold on January 8, 1975, Platinum and 2× Platinum on July 15, 1999, and 3× Platinum, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 8, 2018.[2]
Content
Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 opens with his first recording from 1954, "That's All Right", the song that started his recording career at Sun Records.
Ultimately, four volumes devoted to Presley were released over the next decade in RCA's A Legendary Performer series, the only RCA Victor recording artist other than
Although RCA Victor had released a few
The 1989 BMG Records compact disc version was truncated and removed "I Love You Because," "Love Me," "Love Me Tender", "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I," and "Are You Lonesome To-night." The version of "Trying to Get to You" was replaced by Elvis' 1955 Sun Recording.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "That's All Right" | Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup | July 6, 1954 | 1:33 |
| 2. | "I Love You Because" (previously unreleased take) | Leon Payne | July 6, 1954 | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley | January 10, 1956 | 2:08 |
| 4. | "Elvis" | — | September 22, 1958 | 0:34 |
| 5. | "Don't Be Cruel" | Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley | July 2, 1956 | 2:03 |
| 6. | "Love Me" (from Elvis TV special) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | June 27, 1968 | 2:32 |
| 7. | "Tryin' to Get to You" (from Elvis TV special) | Rose Marie McCoy, Charles Singleton | June 27, 1968 | 2:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (from Elvis TV special) | Lou Handman, Roy Turk | June 27, 1968 | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | George David Weiss, Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti | March 23, 1961 | 3:00 |
Personnel
- Elvis Presley - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion
- Scotty Moore - lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Hank Garland - lead guitar
- Bill Black - double bass
- Bob Moore - double bass
- D.J. Fontana - drums, percussion
- Buddy Harman - drums, percussion
- Floyd Cramer - piano
- Alan Fortas - percussion
- Lance LeGault - tambourine
- Charlie Hodge - acoustic rhythm guitar
References
- ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "American album certifications - Elvis Presley - A Legendary Performer Volume 1". RIAA. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Roy Carr & Mick Farren, Elvis: The Illustrated Record (Harmony Books, 1982), p. 59
External links
- Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 at Discogs (list of releases)
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