Elvis Presley (album)
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Released | March 23, 1956 | |||
Recorded | July 5, 1954 – January 31, 1956 | |||
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Length | 28:03 | |||
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Producer | Sam Phillips (Sun recordings) Stephen H. Sholes (RCA recordings) | |||
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Elvis Presley (released in the UK as Elvis Presley Rock n' Roll
The album spent ten weeks at number one on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in 1956, the first rock and roll album ever to make it to the top of the charts,[10] and the first million-selling album of that genre.[11] In 2003 and 2012, it was ranked number 56 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,[12][13] and at number 332 in a 2020 revised list.[14] Elvis Presley was also one of three Presley albums to receive accolades in the reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[15] It was certified gold on November 1, 1966, and platinum on August 8, 2011, by the Recording Industry Association of America.[16]
The original 1956 UK release called Rock n' Roll on HMV Catalog Number: CLP 1093 has five different tracks.
Background
By the second half of 1955,
Content
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [22] |
MusicHound | [23] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [24] |
Rough Guides | [25] |
Sputnikmusic | 5/5[26] |
Presley made appearances in four consecutive weeks on the
As the Sun tracks were mostly country-styled, Elvis and RCA Victor leavened the selections with covers of recent rhythm and blues songs. Two of these, "
On August 31, 1956, RCA Victor took the unusual step of releasing the entire album as singles, which undoubtedly kept the new single released simultaneously, "Shake, Rattle and Roll" backed with "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", from reaching the charts. However, "Blue Suede Shoes", released in single form as a part of this experiment by RCA Victor, kept the promise to Phillips and Perkins by waiting over eight months since the song's release on Sun. It had however, been the lead song on two earlier EPs which sold well enough to make it to number 20 on the singles chart the week of April 28.[31]
Artwork
The cover is ranked number 40 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest album covers, published in 1991.[32] The photograph of Elvis was taken at the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in Tampa, Florida, on July 31, 1955.[33] Initially, it was thought that Popsie Randolph took the image featured on the front cover, since the album only credited one photographer. However, in August 2002, Joseph A. Tunzi documented that the actual photographer was William V. "Red" Robertson of Robertson & Fresch. The Popsie credit attributed to the album only applied to a series of photos featured on the back cover, taken in New York City in early December 1955, shortly after Presley had signed with RCA Victor. Tunzi was quoted in the Tampa Tribune as saying, "Forget about Popsie. Popsie did not take that photo."[34]
The graphic and photo were also used on an EP and a double-EP comprising songs from this album, also released in March 1956.[35]
The design was echoed by the Clash for the front of their 1979 album London Calling; that cover is number 39 on the Rolling Stone list of 100 greatest album covers noted previously. Other acts of cover homage include F-Punk by Big Audio Dynamite in 1995 and Reintarnation in 2006 by k.d. lang, and Chumbawamba's controversial single "Tony Blair".
Reissues
RCA first reissued the original 12 track album on compact disc in 1984. This issue, in reprocessed (fake) stereo sound, was quickly withdrawn and the disc was reissued in original mono. In 1999, RCA reissued the album with an altered running order, adding on six bonus tracks from three non-album singles, including the chart-toppers "Heartbreak Hotel" and "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You". In 2005, the album was reissued again, remastered using DSD technology with the six bonus tracks appended in standard fashion. A two-disc set was released on the Follow That Dream collectors label on August 15, 2006, with bonus tracks and numerous alternate takes.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "Blue Suede Shoes" | Carl Perkins | January 30, 1956 | 2:00 |
2. | "I'm Counting on You" | Don Robertson | January 11, 1956 | 2:25 |
3. | "I Got a Woman" |
| January 10, 1956 | 2:25 |
4. | "One Sided Love Affair" | Bill Campbell | January 30, 1956 | 2:11 |
5. | "I Love You Because" | Leon Payne | July 5, 1954 | 2:43 |
6. | "Just Because" |
| September 10, 1954 | 2:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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1. | " Money Honey" | Jesse Stone | January 10, 1956 | 2:35 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Blue Suede Shoes" | |
2. | "I Got a Woman" | |
3. | "I'm Counting on You" | |
4. | "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" | |
5. | "That's All Right" | |
6. | "Money Honey" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mystery Train" | |
2. | "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" | |
3. | "Trying to Get to You" | |
4. | "One Sided Love Affair" | |
5. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" | |
6. | "Shake, Rattle And Roll" |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Heartbreak Hotel" |
| 2:08 |
2. | "I Was the One" |
| 2:34 |
3. | "Blue Suede Shoes" | Perkins | 1:58 |
4. | "I'm Counting on You" | Robertson | 2:24 |
5. | "I Got a Woman" |
| 2:23 |
6. | "One-sided Love Affair" | Campbell | 2:09 |
7. | "I Love You Because" | Payne | 2:42 |
8. | "Just Because" |
| 2:32 |
9. | "Tutti Frutti" |
| 1:58 |
10. | "Tryin' to Get to You" |
| 2:31 |
11. | "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" |
| 2:01 |
12. | "I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')" | Wakely | 2:24 |
13. | "Blue Moon" |
| 2:31 |
14. | "Money Honey" | Stone | 2:34 |
15. | "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" | Lloyd Price | 2:08 |
16. | "Shake, Rattle and Roll" | Charles Calhoun | 2:37 |
17. | "My Baby Left Me" | Arthur Crudup | 2:12 |
18. | "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" |
| 2:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Blue Suede Shoes" | 2:01 |
2. | "I'm Counting on You" | 2:24 |
3. | "I Got a Woman" | 2:25 |
4. | "One Sided Love Affair" | 2:11 |
5. | "I Love You Because" | 2:40 |
6. | "Just Because" | 2:33 |
7. | "Tutti Frutti" | 1:59 |
8. | "Trying to Get to You" | 2:33 |
9. | "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" | 2:04 |
10. | "I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')" | 2:25 |
11. | "Blue Moon" | 2:43 |
12. | "Money Honey" | 2:36 |
13. | "Heartbreak Hotel" | 2:09 |
14. | "I Was the One" | 2:33 |
15. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" | 2:10 |
16. | "Shake, Rattle and Roll" | 2:27 |
17. | "My Baby Left Me" | 2:13 |
18. | "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" | 2:44 |
19. | "I Got a Woman" (Incomplete unknown take number) | 1:32 |
20. | "I Got a Woman" (Unknown take number) | 2:26 |
21. | "Heartbreak Hotel" (Incomplete take 4) | 1:07 |
22. | "Heartbreak Hotel" (Take 5) | 2:17 |
23. | "Heartbreak Hotel" (Take 6) | 2:16 |
24. | "Money Honey" (Fragments) | 0:08 |
25. | "Money Honey" (Take 6) | 0:24 |
26. | "Money Honey" (Incomplete take 10) | 1:27 |
27. | "I'm Counting on You" (Take 1) | 2:20 |
28. | "I'm Counting on You" (Take 13) | 2:33 |
29. | "I'm Counting on You" (Incomplete take 14) | 2:19 |
30. | "I Was the One" (Take 1) | 0:13 |
31. | "I Was the One" (Take 2 – false start) | 0:11 |
32. | "I Was the One" (Take 2) | 2:32 |
33. | "I Was the One" (Take 3 – false start) | 0:12 |
34. | "I Was the One" (Take 3- incomplete) | 0:56 |
35. | "I Was the One" (Take 7a – not master) | 2:41 |
36. | "I Was the One" (Incomplete unknown take) | 1:31 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I'm Counting on You" (Take 1) | 0:37 |
2. | "I'm Counting on You" (Incomplete take 2) | 1:35 |
3. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" (Take 1) | 2:40 |
4. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" (Take 3) | 2:21 |
5. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" (Take 4) | 2:17 |
6. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" (Take 5) | 2:20 |
7. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" (Take 6) | 2:19 |
8. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" (Take 7) | 1:52 |
9. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" (Take 8) | 0:59 |
10. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" (Take 9) | 2:16 |
11. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" (Take 10) | 2:27 |
12. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" (Take 11) | 0:13 |
13. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" (Take 12) | 2:20 |
14. | "Shake Rattle and Roll" (Take 1) | 0:38 |
15. | "Shake Rattle and Roll" (Take 2) | 2:34 |
16. | "Shake Rattle and Roll" (Take 3) | 0:19 |
17. | "Shake Rattle and Roll" (Take 5) | 0:47 |
18. | "Shake Rattle and Roll" (Take 6) | 0:34 |
19. | "Shake Rattle and Roll" (Take 7) | 2:41 |
20. | "Shake Rattle and Roll" (Take 8) | 2:34 |
21. | "Shake Rattle and Roll" (Take 9) | 0:20 |
22. | "Shake Rattle and Roll" (Take 10) | 0:12 |
23. | "Shake Rattle and Roll" (Take 11) | 0:14 |
24. | "Shake Rattle and Roll" (Take 12) | 1:41 |
25. | "Shake Rattle and Roll" (Take 12 – undubbed, unedited master) | 2:36 |
26. | "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" | 0:07 |
27. | "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (Take 3) | 3:05 |
28. | "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (Take 4) | 2:56 |
29. | "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (Take 5 – fragment) | 0:14 |
30. | "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (Take 13) | 2:57 |
31. | "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (Take 14 – incomplete) | 1:50 |
32. | "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (Take 15) | 2:55 |
33. | "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (Take 16) | 2:54 |
34. | "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (Take 17) | 2:49 |
35. | "Don Davis Interviews Elvis Presley" | 3:53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Blue Suede Shoes" | 1:58 |
2. | "I'm Counting on You" | 2:24 |
3. | "I Got a Woman" | 2:23 |
4. | "One Sided Love Affair" | 2:09 |
5. | "I Love You Because" | 2:42 |
6. | "Just Because" | 2:32 |
7. | "Tutti Frutti" | 1:59 |
8. | "Tryin' to Get to You" | 2:33 |
9. | "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" | 2:05 |
10. | "I'll Never Let You Go (Lil' Darlin')" | 2:25 |
11. | "Blue Moon" | 2:43 |
12. | "Money Honey" | 2:36 |
13. | "Heartbreak Hotel" | 2:08 |
14. | "I Was the One" | 2:34 |
15. | "My Baby Left Me" | 2:12 |
16. | "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" | 2:08 |
17. | "Shake, Rattle and Roll" | 2:37 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Boudleaux Bryant | 2:23 | |
12. | "How Do You Think I Feel" |
| 2:10 |
13. | "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" |
| 2:40 |
14. | "Hound Dog" |
| 2:16 |
15. | "Don't Be Cruel" |
| 2:30 |
16. | "Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)" |
| 2:13 |
17. | "Too Much" |
| 2:31 |
18. | "Playing for Keeps" | Stan Kesler | 2:50 |
19. | "Love Me Tender" |
| 2:41 |
Personnel
- Elvis Presley – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano (on "Tryin' To Get to You")
- Scotty Moore – electric guitar
- Chet Atkins – acoustic guitar on "I'm Counting on You" and "Money Honey"
- Floyd Cramer – piano on January 10–11
- Shorty Long – piano on January 30–31
- Bill Black – bass
- D. J. Fontana – drums except "I Love You Because," "Just Because," "Tryin' to Get to You," "I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')," and "Blue Moon"
- Johnny Bernero – drums (on "Tryin' to Get to You")
- Gordon Stoker – backing vocals
- Ben Speer – backing vocals
- Brock Speer – backing vocals
- Doug Poindexter - percussion/guitar on "Just Because"
Charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[39] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
See also
References
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External links
- Elvis Presley at Discogs (list of releases)
- LPM-1254 Elvis Presley Guide part of The Elvis Presley Record Research Database