Elvis' 40 Greatest
Elvis' 40 Greatest is a compilation album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley. It was released in 1974 and was the UK's biggest-selling album over the Christmas period of that year, but along with all albums on K-tel, Ronco and Arcade, it was ineligible for the UK Albums Chart until 1975 because it was felt that heavy TV advertising and low pricing distorted the charts. It finally reached number one on the UK Albums Chart in 1977,[1] and became the 10th best-selling album of the 1970s in the UK.
Elvis' 40 Greatest Hits | |
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Compilation album by | |
Released | 1974 |
Studio | elvis |
Genre | Pop, rock |
Length | 1:37:45 |
Label | Arcade |
It was originally pressed with a brown cover and doctored image of Elvis, with blue labels, this short lived pressing was replaced by yellow label copies. The 1977 release, which appeared on the new RCA blue "signature" label, credited to "RCA Special Products", was released simultaneously on black vinyl and a more expensive pink vinyl edition. The black vinyl sold a stagger 250'000 copies LESS than the pink vinyl, making it the more collectable item, even though fans are often tricked in to thinking the pink vinyl is "rare". It is in fact one of the most common and best selling Elvis compilation albums of all time.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "My Baby Left Me" | Arthur Crudup, Elvis Presley | January 30, 1956 | 2:11 |
2. | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Mae Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley | January 10, 1956 | 2:09 |
3. | "Blue Suede Shoes" | Carl Perkins | January 30, 1956 | 2:00 |
4. | "Hound Dog" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | July 2, 1956 | 2:15 |
5. | "Love Me Tender" | Vera Matson and Elvis Presley | August 24, 1956 | 2:41 |
6. | "Got a Lot of Livin' to Do" | Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman | January 12, 1957 | 2:31 |
7. | "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | February 24, 1957 | 2:12 |
8. | "Party" | Jessie Mae Robinson | January 22, 1957 | 1:27 |
9. | "All Shook Up" | Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley | January 12, 1957 | 1:57 |
10. | "Old Shep" | Red Foley | September 2, 1956 | 4:10 |
11. | "Don't" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | September 6, 1957 | 2:48 |
12. | "Hard Headed Woman" | Claude Demetrius | January 15, 1958 | 1:53 |
13. | "King Creole" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | January 23, 1958 | 2:16 |
14. | "Jailhouse Rock" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | April 30, 1957 | 2:27 |
15. | "A Big Hunk o' Love" | Aaron Schroeder, Sid Wyche | June 10, 1958 | 2:12 |
16. | "I Got Stung" | Aaron Schroeder, David Hill | June 10, 1958 | 1:50 |
17. | "One Night" | Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman | February 23, 1957 | 2:29 |
18. | "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" | Bill Trader | June 10, 1958 | 2:36 |
19. | "I Need Your Love Tonight" | Bix Reichner, Sid Wayne | June 10, 1958 | 2:04 |
20. | "Stuck on You" | Aaron Schroeder, Leslie McFarland | March 20, 1960 | 2:16 |
Total length: | 46:24 |
Chart performance
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart | 1 |
References
- "Elvis Presley - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2016.