Welcome to My World (Elvis Presley album)

Welcome to My World is a compilation album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records on March 17, 1977,[1] five months before his death. The album was certified gold on September 30, 1977 and platinum on January 14, 1983 by the RIAA.[2]

Welcome to My World
Compilation album by
Elvis Presley
ReleasedMarch 17, 1977
Recorded1958 ("Your Cheatin' Heart"), 1969-1973
Genre
Length27:32
LabelRCA Records
Elvis Presley chronology
From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee
(1976)		 Welcome to My World
(1977)		 Moody Blue
(1977)

Content

Lacking new material to release because of Elvis' infrequent studio recording sessions during this period, RCA Records assembled this album, consisting almost entirely of previously released recordings. According to Elvis: The Illustrated Record by Roy Carr and Mick Farren, all but one track on Welcome to My World had been previously issued. That track is "I Can't Stop Loving You", recorded during the afternoon performance at Madison Square Garden on June 10, 1972;[3] the remainder of the concert remained unreleased until 1997 when it was issued as An Afternoon in the Garden.[4] One track, "Your Cheatin' Heart" dated back to 1958, 19 years previously.

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Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Welcome to My World (live)"Ray Winkler, John HathcockJanuary 14, 19731:57
2."Help Me Make It Through the Night"Kris KristoffersonMay 17–21, 19712:45
3."Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)" (live)Dub Williams (Eddie Miller, Robert Yount, James Pebworth)February 18, 19702:56
4."I Really Don't Want to Know"Don RobertsonJune 6–8, 19702:44
5."For the Good Times" (live)Kris KristoffersonJune 10, 19723:07
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Make the World Go Away"Hank CochranJune 6–8, 19703:33
2."Gentle on My Mind"John HartfordJanuary 14, 19693:21
3."I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (live)Hank WilliamsJanuary 14, 19732:01
4."Your Cheatin' Heart"Hank WilliamsFebruary 1, 19582:26
5."I Can't Stop Loving You" (live; previously unreleased)Don GibsonJune 10, 19722:22

Certifications
Region Provider Certification(s)
United States RIAA Platinum

References
  1. "Welcome To My World (Elvis Presley album)".
  2. "Searchable database". RIAA. 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015. Note: Go to advanced search and add in "Presley, Elvis" (artist) and "Welcome to My World" (album title)
  3. Carr, Roy; Farren, Mick (1982). Elvis: The Illustrated Record. Harmony Books. p. 164. ISBN 0-517-53979-9.
  4. An Afternoon in the Garden at AllMusic


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