Elvis 56
Elvis 56 | ||||
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Compilation album by Elvis Presley | ||||
Released | March 5, 1996 | |||
Recorded | January–September 1956 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 50:31 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
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Elvis 56 is a compilation album of studio master recordings by American singer and musician Elvis Presley made during 1956, released by RCA Records in 1996. The original sessions took place at RCA Studios in Nashville and New York, and at Radio Recorders in Hollywood.
Contents[]
The disc presents five singles with five B-sides, five tracks from his debut album, and six tracks from his second long-player, Elvis. All were both recorded and released in the title year of the disc, 1956, except for "Too Much," released in January 1957. An alternate and earlier take of "Heartbreak Hotel" included is previously unreleased. "Elvis '56" also contains much more reverb and tape echo than the original recordings.
By concentrating on the rhythm numbers rather than the country material and the ballads, this compilation showcases Presley the early icon of rock and roll in the 1950s, also arguing for this particular year as being his most notable in the decade, and perhaps even that of his entire career.
Track listing[]
Chart positions for LPs and EPs from Billboard Top Pop Albums chart; positions for singles from Billboard Pop Singles chart.
Track | Recorded | Original LP Issue | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
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1. | 1/10/56 | 47-6357 | 1/27/56 | 1 | Heartbreak Hotel | Mae Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley | 2:08 | |
2. | 1/30/56 | 47-6540b | 5/4/56 | 31 | My Baby Left Me | Arthur Crudup | 2:11 | |
3. | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | 1 | Blue Suede Shoes | Carl Perkins | 1:58 | |
4. | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | So Glad You're Mine | Arthur Crudup | 2:20 | |
5. | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | 1 | Tutti Frutti | Dorothy LaBostrie and Richard Penniman | 1:58 | |
6. | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | 1 | 2:09 | ||||
7. | 9/1/56 | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:43 | |
8. | 9/2/56 | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | Anyplace Is Paradise | 2:26 | ||
9. | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | Paralyzed | Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley | 2:23 | ||
10. | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | Ready Teddy | Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco | 1:56 | ||
11. | 47-6800 | 1/4/57 | 1 | Too Much | and | 2:31 | ||
12. | 7/2/56 | 47-6604b | 7/13/56 | 1 | Hound Dog | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:16 | |
13. | 47-6643b | 9/28/56 | 20 | Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) | and Aaron Schroeder | 2:13 | ||
14. | 47-6604 | 7/13/56 | 1 | Don't Be Cruel | Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley | 2:02 | ||
15. | 2/3/56 | 47-6642b | 8/31/56 | Lawdy, Miss Clawdy | Lloyd Price | 2:08 | ||
16. | 47-6642 | 8/31/56 | Shake, Rattle & Roll | Charles Calhoun | 2:37 | |||
17. | 4/11/56 | 47-6540 | 5/4/56 | 1 | I Want You, I Need You, I Love You | and | 2:40 | |
18. | 9/3/56 | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | Rip It Up | Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco | 1:53 |
19. | 1/10/56 | previously unreleased | Heartbreak Hotel | Mae Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley | 2:08 | |||
20. | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | 1 | I Got a Woman | Ray Charles and | 2:23 | |
21. | 47-6357b | 1/27/56 | 19 | I Was the One | Aaron Schroeder, Claude DeMetrius, , | 2:33 | ||
22. | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | 1 | Money Honey | Jesse Stone | 2:34 |
Personnel[]
- Elvis Presley – vocal, guitar
- Scotty Moore – guitar
- Chet Atkins – guitar
- Floyd Cramer – piano
- – piano
- Gordon Stoker – piano, backing vocals
- Bill Black – bass
- D.J. Fontana – drums
- The Jordanaires – backing vocals
- Ben Speer – backing vocals
- Brock Speer – backing vocals
Charts[]
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Netherlands Top 100 Albums[2] | 69 |
New Zealand Top 40 Albums | 47 |
References[]
- Elvis Presley compilation albums
- 1996 compilation albums
- RCA Records compilation albums
- Compilation albums published posthumously