50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong
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50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records - Volume 2 is the ninth album
by Elvis Presley
, issued on RCA Victor Records (LPM 2075) in November 1959. It is a compilation of hit singles
released in 1958 and 1959 by Presley, from two recording sessions in June 1958 at RCA Studios in Nashville
and three at Radio Recorders
in Hollywood. The album peaked at #31 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums
chart, and is considered to be one of the most successful and influential compilation albums of all time. It was certified Gold on 11/1/1966 and Platinum on 3/27/1992 by the
R.I.A.A.
, released by Presley during 1958 and 1959, with the exception of "Hard Headed Woman
" backed with "Don't Ask Me Why," both of which having been previously issued on King Creole
. The singles all made the Top Five on the Billboard Hot 100
, and the b-sides all charted in the Top 40 independently of the hit sides. In the 1950s, a gold record awarded for a single referred to sales of one million units, different from the definition in use by the late 1970s for albums, where a gold record came to mean sales of 500,000 units. Exact sales figures from the RIAA for each record, however, are difficult to confirm.
The original 1984 compact disc
issue in reprocessed (fake) stereo sound was quickly withdrawn and reissued in original monophonic
. The July 15, 1997 reissue doubles the number of tracks to 20, adding the b-side "Playing for Keeps" from a single issued on Elvis' first singles compilation
. The remaining bonus tracks derive from albums and EP singles
released in the decade, with "Peace in the Valley" released on both EP and the Christmas LP
. The bonus tracks are interspersed within the original tracks, with the running order to the album substantially altered. The album was reissued again with the bonus tracks removed and the original running order restored.
Although RCA executive Steve Sholes was the in-house A&R
man for Presley, and nominally in charge of his recording sessions at RCA, accounts by Presley historian Peter Guralnick
and Presley discographer Ernst Mikael Jorgensen indicate that Presley himself acted as the producer for his RCA sessions in the 1950s.
The unified Billboard Hot 100
singles chart was not created until August, 1958. Chart positions for records prior to this date would be taken from the Best Sellers In Stores chart, although early measurement of rock and roll
records also came from the Most Played In Jukeboxes chart. Chart position for bonus album tracks taken from Billboard Top Pop Albums
.
suit designed by Nudie's of Hollywood, has been copied many times. Album covers so inspired include:
The meme
has also been adopted to other media, such as:
, and Fred Fisher
, most notably performed by Sophie Tucker
. It is also supposed to be an estimate of the number of singles that Presley sold worldwide by late 1959.
Its evolution of the phrase into a snowclone
- as expressed in the Simpsons pastiche
"Fifty million smokers can't be wrong," for example - ironically ridicules argumentum ad populum
, the misconception that popularity or consensus equals validity.
chart; positions for singles from Billboard Pop Singles
chart
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
by Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
, issued on RCA Victor Records (LPM 2075) in November 1959. It is a compilation of hit singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
released in 1958 and 1959 by Presley, from two recording sessions in June 1958 at RCA Studios in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
and three at Radio Recorders
Radio Recorders
Radio Recorders, Inc. was a recording studio based in Los Angeles, California. Famous musicians to have been recorded in the studio include Charlie Parker, Jimmie Rodgers, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and The Carpenters among others. In its prime, the studio was known...
in Hollywood. The album peaked at #31 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart, and is considered to be one of the most successful and influential compilation albums of all time. It was certified Gold on 11/1/1966 and Platinum on 3/27/1992 by the
R.I.A.A.
Content
Gold Records Vol. 2 comprises every single, both A-sides and b-sidesA-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
, released by Presley during 1958 and 1959, with the exception of "Hard Headed Woman
Hard Headed Woman
"Hard Headed Woman" is a #1 rock and roll song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company in 1958. It is an American 12-bar blues written by African American songwriter Claude Demetrius...
" backed with "Don't Ask Me Why," both of which having been previously issued on King Creole
King Creole (album)
King Creole is the sixth album by Elvis Presley, issued on RCA Victor Records, LPM 1884 in mono in September 1958, recorded in three days at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. It contains songs written and recorded expressly for the film, and peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. It...
. The singles all made the Top Five on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, and the b-sides all charted in the Top 40 independently of the hit sides. In the 1950s, a gold record awarded for a single referred to sales of one million units, different from the definition in use by the late 1970s for albums, where a gold record came to mean sales of 500,000 units. Exact sales figures from the RIAA for each record, however, are difficult to confirm.
The original 1984 compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
issue in reprocessed (fake) stereo sound was quickly withdrawn and reissued in original monophonic
Monaural
Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or channels are fed from a common signal path...
. The July 15, 1997 reissue doubles the number of tracks to 20, adding the b-side "Playing for Keeps" from a single issued on Elvis' first singles compilation
Elvis' Golden Records
Elvis' Golden Records is the fifth album by Elvis Presley issued on RCA Victor Records, LPM 1707, in March 1958, recorded mostly at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, with one session at RCA Studios in New York on January 30, one at 20th Century Fox Stage One in Hollywood on August 24, and three at in...
. The remaining bonus tracks derive from albums and EP singles
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
released in the decade, with "Peace in the Valley" released on both EP and the Christmas LP
Elvis' Christmas Album
Elvis' Christmas Album is the fourth album by Elvis Presley on RCA Victor Records, LOC 1035, a deluxe limited edition, released in October 1957, and recorded at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. It has been reissued in numerous different formats since its first release...
. The bonus tracks are interspersed within the original tracks, with the running order to the album substantially altered. The album was reissued again with the bonus tracks removed and the original running order restored.
Although RCA executive Steve Sholes was the in-house A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
man for Presley, and nominally in charge of his recording sessions at RCA, accounts by Presley historian Peter Guralnick
Peter Guralnick
Peter Guralnick is an American music critic, writer on music, and historian of US American popular music, who is also active as an author and screenwriter. He has been married for over 45 years to Alexandra...
and Presley discographer Ernst Mikael Jorgensen indicate that Presley himself acted as the producer for his RCA sessions in the 1950s.
The unified Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart was not created until August, 1958. Chart positions for records prior to this date would be taken from the Best Sellers In Stores chart, although early measurement of rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
records also came from the Most Played In Jukeboxes chart. Chart position for bonus album tracks taken from Billboard Top Pop Albums
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
.
Homage
The famous cover photo, of multiple images of Elvis wearing the gold laméLamé (fabric)
Lamé is a type of fabric woven or knit with thin ribbons of metallic yarns, as opposed to guimpé, where the ribbons are wrapped around a fibre yarn. It is usually gold or silver in color; sometimes copper lamé is seen. Lamé comes in different varieties, depending on the composition of the other...
suit designed by Nudie's of Hollywood, has been copied many times. Album covers so inspired include:
- Phil Ochs' Greatest Hits album of 1970; not a "greatest hits" album at all but consisting of new original material, ironically subtitled "50 Phil OchsPhil OchsPhilip David Ochs was an American protest singer and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice...
Fans Can't Be Wrong!"
- The 1983 album by Rod StewartRod StewartRoderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
, Body WishesBody WishesBody Wishes is a studio album released by Rod Stewart on June 10, 1983 . It was Stewart’s 12th studio album and was released on Warner Bros. Records . The tracks were recorded and mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles...
. - The Elvis Costello & The Attractions bootleg album of the same name from the 1980s.
- Blues Traveler'sBlues TravelerBlues Traveler is a rock band, formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. The band has been influenced by a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul, and Southern rock...
more modest 1,000,000 People Can't Be Wrong of 1994. - Blumfeld'sBlumfeldBlumfeld was an indie-pop band from Hamburg, Germany, formed by singer and songwriter Jochen Distelmeyer. The name of the band was coined by the main character of the short story "Blumfeld, ein älterer Junggeselle" by Franz Kafka...
second studio album L'Etat Et MoiL'Etat Et MoiL'Etat Et Moi is Blumfeld's second album, released in 1994 .The cover is a parody of Elvis Presley's 1959 album 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong.-Track listing:...
from 1995. - The Fall's compilation 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong – 39 Golden Greats is a greatest hits album released by The Fall in 2004. It was the group's first career-spanning compilation, with a selection of songs from the 1978 EP Bingo-Master's Break-Out! up to the 2003 album The Real New Fall LP . The selection of...
from 2004. - 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong, also from 2004.
- 50,000,000 SoulwaxSoulwaxSoulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, are an alternative rock/electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Next to the Dewaele brothers, Soulwax consists of bassist Stefaan Van Leuven and drummer Steve Slingeneyer. They were first noticed after the release of their album Much Against Everyone's...
Fans Can't Be Wrong from 2005.
The meme
Meme
A meme is "an idea, behaviour or style that spreads from person to person within a culture."A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols or practices, which can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals or other imitable phenomena...
has also been adopted to other media, such as:
- The second album by the group Dread ZeppelinDread ZeppelinDread Zeppelin is an American band best known for performing the songs of Led Zeppelin in a reggae style as sung by a 300 pound Vegas Elvis impersonator. Over the years they would also perform songs originally by Elvis Presley, Bob Marley and The Yardbirds. The group toured extensively around the...
, which is fronted by an Elvis impersonator, from 1991 is titled 5,000,0005,000,0005,000,000 is Dread Zeppelin's second full-length album. Recorded in early fall 1990, it was conceived and recorded during a three-week break from touring to support the surprisingly successful Un-Led-Ed. Produced by Jah Paul Jo and Rasta Li-Mon, the album once again featured their patented...
in reference to this album; the footnote says "Tortelvis Fans Can't Be Wrong." The cover more obviously spoofs Led Zeppelin'sLed ZeppelinLed Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
fourth albumLed Zeppelin IVThe fourth album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin was released on 8 November 1971. No title is printed on the album, so it is generally referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, following the naming standard used by the band's first three studio albums...
. - The title used verbatim in the lyrics to "The Thanksgiving SongThe Thanksgiving Song"The Thanksgiving Song" is a song performed by Adam Sandler discussing Thanksgiving.The song was written by Sandler, Ian Maxtone-Graham and Robert Smigel. It was first performed during the Weekend Update segment of the season 18 episode of Saturday Night Live on November 21, 1992...
", by Adam SandlerAdam SandlerAdam Richard Sandler is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician, and film producer.After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, Sandler went on to star in several Hollywood feature films that grossed over $100 million at the box office...
in 1993. - The 1997 documentary by Joe FranklinJoe FranklinJoe Franklin is an American radio and television personality. From New York City, Franklin is sometimes credited with hosting the first television talk show...
50,000,000 Joe Franklin Fans Can't Be Wrong. - Mindless Self IndulgenceMindless Self IndulgenceMindless Self Indulgence is an American musical group formed in New York in 1997. Their music has a mixed style including rap, punk rock, alternative rock, electronica, techno and industrial...
's song "You'll Rebel To Anything (As Long As It's Not Challenging)You'll Rebel to AnythingYou'll Rebel to Anything is the third studio album by New York City band Mindless Self Indulgence released on April 12, 2005. The album was released outside of the US on November 5, 2007 in an "Expanded and Remastered" edition. On January 22, 2008 the Expanded & Remastered version was released in...
" from their 2005 album of the same name contains the lyrics, "you're telling me that 50,000,000 screaming fans are never wrong, I'm telling you that 50,000,000 screaming fans are fucking morons". - Die! Die! Die!'sDie! Die! Die!Die! Die! Die! is a noise pop/punk three-piece from Dunedin, New Zealand, formed in late 2003 and signed to Flying Nun Records.Their self-titled album Die! Die! Die! was released in 2005 in New Zealand, with an international release soon after. It was recorded in Chicago's Electrical Audio by...
self-titled debut features a song named "Franz (17 Die! Die! Die! Fans Can't Be Wrong)" in 2006. - Steven Pastis, author of comic strip Pearls Before SwinePearls Before Swine (comic strip)Pearls Before Swine is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Stephan Pastis, who was formerly a lawyer in San Francisco, California. It chronicles the daily lives of four anthropomorphic animals, Pig, Rat, Zebra, and Goat, as well as a number of supporting characters...
, released a collection in 2010 titled "50,000,000 Pearls Fans Can't Be Wrong."
Title meanings
The title is itself a reference to the hit song of 1927, "Fifty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong", by Willie Raskin, Billy RoseBilly Rose
William "Billy" Rose was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. He is credited with many famous songs, notably "Me and My Shadow" , "It Happened in Monterey" and "It's Only a Paper Moon"...
, and Fred Fisher
Fred Fisher
Fred Fisher was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher. Fisher founded Fred Fisher Music Publishing Company in 1907. He was born as Albert von Breitenbach in Cologne...
, most notably performed by Sophie Tucker
Sophie Tucker
Sophie Tucker was a Russian/Ukrainian-born American singer and actress. Known for her stentorian delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in America during the first half of the 20th century...
. It is also supposed to be an estimate of the number of singles that Presley sold worldwide by late 1959.
Its evolution of the phrase into a snowclone
Snowclone
A snowclone is a type of cliché and phrasal template originally defined as "a multi-use, customizable, instantly recognizable, time-worn, quoted or misquoted phrase or sentence that can be used in an entirely open array of different variants"....
- as expressed in the Simpsons pastiche
Pastiche
A pastiche is a literary or other artistic genre or technique that is a "hodge-podge" or imitation. The word is also a linguistic term used to describe an early stage in the development of a pidgin language.-Hodge-podge:...
"Fifty million smokers can't be wrong," for example - ironically ridicules argumentum ad populum
Argumentum ad populum
In logic, an argumentum ad populum is a fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or most people believe it; which alleges: "If many believe so, it is so."...
, the misconception that popularity or consensus equals validity.
Track listing
Chart positions for LPs and EPs from Billboard Top Pop AlbumsBillboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart; positions for singles from Billboard Pop Singles
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart
Side one
| Track | Recorded | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6/10/58 | 47-7506b | 3/10/59 | #4 | I Need Your Love Tonight I Need Your Love Tonight "I Need Your Love Tonight" is a song written by Sid Wayne and Bix Reichner and recorded by Elvis Presley on June 10, 1958, in RCA Studio B, in Nashville, Tennessee.The song reached number four on the Billboard pop singles chart in 1959.... |
Bix Reichner and Sid Wayne Sid Wayne Sid Wayne was an American songwriter, lyricist and composer, who wrote a number of well-known songs from the 1950s to the 1980s... |
2:04 |
| 2. | 9/6/57 | 47-7150 | 1/7/58 | #1 | Don't Don't (Elvis Presley song) "Don't" is a song performed by Elvis Presley, which was released in 1958. It was Presley's eleventh number-one hit in the United States. "Don't" also peaked at number four on the R&B charts .... |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:48 |
| 3. | 2/1/58 | 47-7240 | 4/1/58 | #2 | Wear My Ring Around Your Neck Wear My Ring Around Your Neck "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" is a song performed by Elvis Presley, which was released in 1958. It was particularly notable for breaking a string of ten consecutive number 1 hits for Presley achieved in just two years... |
Bert Carroll and Moody Russell | 2:13 |
| 4. | 9/6/57 | 47-7600b | 6/23/59 | #12 | My Wish Came True | Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid 1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recording, "Since I Met You Baby" . He was billed as The Baron of the Boogie, and also known as The... |
2:33 |
| 5. | 6/11/58 | 47-7410b | 10/21/58 | #8 | I Got Stung I Got Stung "I Got Stung" is a fast-paced, memorable rock & roll song written by Aaron Schroeder and David Hill and performed by Elvis Presley, which was recorded & released in 1958. Featuring one of Elvis' most rapid-fire vocals, the one minute, fifty-second song was the B-side of the U.K. #1 hit "One Night"... |
David Hill and Aaron Schroeder | 1:49 |
Side two
| Track | Recorded | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2/23/57 | 47-7410 | 10/21/58 | #4 | One Night One Night (song) "One Night" is a song popularized by Elvis Presley. It was issued as a double A-side with "I Got Stung". The single reached number one twice on the UK Singles Chart. In the U.S., "One Night", reached number four on the pop singles chart and number ten on the R&B chart... |
Dave Bartholomew Dave Bartholomew Dave Bartholomew is a musician, band leader, composer and arranger, prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century... , Pearl King, Anita Steiman |
2:29 |
| 2. | 6/10/58 | 47-7600 | 6/23/59 | #1 | A Big Hunk O' Love A Big Hunk o' Love "A Big Hunk o' Love" is a song co-written by Aaron Schroeder and originally recorded by American rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. The song was released as a single on June 23, 1959 by RCA Victor and later topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks.... |
Aaron Schroeder and Sidney Wyche | 2:12 |
| 3. | 2/23/57 | 47-7150b | 1/7/58 | #8 | I Beg of You | Rose Marie McCoy Rose Marie McCoy Rose Marie McCoy was one of the most influential and prolific songwriters of the 1950s and 1960s.McCoy moved to New York City in 1942, pursuing a singing career... and Cliff Owens |
1:50 |
| 4. | 6/10/58 | 47-7506 | 3/10/59 | #2 | (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I " A Fool Such as I" is a popular song written by Bill Trader and was published in 1952. Performed by Hank Snow it peaked at number four on the country charts early in 1953.... |
Bill Trader | 2:36 |
| 5. | 2/1/58 | 47-7240b | 4/1/58 | #15 | Doncha' Think It's Time | Luther Dixon Luther Dixon Luther Dixon was an American songwriter, record producer, and singer. Dixon's songs achieved their greatest success in the 1950s and 60s, and were recorded by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Jackson 5, B.B. King, Dusty Springfield, and others... and Clyde Otis Clyde Otis Clyde Otis, born in Prentiss, Mississippi, , was an American songwriter and producer best known for his collaboration with singer Brook Benton, and for being one of the first African American A&R executive for a major label.According to the music licensing organization Broadcast Music Inc., Otis is... |
1:54 |
1997 reissue with bonus tracks
| Track | Recorded | Original LP/EP Issue | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6/10/58 | 47-7600 | 6/23/59 | #1 | A Big Hunk O' Love A Big Hunk o' Love "A Big Hunk o' Love" is a song co-written by Aaron Schroeder and originally recorded by American rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. The song was released as a single on June 23, 1959 by RCA Victor and later topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks.... |
Aaron Schroeder and Sidney Wyche | 2:12 | |
| 2. | 9/6/57 | 47-7600b | 6/23/59 | #12 | My Wish Came True | Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid 1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recording, "Since I Met You Baby" . He was billed as The Baron of the Boogie, and also known as The... |
2:33 | |
| 3. | 6/10/58 | 47-7506 | 3/10/59 | #2 | (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I " A Fool Such as I" is a popular song written by Bill Trader and was published in 1952. Performed by Hank Snow it peaked at number four on the country charts early in 1953.... |
Bill Trader | 2:36 | |
| 4. | 6/10/58 | 47-7506b | 3/10/59 | #4 | I Need Your Love Tonight I Need Your Love Tonight "I Need Your Love Tonight" is a song written by Sid Wayne and Bix Reichner and recorded by Elvis Presley on June 10, 1958, in RCA Studio B, in Nashville, Tennessee.The song reached number four on the Billboard pop singles chart in 1959.... |
Bix Reichner and Sid Wayne Sid Wayne Sid Wayne was an American songwriter, lyricist and composer, who wrote a number of well-known songs from the 1950s to the 1980s... |
2:04 | |
| 5. | 9/6/57 | 47-7150 | 1/7/58 | #1 | Don't Don't (Elvis Presley song) "Don't" is a song performed by Elvis Presley, which was released in 1958. It was Presley's eleventh number-one hit in the United States. "Don't" also peaked at number four on the R&B charts .... |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:48 | |
| 6. | 2/23/57 | 47-7150b | 1/7/58 | #8 | I Beg Of You I Beg of You -Chart performance:... |
Rose Marie McCoy Rose Marie McCoy Rose Marie McCoy was one of the most influential and prolific songwriters of the 1950s and 1960s.McCoy moved to New York City in 1942, pursuing a singing career... and Cliff Owens |
1:50 | |
| 7. | 9/7/57 | Elvis' Christmas Album Elvis' Christmas Album Elvis' Christmas Album is the fourth album by Elvis Presley on RCA Victor Records, LOC 1035, a deluxe limited edition, released in October 1957, and recorded at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. It has been reissued in numerous different formats since its first release... |
LOC 1035 | 10/15/57 | #1 | Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me) | Aaron Schroeder and Claude DeMetruis | 1:54 |
| 8. | 9/7/57 | Elvis' Christmas Album Elvis' Christmas Album Elvis' Christmas Album is the fourth album by Elvis Presley on RCA Victor Records, LOC 1035, a deluxe limited edition, released in October 1957, and recorded at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. It has been reissued in numerous different formats since its first release... |
LOC 1035 | 10/15/57 | #1 | Santa Claus Is Back In Town | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:22 |
| 9. | 1/57 | Loving You Loving You Loving You is an American motion picture directed by Hal Kanter, released by Paramount Pictures on July 9, 1957. The film stars Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott and Wendell Corey... |
LPM 1515 | 7/1/57 | #1 | Party | Jessie Mae Robinson Jessie Mae Robinson Jessie Mae Robinson was a songwriter who wrote popular songs for many blues and R & B singers. Among her best-known songs are "I Went to Your Wedding", "Keep it a secret", "The Other Woman" and "Let's Have a Party".... |
1:26 |
| 10. | 9/2/56 | Elvis Elvis (1956 album) Elvis is the second album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor in mono, LPM 1382, in October 1956. Recording sessions took place on September 1, September 2, and September 3 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, with one track leftover from the sessions for Presley's debut album at RCA recording... |
LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | #1 | Paralyzed | Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock 'n' roll... and Elvis Presley |
2:23 |
| 11. | 2/23/57 | 47-7410 | 10/21/58 | #4 | One Night One Night with You "One Night with You" is a single by US5, taken from their album, In Control. Elvis Presley released a song of the same name as a B-side in 1958.The song is played frequently in the recently made romantic musical comedy, "All Shook Up."... |
Dave Bartholomew Dave Bartholomew Dave Bartholomew is a musician, band leader, composer and arranger, prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century... , Pearl King, Anita Steiman |
2:29 | |
| 12. | 6/11/58 | 47-7410b | 10/21/58 | #8 | I Got Stung I Got Stung "I Got Stung" is a fast-paced, memorable rock & roll song written by Aaron Schroeder and David Hill and performed by Elvis Presley, which was recorded & released in 1958. Featuring one of Elvis' most rapid-fire vocals, the one minute, fifty-second song was the B-side of the U.K. #1 hit "One Night"... |
David Hill and Aaron Schroeder | 1:49 | |
| 13. | 1/23/58 | King Creole King Creole King Creole is a 1958 American film directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The story was adapted from the Harold Robbins novel A Stone for Danny Fisher and featured Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, and Walter Matthau. The film tells the story of a nineteen-year-old who gets mixed... |
LPM 1884 | 9/19/58 | #2 | King Creole | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:08 |
| 14. | 2/1/58 | 47-7240 | 4/1/58 | #2 | Wear My Ring Around Your Neck Wear My Ring Around Your Neck "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" is a song performed by Elvis Presley, which was released in 1958. It was particularly notable for breaking a string of ten consecutive number 1 hits for Presley achieved in just two years... |
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| 15. | 2/1/58 | 47-7240b | 4/1/58 | #15 | Don'cha Think It's Time | Luther Dixon Luther Dixon Luther Dixon was an American songwriter, record producer, and singer. Dixon's songs achieved their greatest success in the 1950s and 60s, and were recorded by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Jackson 5, B.B. King, Dusty Springfield, and others... and Clyde Otis Clyde Otis Clyde Otis, born in Prentiss, Mississippi, , was an American songwriter and producer best known for his collaboration with singer Brook Benton, and for being one of the first African American A&R executive for a major label.According to the music licensing organization Broadcast Music Inc., Otis is... |
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| 16. | 1/13/57 | Loving You Loving You Loving You is an American motion picture directed by Hal Kanter, released by Paramount Pictures on July 9, 1957. The film stars Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott and Wendell Corey... |
LPM 1515 | 7/1/57 | #1 | Mean Woman Blues Mean Woman Blues "Mean Woman Blues" is a 12-bar blues song written by Claude Demetrius. It was recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1957 motion picture, Loving You. Presley also released the song on Side 2 of a four-song EP record... |
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| 17. | 9/1/56 | 47-6800b | 1/4/57 | #21 | Playing for Keeps | Stan Kesler | 2:50 | |
| 18. | 1/15/58 | 47-7280 | 6/10/58 | #1 | Hard Headed Woman Hard Headed Woman "Hard Headed Woman" is a #1 rock and roll song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company in 1958. It is an American 12-bar blues written by African American songwriter Claude Demetrius... |
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| 19. | 1/12/57 | Loving You Loving You Loving You is an American motion picture directed by Hal Kanter, released by Paramount Pictures on July 9, 1957. The film stars Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott and Wendell Corey... |
LPM 1515 | 7/1/57 | #1 | Got A Lot O' Livin' to Do | Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman Ben Weisman Ben Weisman was an eccentric American composer significant for having written more songs recorded by Elvis Presley than any other songwriter in history. The "Mad Professor" as Weisman was nicknamed by Elvis, worked with the King from 1956 to 1971... |
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| 20. | 1/13/57 | Peace in the Valley Peace in the Valley (EP) Peace in the Valley is an extended play single by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono, catalogue number EPA 4054, in April 1957. The recordings included were taken from sessions on January 12, 13, and 19 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California... |
EPA 4054 | 4/57 | #3 | (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me) | Thomas A. Dorsey Thomas A. Dorsey Thomas Andrew Dorsey was known as "the father of black gospel music" and was at one time so closely associated with the field that songs written in the new style were sometimes known as "dorseys." Earlier in his life he was a leading blues pianist known as Georgia Tom.As formulated by Dorsey,... |
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