Elvis (1956 album)
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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 studio
s on January 30 in New York
. It spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums
chart that year. It was certified
Gold on February 17, 1960, by the R.I.A.A.
, and "Love Me
" from Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the authors respectively of both sides of Presley's monster summer hit of 1956, "Don't Be Cruel
" backed with "Hound Dog
," the first record to top all three of the Billboard
singles charts
then in existence: pop
, R&B
, and C&W. Presley decided upon three Little Richard
covers, and selected three new country ballads respectively from regular Everly Brothers writer Boudleaux Bryant and guitarist Chet Atkins
, Sun
staff musician and engineer Stan Kesler, and Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman
. The latter two, contracted to the Colonel's
publishing company, Hill and Range, would write dozens of songs for Presley through the 1960s. Also included was the song with which Presley won second prize at a fair in Tupelo
when he was ten years old, Red Foley's
1941 country weeper about a dead dog, "Old Shep."
With all but one track on the album recorded at a single set of sessions over three days in September, Presley and his touring band of Moore
, Black
, and Fontana, along with The Jordanaires
, managed to recreate the loose feel from Sun Studio
days, mixing rhythm and blues
and country and western repertoire items as they had on all of his Sun singles
. They reinforced this effect by including material echoing his very first Sun record: a blues by Arthur Crudup
, author of "That's All Right (Mama)
;" and a song recorded by bluegrass
founder Bill Monroe
, "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
." The sessions were attended by a few outsiders, namely his current girlfriend at the time, actress Natalie Wood
and actor Nick Adams, both of whom had starred in Rebel Without a Cause
, Presley's favorite James Dean
film. No producer was officially listed for the album sessions, leading to the belief that Presley himself produced them.
The original 1984 CD issue in reprocessed (fake) stereo sound, was quickly withdrawn and reissued in original monophonic.
The album was reissued for compact disc
in an expanded edition on May 18, 1999, and again on January 11, 2005. For the 1999 reissue, six bonus tracks were added that were both sides of three singles, altering the running order. Four of the tracks were chart-toppers, the title song to Presley's debut film
, "Too Much," and the double-sided
classic "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel." Bonus tracks recorded on July 2 at RCA Studios in New York City, in September at Radio Recorders, and "Love Me Tender
" at 20th Century Fox
Stage One during the sessions for Love Me Tender
.
On January 11, 2005, Sony BMG upgraded the album again, remastered using DSD
technology with the six bonus tracks appended in standard fashion, in the following order: "Playing for Keeps," "Too Much," "Don't Be Cruel," "Hound Dog," "Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)," and "Love Me Tender." This acclaimed latest remaster was the handiwork of audio restorer Kevan Budd, who also drew praise for his 2005 remasters of Elvis' first album, his third ("Loving You") as well as the stellar 2004 upgrade known as "Elvis at Sun." Due to missing tapes, it is believed there will be no further expanded edition of Elvis' second U.S. album to be released on Sony's Denmark-based collector "Follow That Dream" label as was done in 2-CD fashion in their "classic albums" series for other titles in the catalog. These rock-n'roll tapes are believed to have been among those ignobly dumped in the river near RCA's Camden, New Jersey plant in the late '50s.
chart; for singles from Billboard Pop Singles
chart.
Single
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"....
, released on RCA Victor in mono
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...
, LPM 1382, in October 1956. Recording sessions took place on September 1, September 2, and September 3 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, with one track leftover from the sessions for Presley's debut album
Elvis Presley (album)
-1999 Reissue with Bonus Tracks:Catalogue data reflects simultaneous release of all tracks from LPM 1254 as singles in August, 1956; chart positions from Billboard Pop Singles chart.-2006 FTD Reissue:Disc OneDisc Two-Personnel:...
at RCA
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
s on January 30 in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. It spent four weeks at #1 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 that year. It was certified
Gold on February 17, 1960, by the R.I.A.A.
Content
RCA executive Steve Sholes had commissioned two new songs for this batch of sessions, "Paralyzed" from Otis BlackwellOtis Blackwell
Otis Blackwell was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock 'n' roll...
, and "Love Me
Love Me (Leiber/Stoller song)
"Love Me" is a sentimental song composed by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and popularized by Elvis Presley in 1956. Conceived as a parody of a country western music, it was initially interpreted by R&B duo Willy and Ruth in 1954 , then by Georgia Gibbs the same year...
" from Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the authors respectively of both sides of Presley's monster summer hit of 1956, "Don't Be Cruel
Don't Be Cruel
-Legacy:"Don't Be Cruel" went on to become Presley's biggest selling single recorded in 1956, with sales over six million by 1961. It became a regular feature of his live sets until his death in 1977, and was often coupled with "Jailhouse Rock" or "Teddy Bear" during performances from 1969.Many...
" backed with "Hound Dog
Hound Dog (song)
"Hound Dog" is a twelve-bar blues written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in 1952. Other early versions illustrate the differences among blues, country, and rock and roll in the mid-1950s. The 1956 remake by Elvis Presley is the best-known...
," the first record to top all three of the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
singles charts
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...
then in existence: pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
, and C&W. Presley decided upon three Little Richard
Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
covers, and selected three new country ballads respectively from regular Everly Brothers writer Boudleaux Bryant and guitarist Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
, Sun
Sun Records
Sun Records is a record label founded in Memphis, Tennessee, starting operations on March 27, 1952.Founded by Sam Phillips, Sun Records was known for giving notable musicians such as Elvis Presley , Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash...
staff musician and engineer Stan Kesler, and 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...
. The latter two, contracted to the Colonel's
Colonel Tom Parker
"Colonel" Thomas Andrew "Tom" Parker born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk, was a Dutch-born entertainment impresario known best as the manager of Elvis Presley...
publishing company, Hill and Range, would write dozens of songs for Presley through the 1960s. Also included was the song with which Presley won second prize at a fair in Tupelo
Tupelo, Mississippi
Tupelo is the largest city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States. It is the seventh largest city in the state of Mississippi, smaller than Meridian, and larger than Greenville. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city's population was 34,211...
when he was ten years old, Red Foley's
Red Foley
Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
1941 country weeper about a dead dog, "Old Shep."
With all but one track on the album recorded at a single set of sessions over three days in September, Presley and his touring band of Moore
Scotty Moore
Winfield Scott "Scotty" Moore III is an American guitarist. He is best known for his backing of Elvis Presley in the first part of his career, between 1954 and the beginning of Elvis' Hollywood years...
, Black
Bill Black
William Patton "Bill" Black, Jr. was an American musician who is noted as one of the pioneers of rockabilly music. Black was the bassist in Elvis Presley's early trio and the leader of Bill Black's Combo....
, and Fontana, along with The Jordanaires
The Jordanaires
The Jordanaires are an American vocal quartet, which formed as a gospel group in 1948. They are best known for providing vocal background for Elvis Presley, in live appearances and recordings from 1956 to 1972...
, managed to recreate the loose feel from Sun Studio
Sun Studio
Sun Studio is a recording studio opened by rock pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950. It was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business...
days, mixing rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
and country and western repertoire items as they had on all of his Sun 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...
. They reinforced this effect by including material echoing his very first Sun record: a blues by Arthur Crudup
Arthur Crudup
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known outside blues circles for writing songs such as "That's All Right" , "My Baby Left Me" and "So Glad You're Mine", later covered by Elvis Presley and dozens of other artists.-Career:Arthur Crudup...
, author of "That's All Right (Mama)
That's All Right (Mama)
"That's All Right" is the name of the first single released by Elvis Presley, written and originally performed by blues singer Arthur Crudup. Elvis' version was recorded on 5 July 1954, and released on 19 July 1954 with "Blue Moon of Kentucky" as the B-side...
;" and a song recorded by bluegrass
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
founder Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe
William Smith Monroe was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader...
, "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again is a song written by Wiley Walker and Gene Sullivan in 1940. They first recorded it in 1941. It has been recorded by Cindy Walker, Cliffie Stone, Elvis Presley, Sammi Smith, the Statler Brothers, Hank Thompson, Emmylou Harris, Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, Bill...
." The sessions were attended by a few outsiders, namely his current girlfriend at the time, actress Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood, born Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko was an American film and television actress. After first working in films as a child, Wood became a successful Hollywood star as a young adult, receiving three Academy Award nominations before she was 25 years old.Wood began acting in movies at the...
and actor Nick Adams, both of whom had starred in Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers. Directed by Nicholas Ray, it offered both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slum environments...
, Presley's favorite James Dean
James Dean
James Byron Dean was an American film actor. He is a cultural icon, best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause , in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark...
film. No producer was officially listed for the album sessions, leading to the belief that Presley himself produced them.
The original 1984 CD issue in reprocessed (fake) stereo sound, was quickly withdrawn and reissued in original monophonic.
The album was reissued for 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 ,...
in an expanded edition on May 18, 1999, and again on January 11, 2005. For the 1999 reissue, six bonus tracks were added that were both sides of three singles, altering the running order. Four of the tracks were chart-toppers, the title song to Presley's debut film
Love Me Tender (1956 film)
Love Me Tender is a 1956 American black-and-white CinemaScope motion picture directed by Robert D. Webb, and released by 20th Century Fox on November 21, 1956. The film, named after the song, stars Richard Egan, Debra Paget, and Elvis Presley in his film debut. It is in the Western genre with...
, "Too Much," and the double-sided
A-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...
classic "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel." Bonus tracks recorded on July 2 at RCA Studios in New York City, in September at Radio Recorders, and "Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender (song)
"Love Me Tender" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music, adapted from the tune of "Aura Lee" , a sentimental Civil War ballad.- History :...
" at 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
Stage One during the sessions for Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender (1956 film)
Love Me Tender is a 1956 American black-and-white CinemaScope motion picture directed by Robert D. Webb, and released by 20th Century Fox on November 21, 1956. The film, named after the song, stars Richard Egan, Debra Paget, and Elvis Presley in his film debut. It is in the Western genre with...
.
On January 11, 2005, Sony BMG upgraded the album again, remastered using DSD
Direct Stream Digital
Direct-Stream Digital is the trademark name used by Sony and Philips for their system of recreating audible signals which uses pulse-density modulation encoding, a technology to store audio signals on digital storage media which is used for the Super Audio CD .The signal is stored as delta-sigma...
technology with the six bonus tracks appended in standard fashion, in the following order: "Playing for Keeps," "Too Much," "Don't Be Cruel," "Hound Dog," "Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)," and "Love Me Tender." This acclaimed latest remaster was the handiwork of audio restorer Kevan Budd, who also drew praise for his 2005 remasters of Elvis' first album, his third ("Loving You") as well as the stellar 2004 upgrade known as "Elvis at Sun." Due to missing tapes, it is believed there will be no further expanded edition of Elvis' second U.S. album to be released on Sony's Denmark-based collector "Follow That Dream" label as was done in 2-CD fashion in their "classic albums" series for other titles in the catalog. These rock-n'roll tapes are believed to have been among those ignobly dumped in the river near RCA's Camden, New Jersey plant in the late '50s.
Personnel
- Elvis PresleyElvis PresleyElvis 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"....
– vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Scotty MooreScotty MooreWinfield Scott "Scotty" Moore III is an American guitarist. He is best known for his backing of Elvis Presley in the first part of his career, between 1954 and the beginning of Elvis' Hollywood years...
– guitar - Shorty LongShorty LongFrederick Earl "Shorty" Long was an American soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer for Motown's Soul Records imprint...
– pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Gordon Stoker - piano
- Bill BlackBill BlackWilliam Patton "Bill" Black, Jr. was an American musician who is noted as one of the pioneers of rockabilly music. Black was the bassist in Elvis Presley's early trio and the leader of Bill Black's Combo....
– bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... - D.J. Fontana – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- The JordanairesThe JordanairesThe Jordanaires are an American vocal quartet, which formed as a gospel group in 1948. They are best known for providing vocal background for Elvis Presley, in live appearances and recordings from 1956 to 1972...
- backing vocals
Side One
| Track | Recorded | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9/3/56 | Rip It Up Rip It Up (song) "Rip It Up" is a song written by Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco. It was first released by Bill Haley and his Comets and Little Richard in 1956. The Little Richard version hit number one on the R&B Best Sellers chart for two weeks and peaked at number seventeen on the pop chart.-Cover... |
Robert Blackwell Robert Blackwell Robert "Bumps" Blackwell was an American songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known for his work overseeing the early hits of Little Richard, as well as grooming Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Lloyd Price, Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Larry Williams, and Sly and the Family Stone at the start of... and John Marascalco John Marascalco John Marascalco is an American songwriter, who is most noted for his collaborations with Robert Blackwell... |
1:50 |
| 2. | 9/1/56 | Love Me Love Me (Leiber/Stoller song) "Love Me" is a sentimental song composed by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and popularized by Elvis Presley in 1956. Conceived as a parody of a country western music, it was initially interpreted by R&B duo Willy and Ruth in 1954 , then by Georgia Gibbs the same year... |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:41 |
| 3. | 9/2/56 | When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again is a song written by Wiley Walker and Gene Sullivan in 1940. They first recorded it in 1941. It has been recorded by Cindy Walker, Cliffie Stone, Elvis Presley, Sammi Smith, the Statler Brothers, Hank Thompson, Emmylou Harris, Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, Bill... |
Gene Sullivan and Wiley Walker | 2:18 |
| 4. | 9/2/56 | Long Tall Sally Long Tall Sally "Long Tall Sally" is a rock and roll 12-bar blues song written by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson and Richard Penniman , recorded by Little Richard and released March 1956 on the Specialty Records label.... |
Robert Blackwell Robert Blackwell Robert "Bumps" Blackwell was an American songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known for his work overseeing the early hits of Little Richard, as well as grooming Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Lloyd Price, Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Larry Williams, and Sly and the Family Stone at the start of... , Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman |
1:51 |
| 5. | 9/3/56 | First in Line | 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... |
3:21 |
| 6. | 9/2/56 | Paralyzed | Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock 'n' roll... and Elvis Presley |
2:18 |
Side Two
| Track | Recorded | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1/30/56 | So Glad You're Mine | Arthur Crudup Arthur Crudup Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known outside blues circles for writing songs such as "That's All Right" , "My Baby Left Me" and "So Glad You're Mine", later covered by Elvis Presley and dozens of other artists.-Career:Arthur Crudup... |
2:18 |
| 2. | 9/2/56 | Old Shep Old Shep "Old Shep" is a song by Red Foley and Arthur Willis about a dog Foley owned as a child . Foley and Willis wrote the song in 1933... |
Red Foley Red Foley Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II.... |
4:10 |
| 3. | 9/3/56 | Ready Teddy Ready Teddy Ready Teddy is a song written by John Marascalco and Robert Blackwell, and first made popular by Little Richard in 1956. It has since been covered by Buddy Holly, The Tornados, Elvis Presley, Tony Sheridan and others, making it something of a pop standard. Musically it's an uptempo rock and roll... |
Robert Blackwell Robert Blackwell Robert "Bumps" Blackwell was an American songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known for his work overseeing the early hits of Little Richard, as well as grooming Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Lloyd Price, Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Larry Williams, and Sly and the Family Stone at the start of... and John Marascalco John Marascalco John Marascalco is an American songwriter, who is most noted for his collaborations with Robert Blackwell... |
1:55 |
| 4. | 9/2/56 | Anyplace Is Paradise | Joe Thomas | 2:26 |
| 5. | 9/1/56 | How's the World Treating You? | Chet Atkins Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle... and Boudleaux Bryant |
2:23 |
| 6. | 9/1/56 | How Do You Think I Feel | Webb Pierce Webb Pierce Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one... and Wiley Walker |
2:10 |
1999 reissue with bonus tracks
Chart positions for LPM 1382 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; 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.
| Track | Recorded | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7/2/56 | 47-6604b | 7/13/56 | 1 | Hound Dog Hound Dog (song) "Hound Dog" is a twelve-bar blues written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in 1952. Other early versions illustrate the differences among blues, country, and rock and roll in the mid-1950s. The 1956 remake by Elvis Presley is the best-known... |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:16 |
| 2. | 7/2/56 | 47-6604 | 7/13/56 | 1 | Don't Be Cruel Don't Be Cruel -Legacy:"Don't Be Cruel" went on to become Presley's biggest selling single recorded in 1956, with sales over six million by 1961. It became a regular feature of his live sets until his death in 1977, and was often coupled with "Jailhouse Rock" or "Teddy Bear" during performances from 1969.Many... |
Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock 'n' roll... and Elvis Presley |
2:02 |
| 3. | 7/2/56 | 47-6643b | 9/28/56 | 20 | Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) | Cliff Owens and Aaron Schroeder | 2:13 |
| 4. | 9/3/56 | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | Rip It Up Rip It Up (song) "Rip It Up" is a song written by Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco. It was first released by Bill Haley and his Comets and Little Richard in 1956. The Little Richard version hit number one on the R&B Best Sellers chart for two weeks and peaked at number seventeen on the pop chart.-Cover... |
Robert Blackwell Robert Blackwell Robert "Bumps" Blackwell was an American songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known for his work overseeing the early hits of Little Richard, as well as grooming Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Lloyd Price, Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Larry Williams, and Sly and the Family Stone at the start of... and John Marascalco John Marascalco John Marascalco is an American songwriter, who is most noted for his collaborations with Robert Blackwell... |
1:50 |
| 5. | 9/1/56 | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | Love Me | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:41 |
| 6. | 9/2/56 | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again is a song written by Wiley Walker and Gene Sullivan in 1940. They first recorded it in 1941. It has been recorded by Cindy Walker, Cliffie Stone, Elvis Presley, Sammi Smith, the Statler Brothers, Hank Thompson, Emmylou Harris, Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, Bill... |
Gene Sullivan and Wiley Walker | 2:18 |
| 7. | 9/2/56 | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | Long Tall Sally Long Tall Sally "Long Tall Sally" is a rock and roll 12-bar blues song written by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson and Richard Penniman , recorded by Little Richard and released March 1956 on the Specialty Records label.... |
Robert Blackwell Robert Blackwell Robert "Bumps" Blackwell was an American songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known for his work overseeing the early hits of Little Richard, as well as grooming Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Lloyd Price, Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Larry Williams, and Sly and the Family Stone at the start of... , Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman |
1:51 |
| 8. | 9/3/56 | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | First in Line | 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... |
3:21 |
| 9. | 9/2/56 | 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 |
2:18 |
| 10. | 1/30/56 | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | So Glad You're Mine | Arthur Crudup Arthur Crudup Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known outside blues circles for writing songs such as "That's All Right" , "My Baby Left Me" and "So Glad You're Mine", later covered by Elvis Presley and dozens of other artists.-Career:Arthur Crudup... |
2:18 |
| 11. | 9/2/56 | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | Old Shep Old Shep "Old Shep" is a song by Red Foley and Arthur Willis about a dog Foley owned as a child . Foley and Willis wrote the song in 1933... |
Red Foley Red Foley Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II.... |
4:10 |
| 12. | 9/3/56 | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | Ready Teddy Ready Teddy Ready Teddy is a song written by John Marascalco and Robert Blackwell, and first made popular by Little Richard in 1956. It has since been covered by Buddy Holly, The Tornados, Elvis Presley, Tony Sheridan and others, making it something of a pop standard. Musically it's an uptempo rock and roll... |
Robert Blackwell Robert Blackwell Robert "Bumps" Blackwell was an American songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known for his work overseeing the early hits of Little Richard, as well as grooming Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Lloyd Price, Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Larry Williams, and Sly and the Family Stone at the start of... and John Marascalco John Marascalco John Marascalco is an American songwriter, who is most noted for his collaborations with Robert Blackwell... |
1:55 |
| 13. | 9/2/56 | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | Anyplace Is Paradise | Joe Thomas | 2:26 |
| 14. | 9/1/56 | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | How's the World Treating You? | Chet Atkins Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle... and Boudleaux Bryant |
2:23 |
| 15. | 9/1/56 | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | 1 | How Do You Think I Feel | Webb Pierce Webb Pierce Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one... and Wiley Walker |
2:10 |
| 16. | 9/2/56 | 47-6800b | 1/4/57 | 1 | Too Much | Lee Rosenberg and Bernard Weinman | 2:31 |
| 17. | 9/1/56 | 47-6800b | 1/4/57 | 21 | Playing for Keeps | Stan Kesler | 2:50 |
| 18. | 8/24/56 | 47-6643 | 9/28/56 | 1 | Love Me Tender Love Me Tender (song) "Love Me Tender" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music, adapted from the tune of "Aura Lee" , a sentimental Civil War ballad.- History :... |
Vera Matson and Elvis Presley | 2:41 |
Charts
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Pop Albums |
1 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | "Love Me" | Billboard Black Singles | 7 |
| Billboard Country Singles | 10 | ||
| "Old Shep" | Billboard Pop Singles | 47 | |
| "Love Me" | Billboard Pop Singles | 2 | |
| "Paralyzed" | Billboard Pop Singles | 59 |
Certifications/sales
| Country | Certification (thresholds) |
Sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Gold | 800,000 |