50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong

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50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong
Compilation album by Elvis Presley
Released	December 1959
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	22:49
Label	RCA
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4.5/5) link
Elvis Presley chronology
A Date With Elvis (1959)	50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (1959)	Elvis Is Back (1960)

50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records - Volume 2 was a 1959 compilation of Elvis Presley's early hits, and is considered to be one of the most successful and influential compilation albums of all time.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 1997 track listing 3 References 4 Alternate meanings

[edit] Track listing

1. "I Need Your Love Tonight" (Reichner, Wayne) – 2:06
2. "Don't" (Leiber, Stoller) – 2:49
3. "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" (Carroll, Russell) – 2:15
4. "My Wish Came True" (Hunter) – 2:35
5. "I Got Stung" (Hill, Schroeder) – 1:51
6. "One Night" (Dave Bartholomew, Dave King, Anita Steiman) – 2:31
7. "A Big Hunk o' Love" (Schroeder, Wyche) – 2:15
8. "I Beg of You" (McCoy, Owens) – 1:52
9. "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" (Trader) – 2:38
10. "Doncha' Think It's Time" (Dixon, Otis) – 1:57

[edit] 1997 track listing

The 1997 remaster featured twice as many tracks as the original.

1. "A Big Hunk o' Love" (Schroeder, Wyche) – 2:15
2. "My Wish Came True" (Hunter) – 2:35
3. "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" (Trader) – 2:38
4. "I Need Your Love Tonight" (Reichner, Wayne) – 2:06
5. "Don't" (Leiber, Stoller) – 2:49
6. "I Beg of You" (McCoy, Owens) – 1:52
7. "Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)" (Schroeder, Demetrius) – 1:54
8. "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" (Leiber,Stoller) – 2:26
9. "Party" (Robinson) - 1:26
10. "Paralyzed" (Blackwell, Presley) – 2:18
11. "One Night" (Dave Bartholomew, Dave King, Anita Steiman) - 2:30
12. "I Got Stung" (Hill, Schroeder) - 1:49
13. "King Creole" (Leiber, Stoller) - 2:09
14. "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" (Carroll, Russell) – 2:15
15. "Doncha' Think It's Time" (Dixon, Otis) – 1:57
16. "Mean Woman Blues" (DeMetrius) – 2:18
17. "Playing for Keeps" (Kesler) - 2:50
18. "Hard Headed Woman" (Demetrius) - 1:53
19. "Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do" (Schroeder, Weisman) – 2:31
20. "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)" (Dorsey) – 3:21

[edit] References

The quirky title has inspired imitation compilation albums from contemporary artists, including:

• Elvis Costello & The Attractions' bootleg album of the same name
• Bon Jovi's 100 Million Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong
• The Fall's 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong
• Soulwax's 50,000,000 Soulwax Fans Can't Be Wrong
• Blues Traveler's more modest 1,000,000 People Can't Be Wrong
• Phil Ochs's "Phil Ochs' Greatest Hits" album ironically subtitled "50 Phil Ochs fans can't be wrong!"

The meme has also been adopted to other media, such as:

• Joe Franklin's 1997 documentary 50,000,000 Joe Franklin Fans Can't Be Wrong
• The title is used verbatim in the lyrics to "The Thanksgiving Song", by Adam Sandler
• Die! Die! Die!'s self-titled debut featured a song named "Franz(17 Die! Die! Die! fans can't be wrong)"

The title is a derivation from the hit 1927 song "Fifty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong" that was sung by Sophie Tucker.

[edit] Alternate meanings

At the same time, the phrase "50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong" is commonly used as a sarcastic jab at Elvis sighting believers, and is used as a more general phrase to mock conspiracy theorists in general. It can also be used as a more snobby phrase of disdain for Americana and popular culture in general.