Elvis Presley (album)

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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley cover
Studio album by Elvis Presley
Released March 23, 1956
Recorded Sun Studios, Memphis, July 5, 1954 - July 11, 1955; RCA Studios, Nashville and New York, January 10, 1956 - January 31, 1956
Genre Rock
Length 28:03
Label RCA Records
Producer(s) Sam Phillips (Sun Studios recordings only)
Professional reviews
Elvis Presley chronology
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Elvis Presley is the self-titled debut album from Elvis Presley, released in March 1956. On November 21, 1955, RCA bought Presley's contract from Sun Records for $35,000, thanks to RCA executive Steve Sholes. Presley and rock and roll were still untested properties in the music business, but this album proved the selling power of both. It was the first rock album to hit number one and RCA's first million selling pop album. In 2003, the album was ranked number 55 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The cover is ranked number 40 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 greatest album covers. The photograph was taken at the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in Tampa, Florida on January 31, 1955. The cover design was borrowed by The Clash on the cover of their 1979 album London Calling, which is number 39 on the list. Another cover homage appeared on k. d. lang's 2006 album Reintarnation.

Five songs were taken from the Sun Studios tapes, which had moved with Elvis to RCA. While Elvis had his first nationwide hit, with "Heartbreak Hotel" climbing the charts since January before, this song is not present on this album since the record label thought including it would hinder the single's sales.

The album was released on CD in an expanded edition in 1999, and again in 2005; a box set was released on the Follow That Dream collectors label as a two-disc set.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

Track Song Title Originally By Other Info Time
1. Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins
1:58
2. I'm Counting on You Don Robertson
2:22
3. I Got a Woman Ray Charles and Renald Richard
2:23
4. One-Sided Love Affair Bill Campbell
2:10
5. I Love You Because Leon Payne Sun recording 2:41
6. Just Because Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton and Sydney Robin Sun recording 2:31
7. Tutti Frutti Dorothy LaBostrie, Richard Penniman and Robert Blackwell
1:57
8. Trying to Get to You Charles Singleton and Rose Marie McCoy Sun recording 2:31
9. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) Howard Biggs and Joe Thomas
2:01
10. I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') Jimmy Wakely Sun recording 2:22
11. Blue Moon Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart Sun recording 2:40
12. Money Honey Jesse Stone
2:33

[edit] 1999 track listing

Track Song Title Originally By Time
1. Heartbreak Hotel Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley 2:09
2. I Was The One Schroeder, DeMetrius, Blair and Peppers 2:35
3. Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins 1:58
4. I'm Counting on You Don Robertson 2:22
5. I Got a Woman Ray Charles and Renald Richard 2:23
6. One-Sided Love Affair Bill Campbell 2:10
7. I Love You Because Leon Payne 2:41
8. Just Because Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton and Sydney Robin 2:31
9. Tutti Frutti Dorothy LaBostrie, Richard Penniman and Robert Blackwell 1:57
10. Trying to Get to You Charles Singleton and Rose Marie McCoy 2:31
11. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) Howard Biggs and Joe Thomas 2:01
12. I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin' Jimmy Wakely 2:22
13. Blue Moon Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart 2:40
14. Money Honey Jesse Stone 2:33
15. Shake, Rattle & Roll Charles Calhoun 2:30
16. My Baby Left Me Arthur Crudup and Elvis Presley 2:12
17. Lawdy Miss Clawdy Lloyd Price 2:10
18. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You Maurice Mysels and Ira Kosloff 2:40

[edit] 2005 track listing

Track Song Title Originally By Time
1. Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins 1:58
2. I'm Counting on You Don Robertson 2:22
3. I Got a Woman Ray Charles and Renald Richard 2:23
4. One-Sided Love Affair Bill Campbell 2:10
5. I Love You Because Leon Payne 2:41
6. Just Because Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton and Sydney Robin 2:31
7. Tutti Frutti Dorothy LaBostrie, Richard Penniman and Robert Blackwell 1:57
8. Trying to Get to You Charles Singleton and Rose Marie McCoy 2:31
9. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) Howard Biggs and Joe Thomas 2:01
10. I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') Jimmy Wakely 2:22
11. Blue Moon Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart 2:40
12. Money Honey Jesse Stone 2:33
13. Heartbreak Hotel Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley 2:09
14. I Was The One Schroeder, DeMetrius, Blair and Peppers 2:35
15. Lawdy Miss Clawdy Lloyd Price 2:10
16. Shake, Rattle & Roll Charles Calhoun 2:30
17. My Baby Left Me Arthur Crudup and Elvis Presley 2:12
18. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You Maurice Mysels and Ira Kosloff 2:40

[edit] 2006 two-CD set track listing

[edit] Disc 1

Track Song Title Time
1. Blue Suede Shoes 2:01
2. I'm Counting on You 2:24
3. I Got a Woman 2:25
4. One-Sided Love Affair 2:11
5. I Love You Because 2:40
6. Just Because 2:33
7. Tutti Frutti 1:59
8. Trying to Get to You 2:33
9. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) 2:04
10. I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') 2:25
11. Blue Moon 2:43
12. Money Honey 2:36
13. Heartbreak Hotel 2:09
14. I Was the One 2:33
15. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy 2:10
16. Shake, Rattle and Roll 2:27
17. My Baby Left Me 2:13
18. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 2:44
19. I Got a Woman (Incomplete Unknown Take Number) 1:32
20. I Got a Woman (Unkown Take Number) 2:26
21. Heartbreak Hotel (Incomplete Take 4) 1:07
22. Heartbreak Hotel (Take 5) 2:17
23. Heartbreak Hotel (Take 6) 2:16
24. Money Honey (Fragments) 0:08
25. Money Honey (Take 6) 0:24
26. Money Honey (Incomplete Take 10) 1:27
27. I'm Counting on You (Take 1) 2:20
28. I'm Counting on You (Take 13) 2:33
29. I'm Counting on You (Incomplete Take 14) 2:19
30. I Was the One (Take 1) 0:13
31. I Was the One (Take 2 - False Start) 0:11
32. I Was the One (Take 2) 2:32
33. I Was the One (Take 3 - False Start) 0:12
34. I Was the One (Take 3- Incomplete) 0:56
35. I Was the One (Take 7A - Not Master) 2:41
36. I Was the One (Incomplete Unknown Take) 1:31

[edit] Disc 2

Track Song Title Time
1. I'm Counting on You (Take 1) 0:37
2. I'm Counting on You (Incomplete Take 2) 1:35
3. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Take 1) 2:40
4. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Take 3) 2:21
5. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Take 4) 2:17
6. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Take 5) 2:20
7. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Take 6) 2:19
8. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Take 7) 1:52
9. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Take 8) 0:59
10. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Take 9) 2:16
11. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Take 10) 2:27
12. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Take 11) 0:13
13. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Take 12) 2:20
14. Shake Rattle and Roll (Take 1) 0:38
15. Shake Rattle and Roll (Take 2) 2:34
16. Shake Rattle and Roll (Take 3) 0:19
17. Shake Rattle and Roll (Take 5) 0:47
18. Shake Rattle and Roll (Take 6) 0:34
19. Shake Rattle and Roll (Take 7) 2:41
20. Shake Rattle and Roll (Take 8) 2:34
21. Shake Rattle and Roll (Take 9) 0:20
22. Shake Rattle and Roll (Take 10) 0:12
23. Shake Rattle and Roll (Take 11) 0:14
24. Shake Rattle and Roll (Take 12) 1:41
25. Shake Rattle and Roll (Take 12 - Undubbed, Unedited Master) 2:36
26. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 0:07
27. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Take 3) 3:05
28. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Take 4) 2:56
29. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Take 5 - Fragment) 0:14
30. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Take 13) 2:57
31. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Take 14 - Incomplete) 1:50
32. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Take 15) 2:55
33. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Take 16) 2:54
34. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Take 17) 2:49
35. Don Davis Interviews Elvis Presley 3:53

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1956 Billboard Pop Albums 1

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1956 "Blue Suede Shoes" Billboard Pop Singles 20
1956 "Money Honey" Billboard Pop Singles 76
1956 "Blue Moon" Billboard Pop Singles 19

[edit] Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA Gold November 1, 1966

[edit] Album cover

The album cover is iconic and has influenced other album covers-see The Clash's London Calling and Tom Waits' Rain Dogs.

[edit] References

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