Elvis The King

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Elvis The King
Elvis The King cover
Box set by Elvis Presley
Released 13th August 2007
Genre Rock
Label RCA Records / Legacy Recordings

Elvis The King is a box set comprising of 18 singles of the recorded work of Elvis Presley, released in 2007 by RCA Records. The box set is available in both CD and 10" vinyl formats.

The first release will be Monday 13th August 2007, marking 30 years - to the week - since the death of Elvis Presley. The second single will be released on Thursday 16th August which is the exact anniversary of Presley's death. From then on, the singles will be released every Monday until 3rd December 2007.

Contents

[edit] Releases and chart positions

Note: original chart positions are in brackets
Datek Titlek Track listingk UK
13th August 2007 "Heartbreak Hotel" (plus limited edition collector's box)
  1. "Heartbreak Hotel"
  2. "I Was the One"
  3. "Heartbreak Hotel" (alt. take 6)
 (#2) n/a
16th August 2007 "Suspicious Minds"
  1. "Suspicious Minds"
  2. "You'll Think of Me"
  3. "Suspicious Minds" (alt. take 7)
 (#2) #11
20th August 2007 "Blue Suede Shoes"
  1. "Blue Suede Shoes"
  2. "Tutti Frutti"
  3. "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" (alt. take 1)
 (#9) #13
27th August 2007 "Hound Dog"
  1. "Hound Dog"
  2. "Don't Be Cruel"
  3. "Any Way You Want Me" (master)
 (#2) #14
3rd September 2007 "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
  1. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
  2. "Loving You"
  3. "Loving You" (farm version, alt. take 6)
 (#3) #14
10th September 2007 "Party"
  1. "Party"
  2. "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!"
  3. "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" (movie master, take 17)
 (#2) #14
17th September 2007 "Don't"
  1. "Don't"
  2. "I Beg of You"
  3. "I Beg of You" (alt. take 5)
 (#2) #14
24th September 2007 "Hard Headed Woman"
  1. "Hard Headed Woman"
  2. "Don't Ask Me Why"
  3. "Steadfast, Loyal and True" (undubbed master)
 (#2) #15
1st October 2007 "King Creole"
  1. "King Creole"
  2. "Dixieland Rock"
  3. "King Creole" (alt. take 18)
 (#2) #15
8th October 2007 "A Big Hunk o' Love"
  1. "A Big Hunk o' Love"
  2. "My Wish Came True"
  3. "A Big Hunk o' Love" (alt. take 1)
 (#4) #12
15th October 2007 "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
  1. "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
  2. "Doncha Think It's Time"
  3. "Doncha Think It's Time" (alt. take 48)
 (#3) #16
22nd October 2007 "If I Can Dream"
  1. "If I Can Dream"
  2. "Memories"
  3. "If I Can Dream" (alt. take 1)
 (#11) #17
29th October 2007 "Viva Las Vegas"
  1. "Viva Las Vegas"
  2. "What'd I Say"
  3. "Viva Las Vegas" (alt. takes 1 & 2)
 (#17) #15
5th November 2007 "In the Ghetto"
  1. "In the Ghetto
  2. "Any Day Now"
  3. "In the Ghetto" (alt. take 3)
 (#2) #13
12th November 2007 "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"
  1. "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"
  2. "Patch It Up"
  3. "Patch It Up" (alt. take 9)
 (#9) #16
19th November 2007 "Always on My Mind"
  1. "Always on My Mind"
  2. "Separate Ways"
  3. "Always on My Mind" (alt. take 2)
 (#9) #17
26th November 2007 "An American Trilogy"
  1. "An American Trilogy"
  2. "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face"
  3. "An American Trilogy" (Aloha version)
 (#8) #12
3rd December 2007 "Burning Love"
  1. "Burning Love"
  2. "It's a Matter of Time"
  3. "Burning Love" (alt. take)
 (#7) #13

20th August also saw the release of the HMV-exclusive single My Baby Left Me, which is also available on CD and 10" vinyl format.[1] This reached #19 in the UK.

[edit] Compilation CD

As well as the box set, a 2 CD compilation album of Presley's work was also released. The album reached #1 in the UK.

[edit] Track listing

Disc 1:

  1. "Suspicious Minds"
  2. "Blue Suede Shoes"
  3. "Jailhouse Rock"
  4. "Love Me Tender"
  5. "Don't Be Cruel"
  6. "King Creole"
  7. "Hard Headed Woman"
  8. "All Shook Up"
  9. "Hound Dog"
  10. "Too Much"
  11. "Heartbreak Hotel"
  12. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
  13. "Party"
  14. "That's All Right"
  15. "One Night"
  16. "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I
  17. "A Big Hunk o' Love"
  18. "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
  19. "Crying in the Chapel"
  20. "Stuck on You"
  21. "Wooden Heart"
  22. "Viva Las Vegas"
  23. "Devil in Disguise"
  24. "Guitar Man"
  25. "A Little Less Conversation (JXL remix)"
  26. "Welcome to My World (live)" [bonus track]

Disc 2:

  1. "In the Ghetto"
  2. "Burning Love"
  3. "Always on My Mind"
  4. "The Wonder of You"
  5. "I Just Can’t Help Believin’"
  6. "There Goes My Everything"
  7. "You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me"
  8. "An American Trilogy"
  9. "Are You Lonesome Tonight"
  10. "My Boy"
  11. "Green Green Grass of Home"
  12. "Can’t Help Falling in Love"
  13. "Rock A Hula Baby"
  14. "Return to Sender"
  15. "Don’t"
  16. "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame"
  17. "Good Luck Charm"
  18. "Surrender"
  19. "She’s Not You"
  20. "A Mess of Blues"
  21. "It’s Now or Never"
  22. "Fever"
  23. "Moody Blue"
  24. "Way Down"
  25. "My Way"
  26. "If I Can Dream" [bonus track]

[edit] References

  1. ^ See HMV.co.uk

[edit] External links

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