Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1

Compilation album by Elvis Presley

Released

August, 1970

Elvis Presley chronology

On Stage: February 1970
(1970)

Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1
(1970)

Almost in Love
(1970)

Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1 is a compilation box set by Elvis Presley. The four-album set was released in August, 1970, as his 38th album. The set peaked at number 45 on the Billboard 200 and at number 25 on the country chart.^[1] It was certified Gold on February 13, 1973, Platinum on March 27, 1992 and 2x Platinum on June 17, 1992 by the Recording Industry Association of America.^[2] Of the 51 tracks featured, four make their album debut in this collection: "Viva Las Vegas", "Suspicious Minds", "Don't Cry Daddy", and "Kentucky Rain".

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley	January 10, 1956	2:01
2.	"I Was The One"	Aaron Schroeder, Claude Demetrius, Hal Blair, Bill Peppers	January 11, 1956	2:33
3.	"I Want You I Need You I Love You"	Maurice Mysels, Ira Kosloff	April 14, 1956	2:39
4.	"Don't Be Cruel"	Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley	July 2, 1956	2:03
5.	"Hound Dog"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	July 2, 1956	2:15
6.	"Love Me Tender" (from Love Me Tender)	Vera Matson, Elvis Presley	August 24, 1956	2:45

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Any Way You Want Me"	Aaron Schroeder, Cliff Owens	July 2, 1956	2:15
2.	"Too Much"	Lee Rosenberg, Leonard Weinman	September 2, 1956	2:32
3.	"Playing For Keeps"	Stanley Kesler	September 1, 1956	2:48
4.	"All Shook Up"	Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley	January 12, 1957	1:58
5.	"That's When Your Heartaches Begin"	William Raskin, George Brown, Fred Fisher	January 13, 1957	3:25
6.	"Loving You"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	February 24, 1957	2:15

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" (from Loving You)	Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe	January 15-18, 1957	1:53
2.	"Jailhouse Rock" (from Jailhouse Rock)	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	April 30, 1957	2:30
3.	"Treat Me Nice"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	September 5, 1957	2:12
4.	"I Beg Of You"	Rosemarie McCoy, Kelly Owens	February 23, 1957	1:53
5.	"Don't"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	September 6, 1957	2:48
6.	"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"	Bert Carroll, Russell Moody	February 1, 1958	2:15
7.	"Hard Headed Woman" (from King Creole)	Claude Demetrius	January 15, 1958	1:53

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"I Got Stung"	Aaron Schroeder, David Hill	June 10, 1958	1:50
2.	"A Fool Such As I"	Bill Trader, Bob Miller	June 10, 1958	2:36
3.	"Big Hunk O' Love"	Aaron Schroeder, Sid Wyche	June 10, 1958	2:12
4.	"Stuck On You"	Aaron Schroeder, Leslie McFarland	March 20, 1960	2:16
5.	"Mess Of Blues"	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman	March 20, 1960	2:41
6.	"It's Now or Never"	Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold	April 3, 1960	3:25

Side five
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"I Gotta Know"	Paul Evans, Matt Williams	April 3, 1960	2:14
2.	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?"	Roy Turk, Lou Handman	April 3, 1960	3:05
3.	"Surrender"	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman	October 30, 1960	1:51
4.	"I Feel So Bad"	Chuck Willis	March 12, 1961	2:54
5.	"Little Sister"	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman	June 25, 1961	2:29
6.	"Can't Help Falling in Love" (from Blue Hawaii)	Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George Weiss	March 23, 1961	3:01

Side six
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Rock-A-Hula Baby" (from Blue Hawaii)	Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Dolores Fuller	March 23, 1961	2:24
2.	"Anything That's Part Of You"	Don Robertson	October 15, 1961	1:57
3.	"Good Luck Charm"	Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold	October 15, 1961	2:24
4.	"She's Not You"	Doc Pomus, Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber	March 19, 1962	2:03
5.	"Return To Sender" (from Girls! Girls! Girls!)	Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott	March 27, 1962	2:05
6.	"Where Do You Come From" (from Girls! Girls! Girls!)	Ruth Batchelor, Bob Roberts	March 27, 1962	2:08
7.	"One Broken Heart For Sale" (from It Happened at the World's Fair)	Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott	September 22, 1962	2:09

Side seven
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"(You're the) Devil in Disguise"	Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye	May 26, 1963	2:01
2.	"Bossa Nova Baby"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	January 22, 1963	1:35
3.	"Kissin' Cousins" (from Kissin' Cousins)	Fred Wise, Randy Starr	September 30-October 10, 1963	2:18
4.	"Viva Las Vegas" (Recorded from Viva Las Vegas)	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman	July 9, 1963	2:11
5.	"Ain't That Loving You Baby"	Clyde Otis, Ivory Joe Hunter	June 10, 1958	2:22
6.	"Wooden Heart" (from G.I. Blues)	Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Kay Twomey	April 28, 1960	2:02

Side eight
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Crying in the Chapel"	Artie Glenn	October 30, 1960	2:23
2.	"If I Can Dream"	Walter Earl Brown	June 23, 1968	2:12
3.	"In the Ghetto"	Mac Davis	January 20, 1969	2:48
4.	"Suspicious Minds"	Mark James	January 22, 1969	3:15
5.	"Don't Cry Daddy"	Mac Davis	January 15, 1969	3:09
6.	"Kentucky Rain"	Eddie Rabbitt, Dick Heard	February 20, 1969	2:44
7.	"'Elvis Sails" (excerpts)	—	September 22, 1958	4:27

References

↑ "Elvis' 50 Worldwide Gold Award Hits, Vol. 1". Allmusic. Rovi Corp. 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
↑ "Searchable database". RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013. Note: Enter search for "Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits, Volume 1"

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Studio albums	Elvis Presley Elvis Elvis' Christmas Album For LP Fans Only A Date with Elvis Elvis Is Back! His Hand in Mine Something for Everybody Pot Luck Elvis for Everyone! How Great Thou Art From Elvis in Memphis From Memphis to Vegas/From Vegas to Memphis Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Love Letters from Elvis Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas Elvis Now He Touched Me Elvis Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake Good Times Promised Land Today From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee Moody Blue

Live albums	On Stage As Recorded at Madison Square Garden Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis Having Fun with Elvis on Stage Elvis in Concert An Afternoon in the Garden

Soundtrack albums	Loving You King Creole G.I. Blues Blue Hawaii Girls! Girls! Girls! It Happened at the World's Fair Fun in Acapulco Kissin' Cousins Roustabout Girl Happy Harum Scarum Frankie and Johnny Paradise Hawaiian Style Spinout Double Trouble Clambake Speedway Elvis That's the Way It Is Viva Elvis

Compilation albums	Elvis' Golden Records 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3 Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4 Elvis Sings Flaming Star Let's Be Friends Almost in Love C'mon Everybody I Got Lucky Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 Elvis' 40 Greatest Pure Gold Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 2 The Sun Sessions Welcome to My World Mahalo from Elvis Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 3 Greatest Hits Volume 1 Elvis' Gold Records Volume 5 Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances Command Performances: The Essential 60s Masters II Elvis 56 Tiger Man Memories: The '68 Comeback Special Sunrise Suspicious Minds: The Memphis 1969 Anthology ELV1S 2nd to None Elvis at Sun Hitstory Elvis Inspirational Elvis Rock Elvis Christmas The Essential Elvis Presley Christmas Duets Elvis' Greatest Shit

Box sets	Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1 The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential '60s Masters Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters Live in Las Vegas Today, Tomorrow, and Forever Elvis the King The Complete '68 Comeback Special The Complete Elvis Presley Masters

Biographical films	Elvis (1979 film) Elvis Meets Nixon Elvis (2005 mini-series) Elvis & Nixon

Documentaries	The Pied Piper of Cleveland Elvis: That's the Way It Is Elvis on Tour This Is Elvis The New Gladiators

TV specials	The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: Welcome Home Elvis Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite Elvis in Concert

Stage shows based on Elvis	Cooking with Elvis All Shook Up Elvis. The Musical Elvis: The Concert Viva Elvis

Top 10 singles	"Heartbreak Hotel" "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" "Don't Be Cruel" "Hound Dog" "Love Me Tender" "Love Me" "Too Much" "All Shook Up" "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" "Jailhouse Rock" "Don't" "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" "Hard Headed Woman" "One Night" "I Got Stung" "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" "I Need Your Love Tonight" "A Big Hunk o' Love" "Stuck on You" "It's Now or Never" "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" "Surrender" "I Feel So Bad" "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" "Little Sister" "Can't Help Falling in Love" "Good Luck Charm" "She's Not You" "Return to Sender" "(You're The) Devil in Disguise" "Bossa Nova Baby" "Crying in the Chapel" "In the Ghetto" "Suspicious Minds" "Don't Cry Daddy" "The Wonder of You" "Burning Love"

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