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For those familiar only with the King of Rock & Roll's name and reputation, the prospect of buying a best-of can be quite a nauseating proposition. The huge range of compilations available varies in quality, and depth, but as yet there exists no definitive choice for first-time Presleyers. RCA's latest attempt to correct this is perhaps the finest best-of Elvis Presley ever. Spanning two CDs and, as its title suggests, 50 songs, all the classic tracks are here, from "Heartbreak Hotel" through "Suspicious Minds." The sound quality is as near-perfect as one will get for a best-of from this artist, and the packaging is quite superb. While it may not be as in-depth as other compilations, The 50 Greatest Hits is adequate for those wanting the major hits, and provides a taster for each of his styles. As a starting point to Elvis Presley's work, this is unmatched by any other best-of and is an almost perfect compilation in that all of his most noted tracks are here, as are all the finest moment from each of his eras. For the more hardcore Elvis fan, also, The 50 Greatest Hits is an essential purchase, offering almost all of the finest tracks on a mere two discs.
© Ben Davies /TiVo
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Sam Phillips, Producer, Engineer - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Crudup, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1954. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Sam Phillips, Producer, Engineer - Herman Parker, Jr., Composer, Lyricist - Sam C. Phillips, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Moore, Guitar - Bill Black, Bass - Johnny Bernero, Drums
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mae Boren Axton, Composer, Lyricist - Tommy Durden, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Speer, Vocal - Brock Speer, Vocal - Gordon Stoker, Vocal - Steve Sholes, Producer - Bob Ferris, Engineer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Carl Perkins, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Price, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Sholes, Producer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Leiber, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Stoller, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Steve Sholes, Producer - Ernie Ulrich, Engineer
Originally released 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Blackwell, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Background Vocal - Steve Sholes, Producer - Ernie Ulrich, Engineer
Originally released 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - VERA MATSON, Composer, Lyricist - Lionel Newman, Producer - Ken Darby, Arranger - Richard Cornell, Drums - Vito Mumolo, Guitar - Rad Robinson, Vocal - Bob Mayer, Engineer - Jon Dodson, Vocal - Charles Prescott, Vocal - Ken Runyon, Engineer - Luther Roundtree, Banjo - Mike "Myer" Rubin, Bass - Dom Frontieri, Accordion
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lee Rosenberg, Composer, Lyricist - Bernie Weinman, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Blackwell, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Steve Sholes, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
(P) 1958 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bernie Lowe, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kal Mann, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Walter Scharf, Producer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jessie Mae Robinson, Composer, Lyricist - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Leiber, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Stoller, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Steve Sholes, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Leiber, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Stoller, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Jeff Alexander, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Leiber, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Stoller, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jordanaires, Vocal
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Stoller, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leiber, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bert Carroll, Composer, Lyricist - Russell Moody, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jordanaires, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Sholes, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Stoller, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leiber, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claude De Metrius, Composer, Lyricist - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Pearl King, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Dave Bartholomew, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Sholes, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bill Trader, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Steve Sholes, Producer - RLJ, Engineer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - AARON SCHROEDER, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Background Vocal - Sid Wyche, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Sholes, Producer - RLJ, Engineer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
J. Leslie McFarland, Composer, Lyricist - Scotty Moore, Guitar - Hank Garland, Bass - Elvis Presley, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Buddy Harman, Drums - FLOYD CRAMER, Piano - AARON SCHROEDER, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Bob Moore, Bass - D.J. Fontana, Drums - Steve Sholes, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Bill Porter, Engineer
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Beverly Ross, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Sam Brobrick, Composer, Lyricist - Bill Porter, Engineer
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Atkins, Producer - AARON SCHROEDER, Composer, Lyricist - Wally Gold, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Steve Sholes, Producer - Bill Porter, Engineer
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 2
Greg Phillinganes, Piano - Dean Parks, Guitar - Jerry Hey, Trumpet - John "J.R." Robinson, Drums - Rider, Mixing Engineer - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Ross, Director - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dan Higgins, Saxophone - Gary Grant, Trumpet - Roy Turk, Composer, Lyricist - Bill Reichenbach, Trombone - Lou Handman, Composer, Lyricist - John Goux, Guitar - Ken Wild, Bass - Dave Boruff, Saxophone - Charles Orena, Saxophone - Matthew DellaPolla, Editor - Eric Flickinger, Assistant Engineer - David Oakland, Executive Producer
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Berthold Kaempfert, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, Vocal - Kathleen Twomey, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Wise, Composer, Lyricist - Benjamin Weisman, Composer, Lyricist - Joseph Lilley, Producer - Hal Wallis, Producer
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Doc Pomus, Composer, Lyricist - Mort Shuman, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Drake, Re-Mastering Engineer - Robert Hull, Executive Producer - Joe Sasfy, Reissue Producer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Doc Pomus, Composer, Lyricist - Mort Shuman, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Steve Sholes, Producer - Bill Porter, Engineer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hugo Peretti, Composer, Lyricist - Luigi Creatore, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Background Vocal - George Weiss, Composer, Lyricist - The Surfers, Background Vocal - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
David Bendeth, Mixing Engineer - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BARDANI, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - AARON SCHROEDER, Composer, Lyricist - Wally Gold, Composer, Lyricist - Claudius Mittendorfer, Assistant Engineer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Millie Kirkham, Vocal - Steve Sholes, Producer - Dan Milazzo, Assistant Engineer - Bill Porter, Producer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Leiber, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Stoller, Composer, Lyricist - Doc Pomus, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Millie Kirkham, Vocal - Steve Sholes, Producer - Bill Porter, Engineer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Blackwell, Composer, Lyricist - Winfield Scott, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bill Giant, Composer, Lyricist - Florence Kaye, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Babcock, Vocal - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Bernie Baum, Composer, Lyricist - Millie Kirkham, Vocal - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Bill Porter, Engineer
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Doc Pomus, Composer, Lyricist - Mort Shuman, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jordanaires, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Weichman, Engineer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Artie Glenn, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Millie Kirkham, Vocal - Steve Sholes, Producer - Bill Porter, Engineer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Young, Composer, Lyricist - Edward Heyman, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Reed Hubbard, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - FELTON JARVIS, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Walter Earl Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chips Moman, Producer - AL PACHUCKI, Engineer - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Davis, Composer, Lyricist - FELTON JARVIS, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chips Moman, Producer - AL PACHUCKI, Engineer - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark James, Composer, Lyricist - FELTON JARVIS, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chips Moman, Producer - AL PACHUCKI, Engineer - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Davis, Composer, Lyricist - FELTON JARVIS, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Imperials, Vocal - The Sweet Inspirations, Vocal - AL PACHUCKI, Engineer - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - BAKER KNIGHT, Composer, Lyricist - FELTON JARVIS, Producer - Glenn D. Hardin, Arranger - Millie Kirkham, Vocal
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Barry Mann, Composer, Lyricist - The Sweet Inspirations, Vocal - AL PACHUCKI, Engineer - Cynthia Weil, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - FELTON JARVIS, A&R Director - Glenn D. Hardin, Arranger - Millie Kirkham, Vocal - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - The Imperials Quartet, Vocal
Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
AL PACHUCKI, Engineer - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Newbury, Composer, Lyricist - FELTON JARVIS, Producer
(P) 1972 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Glen D. Hardin, Piano - Emory Gordy, Bass - Jerry Carrigan, Percussion - AL PACHUCKI, Engineer - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Burton, Guitar - Dennis Linde, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Ronnie Tutt, Drums - FELTON JARVIS, Producer - Rick Ruggieri, Engineer - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Background Vocal - John Wilkinson, Guitar
(P) 1972 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Wayne Thompson, Composer, Lyricist - AL PACHUCKI, Engineer - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark James, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Christopher, Composer, Lyricist - FELTON JARVIS, Producer - Rick Ruggieri, Engineer - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Background Vocal
(P) 1972 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Doc Pomus, Composer, Lyricist - Mort Shuman, Composer, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Steve Sholes, Producer - Bill Porter, Engineer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kathy Westmoreland, Background Vocal - BERGEN WHITE, Arranger - Elvis Presley, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Christian, Engineer - Myrna Smith, Background Vocal - Mark James, Composer, Lyricist - FELTON JARVIS, Producer - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Background Vocal
(P)1977 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Layng Martine, Jr., Composer, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Background Vocal - Chip Young, Engineer - Elvis Presley, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Myrna Smith, Background Vocal - Mike Moran, Engineer - FELTON JARVIS, Co-Producer - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Background Vocal - Sherrill Nelson, Background Vocal
(P) 1977 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
For those familiar only with the King of Rock & Roll's name and reputation, the prospect of buying a best-of can be quite a nauseating proposition. The huge range of compilations available varies in quality, and depth, but as yet there exists no definitive choice for first-time Presleyers. RCA's latest attempt to correct this is perhaps the finest best-of Elvis Presley ever. Spanning two CDs and, as its title suggests, 50 songs, all the classic tracks are here, from "Heartbreak Hotel" through "Suspicious Minds." The sound quality is as near-perfect as one will get for a best-of from this artist, and the packaging is quite superb. While it may not be as in-depth as other compilations, The 50 Greatest Hits is adequate for those wanting the major hits, and provides a taster for each of his styles. As a starting point to Elvis Presley's work, this is unmatched by any other best-of and is an almost perfect compilation in that all of his most noted tracks are here, as are all the finest moment from each of his eras. For the more hardcore Elvis fan, also, The 50 Greatest Hits is an essential purchase, offering almost all of the finest tracks on a mere two discs.
© Ben Davies /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 50 track(s)
- Total length: 02:09:01
- Main artists: Elvis Presley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment
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