Hitstory

~ Release by Elvis Presley (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Elv1s 30 #1 Hits
2▶CD: Elvis 2nd to None
3▼CD: The Story Continues
#TitleRatingLength
1Blue Moon
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1954-08-19)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1954-08-19) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-08-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1954)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-08-19)
cover recording of:
Blue Moon (on 1954-08-19)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
3.652:44
2Mystery Train
cover recording of:
Mystery Train (on 1955-07-11)
writer:
Junior Parker and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hi Lo Music, Mijac Music, MJ Publishing Trust, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Hilo Music Inc. (in 1953)
2:29
3Rip It Up
cover recording of:
Rip It Up (on 1956-09-03)
writer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell and John Marascalco
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Robin Hood Music Co., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
1:55
4Got a Lot o’ Livin’ to Do
recording of:
Got a Lot o’ Livin’ to Do (on 1957-01-12)
writer:
Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter) and Ben Weisman
publisher:
Gladys Music Inc., Minder Music Ltd. and Rachel’s Own Music
2:34
5Trying to Get to You
cover recording of:
Trying to Get to You (on 1955-07-11)
writer:
Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gladys Music, Motion Music Co., Motion Music Company (US publisher), Red Storming Heaven Music, Rockland Music, Slow Dancing Music LLC, Songs of Windswept Pacific and You Look Good Music Publishing
2:33
6Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
cover recording of:
Lawdy Miss Clawdy (on 1956-02-03)
lyricist and composer:
Lloyd Price (US R&B/soul singer) (in 1952-03)
publisher:
ATV Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
2:10
7Paralysed
recording of:
Paralyzed (on 1956-09-02)
composer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Shalimar Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Williamson Music Company
2:26
8Party
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18) and Tiny Timbrell (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1957) and RCA/Ariola International (not for release label use! precursor of Bertelsmann Music Group aka BMG, 1985–87) (in 1957)
recorded at:
Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18)
cover recording of:
Let’s Have a Party (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gladys Music Inc., IQ Music Ltd., MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
3.451:28
9I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone
cover recording of:
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (on 1955-03-05)
writer:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer) and Bill Taylor (US rock & roll/western swing/country songwriter, vocalist & trumpeter William Eugene Taylor)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
2:37
10The Girl of My Best Friend
cover recording of:
The Girl of My Best Friend (on 1960-04-04)
writer:
Sam Bobrick and Ross Butler
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music and R&H Music
2:23
11Wild in the Country
cover recording of:
Wild in the Country (on 1956-02-03)
writer:
Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and George David Weiss
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and The Songwriters Guild
1:54
12One Broken Heart for Sale
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music
cover recording of:
One Broken Heart for Sale (on 1962-09-22)
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Winfield Scott
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and R&H Music
1:48
13Kiss Me Quick
cover recording of:
Kiss Me Quick (on 1961-06-05)
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music Inc. and R&H Music
2:49
14Kissin’ Cousins
cover recording of:
Kissin’ Cousins (on 1963-09-30)
writer:
Randy Starr and Fred Wise
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Nadel Music and Williamson Music Company
2:14
15Such a Night
recording engineer:
Bill Porter (engineer) (on 1960-04-03)
producer:
Chet Atkins and Steve Sholes
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1960-04-03)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1960-04-03) and Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1960-04-03)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-04-03), Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1960-04-03) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1960-04-03)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-04-03)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1960-04-03)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1960-04-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music and BMG Entertainment (in 1960)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-04-03) and RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-04-03)
mixed at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Such a Night (on 1960-04-03)
lyricist and composer:
Lincoln Chase (songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Elvis Presley Music, Embassy Music Corporation and Raleigh Music, Inc.
33:02
16Ain’t That Loving You Baby
cover recording of:
Ain’t That Loving You Baby (on 1958-06-10)
writer:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist) and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Elvis Presley Music Inc.
2.52:25
17Tell Me Why
cover recording of:
Tell Me Why (on 1957-01-12)
lyricist and composer:
Titus Turner
publisher:
Cheerio Corp.
2:08
18Frankie and Johnny
engineer:
David Weichman
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14) and Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14)
guitar:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14), Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14) and Tiny Timbrell (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14)
piano:
Larry Muhoberac (American musician, producer, and composer) (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14)
saxophone:
Gus Bivona (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14)
trombone:
Richard Noel (trombonist) (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14)
trumpet:
George Worth (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14)
tuba:
Robert Corwin (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14) and John Johnson (session tuba player) (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14)
remixer:
Ernst Mikael Jorgensen and James Nichols
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14, from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-19)
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (Elvis arrangement) (from 1965-05-12 until 1965-05-14)
arranger:
Alex Gottlieb, Fred Karger (Frederick Maxwell Karger, Jr) and Ben Weisman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Gladys Music
arrangement of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”)
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (Elvis arrangement) (on 1965-05-13)
arranger:
Alex Gottlieb, Fred Karger (Frederick Maxwell Karger, Jr) and Ben Weisman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Gladys Music
arrangement of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”)
2.52:35
19All That I Am
recording of:
All That I Am (on 1966-02-17)
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Williamson Music Company
2:19
20Guitar Man
cover recording of:
Guitar Man (on 1967-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
publisher:
Sixteen Stars Music (BMI-affiliated) and The International Music Network
2:17
21US Male
cover recording of:
U.S. Male (on 1968-01-17)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed Hubbard
publisher:
Sixteen Stars Music (BMI-affiliated), Valley Music Ltd (publisher) and Vector Music
2:45
22I’ve Lost You
cover recording of:
I’ve Lost You (on 1970-06-04)
writer:
Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard (English songwriter, one half of the songwrting team Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley, author and television director)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
3:32
23There Goes My Everything
cover recording of:
There Goes My Everything (1965 song) (on 1970-06-08)
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Elvis Presley Music Inc., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1965-11-24), Blue Crest Music, Inc. (on 1965-11-24) and Husky Music (on 1965-11-24)
version of:
En gång är ingen gång
3:00
24Rags to Riches
cover recording of:
Rags to Riches (on 1970-09-22)
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Saunders Publications Inc. (from 1953 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
1:56
25I Just Can’t Help Believin’
cover recording of:
I Just Can’t Help Believin’ (on 1970-08-11)
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Screen Gems-Columbia Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
4:36
26Until It’s Time for You to Go
cover recording of:
Until It’s Time for You to Go (on 1971-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Buffy Sainte‐Marie
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (ended), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (ended), Howe Sound Music Publishing LLC and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4:00
27My Boy
cover recording of:
My Boy (on 1973-12-13)
lyricist:
Phil Coulter and Bill Martin (Scottish songwriter & producer)
composer:
Jean-Pierre Bourtayre and Claude François
publisher:
Art Music France, Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Mews Music Ltd.
3:21
28Suspicion
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (from 1962-03-18 until 1962-03-19)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (from 1962-03-18 until 1962-03-19) and Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (from 1962-03-18 until 1962-03-19)
guitar:
Harold Bradley (from 1962-03-18 until 1962-03-19), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (from 1962-03-18 until 1962-03-19) and Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1962-03-18 until 1962-03-19)
organ and piano:
Floyd Cramer (from 1962-03-18 until 1962-03-19)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (from 1962-03-18 until 1962-03-19)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (from 1962-03-18 until 1962-03-19) and Boots Randolph (from 1962-03-18 until 1962-03-19)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (from 1962-03-18 until 1962-03-19) and Millie Kirkham (from 1962-03-18 until 1962-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1961) and RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1962)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1962-03-18 until 1962-03-19)
recording of:
Suspicion (from 1962-03-18 until 1962-03-19)
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc. and R&H Music
cover recording of:
Suspicion
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc. and R&H Music
2.52:36
29My Way
cover recording of:
My Way (Frank Sinatra song) (on 1977-06-21)
lyricist:
Paul Anka (Canadian singer, songwriter and actor)
composer:
Claude François and Jacques Revaux
previously attributed to:
Gilles Thibaut
translator:
Bobby Cruz
publisher:
Babel Music S.A., Chrysalis Standards Inc., Don C. Publications Inc., Eddie Barclay, Jeune Musique Éditions, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Spanka Music, Spanka Music Corp., Thibout Music, Warner Chappell Music France, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
translated version of:
Comme d’habitude
3:50
30Are You Lonesome Tonight?
cover recording of:
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (on 1969-08-26)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Lou Handman
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Cromwell Music, Cromwell Music, Inc., Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:53

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
art direction:Ian Cuttler (designer and photographer)
Erwin Gorostiza
assistant mixer:Matt Snedecor
mixer:Ray Bardani
mastering:Vic Anesini
George Marino (mastering engineer)
compiler:Ernst Mikael Jorgensen
Roger Semon
distributed by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2005)
mixed at:The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mastered at:Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2588432 [info]
ASIN:US: B000BJS8EK [info]