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Elvis' Golden Records

Widely believed to be the first rock and roll greatest-hits album.
Elvis Presley, 1958

Released
March 1958
Recorded
January 1956 to September 1957
Studio
Radio Recorders, Hollywood
Label
RCA Victor
Type
compilation

Fourteen tracks recorded between January 1956 and September 1957, mostly at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. It reached number three on the Billboard 200 and is certified six times Platinum. AllMusic's Bruce Eder called it rock and roll's first greatest-hits album. The album collects nine number-one A-sides, four B-sides and one album track, Love Me, which first appeared on the 1956 LP Elvis. It is the first of five Golden Records compilations from RCA Victor. A 1997 CD reissue added six bonus tracks.

Track listing

  1. Hound Dog2:15
  2. All Shook Up1:57
  3. Heartbreak Hotel2:09
  4. Jailhouse Rock2:27
  5. Don't Be Cruel2:02
  6. Love Me Tender2:41

More from Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley (1956), Elvis Is Back! (1960), From Elvis in Memphis (1969), Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) (1971), Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite (1973), The Sun Sessions (1976)

Sources

  1. Elvis' Golden Records, Wikipedia