Elvis Presley's Greatest Hits
"Flaming Star" Many people think that Elvis Presley's role in "Flaming Star" was his best one because the script did not require him to Singing, but the theme song written and composed by Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards is still a very beautiful song. Beautiful guitar playing, untuned drums potentially playing an ostinato, giving the song an "Indian feel" in keeping with the script (Elvis plays a mulatto).
"I Feel so Bad" This is another outstanding blues performance by Elvis Presley. "I Feel so Bad" was a top five pop hit and a #15 R&B hit, continuing Elvis' proficiency in both genres. It was originally composed and performed by rhythm and blues singer Chuck Willis in 1953. On this record, Floyd Cramer's crisp piano sounds stand out, paired with an extremely difficult mid-tempo mix of drums (possibly performed by D.J. Fontana or Buddy Harman, most likely the latter).
"Wild in the Country" Elvis Presley played a rebellious young man in the movie "Wild in the Country". The film spawned two hit songs: "Lonely Man" and the theme song, recorded at RCA's Hollywood studios with Scotty Moore on guitar and Bob Moore on bass guitar, and "Wild in the Country" which rose to the top of the U.S. pop charts. It reached number 26 and became a top five hit in the UK.
"His Latest Flame" Another song title of this Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman work is "(Maris's the Name) His Latest Flame", which is also a best-selling single like "Little sister". A piece of rock music produced during an equally admirable period. The acoustic guitar on this song may have been played by Elvis himself. Although it may not be generally recognized, Elvis Presley can still be regarded as a master performer. Surprisingly, two members of The Jordanaires, who usually only sing, also accompany this soundtrack - Neil Mathews plays guitar and band leader Gordon Stoker plays piano.
"Little Sister" "Little Sister" is another famous rock song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. The talented guitar score is provided by Scotty Moore, whose skills developed at Sun Records are clearly intact. In response to the song's success, R&B singer LaVerm Baker recorded a "Response Record" named after Elvis Presley, titled "Hey Memphis." Miss Baker used the same melody, but played the role of the abandoned sister. As a singer, "Little Sister" reached No. 5 on the Billboard, and another song from the single album "His Latest Flame" was promoted to No. 4. This single became one of the most commercial and creative Elvis Presley records of the early 1960s.
"Rock-A-Hula BaBy" One of the strangest songs in Elvis Presley's entire catalog, combining rock and roll with Hawaiian music, a concept that only composers Fred Wise and Ben Weisman could have dreamed up. This time it's with Dolores Fuller. Drums, shakers and slack string guitars are all from the island. But the guitars, vocals and solid rock beats are all straight out of Memphis. "Rock-A-Hula BaBy" performed in the movie "Blue Hawaii" is often remembered as the negative song of "Can't Help in Falling Love", but it became a number one song in the UK in its own right.
"Can't Help Falling in Love" "Can't Help Falling in Love" sung by Elvis Presley in the movie "Blue Hawaii" is based on a classical melody. Adapted by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore from "Plaisir d'amour" written by German composer Johann Paul Aegidus Martini in the 18th century. Almost all of Elvis Presley's concerts in the 1960s and 1970s ended with this self-song. The familiar recording version became his 35th million-selling album in 1962.
"Good Luck Charm" Not surprisingly, "Good Luck Charm" is a million-selling song. Lyrics were written by Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold, the same people who wrote the English lyrics for "It's Now or Never". But there is no classical melody in the song. Instead, the vocals of Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires blend perfectly, crooning this pop ballad with a soft and smooth calmness.
"Follow That Dream" This 1962 movie theme song was written and composed by Fred Wise and Ben Weisman. Composed in a similar idealistic mode as "Follow That Dream", which they also composed. "Follow That Dream" is a great example of how Elvis could combine an Elvis image with a relatively mediocre song and turn it into an inspiring song. In anyone else's hands, "Follow That Dream" might have been just another romantic movie theme song, but Elvis represented the fulfillment of many dreams in his own right. "Anything That's Part of You" was originally released on the reverse side of "Good Luck Charm" and became a top-selling song on both sides of the Atlantic. In the United States, it became a best-seller in its own right, reaching number 31 in the spring of 1962.
"She's Not You" For this song, Doc Pomus combined the first-class composing duo of the 1950s: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The result is a beautifully integrated performance from Elvis, The Jordanaires, and backing vocalist Millie Kirkham who adds an eerie atmosphere to the song from start to finish. In the United States, "She's Not You" rose to fifth place on the pop charts in August 1962, and in the UK it skyrocketed to the top of the best-selling charts.
"Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" Another Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller composition, this song was originally released as the B-side of "She's Not You". But it became a best-seller on its own merits. It rose to No. 55 in August 1962 and won a gold record for a million-selling song.
"King of the Whole Wide World" Anyone who thinks Elvis stopped being a top-notch rock star once he got to Hollywood should sit down and listen to this song. Roth batchelor and Bob Robers' songs have strong saxophone accents and crisp guitar playing, which enhance the powerful beats of the songs. "King of the Whole Wide World" was featured in the 1962 Elvis Presley movie "Kid Galahad". The song is the pinnacle of pop music excitement, and its lyrics encapsulate another basic Elvis image.
"Return to Sender" Othis Blackwel Another top ten rock song that became Elvis Presley's million-selling song. "Return to Sender" was co-written by Winfield Scott and sung in the movie "Girls, Girls, Girls".
The song was recorded in Hollywood with two greats of the Los Angeles recording industry - Hal Blaine on drums and Barney Kessel on guitar, in addition to the Jordanaires, Scotty Moore, Dudley Brooks and Boots Randolph (whose saxophone performance is outstanding) ).
"(You're the) Devil in Disguise" was a No. 3 song on the Billboard Hot 100 and a No. 1 song in the UK. This is another Elvis gold record. But the songs of Bill Grant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye are actually more than that. This is one of Elvis's great early '60s productions, evolving from almost chanting beginnings into an all-out rock 'n' roll affair. The song was recorded in May 1963 at RCA's Nashville studios. This was the last time Elvis recorded a non-movie soundtrack song for nearly three years (in January of the following year, he recorded several songs from this day and a new song.)
"One Broken Heart for Sale" "Othis Blackwell and Winfield Scott's beautiful song was the focus of the 1962 hit film It Happened at the World's Fair. Despite being a million-seller, "One Broken Heart for Sale" didn't crack the Billboard top 10 (it stalled at No. 11). The song borrowed heavily from Blackewll-Scott's earlier hit "Return to". Sender". But the chorus of this song is not The Jordanaires, but The Mello Meo, a group that formed on the West Coast and is regularly used by MGM and other film companies.
"Bossa Nova Baby" "Bossa Nova Baby" marks the temporary return of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller to writing for Elvis Presley. Bossa nova was developed by Brazilian musicians and became Elvis in the early 1960s. A dance trend. Leiber and Stoller had recorded the song for a group called Tippie & The Clovers in early 1963 on their own Tiger Records label. But it took Elvis Presley to get this song into the top ten. And rose to eighth place in October. The song was sung in the movie "Fun In Acapulco" and thus featured The Amigos (Jose Vadiz, Pedro Berrios, Miguel Alcaide and German Vega) assisting The Jordanaires.
"Witchcraft" On May 12, 1960, shortly after his discharge from the army, Elvis returned to television to participate in a special program "Welcome Elvis." Frank Sinatra hosted. Frank sang "Love Me Tender" and Elvis Presley sang "Witchcraft," a song written by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh and one of Sinatra's biggest hits in the 1950s. A few years later, in 1963, Elvis became the second superstar to have "Witchcraft" become a hit.
"They Remind Me Too Much of You" Elvis Presley recorded this song on September 22, 1962 for his 12th film "It Happened at the World's Fair". In the movie, he plays a driver who is in trouble. It was released in January 1963 as the B-side to "One Broken heart for Sale", but the song's strength propelled it into the bestseller charts.
"Kiss Me Quick" This was the last important song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman for Elvis Presley, and was released in April 1964. The Beatles are said to be big fans of this song.
It was highly praised when they appeared on the British TV show Juke Box Jury. Like many Pomus-Shuman songs, "Kiss Me Quick" has Latin tones supporting an ostinato guitar score. "Viva Las Vegas" The soundtrack to one of Elvis Presley's greatest films, co-starring Ann Margret, and one of the best rock songs Elvis Presley ever recorded in the mid-1960s, with lyrics and music by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman The song only reached the top 30 on the Billboard charts. But global sales still exceeded one million copies. How stations and viewers ignored it remains a mystery. Although the Beatles nearly took the music world by storm that year, this Latin-flavored tune and Scotty Moor's wailing guitar work should be enough to propel it to the top spot. The song still sounds as vibrant as it did in 1964.
"Kissing Cousins" was released in February 1964. It was another Elvis hit that was knocked out of the top ten due to the invasion of The Beatles and company. However, this song written by Fred Wise and Randy Starr is still another million-selling album by Elvis Presley. Of course, "Kissing Cousins" is the soundtrack to the movie of the same name. Written during a period of dramatic change in blues singing, the song is cheerfully accompanied from start to finish by Elvis Presley's old Nashville Band, with beautiful guitar flourishes and rushing drums.
"What'd I Say" This is of course a rhythm rock song by the great Ray Charles. Elvis Presley sang in the movie Viva Las Vegas, which was released as the B-side of the theme song. It was the ideal form for Elvis to express his rhythm and blues energy. The song's backing vocals were provided by The Carole Lombard Quartet, with assistance from The Jubilee Four. The big band style drum sound was almost certainly played by Hal Blaines. Charles originally recorded the song in 1959, and it entered the Hot 100 at number six, making it the most successful of Elvis Presley's cover songs, entering at number 21.
"Such a Night" This is a rare rhythm and blues classic, at least it is rare in Elvis Presley's singing career. He is a master at interpreting this style of music. He needed to do this at the time, because the original version of "Such a Night" (written and composed by Lincoln Chase) was sung in 1954 by one of the most mellow-voiced rhythm and blues singers, Clyde McPhatter. Although it was delayed until July 1964 to release the single "Such a Night". It was recorded by Elvis Presley in Nashville in April 1960 and included in the album "Elvis Is Back". The 1964 single reached the Billboard top 20. The song might have performed better had it not been released right before the Beatles invaded America. This was a factor that hindered the sales of Elvis' records, whether it was Elvis' strong vocal performance, D.J. Fontana's instrumental skills, or other Nashville regulars. Boots Randolph's performance has never been so passionate as on "Such a Night," pushing the song to its climax with his saxophone riffs.
"Aint' That Loving You Baby" This rhythm and blues song has an interesting story. It was written in 1955 by Clyde Otis and Ivory Joe Hunter. Originally recorded by down-home blues singer Jimmy Reed. Elvis Presley's version takes the song into a commercial area, with D.J. Fontana's crisp drums and fierce guitar accompaniment (perhaps Hank Garland on guitar). This was another song recorded during Elvis' last recording session in 1958 before going to Germany, but was delayed until late 1964. This is another million-selling song by Elvis Presley. Although it only entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 16, "Aint' That Loving You Baby" was originally released on the flip side of "Ask Me".
"Blue Christmas" Of all Elvis' musical talents, perhaps his most outstanding was as a blues singer. It's a pity after leaving Sun Records. He had only one chance to demonstrate this virtue (although he could sneak some bluesy feel into the most unlikely of songs), and hardly ever sang a single blues hit. Because public taste tends to appreciate pure rock or lyrical songs. "Blue Christmas," written by Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson, is one of the best blues Elvis ever recorded, and perhaps the best of the many great records he released on Yuletide Records. It originally appeared on the 1957 Elvis Sings Christmas Songs album and was not released as a single until seven years later.
"Do the Clam" "Girl Happy" is Elvis Presley's 17th film. He plays a nightclub singer in the film, co-starring Gary Crosby Shelley Fabares and Jackie Coogan. The only one of the 11 movie songs to chart was this funky rock song. It rose to No. 21 in the United States and No. 19 in the UK.
"Crying in the Chapel" Artie Glenn wrote this song in 1952. His two sons, Darrell and Rex Allen, helped the song reach the top ten on the Billboard pop and country charts in 1953. Later that year, The Orioles scored a pop and R&B hit with the song. Elvis Presley recorded this song in Nashville on October 31, 1960. Accompaniment was provided by Scotty Moore and Hank Garland on guitar, Bob Moore on bass guitar, and Floyd Cramer on piano. When the song was released five years later, it became Elvis' best-selling song for two years and his first UK number one since the Beatles dramatically changed the face of pop music.
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