1974 compilation album by Elvis Presley
Elvis' 40 Greatest Hits |
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Compilation album by Elvis Presley |
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Released | October 1974 (1974-10)[1] |
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Recorded | 1956–1970 |
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Genre | Pop, rock |
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Length | 1:37:45 |
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Label | Arcade |
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Elvis' 40 Greatest is a compilation album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley. It was released in 1974 and was the UK's biggest-selling album over the Christmas period of that year, but along with all albums on K-tel, Ronco and Arcade, it was ineligible for the UK Albums Chart until 1975 because it was felt that heavy TV advertising and low pricing distorted the charts. It finally reached number one on the UK Albums Chart in 1977,[2] and became the 10th best-selling album of the 1970s in the UK.[citation needed]
It was originally pressed with a brown cover and doctored image of Elvis, with blue labels, this short lived pressing was replaced by yellow label copies. The 1977 release, which appeared on the new RCA blue "signature" label, credited to "RCA Special Products", was released simultaneously on black vinyl and a more expensive pink vinyl edition. The black vinyl sold a stagger 250'000 copies LESS than the pink vinyl, making it the more collectable item, even though fans are often tricked in to thinking the pink vinyl is "rare". It is in fact one of the most common and best selling Elvis compilation albums of all time.
Track listing
Disc oneNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "My Baby Left Me" | Arthur Crudup, Elvis Presley | January 30, 1956 | 2:11 |
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2. | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Mae Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley | January 10, 1956 | 2:09 |
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3. | "Blue Suede Shoes" | Carl Perkins | January 30, 1956 | 2:00 |
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4. | "Hound Dog" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | July 2, 1956 | 2:15 |
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5. | "Love Me Tender" | Vera Matson and Elvis Presley | August 24, 1956 | 2:41 |
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6. | "Got a Lot of Livin' to Do" | Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman | January 12, 1957 | 2:31 |
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7. | "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | February 24, 1957 | 2:12 |
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8. | "Party" | Jessie Mae Robinson | January 22, 1957 | 1:27 |
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9. | "All Shook Up" | Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley | January 12, 1957 | 1:57 |
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10. | "Old Shep" | Red Foley | September 2, 1956 | 4:10 |
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11. | "Don't" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | September 6, 1957 | 2:48 |
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12. | "Hard Headed Woman" | Claude Demetrius | January 15, 1958 | 1:53 |
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13. | "King Creole" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | January 23, 1958 | 2:16 |
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14. | "Jailhouse Rock" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | April 30, 1957 | 2:27 |
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15. | "A Big Hunk o' Love" | Aaron Schroeder, Sid Wyche | June 10, 1958 | 2:12 |
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16. | "I Got Stung" | Aaron Schroeder, David Hill | June 10, 1958 | 1:50 |
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17. | "One Night" | Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman | February 23, 1957 | 2:29 |
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18. | "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" | Bill Trader | June 10, 1958 | 2:36 |
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19. | "I Need Your Love Tonight" | Bix Reichner, Sid Wayne | June 10, 1958 | 2:04 |
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20. | "Stuck on You" | Aaron Schroeder, Leslie McFarland | March 20, 1960 | 2:16 |
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Total length: | 46:24 |
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Disc twoNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "Fever" | John Davenport, Eddie Cooley | April 3, 1960 | 3:31 |
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2. | "It's Now or Never" | Eduardo di Capua, Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold | April 3, 1960 | 3:15 |
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3. | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | Lou Handman, Roy Turk | April 3, 1960 | 3:05 |
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4. | "Wooden Heart" | Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kathleen Twomey, Bert Kaempfert | April 28, 1960 | 2:03 |
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5. | "Surrender" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | October 30, 1960 | 1:52 |
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6. | "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | June 25, 1961 | 2:08 |
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7. | "Wild in the Country" | Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss | November 7, 1960 | 1:58 |
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8. | "There's Always Me" | Don Robertson | March 12, 1961 | 2:16 |
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9. | "Rock-A-Hula Baby" | Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Dolores Fuller | March 23, 1961 | 2:24 |
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10. | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George Weiss | March 23, 1961 | 3:01 |
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11. | "Good Luck Charm" | Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold | October 15, 1961 | 2:24 |
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12. | "She's Not You" | Doc Pomus, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | March 19, 1962 | 2:03 |
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13. | "Return to Sender" | Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott | March 27, 1962 | 2:05 |
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14. | "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" | Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye | May 26, 1963 | 2:01 |
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15. | "Crying in the Chapel" | Artie Glenn | October 30, 1960 | 2:23 |
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16. | "Guitar Man" | Jerry Reed | September 10, 1967 | 2:30 |
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17. | "In the Ghetto" | Mac Davis | January 20, 1969 | 2:48 |
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18. | "Suspicious Minds" | Mark James | January 22, 1969 | 4:22 |
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19. | "There Goes My Everything" | Dallas Frazier | June 8, 1970 | 3:10 |
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20. | "Don't Cry Daddy" | Mac Davis | January 15, 1969 | 3:09 |
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Total length: | 51:21 |
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Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1975) | Position |
UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 6 |
Chart (1977) | Position |
UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 50 |
Certifications and sales
References
- ^ "1970s UK discography".
- ^ "Elvis Presley - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. 17 May 1956. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Top Selling Albums For 1975" (PDF). Music Week. December 27, 1975. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 9, 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ "Top Albums 1977" (PDF). Music Week. December 24, 1977. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1985). Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s : an illustrated directory. Arco Pub. p. 389. ISBN 0668064595.
It was a tremendous seller over the Christmas period, and sold over 1,500,000 in Britain
- ^ "British album certifications – Elvis Presley – 40 Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry.