Elvis Presley
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Elvis Presley is The King. He is not only a cultural phenomenon but was one of the first artists to ease tensions between music genre and race relations.
The Music
U.S. No. 1 Studio Albums include:
* ''Elvis Presley'': Elvis' first studio album contains the tracks "Blue Suede Shoes," "Tutti Frutti," "Baby Left Me" and "Blue Moon."
* ''Elvis'': Tracks of note include "Love Me," and "Paralyzed" that were promoted with the singles "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel." The hit "Love Me Tender" is also included.
* ''Elvis' Christmas Album'': This album contains classics "White Christmas," "Here Comes Santa Claus," "I'll Be Home For Christmas," and "Blue Christmas."
* ''Something For Everybody'': This album was postsides "Surrender" and "Good Luck Charm."
Notable Live Albums:
* ''Elvis: As Recorded At Madison Square Garden'': This album not only has favorites like "Love Me Tender" but features some covers like "Proud Mary" and medleys.
* ''Aloha From Hawaii'': Via Satellite: In this special live performance Elvis did "Burning Love," "Steamroller Blues," "Johnny B. Goode," "Something," "Fever" and "Hawaiian Wedding Song" among many others.
* ''Elvis'': On Stage, February 1970: Elvis doesn't let anything slide with wonderful renditions of "Sweet Caroline," "Yesterday" and "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be" as well as his signatures "In The Ghetto" and "The Wonder of You."
Box Sets, Compilations and Hits Albums:
* ''ElV1S: 30 #1 Hits'': If you're looking for a CD of just his absolute most popular tracks this will satisfy you, especially the remix of "A Little Less Conversation."
* ''Essential Elvis Presley'': This is one step up from the 30 hits. It contains two-discs of material starting with "That's All Right" and contains many tracks remastered as of 2003 or 2004.
* ''Elvis Presley: Artist of the Century'': This is a more complete collection for the semidisc compilation of 60+ Elvis hits, movie tracks, and favorites.
* ''Elvis Aron Presley: The Silver Box Set'': If you're looking for rare gems, studio re-takes, etc, choose this one.
The Films and Soundtracks
* '''Love Me Tender''': The title track of this movie is one of Elvis' biggest hits and a #1 chart topper. This was Elvis' acting debut.
* '''Loving You''': This film began the "upcasting Elvis had to deal with in his acting career. It was also his first color film. The soundtrack became a #1 seller.
* '''Jailhouse Rock''': This is one of Elvis' most known movies. It features the title track and "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" which was later re-recorded with Buddy Holly.
* '''King Creole''': This was Elvis' personal favorite film. His songs "Trouble" and "Hot Headed Woman" are on the soundtrack.
* '''G.I. Blues''': This movie featured the title track and "Blue Suede Shoes."
* '''Blue Hawaii''': This was another film with a hard-selling soundtrack, in fact, to the point where it was his best chart record staying in the #1 spot for several months. It had his successful hit "Can't Help Falling In Love" along with well known "Blue Hawaii" and "Aloha 'Oe."
Top Sellers
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