The Number One Hits 1956-1962

~ Release by Elvis Presley (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleLength
1Heartbreak Hotel2:09
2I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
engineer:
Bob Ferris
bass:
Bill Black (on 1956-04-14)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1956-04-14)
guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1956-04-14) and Scotty Moore (on 1956-04-14)
piano:
Marvin Hughes (on 1956-04-14)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (on 1956-04-14)
vocals:
Brock Speer (on 1956-04-14), Ben Speer (on 1956-04-14), Lena Brock "Mom" Speer (on 1956-04-14) and Gordon Stoker (on 1956-04-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2003)
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-14)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 25)
recording of:
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (on 1956-04-14)
writer:
Ira Kosloff and Maurice Mysels
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Cherry River Music, Chrysalis Music, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Gladys Music and Williamson Music Company
2:41
3Don't Be Cruel2:05
4Hound Dog2:20
5Love Me Tender
accordion:
Carl Fortina (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04) and Dominic Frontiere (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
banjo:
Luther "Red" Roundtree (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
bass:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Richard Cornell (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
guitar:
Vito Mumolo (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (on 1956-09-01)
vocals:
Jon Dodson (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01), Charles Prescott (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01) and Rad Robinson (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1956), BMG Music (in 1956), RCA/Ariola International (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
20th Century Fox Music Stage 1 in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-24, on 1956-09-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 437)
recording of:
Love Me Tender (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
lyricist:
Ken Darby (in 1956)
additional writer:
Vera Matson (in 1956) and Elvis Presley (in 1956)
composer:
George R. Poulton (in 1861)
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, R&H Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Williamson Music Company and Elvis Presley Music (from 1956 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and 日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Aura Lea
2:45
6I Forgot to Remember to Forget2:30
7Too Much2:36
8All Shook Up2:00
9(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
bass:
Bill Black (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 (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 (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18)
vocals:
Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18)
additional performer:
The Jordanaires (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1957), BMG Music (in 1957) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 26)
recording of:
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18)
writer:
Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Music, Gladys Music Inc. and Williamson Music Company
cover recording of:
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
writer:
Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Music, Gladys Music Inc. and Williamson Music Company
1:49
10Jailhouse Rock2:37
11Don't
bass:
Bill Black (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
double bass:
Bill Black
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (, from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07) and Elvis Presley (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
additional background vocals and additional performer:
The Jordanaires
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley
vocals:
The Jordanaires (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07) and Millie Kirkham (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1957, in 1958), BMG Entertainment (in 1958), RCA Corporation (in 1958) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
cover recording of:
Don’t (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:51
12Hard Headed Woman
engineer:
Thorne Nogar (from 1958-01 until 1958-02) and Phil Wisdom (from 1958-01 until 1958-02)
bass:
Bill Black (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23), Neal Matthews (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23) and Ray Siegel (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23)
bongos:
Gordon Stoker (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23)
clarinet:
Mahlon Clark (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23)
cymbal:
Hoyt Hawkins (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23) and Bernie Mattinson (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23)
guitar:
Neal Matthews (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23), Scotty Moore (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23) and Elvis Presley (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23)
saxophone:
Justin Gordon (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23)
trombone:
Elmer Schneider (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23) and Warren Smith (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23)
trumpet:
John Ed Buckner (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23)
tuba:
Ray Siegel (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley
vocals:
The Jordanaires (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-23)
additional performer:
The Jordanaires
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1958), BMG Music (in 1958) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1958-01-15 until 1958-01-16, on 1958-01-23)
cover recording of:
Hard Headed Woman (on 1958-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Claude Demetrius
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry River Music, Chrysalis Music and Williamson Music Company
recording of:
Hard Headed Woman
lyricist and composer:
Claude Demetrius
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry River Music, Chrysalis Music and Williamson Music Company
1:57
13One Night
engineer:
Thorne Nogar
bass:
Bill Black (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 (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 (on 1957-02-23)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1957), BMG Music (in 1957, in 1959) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
Paramount Scoring Stage in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-01-18), Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-02-23) and Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States (on 1976-10-17)
cover recording of:
One Night (from 1957-01-15 until 1957-02-23)
writer:
Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King and Anita Steiman
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Travis Music, Inc.
version of:
One Night (of Sin)
live cover recording of:
One Night (on 1976-10-17)
writer:
Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King and Anita Steiman
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Travis Music, Inc.
version of:
One Night (of Sin)
2:35
14(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I
bass:
Bob Moore (on 1958-06-10)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1958-06-10) and Buddy Harman (on 1958-06-10)
guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1958-06-10), Hank Garland (on 1958-06-10) and Elvis Presley (on 1958-06-10)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1958-06-10)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1958-06-10)
additional performer:
The Jordanaires
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1959) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-06-10) and Bloch Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (on 1961-03-25)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 33)
live cover recording of:
(Now and Then There’s) a Fool Such as I (on 1958-06-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Trader
publisher:
LeFevre Sing Pub. Co., MCA Music Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
cover recording of:
(Now and Then There’s) a Fool Such as I
lyricist and composer:
Bill Trader
publisher:
LeFevre Sing Pub. Co., MCA Music Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
2:39
15A Big Hunk of Love2:18
16Stuck on You
bass:
Bob Moore (on 1960-03-20)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1960-03-20) and Buddy Harman (on 1960-03-20)
electric bass guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-03-20)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (on 1960-03-20) and Elvis Presley (on 1960-03-20)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-03-20)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (on 1960-03-20)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1960-03-20)
additional performer:
The Jordanaires (on 1960-03-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1960), BMG Music (in 1960) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-03-20)
recording of:
Stuck on You (on 1960-03-20)
lyricist:
Aaron Schroeder (on 1960-03-20)
composer:
J. Leslie McFarland (on 1960-03-20)
publisher:
A. Schroeder, Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry River Music, Chrysalis Music, Gladys Music, Gladys Music Inc., Rachel’s Own Music and Williamson Music Company
2:21
17It's Now or Never
bass:
Bob Moore (on 1960-04-03)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1960-04-03) and Buddy Harman (on 1960-04-03)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-04-03), Scotty Moore (on 1960-04-03) and Elvis Presley (on 1960-04-03)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-04-03)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1960-04-03)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (on 1960-04-03)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1960-04-03) and Elvis Presley (on 1960-04-03)
additional performer:
The Jordanaires (on 1960-04-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1960), BMG Music (in 1960), RCA Corporation (in 1960) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-04-03)
cover recording of:
It’s Now or Never (on 1960-04-03)
lyricist:
Wally Gold and Aaron Schroeder
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua
publisher:
A. Schroeder, Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry River Music, Chrysalis Music, Gladys Music, Gladys Music Inc., Rachel’s Own Music and Williamson Music Company
version of:
’O sole mio
3:18
18Are You Lonesome Tonight?3:09
19Wooden Heart
bass:
Ray Siegel (on 1960-04-28)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1960-04-28)
guitar:
Neal Matthews (on 1960-04-28), Scotty Moore (on 1960-04-28) and Tiny Timbrell (on 1960-04-28)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (on 1960-04-28)
tambourine:
Jimmie Haskell (on 1960-04-28)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (on 1960-04-28)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1960-04-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1960), RCA Corporation (in 1960), BMG Music (in 1961) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
cover recording of:
Wooden Heart (on 1960-04-28)
lyricist:
Ben Weisman and Fred Wise
composer:
Bert Kaempfert and Kay Twomey
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Copyright Control, Gladys Music Inc., Manuskript, Sinless Music and Spirit Two Music Inc.
translated version of:
Muß i denn zum Städtele hinaus
2:04
20Surrender
producer:
Steve Sholes
bass:
Bob Moore (on 1960-10-30)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1960-10-30) and Buddy Harman (on 1960-10-30)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-10-30) and Scotty Moore (on 1960-10-30)
instruments:
Elvis Presley (on 1960-10-30)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-10-30)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1960-10-30)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley
vocals:
Charlie Hodge (on 1960-10-30), The Jordanaires (on 1960-10-30) and Millie Kirkham (on 1960-10-30)
additional performer:
The Jordanaires
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1960, in 1961) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-10-30)
recording of:
Surrender (on 1960-10-30)
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis
publisher:
Chrysalis Songs, Copyright Control, Elvis Presley Music and R&H Music
is based on:
Torna a Surriento
1:55
21(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
bass:
Bob Moore (on 1961-06-25)
claves:
Boots Randolph (on 1961-06-25)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1961-06-25) and Buddy Harman (on 1961-06-25)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1961-06-25), Neal Matthews (on 1961-06-25) and Scotty Moore (on 1961-06-25)
organ:
Floyd Cramer (on 1961-06-25) and Gordon Stoker (on 1961-06-25)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1961-06-25)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (on 1961-06-25)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1961-06-25) and Millie Kirkham (on 1961-06-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1961), BMG Music (in 1961) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-25)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 31)
cover recording of:
(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame (on 1961-06-25)
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music and R&H Music
2:09
22Can't Help Falling in Love3:01
23Good Luck Charm
accordion:
Gordon Stoker (on 1961-10-15)
bass:
Bob Moore (on 1961-10-15)
clarinet and saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1961-10-15)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1961-10-15) and Buddy Harman (on 1961-10-15)
guitar:
Jerry Kennedy (on 1961-10-15) and Scotty Moore (on 1961-10-15)
organ and piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1961-10-15)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley
vocals:
Elvis Presley, The Jordanaires (on 1961-10-15) and Millie Kirkham (on 1961-10-15)
additional performer:
The Jordanaires
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1961), BMG Music (in 1961, in 1962) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-10-15)
cover recording of:
Good Luck Charm (on 1961-10-15)
writer:
Wally Gold and Aaron Schroeder
publisher:
A. Schroeder, Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry River Music, Chrysalis Music, Gladys Music, Rachel’s Own Music and Williamson Music Company
2:27
24She's Not You2:12
25Return to Sender2:11