50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 2

by Elvis Presley

Overview

The release of this album, seen in its proper historical context, is an indicator of just how bright Elvis Presley's star shone in the late '50s. His first hits collection was issued in March 1958, on the eve of his going into the Army; his second was the first "volume two" greatest-hits album ever issued on a rock & roll star, appearing weeks ahead of his leaving the Army in March 1960. Anyone who buys the notion that Elvis was "tamed" during his first years at RCA will find revelation in "A Big Hunk of Love," "I Need Your Love Tonight," and "I Got Stung," some of the greatest pieces of hard rock & roll that the King ever cut -- and all were recorded in the midst of Elvis' stay in the Army, in a hastily arranged session in Nashville during June 1958. By this time, his voice was becoming one of the finest instruments in rock & roll, his idolization of Dean Martin and other popular singers paying off with a degree of control and articulation that his rivals could only envy, and it's all laid out here on what are still some pretty hard-rocking sides. [The remastered edition not only improves the sound significantly, but adds eight songs to the original ten. The notes are thorough, although they reveal the stretching that the producers were engaged in by citing British releases as the justification for inclusion. But the quality of the music is undeniable.] ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	01/31/2020
Label:	Legacy / Sony Music
UPC:	0194397095616
Rank:	20565

Tracks

1. I Need Your Love Tonight
2. Don't
3. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
4. My Wish Came True
5. I Got Stung
6. One Night
7. A Big Hunk O' Love
8. I Beg of You
9. (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I
10. Doncha' Think It's Time

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Presley   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Jordanaires   Primary Artist,Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Stan Kesler   Composer
Pearl King   Composer
Sid Wayne   Composer
Sidney Wyche   Composer
Bert Carroll   Composer
Bix Reichner   Composer
Kelly Owens   Composer
Clyde Otis   Composer
Claude Demetrius   Composer
Fats Domino   Composer
Cliff Owens   Composer
Ben Weisman   Composer
David Hill   Composer
Elvis Presley   Composer
Moody Russell   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Jessie Mae Robinson   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Aaron Schroeder   Composer
Dave Bartholomew   Composer
Hank Snow   Composer
Ted Nugent   Composer
Bill Trader   Composer
Ivory Joe Hunter   Composer
Luther Dixon   Composer
Rose Marie McCoy   Composer
Otis Blackwell   Composer
Mike Reid   Composer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Anita Steiman   Composer