Elvis Presley
The Essential Collection (1994)
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Elvis Presley belongs on the short list of artists who changed the course of popular music in the 20th century. He may not have invented rock & roll, but he was indisputably its first rock star, a singer whose charisma intertwined tightly with his natural talent for a combination that seemed combustible, sexy, and dangerous when Presley seized the imagination of America in 1956 with four successive number one singles in 1956. Elvis spent the next two decades near the top of the charts, weathering changes in fashion, self-inflicted career missteps, and comebacks as his music expanded and evolved. Throughout his career, Presley never abandoned the rock & roll he pioneered on his early singles for Sun Records, but he developed an effective counterpoint to his primal rockabilly by honing a rich, resonant ballad style while also delving into blues, country, and soul, progressions that came into sharp relief with his celebrated "comeback" in the late 1960s. Some musical nuances were overshadowed by Presley's phenomenal celebrity, a fame maintained by a long string of B-movies in the '60s and extravagant Las Vegas shows in the '70s, elements that were essential in creating a stardom that persisted long after his premature death in 1977. The myth of Elvis grew in his absence, aided by turning his Memphis home Graceland into a tourist attraction, which made him an enormous cultural icon only loosely tied to his rock & roll origins; fortunately, the passage of time helped clarify the depth and range of his musical achievements. He undeniably kick-started the rock & roll era, shaping the sound and attitudes of the last few decades of the 20th century in the process, but he also built a distinctive body of work that reflected the best of what American music has to offer.


Tracklist:

01 - Heartbreak Hotel
02 - Blue Suede Shoes
03 - Hound Dog
04 - Don't Be Cruel
05 - Love Me Tender
06 - All Shook Up
07 - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
08 - Jailhouse Rock
09 - King Creole
10 - The Girl Of My Best Friend
11 - It's Now Or Never (O Sole Mio)
12 - Are You Lonesome Tonight
13 - Wooden Heart
14 - (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame
15 - Can't Help Falling In Love
16 - Good Luck Charm
17 - She's Not You
18 - Return To Sender
19 - (You're The) Devil In Disguise
20 - Crying In The Chapel
21 - In The Ghetto
22 - Suspicious Minds
23 - The Wonder Of You
24 - I Just Can't Help Believing
25 - An American Trilogy
26 - Burning Love
27 - Always On My Mind
28 - Moody Blue


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