The Original Hits

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

Annotation

List of subparts
CD1 tracks 13 to 18: Bonus Tracks

Made in the EU.

Other Identifiers
Rights Society: MCPS

Annotation last modified on 2024-07-26 18:30 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Blue Suede Shoes
cover recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
2:02
2I'm Counting on You
recording of:
I’m Counting on You
lyricist and composer:
Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Don Robertson Music Corp. and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
2:26
3I Got a Woman
cover recording of:
I Got a Woman
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Renald Richard
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Mijac Music, Progressive Music Pub. Co., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:27
4One - Sided Love Affair
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1956-01-30)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1956-01-30)
guitar:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-01-10) and Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1956-01-30)
piano:
Shorty Long (1950s country/rockabilly artist) (on 1956-01-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1957)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-01-30)
recording of:
One-Sided Love Affair (on 1956-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Campbell (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Sheldon Music
32:12
5I Love You Because
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1954-07-05)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1954-07-05)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1954-07-05) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-07-05)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-07-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1954, in 1956, in 1957)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-07-05)
cover recording of:
I Love You Because (on 1954-07-05)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
42:43
6Just Because
cover recording of:
Just Because (on 1954-09-12)
lyricist:
Bob Shelton (1930s-'40s vocalist, guitarist and mandolinist) and Joe Shelton (1930s-'40s vocalist, guitarist and mandolinist)
composer:
Leon Chappelear and Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc. (on 1936-03-19)
2:33
7Tutti Frutti
cover recording of:
Tutti Frutti
lyricist:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter) and Richard Wayne Penniman
composer:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter), Joe Lubin and Richard Wayne Penniman
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Venice, Venice Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Phonogram GmbH (in 1983)
2:00
8Trying to Get to You
cover recording of:
Trying to Get to You
writer:
Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gladys Music, Motion Music Co., Motion Music Company (US publisher), Red Storming Heaven Music, Rockland Music, Slow Dancing Music LLC, Songs of Windswept Pacific and You Look Good Music Publishing
2:34
9I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)
lyricist and composer:
Howard Biggs and Joe Thomas (US songwriter and Jazz saxophonist)
publisher:
Angle Music, Coblin Music Co., Copyright Records and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:05
10I'll Never Let You Go (Lil Darlin')
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1954-09-10, from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1954-09-10) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-09-10, from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-09-10, from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Let You Go Little Darlin’ (on 1954-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Wakely (Country and western singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Gordon Music Company, Inc., Marlen Music Co., Sunshine Music (Tomandl & Janisch OG (Vienna)) and Sunshine Music Co., Inc. (on 1941-11-17)
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Let You Go Little Darlin’ (from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Wakely (Country and western singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Gordon Music Company, Inc., Marlen Music Co., Sunshine Music (Tomandl & Janisch OG (Vienna)) and Sunshine Music Co., Inc. (on 1941-11-17)
32:26
11Blue Moon
live cover recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
2:44
12Money Honey
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1956-01-10)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1956-01-10)
guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1956-01-10), Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1956-01-10) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-01-10)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1956-01-10)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-01-10)
cover recording of:
Money Honey (on 1956-01-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Stone
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, First Digital Music, Walden Music, Inc., Walden, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and ZFC Music
42:34
13Heartbreak Hotel
recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:10
14I Was the One
recording of:
I Was the One
writer:
Hal Blair, Claude Demetrius, Bill Peppers and Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), MCA Music Ltd. and Rachel’s Own Music
2:36
15Shake, Rattle and Roll
cover recording of:
Shake, Rattle and Roll
additional lyricist:
Daryl Bosteels
writer:
Charles Calhoun and Jesse Stone
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Mijac Music, Nightlight Music Pty Ltd., Progressive Music (publisher), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:30
16My Baby Left Me
live cover recording of:
My Baby Left Me
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry River Music, Crudup Music, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., R&H Music, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Williamson Music Company
2:15
17Lawdy Miss Clawdy
cover recording of:
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
lyricist and composer:
Lloyd Price (US R&B/soul singer) (in 1952-03)
publisher:
ATV Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
2:10
18I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
engineer:
Bob Ferris (engineer)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1956-04-14)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1956-04-14)
guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1956-04-14) and Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1956-04-14)
piano:
Marvin Hughes (on 1956-04-14)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (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 (US pianist, tenor vocalist and music publisher) (on 1956-04-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2003)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Nashville) 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 (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Gladys Music and Williamson Music Company
52:44
2▶CD: Bonus Tracks

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Release

distributed by, copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Not Now Music Limited (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6332830 [info]