Album
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 2)
1959 · Rock, Pop
17 collectors on Gatefold own this
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 2) is a Rock album by Elvis Presley, originally released in 1959. On Gatefold: 255 pressings tracked, owned by 17 collectors.
About
Just how big a star was Elvis Presley in the '50s? Consider that RCA released its first Elvis greatest-hits album in March 1958—the 14-track <i>Elvis' Golden Records</i>—and then put out this second volume in November 1959. (The a- and b-sides issued in 1958 and 1959 with "Hard Headed Woman" and "Don't Ask Me Why" were left off due to their inclusion on the <i>King Creole</i> soundtrack the prior year.) In the late '50s, even Presley's b-sides charted in the Top 40. Whereas the albums of his Army period—<i>For LP Fans Only</i>, <i>A Date with Elvis</i>—raided the vaults for his sessions at Sun Records, the singles here were all new tracks recorded either several months before Elvis departed or during one of his rare weekends of Army leave. Contrary to some rumors, Presley wasn't showing signs of mellowing. Songs such as "I Got Stung," "One Night," and "A Big Hunk O' Love" are as ferocious in their own way as the tracks he cut at Sun Records and in his first few years at RCA.
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Tracklist
- 1I Need Your Love Tonight2:07
- 2Don't2:51
- 3Wear My Ring Around Your Neck2:16
- 4My Wish Came True2:37
- 5I Got Stung1:52
- 6One Night2:34
- 7A Big Hunk O' Love2:15
- 8I Beg of You1:55
- 9(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I2:40
- 10Doncha' Think It's Time1:57
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Rock & Roll
- raw
- rowdy
Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 2 is a compilation of songs released on both sides of five singles originally released in 1958 and 1959. It was released in November 1959, and was the second volume of an eventual five volume series.
According to Wikipedia, there has long been confusion over the official title of this album. The title is shown on the original record's labels as Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 2, with a comma and an abbreviation of "Volume", but on the jacket, it appears as Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2. The phrase "50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong" does not appear on the labels on any of the original records, and it is the title of the records on the labels - not the jacket - that is usually given preference when conflicting titles appear on albums. Therefore, the phrase was not part of the original title of the album. Beginning no later than 1962, RCA Victor added "50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong" to the labels of a few mono records and to the then newly released "electronically reprocessed stereo" records. This appears to be nearly exclusive to records manufactured at RCA Victor's Hollywood pressing plant; copies pressed at the other plants tended to use the proper title only. The "50,000,000" phrase remained there for several years, but by 1968, it was removed from the new orange RCA Victor labels and was not found on any record labels for years afterward. The phrase was added again to the first compact disc releases of this album in 1984, where it has remained.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Elvis PresleyGUITAR
- The JordanairesBACKING VOCALS FEATURING VOCALS
- Bill BlackBASS
- Bob MooreBASS
- Buddy HarmanBONGOS
- Chet AtkinsGUITAR
- D.J. FontanaDRUMS
- Dudley BrooksPIANO
- Floyd CramerPIANO
- Hank GarlandGUITAR
- Millie KirkhamVOCALS
- Scotty MooreGUITAR
- Tiny TimbrellGUITAR
17 collectors on Gatefold own this · 255 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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