Elvis' Golden Records

Label:	LPM-1707
Released:	March 21, 1958
RPM:	33 1⁄3
Stereo or Mono:	Mono
Inches:	12"

Side A:	Matrix Side A: H2WP-8398-10S A
	01.	Hound Dog [2:13] ¹) » - Words & Music by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller «
	02.	Loving You [2:15] ²) » - Words & Music by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller «
	03.	All Shook Up [1:58] ³) » - Words & Music by Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley «
	04.	Heartbreak Hotel [2:08] ⁴) » - Words & Music by Mae B. Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley «
	05.	Jailhouse Rock [2:30] ⁵) » - Words & Music by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller «
	06.	Love Me [2:43] ⁶) » - Words & Music by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller «
	07.	Too Much [2:32] ⁷) » - Words & Music by Lee Rosenberg, Bernard Weinman «
Side B:	Matrix Side B: H2WP-8399-10S A
	01.	Don't Be Cruel [2:03] ¹) » - Words & Music by Arthur Crudup «
	02.	That's When Your Heartaches Begin [3:25] ⁸) » - Words & Music by William J. Raskin, Billy Hill, Fred Fisher «
	03.	(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear [1:53] ⁹) » - Words & Music by Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe «
	04.	Love Me Tender [2:45] ¹⁰) » - Words & Music by Vera Matson, Elvis Presley «
	05.	Treat Me Nice [2:12] ¹¹) » - Words & Music by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller «
	06.	Anyway You Want Me [2:15] ¹) » - Words & Music by Aaron Schroeder and Cliff Owens «
	07.	I Want You, I Need You, I Love You [2:39] ¹²) » - Words & Music by Ira Kosloff, Maurice Mysels «

Recorded:

¹) Studio Session for RCA, New York, July 2, 1956 ²) Radio Recordings for RCA Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California, February 24, 1957 ³) Studio Session for RCA, Hollywood, January 12, 1957 ⁴) Studio Session for RCA, Nashville, Tennessee, January 10, 1956 ⁵) Soundtrack Session for MGM: Radio Recorders Jailhouse Rock, Hollywood, California, April 30, 1957 ⁶) Radio Recorders, West-Hollywood, September 1, 1956 ⁷) Radio Recorders, West-Hollywood, September 2, 1956 ⁸) Studio Session for RCA, Hollywood, January 13, 1957 ⁹) Radio Recordings for RCA Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California, January 16, 1957 ¹⁰) Studio Session for 20th Century Fox (Soundtrack Session), Hollywood, August 24, 1956 ¹¹) Studio Session for RCA, Hollywood, September 5, 1957 ¹²) Studio Session for RCA, Nashville, April 14, 1956

Details:

Elvis' Golden Records is the fifth album by Elvis Presley issued on RCA Victor Records, LPM 1707, in March 1958, recorded mostly at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, with one session at RCA Studios in New York on January 30, one at 20th Century Fox Stage One in Hollywood on August 24, and three at in January and April 1956 at RCA Studios in Nashville. It is a compilation of hit singles released in 1956 and 1957, and is widely believed to be the first greatest hits album in rock and roll history. It is the first of five Elvis' Golden/Gold Records compilations, four of which would be released during Presley's lifetime. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. It was certified Gold on 10/17/1961, Platinum on 5/20/1988, 5x Platinum on 3/27/1992 and 6x Platinum on 7/15/1999 by the R.I.A.A. This LP entered Billboard's Hot 100 list on April 21st 1958,at the number 3 position, and remained on this chart for fifty weeks

Personnel:
	Vocals, Acoustic guitar	Elvis Presley
	Electric guitar	Scotty Moore
	Acoustic guitar	Chet Atkins
	Guitar	Vito Mumolo
	Guitar	Tiny Timbrell
	Bass	Bill Black
	Bass	Mike Rubin
	Drums	D. J. Fontana
	Drums	Richard Cornell
	Piano	Gordon Stoker
	Piano	Hoyt Hawkins
	Piano	Floyd Cramer
	Piano	Shorty Long
	Piano	Dudley Brooks
	Piano	Marvin Highes
	Banjo	Luther Rountree
	Accordion	Don Frontieri
	Vocals	Ben and Brock Speer, Rad Robinson, Jon Dodson, Charles Prescott
	Vocals	The Jordanaires