Elv1s 30 #1 Hits

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Slide-pack edition of this release, a no-frills CD packaging featuring an outer slipcase with the original cover artwork and an inner 'slider' including a CD. There is no CD booklet in this package. For those wanting to delve into the magic that is Elvis should start here.

30 of his #1 singles including 'Heartbreak Hotel', 'Don't Be Cruel', 'Suspicious Minds', 'Love Me Tender' and more, plus the remix of 'A Little Less Conversation' by Junkie XL..Sony/BMG. 2007.In 1987, RCA released a one-disc Elvis compilation called The Number One Hits that featured 18 tracks.

So how did the label come up with 12 additional number ones (13 if you count the sensational "A Little Less Conversation" remix that brings the King into the 21st century as a bona fide dance/electronica star)?Well, the '87 compilation featured only Billboard number ones. "In the Ghetto" and "Burning Love" never reached the top there, nor did "Way Down," despite every copy of that 45 selling out on both sides of the Atlantic following Presley's 1977 death.

Instead, the new compilers have used the major pop charts in both the U.S. (including Cashbox) and U.K. to determine inclusions. The tracks have all been remixed from original masters, which proves awesome at best (some of the songs have never sounded crisper if, at times, slightly antiseptic) and problematic at worst. Purists will definitely quibble.

"A Fool Such As I," for instance, sounds like Elvis rerecorded his vocals. Hank Garland's great guitar solo also sounds different. It might be an alternate take.

That's definitely the case with "The Wonder of You." A few lyrics are even different, meaning this isn't the same version as the original 45. Of course, none of that should matter to the youngsters who've been singing along to "Hound Dog" on the Lilo & Stitch soundtrack, or to any other newcomers. Despite the complaints, this is arguably the best single disc Elvis primer to date.

Real fans will want to explore much deeper for treasures to be found, but albums like this guarantee that this is one king who will deservedly live very long, if not forever. --Bill Holdship

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    wow.. compilation elvis song #1 hits.. like this album... :D
    
    1 Heartbreak Hotel
    2 Don't Be Cruel
    3 Hound Dog See
    4 Love Me Tender
    5 Too Much
    6 All Shook Up
    7 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear... more
    
    wow.. compilation elvis song #1 hits.. like this album... :D
    
    1 Heartbreak Hotel
    2 Don't Be Cruel
    3 Hound Dog See
    4 Love Me Tender
    5 Too Much
    6 All Shook Up
    7 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
    8 Jailhouse Rock
    9 Don't (with & The Jordanaires, Jordanaires, the Jordanaires)
    10 Hard Headed Woman
    11 One Night
    12 (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I
    13 Big Hunk O' Love
    14 Stuck on You
    15 It's Now Or Never
    16 Are You Lonesome Tonight?
    17 Wooden Heart
    18 Surrender
    19 (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame
    20 Can't Help Falling in
    21 Good Luck Charm
    22 She's Not You
    23 Return To Sender
    24 (You're The) Devil In Disguise
    25 Crying In the Chapel
    26 In The Ghetto
    27 Suspicious Minds
    28 Wonder Of You
    29 Burning love
    30 Way Down
    31 Little Less Conversation Elvis vs JXL, El
    
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    Nothing but the Best!!!!! Is what I say about everything Elvis ever did!!!!
    
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    Elvis: 30 #1 Hits is a must-have album for any fan of classic rock-n-roll. Elvis Presley had such a unique voice and his influence on music will be felt for many generations to come.
    
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Slide-pack edition of this release, a no-frills CD packaging featuring an outer slipcase with the original cover artwork and an inner 'slider' including a CD. There is no CD booklet in this package. For those wanting to delve into the magic that is Elvis should start here. 30 of his #1 singles including 'Heartbreak Hotel', 'Don't Be Cruel', 'Suspicious Minds', 'Love Me Tender' and more, plus the remix of 'A Little Less Conversation' by Junkie XL.. Sony/BMG. 2007.In 1987, RCA released a one-disc Elvis compilation called The Number One Hits that featured 18 tracks. So how did the label come up with 12 additional number ones (13 if you count the sensational "A Little Less Conversation" remix that brings the King into the 21st century as a bona fide dance/electronica star)? Well, the '87 compilation featured only Billboard number ones. "In the Ghetto" and "Burning Love" never reached the top there, nor did "Way Down," despite every copy of that 45 selling out on both sides of the Atlantic following Presley's 1977 death. Instead, the new compilers have used the major pop charts in both the U.S. (including Cashbox) and U.K. to determine inclusions. The tracks have all been remixed from original masters, which proves awesome at best (some of the songs have never sounded crisper if, at times, slightly antiseptic) and problematic at worst. Purists will definitely quibble. "A Fool Such As I," for instance, sounds like Elvis rerecorded his vocals. Hank Garland's great guitar solo also sounds different. It might be an alternate take. That's definitely the case with "The Wonder of You." A few lyrics are even different, meaning this isn't the same version as the original 45. Of course, none of that should matter to the youngsters who've been singing along to "Hound Dog" on the Lilo & Stitch soundtrack, or to any other newcomers. Despite the complaints, this is arguably the best single disc Elvis primer to date. Real fans will want to explore much deeper for treasures to be found, but albums like this guarantee that this is one king who will deservedly live very long, if not forever. --Bill Holdship

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