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Released
  
August 13, 2007

Release date
  
13 August 2007

Artist
  
Genre
  
Rock music

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Label
  
Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Similar
  
Elvis Presley albums, Rock music albums

Elvis the King is a box set comprising 18 singles of the recorded work of American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released in 2007 by RCA Records. The box set is available in both CD and 10" vinyl formats.

Contents

The first release was Monday, August 13, 2007, marking 30 years—to the week—since the death of Elvis Presley. The second single was released on Thursday, August 16, which is the exact anniversary of Presley's death. From then on, the singles were released every Monday until December 2, 2007.

Releases and chart positions

Note: original chart positions are in brackets

August 20 also saw the release of the HMV-exclusive single My Baby Left Me, which is also available on CD and 10" vinyl format. This reached #19 in the UK.

Compilation CD

As well as the box set, a 2 CD compilation album of Presley's work was also released. The album reached #1 in the UK and in Germany. In Germany it was his very first #1 album.

Track listing

Disc 1:

  1. "Suspicious Minds"
  2. "Blue Suede Shoes"
  3. "Jailhouse Rock"
  4. "Love Me Tender"
  5. "Don't Be Cruel"
  6. "King Creole"
  7. "Hard Headed Woman"
  8. "All Shook Up"
  9. "Hound Dog"
  10. "Too Much"
  11. "Heartbreak Hotel"
  12. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
  13. "Good Rockin' Tonight"
  14. "That's All Right"
  15. "One Night"
  16. "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"
  17. "A Big Hunk o' Love"
  18. "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
  19. "Crying in the Chapel"
  20. "Stuck on You"
  21. "Kentucky Rain"
  22. "Viva Las Vegas"
  23. "Devil in Disguise"
  24. "Guitar Man"
  25. "A Little Less Conversation"

Disc 2:

  1. "Mystery Train"
  2. "Love Me"
  3. "In the Ghetto"
  4. "Burning Love"
  5. "Always on My Mind"
  6. "The Wonder of You"
  7. "I Just Can’t Help Believin’"
  8. "I Want To Be Free"
  9. "You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me"
  10. "An American Trilogy"
  11. "Are You Lonesome Tonight"
  12. "Can’t Help Falling in Love"
  13. "Rock A Hula Baby"
  14. "Return to Sender"
  15. "Don’t"
  16. "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame"
  17. "Good Luck Charm"
  18. "Surrender"
  19. "She’s Not You"
  20. "A Mess of Blues"
  21. "It’s Now or Never"
  22. "Fever"
  23. "Moody Blue"
  24. "Way Down"
  25. "My Way"
  26. "If I Can Dream"

Songs

1Suspicious Mind4:29
2Blue Suede Shoes2:01
3Jailhouse Rock2:37

References

Elvis the King Wikipedia


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