Track Listing
1. Heartbreak Hotel
2. Dont Be Cruel
3. Hound Dog
4. Love Me Tender
5. Too Much
6. All Shook Up
7. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
8. Jailhouse Rock
9. Dont
10. Hard Headed Woman
11. One Night
12. (Now and Then Theres) A Fool Such as I
13. Big Hunk O Love, A
14. Stuck on You
15. Its Now or Never
16. Are You Lonesome Tonight
17. Wooden Heart
18. Surrender
19. (Maries the Name) His Latest Flame
20. Cant Help Falling in Love
21. Good Luck Charm
22. Shes Not You
23. Return to Sender
24. (Youre the) Devil in Disguise
25. Crying in the Chapel
26. In the Ghetto
27. Suspicious Minds
28. Wonder of You, The
29. Burning Love
30. Way Down
31. Little Less Conversation, A (JXL Radio Edit Remix) (Bonus)
32. Little Less Conversation, A (JXL 12inch Extended Remix)(Bonus
33. Little Less Conversation, A (Bonus Track)
34. Little Less Conversation, A (JXL Mix Video Clip) (Bonus Track
| Details | | Distributor: | Phantom Import Distributi | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Elvis Presley (vocals); Gordon Stoker, Ben Speer, Brock Speer, Rad Robinson, Jon Dodson, Charles Prescott, Millie Kirham, Sherrill Nelson, Kathy Westmoreland, Myrna Smith; The Jordanaires; The Surfers; The Sweet Inspirations; The Imperials; J.D. Sumner & The Stamps.
Producers include: Steve Sholes, Chet Atkins, Chips Moman, Felton Jarvis, Elvis Presley.
Compilation producer: David Bendeth.
Includes liner notes Peter Guralnick and Ernst Mikael Jorgensen.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Japanese import is remastered and contains both a bonus track ("A Little Less Conversation" JXL Radio Edit Remix) and a bonus disc with another remix of "A Little Less Conversation," the original track, and the video for the JXL remix. First pressing includes lyric sheet and slipcase.
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, 30 #1 HITS presents a career-spanning serving of the King's chart-toppers.
Dating back to "Heartbreak Hotel" (which was inspired by a suicide note printed in the Miami Herald), most of these cuts have become indelibly etched into the fabric of pop culture and each has a unique story behind it. "Love Me Tender" has its origins in the Civil War ballad "Aura Lee," "It's Now Or Never" found Elvis Americanizing the Neapolitan ballad "O Sole Mio," and "Wooden Heart" likewise was converted from a German children's song.
This Memphis native's choice of artists to cover was equally intriguing and includes Hollywood legend Al Jolson ("Are You Lonesome Tonight?"), New Orleans soul shouter Smiley Lewis ("One Night"), blues great Big Mama Thornton ("Hound Dog"), and country titan Hank Snow ("[Now And Then There's] A Fool Such As I"). Further testimony of Presley's long-lasting appeal is the inclusion of the JXL Radio Edit Remix of "A Little Less Conversation," a UK #1 that not only enabled Elvis to have more chart-toppers than The Beatles, but also became a hit in a number of other countries including the United States.
Editorial Reviews
Included in Q Magazine's The 50 Best Albums of 2002.
Q (12/01/2002)
4 stars out of 5 - ...An evocation of his career and an impressively astute assemblage....A canny introduction to the King's output...
Uncut (12/01/2002)
...It does the job as intended: a one-stop-shopping intro to Elvis... - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (09/27/2002)
5 stars out of 5 - ...For a single-disc summation of his life, this one is a treat...
Q (10/01/2002)
5 stars out of 5 - ...The proverbial offer no one can refuse...
Rolling Stone (10/01/2002)
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