Artist of the Century (1999)

About this title: Elvis Presley doesn't really need more compilations -- either single discs or box sets -- in his catalog, but RCA's 1999 triple-disc set Artist of the Century does wind up filling a need, of sorts. Over the course of 75 tracks, nearly all of Elvis' most popular songs are presented in their original hit versions. Given the number of hits he had, plus the high quality of his recordings in the late '50s and late '60s, there are inevitably big songs missing, but many of his very biggest are here, and the first two discs, in particular, are quite strong (the late-'60s/'70s selections slip somewhat ... read more

Tracks:

1. That's All Right [Crudup]
2. Good Rockin' Tonight [Brown]
3. Baby Let's Play House [Gunter]
4. Mystery Train [Parker/Phillips]
5. Trying to Get to You [McCoy/Singleton]
6. Heartbreak Hotel [Axton/Durden/Presle]
7. Blue Suede Shoes [Perkins]
8. My Baby Left Me [Crudup/Presley]
9. Lawdy Miss Clawdy [Price]
10. Hound Dog [Leiber/Stoller]
11. Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) [Owens/Schroeder]
12. Don't Be Cruel [Blackwell/Presley]
13. Love Me Tender [Matson/Presley]
14. Love Me [Leiber/Stoller]
15. Anyplace Is Paradise [Thomas]
16. All Shook Up [Blackwell/Presley]
17. Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do! [Schroeder/Weisman]
18. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear [Lowe/Mann]
19. One Night [Bartholomew/King/St]
20. Jailhouse Rock [Leiber/Stoller]
21. (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care [Leiber/Stoller]
22. Treat Me Nice [Leiber/Stoller]
23. Don't [Leiber/Stoller]
24. Santa Claus Is Back in Town [Leiber/Stoller]
25. Trouble [Leiber/Stoller]
26. Hard Headed Woman [Demetrius]
27. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck [Carroll/Russell]
28. A Big Hunk O' Love [Schroeder/Wyche]
29. (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I [Trader]
30. Stuck on You [Schroeder/McFarland]
31. It's Now or Never [DiCapua/Gold/Schroe]
32. Are You Lonesome Tonight? [Handman/Turk]
33. A Mess of Blues [Pomus/Shuman]
34. Like a Baby [Stone]
35. The Girl of My Best Friend [Bobrick/Butler]
36. Such a Night [Chase]
37. Reconsider Baby [Fulson]
38. Surrender [Pomus/Shuman]
39. Can't Help Falling in Love [Creatore/Peretti/We]
40. That's Someone You Never Forget [West/Presley]
41. Little Sister [Pomus/Shuman]
42. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame [Pomus/Shuman]
43. Anything That's Part of You [Robertson]
44. Good Luck Charm [Schroeder/Gold]
45. She's Not You [Pomus/Leiber/Stolle]
46. Return to Sender [Blackwell/Scott]
47. (You're The) Devil in Disguise [Baum/Kaye]
48. Memphis Tennessee [Berry]
49. It Hurts Me [Byers/Daniels]
50. Down in the Alley [Stone/Clovers]
51. Run On [Presley/Traditional]
52. Tomorrow Is a Long Time [Dylan]
53. Big Boss Man [Dixon/Smith]
54. Guitar Man [Reed]
55. Tiger Man [Burns/Lewis/Louis]
56. If I Can Dream [Brown]
57. In the Ghetto [Davis]
58. Suspicious Minds [James]
59. Don't Cry Daddy [Davis]
60. I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) [Dilbeck/Horton/Arno]
61. Stranger in My Own Home Town [Mayfield]
62. The Wonder of You [Knight]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.