Elvis [US 2005 Bonus Tracks] (2005)

About this title: If Elvis isn't quite as important historically as the Elvis Presley album that preceded it, that's only because it came second -- musically, it's a more confident and bolder work than his debut, and in any other artist's output it would have been considered a crowning achievement. At the sessions for his first album, the singer and all concerned were treading into unmapped territory and not sure what they were doing, or if they were ready for it -- by September of 1956, when the three days of sessions behind the Elvis album took place, Presley was on top, a national phenomenon of a kind that ... read more

Tracks:

1. Rip It Up [Schroeder/Owens]
2. Love Me [Leiber/Stoller]
3. When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again [Walker/Sullivan]
4. Long Tall Sally [Blackwell/Johnson]
5. First in Line [Schroeder/Weisman]
6. Paralyzed [Blackwell/Presley]
7. So Glad You're Mine [Crudup]
8. Old Shep [Foley]
9. Ready Teddy [Blackwell/Marascalc]
10. Anyplace Is Paradise [Thomas]
11. How's the World Treating You [Atkins/Bryant]
12. How Do You Think I Feel [Walker/Pierce]
13. Playing for Keeps [Kesler]
14. Too Much [Weinman]
15. Don't Be Cruel [Blackwell/Presley]
16. Hound Dog [Leiber/Stoller]
17. Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) [Schroeder/Owens]
18. Love Me Tender [Matson/Presley]

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