As is often the case with singers, his first album was an eponymous one named Elvis Presley and released in This was quickly followed by Elvis in the same year before he released a Christmas album in Following this meteoric rise to fame, Elvis joined the army to complete his National Service, during which time he recorded some songs in his breaks. During this decade Elvis also released a number of soundtrack albums, as his movie career saw him regularly singing the theme song and multiple other tunes for each role.
He also produced live albums in his later years, as he began huge tours and residencies in Las Vegas. In terms of which album is his best, there are a huge number of options, with his early albums often performing very well in the UK and across the world.
However, his gospel music performed well in America, especially He Touched Me as well as his later live albums in Las Vegas. Now fans can vote on which is their favourite album based on a list of his studio albums, not including compilations or soundtracks.
Here is the full list of albums: Elvis Presley Elvis It takes you to another world — just not the one it was going for. Fun in Acapulco Presley plays another romantically persistent boat worker in this movie, and we get another soundtrack of Elvis exotica. Good Times Okay times. Pot Luck With Elvis Given the album title, this is predictably uneven. Unless, that is, you thought the originals lacked gloopy string arrangements.
Love Letters From Elvis Why not get three albums for the price of two? The Polynesian furniture was cleared out of Graceland to make room for a recording setup to capture performances from the waning singer in between his obsessive viewings of Charles Bronson in Death Wish.
This is definitive feel-bad Elvis. The vinyl version of the complete show went No. Tighter and more pleasurable than the previous bombastic New York and Hawaii live albums, this excises a lot of flab while, this being an Elvis album, retaining some and adds gospel grit via J. The title song simulates heavenly thunder over tinkling piano, and the rest of the A side is sweetly sung and gently soothing. Elvis for Everyone! Largely consisting of leftovers from the golden Sun days, as well as some scattered soundtrack material, Elvis for Everyone!
The first full Presley album, Elvis is also a clear statement of where he would go next musically. The mixed pace works well, with the frantic speed of the upbeat numbers reflecting the three-day recording process.
The only jarring moment is the sickly country ballad Old Shep. In , Elvis was drafted by the US army and was sent to Germany. He saw no active service but there was concern from all corners that the enforced absence would harm his fledgling career. To fill the void, RCA issued three compilation albums during this period, along with a number of hit singles.
When he returned to the US, Elvis headed to Nashville and recorded what many consider to be his greatest studio achievement. There are no hit singles to be gleaned from this, but the maturity in both the choice of songs and the delivery mark a creative leap in his early career. Elvis's third album of , this was also the first of three gospel albums that the King would complete during his career. Drawing heavily on the songs and influences of his youth and aping the arrangements of his favourite gospel quartets, his voice never sounded sweeter than taking on these standards.
Desperate to be taken seriously as an actor, Elvis headed to Hollywood - but the film business sucked a lot of the life out of him. During the 60s a punishing shooting schedule saw him give up live performance for a time, while endless soundtrack albums marred much of his creative musical output.
As the decade neared its end, Elvis seemed increasingly irrelevant and out of step with the new generation, especially in the face of the Brit invasion, psychedelia and the counterculture. Determined to turn things around, Elvis decided to do an hour-long, live, televised performance, dubbed The Comeback Special. It was a resounding success. Dressed all in black leather and opening with the lines "If you're looking for trouble, then you've come to the right place," he reminded America of what they had been missing.
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