On March 23, 1956, “RCA Victor” label released the self-titled, debut Elvis Presley album. It was recorded July 1954 – January 1956, at “”RCA Victor Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, “RCA Victor Studios” in New York City, “Sun Studio” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Sam Phillips (Sun recordings) and Steve Sholes (RCA recordings). “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album cover at number 40, on its list of the “100 Greatest Album Covers”. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Elvis Presley– vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
- Scotty Moore– electric guitar
- Chet Atkins– acoustic guitar
- Floyd Cramer– piano
- Shorty Long– piano
- Bill Black– bass
- J. Fontana– drums
- Doug Poindexter– percussion, guitar
- Johnny Bernero – drums
- Gordon Stoker– backing vocals
- Ben Speer– backing vocals
- Brock Speer– backing vocals
Track listing:
- Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
- I’m Counting On You – Don Robertson
- I Got a Woman – Ray Charles, Renald Richard
- One Sided Love Affair – Bill Campbell
- I Love You Because – Leon Payne
- Just Because – Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin
- Tutti Frutti – Dorothy LaBostrie, Richard Wayne Penniman
- Tryin’ to Get You – Rose Marie McCoy, Charles Singleton
- I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) – Howard Biggs, Joe Thomas
- I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’) – Jimmy Wakely
- Blue Moon – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- Money Honey – Jesse Stone
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