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Elvis* ?– Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits, Vol. 1

Label: RCA Victor – LPM 6401 Format: 4 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono 
Box Set 
Country: UK Released: 1970 Genre: Blues, Rock Style: Blues Rock, Rock & Roll

TracklistHide Credits?

A1 Heartbreak Hotel Written-By – Elvis Presley, Charles E. Axton*, Tommy Durden 2:06 A2 I Was The One Written-By – Aaron Schroeder, Peppers*, Clauden De Metruis*, Blair* 2:30 A3 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You Written-By – Maurice Mysels*, Ira Kosloff* 2:37 A4 Don't Be Cruel (To A Heart That's True) Written-By – Elvis Presley, Otis Blackwell 2:02 A5 Hound Dog Written-By – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller* 2:17 A6 Love Me Tender Written-By – Elvis Presley, Vera Matson 2:40 B1 Anyway You Want Me Written-By – Aaron Schroeder, Cliff Owens 2:12 B2 Too Much Written-By – Bernard Weinman, Lee Rosenberg 2:30 B3 Playing For Keeps Written-By – Stanley Kesler* 2:50 B4 I'm All Shook Up Written-By – Elvis Presley, Otis Blackwell 1:58 B5 That's When Your Hearteches Begin Written-By – David Hill (4), Fisher*, Raskin* 3:20 B6 Loving You Written By – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller* 2:15 C1 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear Written-By – Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann 1:43 C2 Jailhouse Rock Written-By – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller* 2:30 C3 Treat Me Nice Written-By – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller* 2:11 C4 I Beg Of You Written-By – Kelly Owens, Rosemarie McCoy* 1:52 C5 Don't Written-By – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller* 2:48 C6 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck Written-By – Bert Carrol*, Russell Moody 2:15 C7 Hard Headen Woman Written-By – Clauden De Metruis* 1:52 D1 I Got Stung Written-By – Aaron Schroeder, David Hill (4) 1:50 D2 A Fool Such As I Written-By – Bill Trader 2:36 D3 A Big Hunk O'Love Written-By – Aaron Schroeder, Sid Wyche* 2:12 D4 Stuck On You Written-By – Aaron Schroeder, S. Leslie McFarland* 2:17 D5 A Mess Of Blue Written-By – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman 2:38 D6 It's Now Or Never Written-By – Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold 3:12 E1 I Gotta Know Written-By – Matt Williams (3), Paul Evans 2:14 E2 Are You Lonesome To-Night? Written-By – Lou Handman, Roy Turk 3:07 E3 Surrender Written-By – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman 1:51 E4 I Feel So Bad Written-By – Chuck Willis 2:54 E5 Little Sister Written-By – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman 2:30 E6 Can't Help Falling In Love Written-By – Weiss*, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore* 2:59 F1 Rock-A-Hula Baby Written-By – Weisman*, Fuller*, Wise* 1:58 F2 Anything That's Part Of You Written-By – Don Robertson (2) 2:03 F3 Good Luck Charm Written-By – Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold 2:23 F4 She's Not You Written-By – Doc Pomus, Jerry Leiber, Mort Shuman 2:07 F5 Return To Sender Written-By – Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott 2:05 F6 Where Do You Come From Written-By – Bob Roberts, Ruth Batchelor 2:05 F7 One Broken Heart For Sale Written-By – Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott 1:34 G1 You're The Devil In Disguise Written-By – Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye 2:18 G2 Bossa Nova Baby Written-By – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller* 1:58 G3 Kissin' Cousins Written-By – Fred Wise, Randy Starr 2:12 G4 Viva Las Vegas Written-By – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman 2:17 G5 Ain't That Loving You Baby Written-By – Clyde Otis, Ivory Joe Hunter 2:20 G6 Wooden Heart Written-By – Weisman*, Kaempfert*, Wise*, Kay Twomey 1:58 H1 Crying In The Chapel Written-By – Artie Glenn 2:22 H2 If I Can Dream Written-By – W. Earl Brown* 3:08 H3 In The Ghetto Written-By – Scott Davis* 2:44 H4 Suspicious Minds Written-By – Mark James (4) 4:22 H5 Don't Cry Daddy Written-By – Scott Davis* 2:43 H6 Kentucky Rain Written-By – D. Heard*, Eddie Rabbitt 3:20 H7 Elvis Sails (Interviews) 2:50

Credits?

• Mastered By – Elvis Presley

Notes?

Special Bonus - New Photo Book Also "Elvis Sails" 1959 - On Album 
Track durations not listed on this release.

RCA Limited, Record Division, RCA House, Curzon Street, London W1. 
© 1970 RCA Limited.

review

[-]by Bruce Eder

Elvis Presley was first on a lot of fronts -- not just in terms of chart action, but also the range and nature of his releases; he was the first rock & roller to generate a second volume of hits, and then a third, and a fourth, and a fifth. And in 1970, he was the first rock artist to earn a classical-style box set reissue of his hits. Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits, Vol. 1 was four full LPs packaged in a handsome set of a kind never before seen in rock music, much less rock & roll. What's more, the set actually showed some care in the production area as well, with all of the early single sides mastered in real mono, as opposed to the rechanneled stereo that had become standard on previous Elvis Presley compilations. The set was a revelation at the time for those who associated Presley with his weaker singles of recent years, or his lackluster movies of the '60s -- Rolling Stone, no less, raved about it, and it did remind older rock listeners, as well as inform their younger compatriots, of what Elvis had meant across the first 14 years of his career at RCA. One can either trace the obvious decline of the artist into entertainer, or marvel at how good the bad stuff sounds in context. Million-selling B-sides and EPs that most assuredly had topped the seven-digit figure but were routinely ignored by most compilations are also included. If all you want in your collection from Elvis are the most obvious hits, this set is the one to go with.