I Am an Elvis Fan

by Elvis Presley

Overview

Elvis Presley's catalog has been chopped, shuffled, repurposed, and reissued in every conceivable permutation...all except one, which would be fan favorites as voted by the hardcore denizens of the Worldwide Web. These fans had a selection of songs divided into several different categories -- arranged by decades and themes, such as Love Songs, Gospel, and In Concert -- and from there, they produced a 21-song compilation that covers many of the usual suspects, along with a couple of mild surprises. Among the latter is the double presence of "Suspicious Minds" -- once in its hit studio version, once in a live rendition -- and inclusions of "Memories" and "Welcome to My World," but this is not quite enough to offset the familiarity of another go-round for "Don't Be Cruel," "Heartbreak Hotel," "Jailhouse Rock," "Viva Las Vegas," "In the Ghetto," "Always on My Mind," "Kentucky Rain," etc. It's all good, all enjoyable, but not quite distinctive. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/31/2012
Label:	Legacy / Rca
UPC:	0887254233428
Rank:	357

Tracks

1. Don't Be Cruel
2. Heartbreak Hotel
3. All Shook Up
4. Jailhouse Rock
5. Blue Hawaii
6. Viva Las Vegas
7. In the Ghetto
8. Suspicious Minds
9. Memories
10. Can't Help Falling In Love
11. The Wonder of You
12. Always On My Mind
13. Welcome To My World
14. Guitar Man
15. Kentucky Rain
16. An American Trilogy
17. Burning Love [Live]
18. Suspicious Minds [Live]
19. (There'll Be) Peace In the Valley (For Me)
20. How Great Thou Art
21. If I Can Dream

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Presley   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Jim Parham   Project Director
W. Earl Brown   Composer
George Weiss   Composer
John Jackson   Product Manager
Baker Knight   Composer
Doc Pomus   Composer
Ernst Mikael Jorgensen   A&R
Elvis Presley   Composer
Mac Davis   Composer
Tom Burleigh   Product Manager
Wayne Carson   Composer
Dennis Linde   Composer
Johnny Christopher   Composer
Hugo Peretti   Composer
Rob Santos   A&R
Mark James   Composer
Luigi Creatore   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Mike Cimicata   Editorial Supervision
John Hathcock   Composer
Marisa Magliola   Project Director
Jerry Reed   Composer
Ralph Rainger   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Mickey Newbury   Composer
Stuart K. Hine   Composer
Mort Shuman   Composer
Tommy Durden   Composer
Billy Strange   Composer
Eddie Rabbitt   Composer
Vic Anesini   Mastering
Mae Boren Axton   Composer
Dick Heard   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
Roger Semon   Art Direction,Photo Research
Ray Winkler   Composer
Otis Blackwell   Composer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey   Composer