50 Years-50 Hits

• Artist: Elvis Presley
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1976
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

A 50-track collection first released in 1985, when Elvis Presley would have turned 50, 50 Years-50 Hits is one of the better, pre-digital, extended sets of Elvis' hits. Though the tracks aren't presented in chronological order, the compilers obviously spent some time creating a pace that worked, grouping together songs from different eras as well as songs with different topics ("Hound Dog" leads into "Old Shep"). The compilation misses none of his major hits, and focuses more on his late-'50s prime than any other period, spinning the hits, plus plenty of excellent non-hits: "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck," "Crying in the Chapel," "Too Much," and "My Wish Came True." ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Heartbreak Hotel (Lyrics)	Elvis Presley, Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden	Elvis Presley	(2:09)
Don't Be Cruel	Elvis Presley, Otis Blackwell	Elvis Presley	(2:02)
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You	Lou Kosloff, George Mysels	Elvis Presley	(2:39)
(You're The) Devil in Disguise	Buddy Kaye, Bernie Baum	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:19)
I Need Your Love Tonight	Sid Wayne, Bix Reichner	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:04)
Too Much	Lee Rosenberg, Bernard Weinman	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:34)
Viva Las Vegas	Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:14)
Hound Dog (Lyrics)	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	Elvis Presley	(2:15)
Old Shep (Lyrics)	Red Foley	Elvis Presley	(4:09)
The Wonder of You	Baker Knight	Elvis Presley	(2:34)
Loving You	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:17)
Kissin' Cousins	Fred Wise, Randy Starr	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:12)
Suspicion	Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:35)
All Shook Up	Elvis Presley, Otis Blackwell	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(1:59)
Love Me Tender	Elvis Presley, Vera Matson	Elvis Presley	(2:46)
What'd I Say	Ray Charles	Elvis Presley	(3:04)
Don't	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:50)
One Broken Heart for Sale	Leith Stevens, Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott	Elvis Presley	(1:35)
Danny Boy	Frederic E. Weatherly	Elvis Presley	(3:59)
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear	Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(1:49)
Good Luck Charm	Wally Gold, Aaron Schroeder	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:24)
Suspicious Minds (Lyrics)	Mark James	Elvis Presley	(4:19)
Treat Me Nice (Lyrics)	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	Elvis Presley	(2:12)
Return to Sender	Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:06)
If I Can Dream (Lyrics)	W. Earl Brown	Elvis Presley	(3:17)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
A Big Hunk O' Love	Aaron Schroeder, Sidney Wyche	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:12)
One Night (Lyrics)	Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman	Elvis Presley	(2:33)
Such a Night	Lincoln Chase	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(3:34)
Love Me (Lyrics)	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	Elvis Presley	(2:44)
Don't Cry Daddy (Lyrics)	Mac Davis	Elvis Presley	(2:46)
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck	Moody Russell, Bert Carroll	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:15)
It's Now or Never	Wally Gold, Aaron Schroeder, Eddie DiCapua	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(3:15)
My Wish Came True	Ivory Joe Hunter	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:34)
I Got Stung	Aaron Schroeder, David Hill	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(1:50)
(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I	Bill Trader	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:30)
Blue Hawaii	Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:34)
Kentucky Rain (Lyrics)	Eddie Rabbitt, Dick Heard	Elvis Presley	(3:21)
Can't Help Falling in Love	Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(3:00)
Stuck on You	Aaron Schroeder, J. Leslie McFarland	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:20)
(Such An) Easy Question	Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:19)
Hard Headed Woman	Claude Demetrius	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(1:53)
I Beg of You	Rose Marie McCoy, Cliff Owens	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(1:53)
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (Lyrics)	Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vicki Wickham, Vito Pallavicini	Elvis Presley	(2:31)
Crying in the Chapel (Lyrics)	Artie Glenn	Elvis Presley, Artie Glenn	(2:25)
She's Not You	Jerry Leiber, Doc Pomus, Mike Stoller	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:10)
Puppet on a String	Roy Bennett, Sid Tepper	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(2:44)
Moody Blue (Lyrics)	Mark James	Elvis Presley	(2:48)
Surrender	Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus	The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley	(1:54)
In the Ghetto (Lyrics)	Mac Davis	Elvis Presley	(2:47)
Memories (Lyrics)	Mac Davis, Billy Strange	Elvis Presley	(3:18)

Credits

Elvis Presley (Main Performer)