Elvis 30 #1 Hits

Rating

Album: Elvis 30 #1 Hits
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Heartbreak Hotel	More Info...	0:02
2)	Don't Be Cruel	More Info...	0:02
3)	Hound Dog	More Info...	0:02
4)	Love Me Tender	More Info...	0:02
5)	Too Much	More Info...	0:02
6)	All Shook Up	More Info...	0:02
7)	(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear	More Info...	0:01
8)	Jailhouse Rock	More Info...	0:02
9)	Don't	More Info...	0:03
10)	Hard Headed Woman	More Info...	0:02
11)	One Night	More Info...	0:02
12)	(Now and Then There's) a Fool Such As I	More Info...	0:02
13)	A Big Hunk O' Love	More Info...	0:02
14)	Stuck On You	More Info...	0:02
15)	It's Now Or Never	More Info...	0:03
16)	Are You Lonesome Tonight?	More Info...	0:03
17)	Wooden Heart	More Info...	0:02
18)	Surrender	More Info...	0:02
19)	(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame	More Info...	0:02
20)	Can't Help Falling in Love	More Info...	0:03
21)	Good Luck Charm	More Info...	0:02
22)	She's Not You	More Info...	0:02
23)	Return to Sender	More Info...	0:02
24)	(You're The) Devil in Disguise	More Info...	0:02
25)	Crying in the Chapel	More Info...	0:02
26)	In the Ghetto	More Info...	0:03
27)	Suspicious Minds	More Info...	0:04
28)	The Wonder of You	More Info...	0:02
29)	Burning Love	More Info...	0:03
30)	Way Down	More Info...	0:02
31)	A Little Less Conversation (JXL Radio Edit Remix Bonus Track))	More Info...	0:03

Album: Elvis 30 #1 Hits
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Heartbreak Hotel	More Info...	0:02
2)	Don't Be Cruel	More Info...	0:02
3)	Hound Dog	More Info...	0:02
4)	Love Me Tender	More Info...	0:02
5)	Too Much	More Info...	0:02
6)	All Shook Up	More Info...	0:02
7)	(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear	More Info...	0:01
8)	Jailhouse Rock	More Info...	0:02
9)	Don't	More Info...	0:03
10)	Hard Headed Woman	More Info...	0:02
11)	One Night	More Info...	0:02
12)	(Now and Then There's) a Fool Such As I	More Info...	0:02
13)	A Big Hunk O' Love	More Info...	0:02
14)	Stuck On You	More Info...	0:02
15)	It's Now Or Never	More Info...	0:03
16)	Are You Lonesome Tonight?	More Info...	0:03
17)	Wooden Heart	More Info...	0:02
18)	Surrender	More Info...	0:02
19)	(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame	More Info...	0:02
20)	Can't Help Falling in Love	More Info...	0:03
21)	Good Luck Charm	More Info...	0:02
22)	She's Not You	More Info...	0:02
23)	Return to Sender	More Info...	0:02
24)	(You're The) Devil in Disguise	More Info...	0:02
25)	Crying in the Chapel	More Info...	0:02
26)	In the Ghetto	More Info...	0:03
27)	Suspicious Minds	More Info...	0:04
28)	The Wonder of You	More Info...	0:02
29)	Burning Love	More Info...	0:03
30)	Way Down	More Info...	0:02
31)	A Little Less Conversation (JXL Radio Edit Remix Bonus Track))	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Elvis Presley (vocals); Gordon Stoker, Ben Speer, Brock Speer, Rad Robinson, Jon Dodson, Charles Prescott, Millie Kirham, Sherrill Nelson, Kathy Westmoreland, Myrna Smith; The Jordanaires; The Surfers; The Sweet Inspirations; The Imperials; J.D. Sumner & The Stamps.
Producers include: Steve Sholes, Chet Atkins, Chips Moman, Felton Jarvis, Elvis Presley.
Compilation producer: David Bendeth.
Includes liner notes Peter Guralnick and Ernst Mikael Jorgensen.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, 30 #1 HITS presents a career-spanning serving of the King's chart-toppers.
Dating back to "Heartbreak Hotel" (which was inspired by a suicide note printed in the Miami Herald), most of these cuts have become indelibly etched into the fabric of pop culture and each has a unique story behind it. "Love Me Tender" has its origins in the Civil War ballad "Aura Lee," "It's Now Or Never" found Elvis Americanizing the Neapolitan ballad "O Sole Mio," and "Wooden Heart" likewise was converted from a German children's song.
This Memphis native's choice of artists to cover was equally intriguing and includes Hollywood legend Al Jolson ("Are You Lonesome Tonight?"), New Orleans soul shouter Smiley Lewis ("One Night"), blues great Big Mama Thornton ("Hound Dog"), and country titan Hank Snow ("[Now And Then There's] A Fool Such As I"). Further testimony of Presley's long-lasting appeal is the inclusion of the JXL Radio Edit Remix of "A Little Less Conversation," a UK #1 that not only enabled Elvis to have more chart-toppers than The Beatles, but also became a hit in a number of other countries including the United States.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (10/02, p.75) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...The proverbial offer no one can refuse..."

Entertainment Weekly (9/27/02, pp.86-7) - "...It does the job as intended: a one-stop-shopping intro to Elvis..." - Rating: A-

Q (12/02, p.69) - Included in Q Magazine's "The 50 Best Albums of 2002."

Q (10/02, p.124) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...For a single-disc summation of his life, this one is a treat..."

Uncut (12/02, p.160) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...An evocation of his career and an impressively astute assemblage....A canny introduction to the King's output..."