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I know this might be asking to much, but I want to put together all Elvis' country songs that bmg has released in studio and in concert on to a few cds. Is there anybody who can give me a list of these songs, both studio and live recordings so I can put them on a couple cd's?And maybe their opinion of a best of for one cd? I would do this myself but I don't have all the songs yet and think there are some fans on this board who could really help me. Thank you very much.
you could try these cds for a start
ELVIS COUNTRY I,M 10,000 YEARS OLD
ELVIS THE COUNTRY SIDE OF ELVIS
ELVIS TODAY
ELVIS COUNTRY [2006]
you could make a cracking cd from these cds with songs such as
LITTLE CABIN ON THE HILL
FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY
FADED LOVE
THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING
THE FOOL
BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
YOUR CHEATIN HEART
FROM A JACK TO A KING
KENTUCKY RAIN
HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
FOR THE GOOD TIMES
I,M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY
WELCOME TO MY WORLD
YOU ASKED ME TO GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME
GUITAR MAN
T.R.O.U.B.L.E
HE'LL HAVE TO GO
FAIRYTALE
THERE"S A HONKYTONK ANGEL
SHE THINKS I STILL CAREALWAYS ON MY MIND
I CANT STOP LOVING YOU
PIECES OF MY LIFE
WASHED MY HANDS IN MUDDY WATERS
A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW
TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER
BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN
Plus the two olivia newton john covers
LET ME BE THERE from [
AS RECORDED LIVE ON STAGE IN MEMPHIS]
IF YOU LOVE ME [LET ME KNOW] [FROM BIG BOSS MAN FTD]
I hope this has been helpfull to you(y)
This is not my best of just a selection from the cds.
There's difference of opinion about what is country and what is not. To do your own custom set I think it's best to scan through a book like one of Tunzi's SESSIONS books and pick out your own titles. Some of the BMG releases have put songs in that I don't think should be there, while leaving out others that I thought would have been essential.
Thank you my boy
True, dannyboy, that there is a difference of opinion as to what is classified as country. Most Elvis country collections include songs that aren't straight country but have a country feel about them. Elvis performed some traditional country songs in ways that didn't sound that country, but he also sang some other songs in a way that made them sound more country.
I think a 'heartachy' ballad sung by Elvis generally comes across as country. I say that because that type of song is one of the classic country themes, because Elvis' voice itself fits that style, and because of the way he used that voice to so effectively emote those feelings of solitude and regret.
I recently made a single CD set that I called Just Call Me Lonesome. Sorry, but it looks like I didn't keep my list that had the source for each track as many alternate takes were used. This 24-track disc has a running time of 79:49. Tight, huh?
Just Call Me Lonesome
Thinking About You
Where Do I Go From Here
For Old Times Sake
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
Twenty Days And Twenty Nights
Bringin' It Back
Early Morning Rain
Goodtime Charlie's Got The Blues
You Don't Know Me
Pieces Of My Life
She Thinks I Still Care
Always On My Mind
Mr. Songman
Gentle On My Mind
I Miss You
For The Good Times
Loving Arms
Inherit The Wind
Solitaire
Sweet Angeline
Fairytale
There's A Honky Tonk Angel
Separate Ways