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List of songs recorded by Elvis Presley

List of songs recorded by Elvis Presley

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This is a list of the songs recorded by Elvis Presley between his first demos at the Sun Studios in 1953 and his final concert on June 26, 1977, at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 786 songs are listed here.

Notes:

  • The recorded date is the first known date.
  • Album debut refers to each track's first appearance on LP. Many tracks had their first commercial release on singles or EP (extended play) releases, which are not noted; initial album releases occurred anywhere from a few weeks to decades after first single release. Generally, only the first RCA-licensed release is noted, as opposed to earlier release on unauthorized bootlegs.
  • From the late 1960s through the 1970s, several songs were recorded only in concert with no known formal studio recordings. Of the multiple live versions released on various albums (either full or partially live albums), the LP debut of the first known concert recording is indicated.
  • If a track was recorded both in the studio and in concert, the album debut of the studio version is indicated (even if a live version was released on LP prior to the studio version, as in the case of "Suspicious Minds", "Patch It Up", and others).
  • Tracks re-recorded in the studio are generally not included (e.g. "Blue Suede Shoes", "Love Letters," etc.).
  • Songs for which Elvis was only recorded singing a line or two (e.g. "Tiptoe Through the Tulips", "MacArthur Park", a 1968 rehearsal recording in which he sang one line of "Funny How Time Slips Away", etc.) are not included.
  • Rumored recordings, or recordings believed to exist but that for whatever reason have yet to be made public (such as an alleged 1955 Louisiana Hayride performance of "Rock Around the Clock" and the long-rumored Sun Records recording of "Uncle Penn") are not included either.
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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Elvis Presley Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters". AllMusic. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  2. Also recorded in 1963, but the 1964 version was released first as the 1963 recording was rejected.
  3. According to the liner notes on this RCA Follow That Dream release of the soundtrack (BMG 82876 50412 2), Presley sings backing vocals on this track.
  4. A 1968 rehearsal recording exists, but only in instrumental form; first RCA release on The Complete '68 Comeback Special
  5. Initially recorded under the title "Black Star"; Presley re-recorded the song with a revised lyric when the movie was retitled.
  6. The 1956 recording was performed for TV in medley with "Shake, Rattle and Roll". The only other recordings of this song by Presley date from 1974 live performances as part of a medley of several 1950s hits that leads into "Hound Dog"
  7. "Sanford Clark". Rockabillyhall.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  8. A private recording circa 1959 exists and has been released by RCA
  9. "Elvis – The Home Recordings – Elvis Presley CD". Shop.elvis.com.au. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  10. Also recorded in 1963, but the 1964 version was released first as the 1963 version was rejected.
  11. Studio recording, unreleased during Presley's lifetime. First performance to be released by RCA was the January 1973 live performance featured on Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite
  12. An earlier recording of this song titled "One Night (of Sin)" was rejected for release in 1957 and replaced by this version; "One Night (of Sin)" version first released on Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 4
  13. Version on That's the Way it Is is a different performance.
  14. Incorporates an uncredited portion of Guitar Boogie Shuffle by Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith
  15. Initially released in 1965 with overdubbed instrumentation and additional vocals; an undubbed version of the original Sun recording was released after Presley's death.
  16. In medley with "Down By the Riverside"
  17. Previously recorded in 1956 during the Million Dollar Quartet jam session; first release of that version on The Complete Million Dollar Session
  18. Originally performed in medley with "Hey Jude", but the "Hey Jude" portion was edited out for album release

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