The Definitive Collection (Elvis Presley album)
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The Definitive Collection is a greatest hits collection by American rock and roll singer and musician Elvis Presley. It was first released in 2005, as an European album, by Reader's Digest Association, and distributed by Sony BMG, as a five-disc set, containing 115 songs. It was then released in Europe and Australia, on April 24, 2016, as a four-disc set, containing 93 songs.
The European 5-disc release inludes a 28-page booklet, containing 16 picutres of Elvis, and liner notes about Elvis' life, whereas the European and Australian 4-disc edition includes a 24-page booklet, containing 16 picutres of Elvis, with liner notes about Elvis' life.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "That's All Right" (Remastered) | Arthur Crudup | Sam Phillips | 1:57 |
2. | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Steve Sholes | 2:08 | |
3. | "Blue Suede Shoes" (Remastered) | Carl Perkins | Steve Sholes | 1:59 |
4. | "Money Honey" | Jesse Stone | Steve Sholes | 2:35 |
5. | "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (Remastered) |
| Steve Sholes | 2:39 |
6. | "My Baby Left Me" | Arthur Crudup | Steve Sholes | 2:11 |
7. | "Don't Be Cruel" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:02 |
8. | "Hound Dog" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | Steve Sholes | 2:13 |
9. | "Blue Moon" | Sam Phillips | 2:39 | |
10. | "I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine" | Mack David | Steve Sholes | 2:27 |
11. | "Love Me Tender" |
| 2:42 | |
12. | "Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)" | Steve Sholes | 2:14 | |
13. | "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:21 |
14. | "Love Me" (New Sound Remastered) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | Steve Sholes | 2:43 |
15. | "Too Much" | Steve Sholes | 2:34 | |
16. | "Paralyzed" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:23 |
17. | "Poor Boy" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:13 |
18. | "Old Shep" | Steve Sholes | 4:10 | |
19. | "Playing For Keeps" | Stan Kesler | Steve Sholes | 2:50 |
20. | "All Shook Up" |
| Steve Sholes | 1:57 |
21. | "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" | Steve Sholes | 3:24 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mystery Train" | Junior Parker | Sam Phillips | 2:25 |
2. | "Rip It Up" | Steve Sholes | 1:53 | |
3. | "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" | Walter Scharf | 1:45 | |
4. | "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)" | Thomas A. Dorsey | Steve Sholes | 3:21 |
5. | "(Let's Have A) Party" | Jessie Mae Robinson | Ken Nelson | 1:28 |
6. | "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" | Steve Sholes | 2:31 | |
7. | "Loving You" (Remastered) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | Steve Sholes | 2:14 |
8. | "Jailhouse Rock" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:34 |
9. | "Trying To Get To You" | Sam Phillips | 2:32 | |
10. | "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" | Lloyd Price | Steve Sholes | 2:08 |
11. | "Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)" | Steve Sholes | 1:52 | |
12. | "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:36 |
13. | "Treat Me Nice" (Remastered) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:11 |
14. | "Don't" (with The Jordanaires) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:48 |
15. | "Hard Headed Woman" | Claude Demetrius | Steve Sholes | 1:54 |
16. | "I Beg of You" | Rose Marie McCoy | Steve Sholes | 1:51 |
17. | "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" (Remastered) (with The Jordanaires) | Steve Sholes | 2:15 | |
18. | "Doncha' Think It's Time" | Steve Sholes | 1:55 | |
19. | "Trouble" (Remastered) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:17 |
20. | "I Got Stung" (Remastered) (with The Jordanaires) |
| Steve Sholes | 1:49 |
21. | "One Night" | Steve Sholes | 2:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "King Creole" (with The Jordanaires) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | Felton Jarvis | 2:09 |
2. | "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" | Bill Trader | Steve Sholes | 2:38 |
3. | "I Need Your Love Tonight" (New Sound Remastered) (with The Jordanaires) | Steve Sholes | 2:05 | |
4. | "A Big Hunk O' Love" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:13 |
5. | "My Wish Came True" | Ivory Joe Hunter | Steve Sholes | 2:34 |
6. | "Fame And Fortune" | Steve Sholes | 2:29 | |
7. | "Stuck on You" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:18 |
8. | "It's Now Or Never" |
| Steve Sholes | 3:14 |
9. | "A Mess of Blues" (New Sound Remastered) (with The Jordanaires) | Steve Sholes | 2:40 | |
10. | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (Remastered) |
| 3:06 | |
11. | "I Gotta Know" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:15 |
12. | "Wooden Heart" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:02 |
13. | "Lonely Man" | Steve Sholes | 2:44 | |
14. | "Surrender" |
| Steve Sholes | 1:52 |
15. | "Flaming Star" | Steve Sholes | 2:25 | |
16. | "I Feel So Bad" (New Sound Remastered) | Chuck Willis | Steve Sholes | 2:54 |
17. | "Wild In The Country" | Steve Sholes | 1:52 | |
18. | "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:06 |
19. | "Little Sister" (Remastered) |
| Steve Sholes | 2:31 |
20. | "Rock-A-Hula Baby" (New Sound Remastered) (with The Jordanaires) |
| Steve Sholes | 1:58 |
21. | "Can't Help Falling In Love" |
|
| 2:57 |
22. | "Good Luck Charm" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:05 |
23. | "Anything That's Part Of You" | Don Robertson | Steve Sholes | 2:24 |
24. | "Follow That Dream" |
| Steve Sholes | 1:37 |
25. | "She's Not You" (Remastered) |
|
| 2:09 |
26. | "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | Steve Sholes | 1:53 |
27. | "King Of The Whole Wide World" | Steve Sholes | 2:41 | |
28. | "Return To Sender" |
|
| 2:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "(You're The) Devil In Disguise" | Steve Sholes | 2:20 | |
2. | "One Broken Heart For Sale" |
| Leith Stevens | 1:46 |
3. | "Bossa Nova Baby" (Remastered) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | Steve Sholes | 2:06 |
4. | "Witchcraft" | Steve Sholes | 2:22 | |
5. | "They Remind Me Too Much Of You" | Don Robertson | Leith Stevens | 2:30 |
6. | "Kiss Me Quick" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:46 |
7. | "Viva Las Vegas" (Remastered) |
| George Stoll | 2:26 |
8. | "Kissin' Cousins" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:12 |
9. | "What'd I Say" | Ray Charles | George Stoll | 3:02 |
10. | "Such A Night" | Lincoln Chase |
| 2:59 |
11. | "Ain't That Loving You Baby" | Steve Sholes | 1:48 | |
12. | "Blue Christmas" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:07 |
13. | "Do The Clam" | George Stoll | 3:20 | |
14. | "Crying In The Chapel" | Darrell Glenn | Steve Sholes | 2:23 |
15. | "Big Boss Man" | Steve Sholes | 2:51 | |
16. | "(Such An) Easy Question" |
| Steve Sholes | 2:19 |
17. | "Frankie and Johnny" | Steve Sholes | 2:33 | |
18. | "Love Letters" | Steve Sholes | 2:50 | |
19. | "Guitar Man" | Jerry Reed | Steve Sholes | 2:15 |
20. | "U.S. Male" | Jerry Reed | Steve Sholes | 2:42 |
21. | "You'll Never Walk Alone" | Rodgers and Hammerstein | Steve Sholes | 2:42 |
22. | "If I Can Dream" (Stereo Mix) | Walter Earl Brown | Steve Sholes | 3:10 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "In the Ghetto" | Mac Davis | Chips Moman | 2:56 |
2. | "Suspicious Minds" | Mark James |
| 4:31 |
3. | "The Wonder Of You" (Live) | Baker Knight | Steve Sholes | 2:26 |
4. | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (Remastered) | Felton Jarvis | 2:30 | |
5. | "I Just Can't Help Believing" (Live) | Felton Jarvis | 4:34 | |
6. | "I'm Leavin'" | Steve Sholes | 3:50 | |
7. | "Until It's Time for You to Go" (Live) | Buffy Sainte-Marie | Steve Sholes | 3:56 |
8. | "An American Trilogy" (New Sound Remastered) | Mickey Newbury | Steve Sholes | 4:38 |
9. | "Burning Love" | Dennis Linde | Felton Jarvis | 2:56 |
10. | "Always On My Mind" (Remastered) |
| Felton Jarvis | 3:37 |
11. | "Fool" | Steve Sholes | 2:41 | |
12. | "Promised Land" (New Sound Remastered) | Chuck Berry | Felton Jarvis | 2:57 |
13. | "My Boy" | Felton Jarvis | 3:19 | |
14. | "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" | Jerry Chesnut | Felton Jarvis | 3:03 |
15. | "Hurt" | Felton Jarvis | 2:07 | |
16. | "The Girl Of My Best Friend" |
| 2:21 | |
17. | "Moody Blue" | Mark James | Felton Jarvis | 2:48 |
18. | "She Thinks I Still Care" | Felton Jarvis | 3:46 | |
19. | "Suspicion" |
| Felton Jarvis | 2:34 |
20. | "Way Down" | Layng Martine, Jr. | Felton Jarvis | 2:36 |
21. | "My Way" (Live) | Felton Jarvis | 4:00 | |
22. | "A Little Less Conversation" (JXL Remix Radio Edit) | 3:31 | ||
23. | "Rubberneckin'" (Paul Oakenfold Remix Radio Edit) | Paul Oakenfold | 3:29 | |
Total length: | 4:55:00 |
Formats
- CD Europe Standard edition – 5-disc edition containing 115 songs, including a 28-page booklet, containing 16 picutres of Elvis, and liner notes about Elvis' life.
- CD Europe and Australia 2006 edition – 4-disc edition release, containing 93 songs, including a 24-page booklet, containing 16 picutres of Elvis, and liner notes about Elvis' life.
- Digital download South America – South American digital edition, containing the same 115 songs from the standard edition, but with a slightly different track order.