- rock and roll, rockabilly, rock & roll, country
- 29 min
- 12 tracks
- RCA
Elvis Presley is the debut studio album by American singer Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor on March 23, 1956. The recording sessions took place on January 10 and January 11 at the RCA Victor Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and on January 30 and January 31 at the RCA Victor studios in New York. Additional material originated from sessions at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 5, August 19 and September 10, 1954, and on July 11, 1955.
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Character
Classical in form, earnest, warm and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- MusicHound4.5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Rough Guides5/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic5/5
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Tracks
- 1Blue Suede Shoes2:02
- 2I'm Counting on You2:25
- 3I Got a Woman2:26
- 4One-Sided Love Affair2:12
- 5I Love You Because2:44
- 6Just Because2:34
- 7Tutti Frutti1:59
- 8Tryin' to Get to You2:34
- 9I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)2:02
- 10I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')2:26
- 11Blue Moon2:40
- 12Money Honey2:35
12 tracks, 29 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Elvis Presley
- Label
- RCA
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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