Customer Reviews
grsat collection - By: White Rose, 16 Aug 2008 
with such a mass of material to choose from,it is difficult for any record label to put together a 'good' collection that shows the entire range of Elvis' great songs but this goes a long way toward it. Well worth the place on the shelf.
elvis the king what a legend!! - By: Mr. S. L. Smith, 20 Jul 2008 elvis the king of rock & roll he certainly is i love him R.i.p his songs have meaning & some make you just wanna dance & his voice is uniquie & a good tenor voice deep voice love it he will never be forgotten he may have left the buiding but he hasant left my room or my parents house elvis forever!! also a mention to bo diddley who has just passed R.i.P too love his song you cant judge a book by its cover its fab!! & im a man
The only 'ONE' - By: Derek D. Hume, 20 Apr 2008 Here on 'one' cd are most of Elvis Presleys greatest hits. Starting with Heartbreak Hotel we get the early rock 'n roll hits. Jailhouse Rock, All Shook Up, Hound Dog etc etc. Next we move onto Elvis's change in style as he leaves the army & we get a 'new' Elvis. It's Now Or Never, Surrender, Are You Lonesome Tonight plus the movie hits of Wooden Heart, Can't help Fallling In Love, Return To Sender. And the early 60's had Elvis releasing pure pop gems like 'His Latest Flame, Good Luck Charm' & She's Not You.
Then, as everyone believed Elvis would never have another #1 we get the mid 60's #1 hit 'Crying In The Chapel'. To round of this great Cd Elvis proves he can still reach the top of the charts as he does so with more gems. Suspicious Minds, Wonder Of You, & Burnin' Love to name a few. And to round of the #1's on the Cd 'A Little Less Conversation (Remix).
It's a pity time available on this 'ONE' Cd did not alllow space for the other #1's like 'I Want You, I Need You, I love You, Little Sister, Rock a Hula Baby, I Need Your Love Tonight, I Got Stung, & Party to name a few.
So if you like to listen to pop music from the 50's right into the 2000's this Cd is a must.
The only 'ONE' - By: Derek D. Hume, 20 Apr 2008 Here on 'one' cd are most of Elvis Presleys greatest hits. Starting with Heartbreak Hotel we get the early rock 'n roll hits. Jailhouse Rock, All Shook Up, Hound Dog etc etc. Next we move onto Elvis's change in style as he leaves the army & we get a 'new' Elvis. It's Now Or Never, Surrender, Are You Lonesome Tonight plus the movie hits of Wooden Heart, Can't help Fallling In Love, Return To Sender. And the early 60's had Elvis releasing pure pop gems like 'His Latest Flame, Good Luck Charm' & She's Not You.
Then, as everyone believed Elvis would never have another #1 we get the mid 60's #1 hit 'Crying In The Chapel'. To round of this great Cd Elvis proves he can still reach the top of the charts as he does so with more gems. Suspicious Minds, Wonder Of You, & Burnin' Love to name a few. And to round of the #1's on the Cd 'A Little Less Conversation (Remix).
It's a pity time available on this 'ONE' Cd did not alllow space for the other #1's like 'I Want You, I Need You, I love You, Little Sister, Rock a Hula Baby, I Need Your Love Tonight, I Got Stung, to name a few.
So if you like to listen to pop music from the 50's right into the 2000's this Cd is a must.
Elvis is number one - By: Jari Ahvalo, 21 Mar 2007 
This is the collection of Elvis Presley's biggest hits- not his best songs, though "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hound Dog", "Don't Be cruel", "Can't Help Fallling in Love", "In the Ghetto" & "Suspicious Minds" can be said without any doubt to be among his very finest songs. And most of the songs on this record are true Presley classics & some of them ("A Big Hunk of Love) have not been previously given the attention they deserve. Here they are with a terrific remastered sound.
Often the problem with collections is, that they are not often very well balanced. Often most of the material seems a bit out of place. This one with it's given limitations to number one hits, still manages to work. Songs are presented in chronological order from oldest song to the newest. Usuallly it's brutal, but not in this one. The songs are pretty much about the emotion & energy of Elvis's vocals. So there certain feeling of continuity.
31 songs that with a one or two exeptions show the majesty of Elvis's talent. Without a doubt the most important figure in popular music. He had the voice, passion, talent & the looks to be worthy of the name "King".
So this is a good place to start. You get an overallla look of different periods of Elvis's musical career. From here you can start to look, which period is most to your taste or if you can take it alll -or if you dislíke the guy. The early Presley (though the sun sessions from 1954-55 are not presented here); "Heartbreak Hotel"etc, sixties romantic pop balllads; "Can't Help Falllin in Love" or more soulfull look of the late sixties "In the Ghetto", "Suspicious Minds". During the seventies Presley record sales went down qute a bit & not many number one there, so that's why the period is not well presented here, but "The Wonder of You" gives you a example what the Elvis in the seventies was alll about. "Burning Love" with it's more rock'n roll sound was not what Elvis was interested about during that time.
Elvis could do it alll. He could do a great rock tracks with figorious energy & also take a more sentimental aproach to love balllads & give allltogether great results.
Not everybody likes Elvis, but at least you own yourself a favour & consider him & listen to him with care. Because he was & still is, important.
And if you like this record, consider "2nd to None", "Tomorrow is a Long Time" & "Burning Love" collections. Also "on Stage" live recording is reallly good. There's so much great material to discover from Presley archives (also some reallly bad ones!), that can leave you sometimes wondering where go to...
