Pure Gold (Elvis Presley album)
| Pure Gold | ||||
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| Compilation album by Elvis Presley | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1956-1972 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | Ethel Gabriel | |||
| Elvis Presley chronology | ||||
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Pure Gold is a 1975 compilation album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley released as part of the RCA Records budget "Pure Gold" series of albums. Though at this point in his career, Presley was focused more on the country music market, where he had a string of chart-topping records in recent years, this collection focuses more on earlier material than recent hits. Although considered a rather mediocre compilation at best, Pure Gold nevertheless sold extremely well in the wake of Elvis' death in August 1977.
Content
"Kentucky Rain", "Fever", "It's Impossible", and "In The Ghetto" are true stereo mixes. All other tracks are in "electronically reprocessed" (fake) stereo. When RCA reissued this album on CD in the 1990s, the six recordings from the 1950s were restored to their original monophonic sound. The album was certified Gold on September 12, 1977, Platinum on March 20, 1988 and 2x Platinum on March 27, 1992 by the RIAA.
The front cover photo features Elvis from his Aloha from Hawaii concert in January, 1973.
Track listing
| Side A | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
| 1. | "Kentucky Rain" | Eddie Rabbitt and Dick Heard | February 19, 1969 | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Fever" (from Elvis Is Back!) | Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell | April 3, 1960 | 3:31 |
| 3. | "It's Impossible" (from Elvis) | Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne | February 16, 1972 | 2:51 |
| 4. | "Jailhouse Rock" (from Jailhouse rock) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | April 30, 1957 | 2:23 |
| 5. | "Don't Be Cruel" | Otis Blackwell | July 2, 1956 | 2:04 |
| Side B | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
| 1. | "I Got a Woman" (from Elvis Presley) | Ray Charles and Renald Richard | January 10, 1956 | 2:25 |
| 2. | "All Shook Up" | Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley | January 12, 1957 | 1:57 |
| 3. | "Loving You" (from Loving You) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | February 24, 1957 | 2:12 |
| 4. | "In the Ghetto" (from From Elvis in Memphis) | Mac Davis | January 20, 1969 | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Love Me Tender" (from Love Me Tender) | Vera Matson and Elvis Presley | August 24, 1956 | 2:41 |
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