ELVIS 2ND TO NONE [EXTRA TRACKS]

Elvis Presley

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 7, 2003)
• Original Release Date: October 7, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: Bmg / Elvis
• ASIN: B0000AUHOX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (105 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,251 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
The latest compilation of 30 tracks (all mixed and mastered from the original master tapes for optimum sound quality) will include five additional Presley #1 singles, fan favorites, career milestones and a newly discovered recording 'I Am Roustabout'! Oakenfold's remix of 'Rubberneckin' is sure to be well received among today's generation of music fans and further demonstrates the legacy of Presley's music. BMG.

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79 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Elvis Hits and History, October 26, 2003

By	Scott Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Capitalizing on the international success of "Elvis 30 #1 Hits," RCA has released a follow-up disc that compiles the Top 10 singles and hidden gems from Presley's prolific catalog. In many ways, "Elvis: 2nd to None" is a marked improvement over the previous CD - it covers more musical ground and displays a wider range of Presley's vocal talents. Along with the 1950s hits, you get some of Elvis' best tracks from the 1960s: "A Mess of Blues," "I Feel So Bad," "Little Sister," "Viva Las Vegas," "If I Can Dream" and "Kentucky Rain." The 1970s are represented by classic recordings such as "American Trilogy," "Promised Land" and "Moody Blue." In the final analysis, "2nd to None" proves that Presley's chart-toppers did not necessarily represent his finest work and, as a result, many superior tracks were lost in the shuffle. A case in point is "I'm a Roustabout," the recently discovered song intended for The King's 1964 film. Too bad "stick it in his ear" was considered an objectionable lyric by producer Hal Wallis, because "I'm a Roustabout" would have been the smash hit Elvis needed during the advent of Beatlemania. It's a classic rocker that Presley performs with gusto - far better than most of his movie tunes during the mid-1960s. Once again, RCA has succeeded in revitalizing Elvis Presley's music for future generations, with a few revelatory surprises along the way.

47 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!, October 11, 2003

By	Deanna (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This follow-up to 2002's "Elv1s 30 #1 Hits," which has sold more than nine million copies, is just fabulous. Out of the 30 tracks on here, it features six #1 hits, "I'm A Roustabout" (a "lost" song from 1964), "That's All Right" (Elvis' first recording from 1954) and a Paul Oakenfold remix of "Rubberneckin," which has been used for Toyota commercials lately. It's a great remix and it gives a hip and fresh sound to Elvis and it proves that his music still sounds just as good today as it did years ago.

Some of the highlights on "Elvis 2nd To None," just to name a few, are "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You," "Mean Woman Blues," "Memories," "Kentucky Rain," "Promised Land," "Don't Cry Daddy," "A Mess of Blues," "Bossa Nova Baby" (it has a fun, Spanish feel to it), "Viva Las Vegas," "Moody Blue" and the outstanding and powerful "If I Can Dream." His amazing vocals just shine throughout this album.

I had been anticipating the release of this CD and it was well worth the wait. Elvis Presley was the greatest entertainer of the 20th century. As this album says, he is second to none.

I highly recommend this record to both the new fans of The King and the ones who have been life-long fans. You won't be disappointed!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elvis classics in sonic splendour, October 26, 2003

By	Marc Haegeman "Marc Haegeman" (Gent, Belgium) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

No big surprise that BMG/RCA comes up with this new compilation of Elvis' hits, aiming to repeat the success of last year's worldwide smash "Elv1s 30 #1 Hits". As with this earlier CD one can only wonder why it took them so long, and so many remastered boxes and CDs, to release these classic cuts from Elvis Presley's recorded legacy, one of the richest and most significant in their catalogue, in such sonic splendour.
No need to argue over the choice compiled here, as they are all classics in their own way, even if the "something for everybody" concept (from "That's All Right" and "Blue Suede Shoes" by way of "Viva Las Vegas" and "Don't Cry Daddy" to "American Trilogy") which may be well accepted by the Elvis fan, still has to prove its commercial viability in today's market.
The newly discovered "I'm a Roustabout" from 1964 (ably restored from the acetate) added as a bonus is a revelation, easily outweighing the desultory Paul Oakenfold remix of "Rubberneckin'".
The artwork of "Elvis 2nd To None" is highly becoming, while Peter Guralnick's liner notes are as always topnotch.