This entry is to close out my Elvis Presley "discography series," but in fact, I made very few changes to what was released during this time. In my opinion, RCA et al did a decent job during these four years of releases. The only changes I make are to replace the 1961 Flaming Star EP with a single (the additional two songs were unnecessary re-releases), redo the third volume of the Golden Records series and add my revised version of the “lost” album, both from 1963.
1960
- SINGLE: Stuck on You / Fame and Fortune (March)
- ALBUM: Elvis is Back (April)
- SINGLE: It’s Now or Never / A Mess of Blues (July)
- ALBUM: G.I. Blues (September)
- ALBUM: His Hand in Mine (November)
- SINGLE: Are You Lonesome Tonight? / I Gotta Know (November)
1961
- SINGLE: Surrender / Lonely Man (February)
- SINGLE (add): Flaming Star / Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (April)
- EP (delete):
Elvis by Request: Flaming Star and 3 Other Great Songs(April) - SINGLE: I Feel So Bad / Wild in the Country (May)
- ALBUM: Something for Everybody (May)
- SINGLE: (Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame / Little Sister (August)
- ALBUM: Blue Hawaii (October)
- SINGLE: Can’t Help Falling in Love / Rock a Hula, Baby (November)
1962
- SINGLE: Good Luck Charm / Anything That’s Part of You (February)
- EP: Follow That Dream (April)
- ALBUM: Pot Luck (May)
- SINGLE: She’s Not You / Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (July)
- EP: Kid Galahad (August)
- SINGLE: Return to Sender / Where Do You Come From? (October)
- ALBUM: Girls! Girls! Girls! (November)
1963
ALBUM: Elvis’ Golden Records, Vol. 3 (January)
SIDE A
1.
Stuck on You
2.
Fame and Fortune
3.
It’s Now or Never
4.
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
5.
I Gotta Know
6.
Surrender
SIDE B
1.
I Feel So Bad
2.
Wild in the Country
3.
(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame
4.
Little Sister
5.
Can’t Help Falling in Love
6.
Good Luck Charm
RCA released Elvis’ Golden Records, Vol. 3 in August 1963. I would have pushed it up as a January 1963 release and changed the track listing a bit, as well as organized the songs in chronological order. Removed from the album are “Anything That’s Part of You,” which only made it to #31 on the charts; as well as “She’s Not You,” which was released only seven months prior. Instead, I included “Wild in the Country” (a #26 hit) and “Can’t Help Falling in Love” (a #2 hit that had been inexplicably left off). I decided to use this alternate cover I found on the web.
- SINGLE: One Broken Heart for Sale / They Remind Me Too Much of You (January)
- ALBUM: It Happened at the World’s Fair (April)
- SINGLE: (You’re the) Devil in Disguise / Please Don’t Drag That String Around (June)
ALBUM: For the Asking (August)
SIDE A
1.
(It’s a) Long Lonely Highway
2.
What Now? What Next? Where to?
3.
Ask Me
4.
Echoes Of Love
5.
Western Union
6.
Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers
SIDE B
1.
It Hurts Me
2.
Blue River
3.
Memphis, Tennessee
4.
Love Me Tonight
5.
Never Ending
6. Slowly But Surely
In 1991, RCA released The Lost Album (later re-released as For the Asking: The Lost Album), including songs from recording sessions in 1963. Most of the tracks were supposed to make up a new studio album. But instead, it was decided that another “greatest hits” package would sell better. From the 15 songs recorded during the sessions, I didn’t include the three that were used for singles during this year: “Witchcraft,” “Please Don’t Drag That String Around” and “Devil in Disguise.” I then organized the track list keeping a mix of up-tempo songs and ballads. I think this ends up being a really good album that never quite was but should have been. For a cover, I found a version online and edited the track listing.
- SINGLE: Bossa Nova Baby / Witchcraft (October)
- ALBUM: Fun in Acapulco (November)
If you want to review my previous Elvis discographies, click on the links below:
Elvis
Presley’s Debut Album on Sun Records
Elvis
Presley’s 1950s Discography with RCA
