50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 2

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Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 2
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ReleasedNovember 13, 1959
RecordedFebruary 1957 – June 1958
Genre Rock and roll, pop
Length22:00
Label RCA Victor
Producer Steve Sholes
Elvis Presley chronology
A Date with Elvis
(1959)
Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 2
(1959)
Elvis Is Back!
(1960)
Singles from 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 2
  1. "Don't"
    Released: January 7, 1958
  2. "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
    Released: April 1, 1958
  3. "One Night"
    Released: October 21, 1958
  4. "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"
    Released: March 10, 1959
  5. "A Big Hunk o' Love"
    Released: June 23, 1959
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50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 2 (or simply known as Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 2) is the fourth compilation album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, issued by RCA Victor in November 1959. It is a compilation of hit singles released in 1958 and 1959 by Presley, from recording sessions going back as far as February 1957.

Contents

There has long been some confusion over the actual title of this album. The title is shown on the original record's labels as "Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 2," with a comma and an abbreviation of "Volume", but on the jacket, it appears as "Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2". The phrase "50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong" does not appear on the labels on any of the original records, and it is the title of the records on the labels—not the jacket—that is usually given preference when conflicting titles appear on albums. Therefore, the phrase was not part of the original title of the album. Beginning no later than 1962, RCA Victor added "50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong" to the labels of a few mono records and to the then newly released "electronically reprocessed stereo" records. The boasting on the label appears nearly exclusive to records manufactured at RCA Victor's Hollywood pressing plant; copies pressed at the other plants tended to use the proper title only. The '50,000,000' phrase remained there for several years, but by 1968, it was removed from the new orange RCA Victor labels and was not found on any record labels for years afterward. The phrase was added again to the first compact disc releases of this album in 1984, where it has remained.

"Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 2" peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. [2] It was certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for a Gold Record Award (based on $1,000,000 in wholesale sales) on November 1, 1966. It was certified for a Platinum Record Award for sales of one million copies in the US on March 27, 1992. [3]

Content

Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 2 consists of both sides of five singles released during 1958 and 1959. Two sides made number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and six others reached the Top 10. In the 1950s, a Gold Record awarded to a single required certified sales of one million copies in the United States. This is different from the definition in use since the 1990s, when a Gold Record for a single was reduced to sales of 500,000 units.

Reissues

RCA first reissued the original 10 track album on compact disc in 1984; this issue, in reprocessed (fake) stereo sound was quickly withdrawn and the disc was reissued again in original monophonic. RCA reissued the album again in 1997 in a 20 track expanded edition, adding one A-side ("Hard Headed Woman") and one B-side ("Playing For Keeps"), along with tracks from top-selling EPs (e.g., "Peace In The Valley"). Several of those EP tracks were hit singles in other countries, notably the UK (i.e., "Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me"). The bonus tracks are interspersed within the original tracks, with the original running order of the album substantially altered.

The unified Billboard Hot 100 singles chart was not created until August, 1958. Chart positions for records (below) prior to this date were taken from the magazine's "Best Sellers in Stores" chart. In some cases, the early measurement of success of rock and roll records also came from the "Most Played on Jukeboxes" chart. Chart positions (below) for the bonus tracks on the CDs were taken from the peak position that the EP album achieved on Billboard's then extant EP chart (1957–60).

Legacy

The famous cover photo, of multiple images of Elvis wearing the gold lamé suit designed by Nudie's of Hollywood, [4] has been copied many times. Album covers so inspired include:

The meme has also been adopted to other media, such as:

Title meanings

The blurb "50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong" that became an on-and-off part of the album's title originated with a one-page article titled "Can Fifty Million Americans Be Wrong" by Les Brown that appeared in the September 19, 1956, issue of Down Beat magazine. The article was an unfavorable look at Elvis and his fans, with Brown bemoaning the lack of appreciation of the "fine talents" of Jeri Southern, Dick Haymes, and "other serious vocal artists." The article concludes, "The educational responsibility seems to fall mainly on the disc jockey, who still has the greatest proximity to, and the greatest influence over, the record-buying public. Fifty million Americans can easily be misled." [16] The article was written in response to a statement from Steve Sholes, Elvis' producer, estimating that fifty million Elvis Presley records had been sold over the course of his career up to that point. Sholes said: "Every record Elvis has ever made for us has sold over a million. Since January, 1956, we've sold 50 million Elvis Presley records in this country alone, not counting foreign sales or albums." [17]

The expression "Fifty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong," originating in a 1927 song by Willie Raskin, Billy Rose, and Fred Fisher and performed by Sophie Tucker, predated its use in Brown's article. [18] The song prompted the creation of a popular snowclone about fifty million people being wrong. Methodist pastor J. Resler Shultz of Harrisburg, PA, used "Can fifty million Americans be wrong" as the title of a sermon in 1931. [19] Articles with similar titles have appeared somewhat frequently since that time—some being about food, politics, or religion. [20]

Track listing

Chart positions for LPs and EPs from Billboard Top Pop Albums chart; positions for singles from Billboard Pop Singles chart

Original release

Side one
No.Song titleWriter(s)RecordedCatalogueRelease dateChart peakTime
1.0"I Need Your Love Tonight"Bix Reichner and Sid Wayne June 10, 195847-7506bMarch 10, 195942:04
2.0"Don't" Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller September 6, 195747-7150January 7, 195812:48
3.0"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"Bert Carroll and Russell MoodyFebruary 1, 195847-7240April 1, 195832:13
4.0"My Wish Came True" Ivory Joe Hunter September 6, 195747-7600bJune 23, 1959122:33
5.0"I Got Stung" David Hill and Aaron Schroeder June 11, 195847-7410bOctober 21, 195881:49
Side two
No.Song titleWriter(s)RecordedCatalogueRelease dateChart peakTime
1.0"One Night" Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita SteimanFebruary 23, 195747-7410October 21, 195842:29
2.0"A Big Hunk o' Love" Aaron Schroeder and Sidney Wyche June 10, 195847-7600June 23, 195912:12
3.0"I Beg of You" Rose Marie McCoy and Cliff OwensFebruary 23, 195747-7150bJanuary 7, 195881:50
4.0"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"Bill TraderJune 10, 195847-7506March 10, 195922:36
5.0"Doncha' Think It's Time" Luther Dixon and Clyde Otis February 1, 195847-7240bApril 1, 1958211:54

1997 reissue with bonus tracks

No.Song titleWriter(s)RecordedCatalogueRelease dateChart peakTime
1.0"A Big Hunk o' Love" Aaron Schroeder and Sidney WycheJune 10, 195847-7600June 23, 195912:12
2.0"My Wish Came True" Ivory Joe Hunter September 6, 195747-7600bJune 23, 1959122:33
3.0"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"Bill TraderJune 10, 195847-7506March 10, 195922:36
4.0"I Need Your Love Tonight"Bix Reichner and Sid Wayne June 10, 195847-7506bMarch 10, 195942:04
5.0"Don't" Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller September 6, 195747-7150January 7, 195812:48
6.0"I Beg of You" Rose Marie McCoy and Kelly OwensFebruary 23, 195747-7150bJanuary 7, 195881:50
7.0"Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)" Aaron Schroeder and Claude Demetrius September 7, 1957LOC 1035October 15, 1957~1:54
8.0"Santa Claus Is Back in Town" Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller September 7, 1957LOC 1035October 15, 1957~2:22
9.0"Party" Jessie Mae Robinson January 21, 1957LPM 1515July 1, 1957~1:26
10.0"Paralyzed" Otis Blackwell and Elvis PresleySeptember 2, 1956LPM 1382October 19, 1956592:23
11.0"One Night" Dave Bartholomew, Pearl KingFebruary 23, 195747-7410October 21, 195842:29
12.0"I Got Stung"David Hill and Aaron Schroeder June 11, 195847-7410bOctober 21, 195881:49
13.0"King Creole" Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller January 23, 1958LPM 1884September 19, 1958~2:08
14.0"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"Bert Carroll and Moody RussellFebruary 1, 195847-7240April 1, 195832:13
15.0"Don'cha Think It's Time" Luther Dixon and Clyde Otis February 1, 195847-7240bApril 1, 1958211:54
16.0"Mean Woman Blues" Claude Demetrius January 13, 1957LPM 1515July 1, 1957~2:15
17.0"Playing for Keeps"Stan KeslerSeptember 1, 195647-6800bJanuary 4, 1957342:50
18.0"Hard Headed Woman" Claude Demetrius January 15, 195847-7280June 10, 195821:53
19.0"Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do" Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman January 12, 1957LPM 1515July 1, 1957~2:31
20.0"Peace in the Valley" Thomas A. Dorsey January 13, 1957EPA 4054April 1, 1957393:22

Follow That Dream re-issue

Disc 1Disc 2
LP Masters:
No.TitleLength
1."I Need Your Love Tonight"2:04
2."Don't"2:43
3."Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"2:13
4."My Wish Came True"2:33
5."I Got Stung"1:49
6."One Night"2:32
7."A Big Hunk O’ Love" (splice 3/4)2:12
8."I Beg Of You"1:53
9."(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I"2:36
10."Doncha’ Think It’s Time" (splice 40/39 – LP version)1:54
Bonus Masters:
No.TitleLength
11."Your Cheatin' Heart"2:24
12."Ain’t That Loving You Baby"2:22
13."Doncha’ Think It’s Time" (splice 47/40/48 - original single master)1:54
February 1958 Session:
No.TitleLength
14."Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" (undubbed)2:13
15."Your Cheatin’ Heart" (alternate take 9)2:24
16."Doncha’ Think It’s Time" (take 39)1:54
17."Doncha’ Think It’s Time" (take 40)1:57
18."Doncha’ Think It’s Time" (take 47)1:55
19."Doncha’ Think It’s Time" (take 48)1:54
June 1958 Sessions:
No.TitleLength
20."A Big Hunk O’ Love" (take 1, pb) 
21."A Big Hunk O’ Love" (take 2, pb) 
22."A Big Hunk O’ Love" (take 3, pb) 
23."A Big Hunk O’ Love" (take 4, pb) 
24."Ain’t That Loving You Baby" (take 1, pb) 
25."Ain’t That Loving You Baby" (take 2, lfs) 
26."Ain’t That Loving You Baby" (take 3, fs) 
27."Ain’t That Loving You Baby" (take 4, m) 
28."Ain’t That Loving You Baby" (take 5, fs) 
29."Ain’t That Loving You Baby" (take 6, lfs) 
30."Ain’t That Loving You Baby" (take 7, lfs) 
31."Ain’t That Loving You Baby" (take 8, lfs) 
32."Ain’t That Loving You Baby" (take 9, lfs) 
33."Ain’t That Loving You Baby" (take 10, lfs) 
34."Ain’t That Loving You Baby" (take 11, lfs) 
June 1958 Sessions:
No.TitleLength
1."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 1, lfs, starts with part of demo) 
2."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 2, fs) 
3."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 3, fs) 
4."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 4, pb) 
5."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 5, pb) 
6."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 6, incomplete) 
7."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 7, pb) 
8."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 8, incomplete) 
9."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 9, pb) 
10."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 10a, pb) 
11."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 10b, incomplete) 
12."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 11, lfs) 
13."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 12, fs) 
14."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 13, pb) 
15."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 14, pb) 
16."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 15, pb) 
17."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 16, lfs) 
18."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 17, fs) 
19."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 18, m) 
20."(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I" (take 1, Fs) 
21."(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I" (take 2, Fs) 
22."(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I" (take 3, Pb) 
23."(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I" (take 4, Fs) 
24."(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I" (take 5, Pb) 
25."(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I" (take 6, Fs) 
26."(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I" (take 7, Fs) 
27."(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I" (take 8, Pb) 
28."(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I" (take 9, M) 
29."I Got Stung" (take 1, lfs) 
30."I Got Stung" (take 2, fs) 
31."I Got Stung" (take 3, lfs) 
32."I Got Stung" (take 4, fs) 
33."I Got Stung" (take 5, fs) 
34."I Got Stung" (take 6, fs) 
35."I Got Stung" (take 7, fs) 
36."I Got Stung" (take 8, pb) 
37."I Got Stung" (take 9, fs) 
38."I Got Stung" (take 10, pb) 
39."I Got Stung" (take 11, pb) 
40."I Got Stung" (take 12, pb) 
41."I Got Stung" (take 13 fs, fs) 
42."I Got Stung" (take 14, pb) 
43."I Got Stung" (take 15, lfs) 
44."I Got Stung" (take 16, pb) 
45."I Got Stung" (take 17, fs) 
46."I Got Stung" (take 18, lfs) 
47."I Got Stung" (take 20, pb) 
48."I Got Stung" (take 21, fs) 
49."I Got Stung" (take 22, pb) 
50."I Got Stung" (take 23, lfs) 
51."I Got Stung" (take 24, m) 
Elvis Sails EP:
No.TitleLength
52."Press Interview With Elvis Presley" (At Brooklyn Army Terminal)5:26
53."Elvis Presley's Newsreel Interview"2:20
54."Pat Hernon Interviews Elvis" (In the Library of the U.S.S. Randall at Sailing)2:15

Chart performance

Chart (1959)Peak
position
US Billboard 20031

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