Elvis Presley

Label:	LPM-1254
Released:	March 23, 1956
RPM:	33 1⁄3
Stereo or Mono:	Mono
Inches:	12"

Side A:	Matrix Side A: G2PP-1282-3S B3
	01.	Blue Suede Shoes [02:01] ¹) » - Words & Music by Carl Perkins «
	02.	I'm Counting on You [02:24] ²) » - Words & Music by Don Robertson «
	03.	I Got A Woman [02:25] ³) » - Words & Music by Ray Charles «
	04.	One-Sided Love Affair [02:11] ¹) » - Words & Music by Bill Campbell «
	05.	I Love You Because [02:43] ⁸) » - Words & Music by L. Payne «
	06.	Just Because [02:33] ⁵) » - Words & Music by B. Shelton - J. Shelton - S. Robin «
Side B:	Matrix Side B: G2PP-1283-1S C1
	01.	Tutti Frutti [01:58] ⁶) » - Words & Music by Dorothy LaBostrie - Richard Penniman «
	02.	Tryin' to Get to You [02:33] ⁷) » - Words & Music by C. Singleton - R.M. McCoy «
	03.	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) [02:01] ⁶) » - Words & Music by J. Thomas - H. Biggs «
	04.	I'll Never Let You Go [02:24] ⁴) » - Words & Music by J. Wakely «
	05.	Blue Moon [02:40] ⁴) » - Words & Music by R. Rodgers - L. Hart «
	06.	Money Honey [02:33] ³) » - Words & Music by J. Stone «

Recorded:

¹) RCA Studios, New York January 30, 1956 ²) RCA Studios, Nashville, January 11, 1956 ³) RCA Studios, Nashville, January 10, 1956 ⁴) Sun Studios, Memphis, August 19, 1954 ⁵) Sun Studios, Memphis, September 10, 1954 ⁶) RCA Studios, New York January 31, 1956 ⁷) Sun Studios, Memphis, July 11, 1955 ⁸) Sun Studio Memphis Tennessee, July 5, 1956

Details:

Elvis Presley is the debut studio album by Elvis Presley. It was released on RCA Victor, in mono, catalogue number LPM 1254, in March 1956. The recording sessions took place on January 10 and January 11 at RCA recording studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and on January 30 and January 31 at RCA studios in New York. Additional material originated from sessions at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 5, August 19 and September 10 of 1954, and on July 11, 1955. This LP was on Billboard's Hot 100 chart on March 31st 1956, at the number 1 position for ten weeks, and remained on the chart for forty-nine weeks.

Personnel:
	Vocals, acoustic guitar	Elvis Presley, piano (on "Tryin' To Get to You")
	Electric guitar	Scotty Moore
	Acoustic guitar	Chet Atkins on "I'm Counting on You" and "Money Honey"
	Piano	Floyd Cramer on January 10–11
	Piano	Shorty Long on January 30–31
	Bass	Bill Black
	Drums	D. J. Fontana except "I Love You Because," "Just Because," "Tryin' to Get to You," "I'll Never Let You Go," and "Blue Moon"
	Drums	Johnny Bernero on "Tryin' to Get to You"
	Backing vocals	Gordon Stoker
	Backing vocals	Ben Speer
	Backing vocals	Brock Speer
	Percussion/guitar	Doug Poindexter on "Just Because"