Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. That's All Right
2. Good Rockin' Tonight
3. Baby Let's Play House
4. Mystery Train
5. Trying to Get to You
6. Heartbreak Hotel
7. Blue Suede Shoes
8. My Baby Left Me
9. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
10. Hound Dog
11. Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)
12. Don't Be Cruel
13. Love Me Tender
14. Love Me
15. Anyplace Is Paradise
16. All Shook Up
17. Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do!
18. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
19. One Night
20. Jailhouse Rock
21. (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
22. Treat Me Nice
23. Don't
24. Santa Claus Is Back in Town
25. Trouble
26. Hard Headed Woman
27. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
28. Big Hunk O' Love
29. (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I

Disc 2:

1. Stuck on You
2. It's Now or Never
3. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
4. Mess of Blues
5. Like a Baby
6. Girl of My Best Friend
7. Such a Night
8. Reconsider Baby
9. Surrender
10. Can't Help Falling in Love
11. That's Someone You Never Forget
12. Little Sister
13. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
14. Anything That's Part of You
15. Good Luck Charm
16. She's Not You
17. Return to Sender
18. (You're The) Devil in Disguise
19. Memphis Tennessee
20. It Hurts Me
21. Down in the Alley
22. Run On
23. Tomorrow Is a Long Time
24. Big Boss Man
25. Guitar Man
26. Tiger Man

Disc 3:

1. If I Can Dream
2. In the Ghetto
3. Suspicious Minds
4. Don't Cry Daddy
5. I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
6. Stranger in My Own Home Town
7. After Loving You
8. Only the Strong Survive
9. Wonder of You
10. Polk Salad Annie
11. I've Lost You
12. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
13. I Just Can't Help Believin'
14. Merry Christmas, Baby
15. I'm Leavin'
16. American Trilogy
17. Burning Love
18. Always on My Mind
19. Promised Land
20. For the Heart

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #136567 in Music
• Released on: 1999-07-13
• Number of discs: 3
• Formats: Box set, Original recording remastered

Album Description
Japanese collection of 'The Artist of the Century's' most memorable recordings with one bonus track, the classic 'Love Me Tender'. Additional tracks include ''Heartbreak Hotel', 'Hound Dog', 'It's Now Or Never', 'In The Ghetto' & 'Suspicious Minds'. 26 tracks in all. 2000 release. Standard jewelcas e.

Amazon.com
Artist of the 20th century? Quite an assertion, and yet as a pop-culture phenomenon, who else? Among the dozens of quotes included in this career-spanning boxed retrospective is one from rock scribe Greil Marcus: "If any individual of our time can be said to have changed the world, Elvis Presley is the one." Indeed, and these are 75 of his towering recordings, ranging from 1954's "That's All Right" through 1976's "For the Heart." The three discs are packaged in a handsome book that includes the aforementioned tributes from his many disciples (sayeth James Brown: "He taught white America how to get down"), studio credits, and pithy anecdotes. On the downside, the vertical foldout is cumbersome and fragile. The music? Of course it makes the case for the grandiose title claim more than adequately. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews

Another great box-set!
It's got to be said: Elvis and box-sets are a golden combination! This box-set is a compilation of all Elvis-hits and other songs chosen by his fans, critics and fellow-musicians around the world. Although all the material has already been released (a few alternate takes would have been nice for the fans), it's absolutely a great buy for all those people eager to get a great compilation of Elvis songs. Because of the special lay-out also Elvis-fans will enjoy this box-set, but probably they will more enjoy the 3 different LP-versions of this box-set (black, blue and red vinyl). An important minus is the fact that BMG didn't include a single song from 1977. They could have included a live-version of "My Way", "Unchained Melody" or "Hurt". Especially because the box celebrates Elvis as beeing the "Artist of the Century" and therefor you can't exclude his last year. Nevertheless a great box!

Artist of the Century? You Betcha!
In the two decades-plus since Elvis' death, the King has been anthologized ad nauseam. Some of these collections have been terrific, either when thoroughly documenting a phase of his career (The King of Rock 'n' Roll 4-CD box) or providing listeners with rare tracks and alternate takes (Platinum: A Life in Music). Artist of the Century attempts to do neither.

Its goal is to provide a general overview of the artist for the casual fan (like me who was two years old when "Heartbreak Hotel" was released in 1956). By the time I was a teenager, the Beatles ruled the pop world and Elvis was seen by me as a relic of the fifties. I have since reassessed my opinion of Elvis and over the years have added several of his classic recordings to my collection: The Complete Sun Sessions, From Elvis in Memphis, The Complete 50s Masters and Top Ten Hits.

When Artist of the Century came out, I already had much of this material, but what it did give me was a general overview of his career. Are there glaring omissions for the serious fan? How coud there not be for a three-CD set that spans 22 years? Even if all you wanted to do was cover all of his hits--he had 107 counting the poshumously released singles--this 75-track collection couldn't fit them all in.

Accept this collection for what it is--an opportunity for the fan who wants SOME Elvis in his collection, but isn't enough of a completist to need ALL of the songs he ever recorded. You get five of his classic Sun recordings, most of his 50s and 60s top ten singles, his final two top ten chart entries of the seventies, and enough of the lesser singles and album tracks to give you a sense of the impact Elvis had on the pop music scene during its infancy. The booklets are informative (lots of album/single covers, track-by-track recording personnel and commentary), but being glued into a trifold box makes them awkward to read. It is not definitive, but it is representative of the career of arguably the greatest performer of the twentieth century. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

A Good Reminder of the King' Greatest Moments
Yes,he really was the Artist of the Century. It's not just his sales figures, but his impact on music and society that make Elvis Presley the icon of the 20th Century. Here are 75 reasons why h was the King of Rock and Roll. At first glance, this CD seems to be aimed at the Elvis neophyte. But a closer look reveals that while most of the hits are here, there's a nice sprinkling of album cuts that will thrill the die-hard fan, as well. Disc 2, which covers the post-Army/pre-68 Comeback is the most surprising of the 3 discs. Disc 3 which covers the 68 comeback/70's is fine, but the 70's cuts are disappointedly selected. While all the big hits are here, I was saddened to see that "Viva Las Vegas", "Kentucky Rain", "Hurt" and "Too Much" are absent. There was room on the package for these tracks, and RCA should've extended this to 80 tracks. Still, this is highly recommended for beginners and Elvis fans alike. Good sound, liner notes and the thrill of remembering the King of Rock and Roll again.