• Track Listing

Elvis film soundtracks stand alone—containing, as they do, big hits from many phases of his career (which mean many of the most famous songs in rock ’n’ roll). But they also contain hidden treasures by the chest-full, songs that didn’t chart and aren’t on the hits collections but boast breathtaking performances by the King. Elvis packed a ton of soundtrack songs into the 11-year period 1957–68, and so does this 20-CD set—starting with 1957’s "Loving You," which contains the hit title track and #1 smash "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" plus "Hot Dog," "Blueberry Hill," "Mean Woman Blues," "I Need You So" and more. "Jailhouse Rock" features the immortal title smash and big hit "Treat Me Nice" plus his killer versions of "(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care," "Shake, Rattle and Roll" and "Good Rockin’ Tonight." ("Jailhouse Rock," in fact, was just a soundtrack EP in the U.S.; the version here is the full LP that was pressed only in South Africa). The hits "Hard Headed Woman" and "Don’t Ask Me Why" arrive on "King Creole," and "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Wooden Heart" feature on "G.I. Blues." A sampling of highlights from "Follow That Dream," "Kid Galahad" and "Flaming Star" leads to "Blue Hawaii" (hits: "Can’t Help Falling in Love," "Rock-A-Hula Baby"), "Girls! Girls! Girls!" ("Return to Sender," "Where Do You Come From"), "It Happened at the World’s Fair" ("One Broken Heart for Sale," "They Remind Me Too Much of You") and "Fun in Acapulco" ("Bossa Nova Baby"). The rest of these soundtracks—"Kissin’ Cousins," "Viva Las Vegas," "Roustabout," "Girl Happy," "Harum Scarum," "Frankie and Johnny," "Paradise Hawaiian Style," "Spinout," "Double Trouble," "Clambake" and "Speedway"—bring you more hits ("Kissin’ Cousins," "What’d I Say," "Viva Las Vegas," "Frankie and Johnny," "Please Don’t Stop Loving Me," "Big Boss Man," "Guitar Man") and indelible on-screen moments from Elvis’s adventures in Hollywood! Sony UK.