The 50 Greatest Love Songs Explained

The 50 Greatest Love Songs
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Elvis Presley
Cover:	File:The 50 Greatest Love Songs.jpg
Released:	(UK) (USA and EUR)
Recorded:	January 11, 1956 – April 24, 1977

The 50 Greatest Love Songs is a greatest hits collection by American rock and roll singer and musician Elvis Presley released on September 11, 2001.^[1]

The album is a double compilation release, featuring 50 of the greatest love songs recorded by Elvis. The first disc encompasses some of Elvis's greatest hits, whereas the second features more from Elvis' earlier period, including 10 Gold singles. All releases' covers are red, except for the British version, which is blue.^[2] The CD is notable for having printing and pressing information mistakes, as well as tracks duration incorrectly listed.^[3]

The 50 Greatest Love Songs was first released in UK, on September 11, 2001,^[1] and later released in Europe and USA, on November 12, 2001.^{[4] [5]} That same year, the compilation was released in Asia, and Australia, where it put Elvis back into Top 30 for the first time in 20 years.^[6]

Formats

• US cassette edition – 2-tape edition containing 50 songs.
• CD UK edition – 2-disc edition containing 50 songs, blue cover.
• CD Europe and US edition – 2-disc edition containing 50 songs, red cover.
• Digital download  – Digital edition, containing the same 50 songs from the cassette and CD edition.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[7]

Production

• Project Director – Victoria Sarro
• Compilation – Ernst Mikael Jorgensen Roger Semon
• Digital Engineer – Dennis Farrante

Design

• Photography – Joseph A. Tunzi

Companies

• Licensed From – Sony BMG Music Entertainment, RCA

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. News: Elvis Presley - The 50 Greatest Love Songs: Release Date. AllMusic. April 9, 2017.
2. News: Elvis Presley - The 50 Greatest Love Songs. Elvis on CD. April 9, 2017.
3. News: Elvis* – The 50 Greatest Love Songs: Notes. Discogs. April 9, 2017.
4. News: fr. The 50 Greatest Love Songs: Released. iTunes France. April 9, 2017.
5. News: The 50 Greatest Love Songs: Released. iTunes USA. April 9, 2017.
6. News: 'The 50 Greatest Love Songs' - BMG CD Review. elvisinfonet.com. June 2001 . April 9, 2017.
7. The 50 Greatest Love Songs. . 2001 . CD . Sony BMG, RCA. 74321 91640-2.
8. Web site: Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 20 December 2001 . . August 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180502210853/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2001&year=2001&week=51 . dead . May 2, 2018.
9. Web site: Årslista Album – År 2001. Sverigetopplistan. sv. May 13, 2021.