Elvis Sings Flaming Star

Singer Presents Elvis Sings Flaming Star and Others
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 1968
Recorded1 October 1960, 9–10 July 1963, 29 September 1966, 1 October 1967, 15 January 1968, 27 June 1968
GenreRock, country
Length20:30
LabelRCA Victor
Elvis Presley chronology
Speedway
(1968)
Singer Presents Elvis Sings Flaming Star and Others
(1968)
Elvis (NBC TV Special)
(1968)
April 1969 Camden release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Elvis Sings Flaming Star (Camden cover)
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 28, 1969
LabelRCA Records (Camden)

Singer Presents Elvis Singing Flaming Star and Others is a compilation album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records on October 1, 1968.[2] It spent five months available only at select retail stores featuring products by the Singer Sewing Machine Company as a promotional tie-in with Presley's upcoming Christmas television special on the NBC network, which Singer had sponsored.[3] It was reissued for normal retail channels as Elvis Sings Flaming Star in March 1969, becoming the first Elvis Presley budget album on the RCA Camden label, catalogue CAS 2304.[4] The 1969 release peaked at number 96 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[5] It was certified Gold on July 15, 1999, and Platinum on January 6, 2004, by the Recording Industry Association of America.[6]

Due to the chart success of this album upon reissue in 1969, RCA Records elected to release more Presley titles on the Camden label through 1972. These budget LPs were shorter than the standard running time, featuring some unused soundtrack recordings and previously released items.

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Singer Presents Elvis Sings Flaming Star and Others".
  3. ^ Jorgensen, Ernst. Elvis Presley A Life in Music: The Complete Recording Sessions. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998; p. 245.
  4. ^ Jorgensen, op. cit., pp. 418-419.
  5. ^ "Elvis Presley (awards)". Allmusic. Rovi Corp. 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  6. ^ "Searchable datebase". RIAA. 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013. Note: Enter search for "Flaming Star"