From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee

From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee
Studio album by
Elvis Presley
ReleasedMay 1976
RecordedFebruary 2–7, 1976
StudioGraceland (Memphis)
GenreSoul, country pop[1]
Length34:48
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerFelton Jarvis
Elvis Presley chronology
The Sun Sessions
(1976) 		From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee
(1976) 		Welcome to My World
(1977)
Singles from From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee
  1. "Hurt"
    Released: March 12, 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
MusicHound[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Rough Guides[5]

From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee is the twenty-third studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records in May 1976.[6] It became Presley's fourth album to reach #1 on the Billboard country music album sales chart within the last four years.[7]

"Hurt" was a top 10 hit on both the country and adult contemporary charts, while "For the Heart" stalled at #45 on the country charts. The former did make the pop top 30.[7] Both songs would again find success on the country charts in the '80s – "For the Heart" became the first single for The Judds in 1983, while Juice Newton took her version of "Hurt" to #1 in 1986.[8]

From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee was certified Gold on October 10, 1977 by the RIAA.[9]

  1. ^ From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee at AllMusic
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 892. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  4. ^ "Elvis Presley: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  5. ^ Simpson, Paul (2004). The Rough Guide to Elvis. London: Rough Guides. p. 151. ISBN 1-84353-417-7.
  6. ^ "1970s discography".
  7. ^ a b From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee at AllMusic (Awards)
  8. ^ Sources:
  9. ^ "Searchable database". RIAA. 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015. Note: Enter advanced search for "Presley, Elvis" (artist) and "From Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, Tennessee" (album name)