King Creole (soundtrack)

King Creole
Soundtrack album by
Elvis Presley
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1958
RecordedJanuary 15 – February 11, 1958
StudioRadio Recorders (Hollywood)
Genre
Length22:01
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerWalter Scharf, Phil Khagan
Elvis Presley chronology
Elvis' Golden Records
(1958) 		King Creole
(1958) 		For LP Fans Only
(1959)
Singles from King Creole
  1. "Hard Headed Woman"
    Released: June 10, 1958
  2. "King Creole"
    Released: September 1958[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
MusicHound[3]
Rough Guides[4]
Uncut[5]

King Creole is the second soundtrack album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, issued by RCA Victor, LPM 1884 in mono in September 1958,[6] recorded in four days at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. It contains songs written and recorded expressly for the 1958 film of the same name starring Presley, and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart.[7] The album was previously released as an EP album with two volumes, King Creole Vol 1 and King Creole Vol 2. King Creole Vol 1 peaked at #1 for 30 weeks on the EP album charts. It followed the film's release by over ten weeks. It was certified Gold on July 15, 1999, by the Recording Industry Association of America.[8]

  1. ^ "Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - King Creole". Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  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. ^ Simpson, Paul (2004). The Rough Guide to Elvis. London: Rough Guides. pp. 112–13. ISBN 1-84353-417-7.
  5. ^ Stanley, Bob (July 1997). "Viva Elvis!". Uncut. No. 2. p. 109.
  6. ^ Combs, Paul (2009–2013). "The Elvis Presley Record Research Database: King Creole". elvisrecords.us. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  7. ^ "Pop Albums". Elvis Presley: Official Site of the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. 2013. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  8. ^ "Searchable datebase". RIAA. 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013. Note: Enter search for "Presley, Elvis"