Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1

Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1
Compilation album by Elvis Presley
Released	August 1970
Genre	Rock
Label	RCA Victor
Elvis Presley chronology
On Stage: February 1970 (1970) Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1 (1970) Almost in Love (1970)

Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1 is a compilation box set by American singer and musician Elvis Presley. The four-album set was released in August, 1970, as his 38th album. The set peaked at number 45 on the Billboard 200 and at number 25 on the country chart. It was certified Gold on February 13, 1973, Platinum on March 27, 1992, and 2× Platinum on June 17, 1992, by the Recording Industry Association of America. Of the 51 tracks featured, four make their album debut in this collection: "Viva Las Vegas", "Suspicious Minds", "Don't Cry Daddy", and "Kentucky Rain". Also included is an excerpt from the long out-of-print spoken-word EP, Elvis Sails.

All tracks in this box set are in mono.

Track listing

Side one No. Title Writer(s) Recording date Length 1. "Heartbreak Hotel" Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley January 10, 1956 2:01 2. "I Was the One" Aaron Schroeder, Claude Demetrius, Hal Blair, Bill Peppers January 11, 1956 2:33 3. "I Want You I Need You I Love You" Maurice Mysels, Ira Kosloff April 14, 1956 2:39 4. "Don't Be Cruel" Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley July 2, 1956 2:03 5. "Hound Dog" Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller July 2, 1956 2:15 6. "Love Me Tender" (from Love Me Tender) Vera Matson, Elvis Presley August 24, 1956 2:45

Side two No. Title Writer(s) Recording date Length 1. "Any Way You Want Me" Aaron Schroeder, Cliff Owens July 2, 1956 2:15 2. "Too Much" Lee Rosenberg, Bernard Weinman September 2, 1956 2:32 3. "Playing for Keeps" Stanley Kesler September 1, 1956 2:48 4. "All Shook Up" Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley January 12, 1957 1:58 5. "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" William Raskin, George Brown, Fred Fisher January 13, 1957 3:25 6. "Loving You" (from Loving You) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller February 24, 1957 2:15

Side three No. Title Writer(s) Recording date Length 1. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" (from Loving You) Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe January 15–18, 1957 1:53 2. "Jailhouse Rock" (from Jailhouse Rock) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller April 30, 1957 2:30 3. "Treat Me Nice" (from Jailhouse Rock) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller September 5, 1957 2:12 4. "I Beg of You" Rose Marie McCoy, Kelly Owens February 23, 1957 1:53 5. "Don't" Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller September 6, 1957 2:48 6. "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" Bert Carroll, Russell Moody February 1, 1958 2:15 7. "Hard Headed Woman" (from King Creole) Claude Demetrius January 15, 1958 1:53

Side four No. Title Writer(s) Recording date Length 1. "I Got Stung" Aaron Schroeder, David Hill June 10, 1958 1:50 2. "A Fool Such As I" Bill Trader, Bob Miller June 10, 1958 2:36 3. "A Big Hunk o' Love" Aaron Schroeder, Sid Wyche June 10, 1958 2:12 4. "Stuck on You" Aaron Schroeder, J. Leslie McFarland March 20, 1960 2:16 5. "A Mess of Blues" Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman March 20, 1960 2:41 6. "It's Now or Never" Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold April 3, 1960 3:25

Side five No. Title Writer(s) Recording date Length 1. "I Gotta Know" Paul Evans, Matt Williams April 3, 1960 2:14 2. "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" Roy Turk, Lou Handman April 3, 1960 3:05 3. "Surrender" Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman October 30, 1960 1:51 4. "I Feel So Bad" Chuck Willis March 12, 1961 2:54 5. "Little Sister" Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman June 25, 1961 2:29 6. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (from Blue Hawaii) Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George Weiss March 23, 1961 3:01

Side six No. Title Writer(s) Recording date Length 1. "Rock-A-Hula Baby" (from Blue Hawaii) Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Dolores Fuller March 23, 1961 2:24 2. "Anything That's Part of You" Don Robertson October 15, 1961 1:57 3. "Good Luck Charm" Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold October 15, 1961 2:24 4. "She's Not You" Doc Pomus, Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber March 19, 1962 2:03 5. "Return to Sender" (from Girls! Girls! Girls!) Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott March 27, 1962 2:05 6. "Where Do You Come from" (from Girls! Girls! Girls!) Ruth Batchelor, Bob Roberts March 27, 1962 2:08 7. "One Broken Heart for Sale" (from It Happened at the World's Fair) Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott September 22, 1962 2:09

Side seven No. Title Writer(s) Recording date Length 1. "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye May 26, 1963 2:01 2. "Bossa Nova Baby" (from Fun in Acapulco) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller January 22, 1963 1:35 3. "Kissin' Cousins" (from Kissin' Cousins) Fred Wise, Randy Starr September 30-October 10, 1963 2:18 4. "Viva Las Vegas" (from Viva Las Vegas) Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman July 9, 1963 2:11 5. "Ain't That Loving You Baby" Clyde Otis, Ivory Joe Hunter June 10, 1958 2:22 6. "Wooden Heart" (from G.I. Blues) Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Kay Twomey April 28, 1960 2:02

Side eight No. Title Writer(s) Recording date Length 1. "Crying in the Chapel" Artie Glenn October 30, 1960 2:23 2. "If I Can Dream" Walter Earl Brown June 23, 1968 2:12 3. "In the Ghetto" Mac Davis January 20, 1969 2:48 4. "Suspicious Minds" Mark James January 22, 1969 4:27 5. "Don't Cry Daddy" Mac Davis January 15, 1969 3:09 6. "Kentucky Rain" Eddie Rabbitt, Dick Heard February 20, 1969 3:15 7. "'Elvis Sails" (excerpts) — September 22, 1958 2:44

Charts

1970 chart performance for Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1

Chart (1970)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)	49

2010 chart performance for Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	45
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	25

2022 chart performance for Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1

Chart (2022)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	72

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

External links

• Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1 - Sergent.com.au