The Complete Sun Sessions

~ Release by Elvis Presley (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1That's All Right
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1954-07-05 until 1954-07-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1954) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1954-07-05 until 1954-07-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 112)
cover recording of:
That’s All Right (from 1954-07-05 until 1954-07-06)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3.251:57
2Blue Moon of Kentucky
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1954-07-07)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1954-07-07)
guitar:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-07-07)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-07-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1954)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-07-07)
cover recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1954-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
3.52:05
3Good Rockin' Tonight
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (in 1954, from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (in 1954) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (in 1954, from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1954) and BMG Entertainment (in 1955)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1954, from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
cover recording of:
Good Rockin’ Tonight (on 1954-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (in 1947-07)
publisher:
Brown Angel Music Publishing (BMI-affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Knox Music, Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Lois Music Publishing Co., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Wixen Music UK Ltd.
52:13
4I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1954)
cover recording of:
I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
lyricist and composer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
42:28
5Milkcow Blues Boogie
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1954)
cover recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version) (from 1954-12 until 1955-12)
lyricist and arranger:
Kokomo Arnold
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Kokomo Arnold
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
32:37
6You're a Heartbreaker
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1954)
cover recording of:
You’re a Heartbreaker (from 1954-12 until 1955-12)
writer:
Jack Sallee (Charles Alvin Sallee, writer of Elvis’ “You’re a Heartbreaker”)
42:12
7Baby, Let's Play House
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (from 1955-01-30 until 1955-02-04)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1955-01-30 until 1955-02-04)
guitar:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1955-01-30 until 1955-02-04)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1955-01-30 until 1955-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1953, in 1955)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1955-01-30 until 1955-02-04)
cover recording of:
Baby Let’s Play House (from 1955-01-30 until 1955-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Gunter
publisher:
Embassy Music Corp. and LPGV Music (BMI)
3.552:16
8I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1955)
cover recording of:
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
writer:
Stan Kesler and Bill Taylor (US rock & roll/western swing/country songwriter, vocalist & trumpeter William Eugene Taylor)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
42:36
9Mystery Train
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1955)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 77)
cover recording of:
Mystery Train (on 1955-07-11)
writer:
Junior Parker and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hi Lo Music, Mijac Music, MJ Publishing Trust, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Hilo Music Inc. (in 1953)
3.352:26
10I Forgot to Remember to Forget
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1955-07-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1955) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-11)
cover recording of:
I Forgot to Remember to Forget (on 1955-07-11)
writer:
Charlie Feathers and Stan Kesler
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
32:30
11I Love You Because
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1954-07-05)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1954-07-05) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-07-05)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-07-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1954, in 1956, in 1957)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-07-05)
cover recording of:
I Love You Because (on 1954-07-05)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
42:43
12Blue Moon
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1954-08-19)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1954-08-19) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-08-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1954)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-08-19)
cover recording of:
Blue Moon (on 1954-08-19)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
42:33
13Tomorrow Night
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
guitar:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
cover recording of:
Tomorrow Night (from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
writer:
Sam Coslow and Wilhelm Grosz (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Wilhelm Grosz Music Co
43:00
14I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1954-09-10)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1954-09-10) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-09-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-09-10)
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Let You Go Little Darlin’ (on 1954-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Wakely (Country and western singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Gordon Music Company, Inc., Marlen Music Co., Sunshine Music (Tomandl & Janisch OG (Vienna)) and Sunshine Music Co., Inc. (on 1941-11-17)
32:23
15Just Because
cover recording of:
Just Because (on 1954-09-12)
lyricist:
Bob Shelton (1930s-'40s vocalist, guitarist and mandolinist) and Joe Shelton (1930s-'40s vocalist, guitarist and mandolinist)
composer:
Leon Chappelear and Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc. (on 1936-03-19)
2:33
16Trying to Get to You
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1955)
cover recording of:
Trying to Get to You (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
writer:
Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gladys Music, Motion Music Co., Motion Music Company (US publisher), Red Storming Heaven Music, Rockland Music, Slow Dancing Music LLC, Songs of Windswept Pacific and You Look Good Music Publishing
42:33
17Harbor Lights
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1954-07-05)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1954-07-05)
guitar:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-07-05)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-07-05)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-07-05)
cover recording of:
Harbour Lights (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
42:37
18I Love You Because (take 2)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1954)
cover recording of:
I Love You Because (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
43:29
19That's All Right
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
cover recording of:
That’s All Right (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
32:12
20Blue Moon of Kentucky
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
cover recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
31:05
21I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
cover recording of:
I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
lyricist and composer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
43:41
22I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone (My Baby's Gone) (take 9)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
cover recording of:
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
writer:
Stan Kesler and Bill Taylor (US rock & roll/western swing/country songwriter, vocalist & trumpeter William Eugene Taylor)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
32:40
23I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Let You Go Little Darlin’ (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Wakely (Country and western singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Gordon Music Company, Inc., Marlen Music Co., Sunshine Music (Tomandl & Janisch OG (Vienna)) and Sunshine Music Co., Inc. (on 1941-11-17)
31:05
24When It Rains, It Really Pours
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
cover recording of:
When It Rains It Pours (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy “The Kid” Emerson (rock 'n' roll on Sun, Vee-Jay & Chess Records)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated) and Riverline Music
34:06
25I Love You Because (take 3)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
cover recording of:
I Love You Because (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
33:33
26I Love You Because (take 5)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
cover recording of:
I Love You Because (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
33:25
27I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone (My Baby's Gone) (take 7)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
cover recording of:
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
writer:
Stan Kesler and Bill Taylor (US rock & roll/western swing/country songwriter, vocalist & trumpeter William Eugene Taylor)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
32:52
28I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone (My Baby's Gone) (take 12)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
cover recording of:
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (from 1954-07 until 1955-07)
writer:
Stan Kesler and Bill Taylor (US rock & roll/western swing/country songwriter, vocalist & trumpeter William Eugene Taylor)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
32:36

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Japan
art direction:Ria Lewerke (art direction, design)
liner notes:Peter Guralnick
mastering:Jack Adelman (engineer)
manufactured by:BMG Victor Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label!)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Music (in 1993)
ASIN:JP: B000002W9S [info]

Release group

part of:David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 43) (order: 43)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/107699 [info]