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Elvis Inspirational, RCA's 2006 compilation, is part of a set of six theme-based compilations that also includes Elvis Rock, Elvis Country, Elvis Movies, Elvis Live and Elvis R&B and is made up of pop and gospel recordings seen to be inspirational, including Paul Simon's "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Neil Diamond's "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind," Mac Davis' "In the Ghetto," "Danny Boy," and ...
“Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley (1957) One of Elvis Presley's most famous songs, “Jailhouse Rock,” was released in 1957 in conjunction with the movie of the same name.
"Rock Around the Clock" is a rock and roll song in the 12-bar blues format written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter being under the pseudonym "Jimmy De Knight") in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition was recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets in 1954 for Ame
You Gotta Believe received reviews, with Scott Heisel of Alt Press describing the EP as "packed with soulful vocals, easily digestible choruses and inspirational, occasionally spiritual lyrics" whose only downside is that its four songs leave little room for variation or experimentation.
"Return to Sender" is a pop [11] and rock and roll song [12] with a length of two minutes and nine seconds, [11] and an up-tempo, "gently rock[ing]" beat. [10] Per Presley's decision, the lead instrument of the song's chorus is Randolph's saxophone rather than a guitar, which was more characteristic of Presley's music. [ 13 ]
This song's greatest exposure was in Chevrolet truck television advertisements from 1991 until 2004, [9] for their massively successful "Like a Rock" campaign. [5] Chevrolet originally wanted to use Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." for the ad campaign but when Springsteen declined "Like a Rock" was chosen.
"Life Is a Rock" peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached No. 33 on the UK Singles Chart. [ 3 ] The song's outro quotes " Baby I Need Your Loving " by the Four Tops , " Celebrate " by Three Dog Night , " I Want to Take You Higher " by Sly and the Family Stone , and " Uptight (Everything's Alright) " by Stevie Wonder .
"In God's Country" was released as a single in Canada and the United States in November 1987. The cover art (photographed by Anton Corbijn), sleeve (designed by Steve Averill), and B-sides ("Bullet the Blue Sky" and "Running to Stand Still") were identical to those used for U2's 1988 single "One Tree Hill," released only in New Zealand and Australia.