Jailhouse Rock (EP)

Jailhouse Rock is an EP by American singer Elvis Presley, featuring songs from the movie of the same name. It was released by RCA Victor, with catalogue EPA 4114, on October 30, 1957. Recording sessions took place at Radio Recorders in Hollywood on April 30 and May 3, 1957, with an additional session at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Soundstage in Hollywood on May 9 for "Don't Leave Me Now". It peaked at #1 on the newly inaugurated Billboard EP chart where it remained at #1 for 28 weeks. The EP album was the best selling EP album of 1958 according to Billboard.

Jailhouse Rock
EP (soundtrack) by
Elvis Presley
ReleasedOctober 30, 1957
RecordedApril 30, May 3 & 9, 1957
StudioRadio Recorders (Hollywood)
Genre
  • Rock and roll
  • rockabilly
  • pop
Length10:36
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerJeff Alexander
Elvis Presley chronology
Elvis' Christmas Album
(1957)		 Jailhouse Rock
(1957)		 Elvis' Golden Records
(1958)
1997 Reissue Cover
Singles from Jailhouse Rock
  1. "Jailhouse Rock"
    Released: September 24, 1957
  2. "Young and Beautiful"
    Released: February 21, 1959
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