King Creole (soundtrack)
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, 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. 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.
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| Released | September 19, 1958 | |||
| Recorded | January 15 – February 11, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Radio Recorders (Hollywood) | |||
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| Length | 22:01 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Walter Scharf, Phil Khagan | |||
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