Album · Elvis Presley
From Elvis in Memphis by Elvis Presley
From Elvis in Memphis is an album by Elvis Presley, released in 1969. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “In The Ghetto”, on 2 lists with a best position of #1123.
From Elvis in Memphis, Elvis Presley's tenth studio album, came out on RCA in June 1969, and it's the sound of the King walking out of Hollywood and back home. With his MGM film contract finally done and the Elvis TV special still ringing in everyone's ears, his entourage talked him out of RCA's own studios and into American Sound Studio in Memphis, a room on a hot streak, where Chips Moman produced and the house band known as the Memphis Boys laid down that thick southern soul feel over January and February 1969.
Most of what they cut was country material, and with dobro curling through the arrangements it comes out as country soul, grainy and grown-up. It went to number one in the UK and number 13 on the Billboard 200, "In the Ghetto" went top three on the Hot 100, and the album went gold in 1970. Rolling Stone later placed it at number 190 among the greatest albums ever.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from From Elvis in Memphis on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In The Ghetto | 2 | #1123 | – | 2001–2020 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.