Elvis: 2nd to None

2nd to None (also known as ELVIIS: 2nd to None) is a collection of songs by American rock and roll musician Elvis Presley. The album was released on October 7, 2003 by RCA Records as the sequel to the previous year's highly successful ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits.

The album included Elvis's #1 singles that did not appear on the previous release, other notable recordings by the artist, one previously unreleased recording ("I'm a Roustabout") and a remix of "Rubberneckin'" by Paul Oakenfold.

Although not as successful as its predecessor, 2nd to None made the top 10 in at least nine countries and received certifications in several regions.

Production, artwork and packaging

2nd to None was produced by Ernst Mikael Jorgensen and Ray Bardani. Bardani also mixing many of the songs on the collection with the assistance of Matt Snedecor, while the tape transferring and mastering on the recordings were handled by Andreas Meyer and Vic Anesini, respectively.

The release's primary artwork consists of a picture of Elvis' head and the number 2 against a black background. The release's art direction and design was handled by Mike Jurkovac. The artwork and design for the European release of the album was different, being very similar to ELV1S and having the art direction and design by the same person, Thomas Vasquez.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That's All Right"Arthur Crudup1:57
2."I Forgot to Remember to Forget"Charlie Feathers, Stan Kesler2:29
3."Blue Suede Shoes"Carl Perkins2:00
4."I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"Maurice Mysels and Ira Kosloff2:40
5."Love Me"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:44
6."Mean Woman Blues"Claude Demetrius2:16
7."Loving You"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:16
8."Treat Me Nice"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:12
9."Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"Bert Carroll, Russell Moody2:15
10."King Creole"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:09
11."Trouble"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:18
12."I Got Stung"David Hill, Aaron Schroeder1:51
13."I Need Your Love Tonight"Bix Reichner, Sid Wayne2:06
14."A Mess of Blues"Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman2:41
15."I Feel So Bad"Chuck Willis2:55
16."Little Sister"Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman2:32
17."Rock-A-Hula Baby"Dolores Fuller, Ben Weisman, Fred Wise2:00
18."Bossa Nova Baby"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:07
19."Viva Las Vegas"Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman2:25
20."If I Can Dream"Walter Earl Brown3:10
21."Memories"Mac Davis, Billy Strange3:07
22."Don't Cry Daddy"Mac Davis2:47
23."Kentucky Rain"Dick Heard, Eddie Rabbitt3:19
24."You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"Pino Donaggio, Simon Napier-Bell, Vito Pallavicini, Vicki Wickham2:31
25."An American Trilogy"Mickey Newbury4:39
26."Always on My Mind"Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson Thompson3:38
27."Promised Land"Chuck Berry2:58
28."Moody Blue"Mark James2:49
29."I'm a Roustabout" (previously unreleased bonus track)Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott2:11
30."Rubberneckin'" (Paul Oakenfold Remix - Radio Edit)Dory Jones, Bunny Warren3:29

Charts and certifications

Promotion

To promote the album in the United Kingdom, a compilation album titled Before Anyone Did Anything, Elvis Did Everything was released as a free covermount album in the British newspaper Daily Mail. The album has a blue cover quite similar to that of 30 #1 Hits and the European release of 2nd to None. It features ten songs from those two albums and other releases such as the Close Up box set.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Heartbreak Hotel" (live track from the box set 'Close Up'. An updated sound version features on the album '30 #1 Hits' (CD sleeve notes).)1:55
2."Love Me Tender" (live track from the box set 'Close Up'. An updated sound version features on the album '30 #1 Hits' (CD sleeve notes).)1:42
3."Can't Help Falling In Love" (live track from the box set 'Close Up'. An updated sound version features on the album '30 #1 Hits' (CD sleeve notes). Note that this and the above two play gaplessly, presumably because they were recorded at the same concert.)1:45
4."Suspicious Minds" (Taken from the album '30 #1 Hits' (CD sleeve notes).)4:32
5."Love Me" (live track from the box set 'Close Up'. An updated sound version features on the album '2nd To None' (CD sleeve notes).)1:49
6."Burning Love" (Taken from the album '30 #1 Hits' (CD sleeve notes).)2:56
7."Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" (This track is an alternate take from the box set 'Close Up' (CD sleeve notes).)2:34
8."Kentucky Rain" (An updated sound version features on the album '2nd To None' (CD sleeve notes).)3:14
9."Don't Cry Daddy" (An updated sound version features on the album '2nd To None' (CD sleeve notes).)2:47
10."I Want To Be Free" (This track is an alternate take from the box set 'Close Up' (CD sleeve notes).)2:16

References

Uses material from the Wikipedia article Elvis: 2nd to None, released under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.