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No, no, no, *why* are we using tables for tracklistings now? Jason 00:50, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Edit war regarding track listing[edit]

Hello to everyone. In an effort to improve this article (as well the articles on Elvis Presley's many other albums) I reworked the track listing by using Wikipedia's track listing template (see example below). Both ways contain the same information but I believe that my way looks better, plus I think it is proper to put the song titles in quotation marks and spell out the recording dates (i.e., January 30, 1956 rather than 1/30/56). I have also corrected several links and song titles, such as "I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')".

Unfortunately, another editor has been undoing my work. Therefore, I'm entering this message on the talk page as an effort to allow other to offer their opinion on what looks best. Please help if you can. Thanks. Jimknut (talk) 21:29, 19 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Before my changes:

Side one[edit]

Track	Recorded	Song Title	Writer(s)	Time
1.	1/30/56	Blue Suede Shoes	Carl Perkins	2:00
2.	1/11/56	I'm Counting On you	Don Robertson	2:25
3.	1/10/56	I Got A Woman	Ray Charles	2:25
4.	1/30/56	One-Sided Love Affair	Bill Campbell	2:11
5.	7/5/54	I Love You Because	Leon Payne	2:43
6.	9/10/54	Just Because	Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin	2:34

Side two[edit]

Track	Recorded	Song Title	Writer(s)	Time
1.	1/31/56	Tutti Frutti	Dorothy LaBostrie, Richard Wayne Penniman	1:59
2.	7/11/56	Tryin' to Get to You	Rose Marie McCoy, Margie Singleton	2:31
3.	1/31/56	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)	Howard Biggs, Joe Thomas	2:01
4.	9/10/54	I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')	Jimmy Wakely	2:24
5.	8/19/54	Blue Moon	Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart	2:40
6.	1/10/56	Money Honey	Jesse Stone	2:36

After the changes:

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Blue Suede Shoes"	Carl Perkins	January 30, 1956	2:00
2.	"I'm Counting On you"	Don Robertson	January 11, 1956	2:25
3.	"I Got a Woman"	Ray Charles	January 10, 1956	2:25
4.	"One-Sided Love Affair"	Bill Campbell	January 30, 1956	2:11
5.	"I Love You Because"	Leon Payne	July 5, 1954	2:43
6.	"Just Because"	Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin	September 10, 1954	2:34

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Tutti Frutti"	Dorothy LaBostrie, Richard Wayne Penniman	January 31, 1956	1:59
2.	"Tryin' to Get to You"	Rose Marie McCoy, Margie Singleton	July 11, 1956	2:31
3.	"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)"	Howard Biggs and Joe Thomas	January 31, 1956	2:01
4.	"I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')"	Jimmy Wakely	September 10, 1954	2:24
5.	"Blue Moon"	Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart	August 19, 1954	2:40
6.	"Money Honey"	Jesse Stone	January 10, 1956	2:36

If I'm being completely honest, I do prefer the look of the altered version. However, Wikipedia has templates for a reason and I don't know the full ins and outs regarding altering them. If we're voting on which one we prefer then I definitely vote for the new version. I think it looks neat and easy to read. ElvisFan1981 (talk) 08:45, 20 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment[edit]

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Start class:

Y A reasonably complete infobox
Y A lead section giving an overview of the album
Y A track listing
Y Reference to at least primary personnel by name (must specify performers on the current album; a band navbox is insufficient)
Y Categorisation at least by artist and year

C class:

Y All the start class criteria
Y A reasonably complete infobox, including cover art
Y At least one section of prose (in addition to the lead section)
Y A track listing containing track lengths and authors for all songs
Y A "personnel" section listing performers, including guest musicians.

B class:

Y All the C class criteria
Y A completed infobox, including cover art and most technical details
N A full list of personnel, including technical personnel and guest musicians
N No obvious issues with sourcing, including the use of blatantly improper sources.
Y No significant issues exist to hamper readability, although it may not rigorously follow WP:MOS

Some more citations are going to be needed in the section section as some paragraphs have no citation at all, I know it isn't easy but I'm sure Elvis fans are up for the challenge on that one. Also, the personnel section needs more technical personnel in it. Andrzejbanas (talk) 12:21, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 12:21, 18 August 2008 (UTC). Substituted at 14:23, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Early record releases[edit]

Why isn't "Hound dog" listed, which was released on July 13, 1956? Aaroncorrell (talk) 13:51, 16 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Release date[edit]

I changed the Release Date from March 23 to March 13. The old date didn't have a citation. There are dozens (or hundreds?) of web pages listing either date. I can't really point to any of them as actually authoritative, so I have no citation either. However, I am sure the March 23 date is too late. The album was reviewed in the March 24 issue of Billboard magazine, which went on sale March 19. Billboard did not review albums that had not yet been released. So it was definitely released before March 19, and March 13 is probably the exact date. PatConolly (talk) 04:01, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]