Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley’s debut studio album is an ideal jukebox selection that shows the hungry, fledgling star rising to life through his favorite musical styles. With a teenage fan’s full-bodied gusto, he embraces R&B (“Trying to Get to You”), country (“Just Because”), rockabilly (“I Got a Woman”), and doo-wop (“I’m Counting On You”). You can hear Presley’s inimitable singing style coalescing in the puckered enunciations of “One-Sided Love Affair,” while “Blue Suede Shoes” disguises hot-rod rumble under the candy-bright veneer of radio pop.