Elvis Is Back! is the 6th studio album by Elvis Presley, released in April 1960 shortly after his return from military service. This album marked a powerful comeback, showcasing a more mature, versatile Elvis who combined rock ‘n’ roll with blues, pop, and ballads.
🎶 Highlights and Fun Facts 🎸🎤🎷
📀 Released: April 8, 1960
🎤 Recorded during intense sessions in March 1960 in Nashville and Hollywood, Elvis’s first studio work after his army discharge.
🎷 Features a mix of genres including blues, ballads, and rockers, highlighting Elvis’s growth as an artist.
🎸 Includes hits like “Fever”, “Such a Night”, and “Reconsider Baby”.
🎹 The album showed Elvis’s stronger vocal control and emotional depth compared to his earlier work.
🎯 Reached #2 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, reaffirming his superstar status.
🎤 Elvis worked with top session musicians, including guitarist Scotty Moore and drummer D.J. Fontana.
Tracklist – Elvis Is Back! (1960)
Trouble
Fever
The Girl of My Best Friend
Is It So Strange
Like A Baby
Reconsider Baby
Soldier Boy
Such a Night
It Feels So Right
Girl Next Door Went a Walkin'
I Will Be Home Again
Dirty, Dirty Feeling
Why Elvis Is Back! is Essential Listening
Marked Elvis’s triumphant return to music after two years in the army.
Showcased a more mature, stylistically diverse Elvis.
Contains some of Elvis’s most soulful and nuanced vocal performances.
A critical and commercial success, influencing future rock and pop artists.
Elvis Is Back! (1960) remains a cornerstone album that captures the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll evolving into a deeper, more versatile performer — a must-have for any serious Elvis fan!
