Platinum: A Life in Music

1997 box set by Elvis Presley From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Platinum: A Life in Music is a box set by Elvis Presley that chronicles Presley's career from a "unique"[1] perspective. The box set was reissued in 2017.[2]

ReleasedJuly 15, 1997
Length4:23:38
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Platinum: A Life in Music
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ReleasedJuly 15, 1997
Genre
Length4:23:38
LabelRCA
Elvis Presley chronology
An Afternoon in the Garden
(1997)
Platinum: A Life in Music
(1997)
Greatest Jukebox Hits
(1997)
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Release

A few months the release of Platinum: A Life in Music, a sequel titled A Touch of Platinum was released.[3] 5 months after the release of A Touch of Platinum, a second volume was released.[4]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic (Platinum: A Life in Music)StarStarStar[5]
AllMusic (A Touch of Platinum: Volume 1)StarStarStarStar[3]
AllMusic (A Touch of Platinum: Volume 2)StarStarStar[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStar[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]
MusicHound1.5/5[8]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide (Platinum: A Life in Music)StarStarStarHalf star[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide (A Touch of Platinum: Volume 2)StarStarHalf star[10]
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Rolling Stone critic David McGee stated that it "does an exemplary job of charting the evolution of Elvis’ approach to his material" and that "The headline news of Platinum, however — which can be appreciated by fans, scholars, critics and religious fanatics alike — is the inclusion of a newly discovered 1954 demo of the unsigned Elvis singing a lilting wisp of a pop song called 'I'll Never Stand in Your Way.'"[9] AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it an "alternative history of Elvis' career" and that "Platinum: A Life in Music is targeted at hardcore collectors," and calling it "worthwhile for any serious Elvis collector."[5]

Track listing

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Disc one
No.TitleTracks in medleyLength
1."I'll Never Stand In Your Way" 2:00
2."That's All Right" (unspecified take) 2:03
3."Blue Moon" (unspecified take) 3:13
4."Good Rockin' Tonight" 2:12
5."Mystery Train" 2:25
6."I Got A Woman" (unspecified take) 2:34
7."Heartbreak Hotel" (take 6) 2:15
8."I'm Counting On You" (take 13) 2:29
9."Shake, Rattle and Roll/Flip, Flop and Fly" 2:09
10."Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (take 1) 2:21
11."I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (take 4) 2:47
12."Hound Dog" 2:35
13."Don't Be Cruel" 2:02
14."Rip It Up" (take 14) 2:10
15."Love Me Tender" 3:17
16."When The Saints Go Marching In" 1:22
17."All Shook Up" 1:57
18."(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)" (take 3) 3:22
19."Blueberry Hill" 3:20
20."(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" 1:46
21."Jailhouse Rock" 2:27
22."New Orleans" 1:59
23."I Need Your Love Tonight" (take 7) 2:01
24."A Big Hunk O' Love" (take 4) 2:12
25."Bad Nauheim Medley"I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen/I Will Be True/It's Been So Long Darling/Apron Strings/There's No Tomorrow4:06
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No.TitleLength
1."Stuck on You"2:24
2."Fame and Fortune"2:24
3."It's Now or Never"3:13
4."It Feels So Right" (take 3)2:09
5."A Mess of Blues" (take 1)2:44
6."Are You Lonesome Tonight?"3:06
7."Reconsider Baby"3:39
8."Tonight's So Right for Love" (take 3)2:15
9."His Hand in Mine" (take 2)3:15
10."Milky White Way" (take 3)2:30
11."I'm Comin' Home" (take 3)2:24
12."I Feel So Bad" (take 1)2:56
13."Can't Help Falling in Love"2:56
14."Something Blue" (unspecified take)3:04
15."Return to Sender"2:05
16."Bossa Nova Baby" (take 2)2:13
17."How Great Thou Art" (take 4)2:54
18."Guitar Man" (take 4)2:25
19."You'll Never Walk Alone" (take 2)3:40
20."Oh, How I Love Jesus"1:36
21."Tennessee Waltz"1:19
22."Blowin' In The Wind"2:04
23."I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)"1:52
24."I'm Beginning To Forget You"0:53
25."After Loving You"2:25
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Disc three
No.TitleLength
1."I Got a Woman"1:40
2."Tiger Man"2:45
3."When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again"0:35
4."Trying to Get to You"2:56
5."If I Can Dream" (take 1)3:08
6."In the Ghetto" (take 3)3:06
7."Suspicious Minds" (take 7)3:17
8."Power Of My Love" (take 3)2:15
9."Baby What You Want Me to Do"2:18
10."10 Words"2:33
11."Johnny B. Goode"2:03
12."Release Me"1:47
13."See See Rider"3:04
14."The Sound of Your Cry"2:05
15."The Sound of Your Cry" (take 3)3:30
16."You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"2:13
17."Funny How Time Slips Away"4:18
18."I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water"4:15
19."I Was The One"1:02
20."Cattle Call"0:25
21."Baby Let's Play House"1:10
22."Don't"1:55
23."Money Honey"1:24
24."What’d I Say"4:46
25."Bridge over Troubled Water"4:12
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Disc four
No.TitleLength
1."Miracle Of The Rosary" (take 1)3:51
2."He Touched Me" (take 2)2:36
3."Bossom Of Abraham" (take 3)1:37
4."I'll Be Home on Christmas Day" (take 4)3:48
5."For the Good Times" (take 3)3:13
6."Burning Love" (take 4)3:04
7."Separate Ways" (take 25)2:37
8."Always on my Mind" (take 2)2:32
9."An American Trilogy"4:16
10."Take Good Care of Her" (take 4)2:53
11."I've Got a Thing About You Baby"2:20
12."Are You Sincere" (take 2)2:01
13."It's Midnight" (take 10)3:21
14."Promised Land" (take 5)3:21
15."Steamroller Blues"2:50
16."And I Love You So" (take 2)2:13
17."T-R-O-U-B-L-E"3:02
18."Danny Doy"3:53
19."Moody Blue" (take 9)1:02
20."Hurt" (take 2)2:09
21."For The Heart" (take 1)1:10
22."Pledging My Love" (take 3)4:52
23."Way Down" (take 2)3:04
24."My Way"4:46
25."(Excerpt From) The Jaycees Speech" 
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Charts

Platinum: A Life in Music

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Weekly chart performance for Platinum: A Life in Music
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 52
UK Albums (OCC)[12]86
UK Physical Albums (OCC)[13] 86
US Billboard 200[14]80
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A Touch of Platinum – A Life in Music: Volume 1

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Weekly chart performance for A Touch of Platinum – A Life in Music: Volume 1
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15]21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16]28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17]23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18]98
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19]23
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20]31
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Certifications and sales

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[21] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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