Friday, December 05, 2014

December 05 - New Platinum Releases

The UK British Phonographic Industry (BPI) Certifications certified the Sony / RCA "Christmas Peace" compilation "Platinum" for sales of over 300,000 units.

Always Elvis: The Classics

Always Elvis (Radio) And Graceland Randers announced the release of the CD "Always Elvis: The Classics" with December 20, 2014 as the release-date. The CD, which contains 20 tracks, is a limited edition. art of the profit made on this CD goes to the TrygFondens family house in Skejby.

Tracks:
Don’t Be Cruel - One Night - Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Jailhouse Rock - Love Me Tender - I Got A Woman - Blue suede Shoes - Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Hound Dog - Paralyzed - Love me - Heartbreak Hotel - Money Honey - I Was The One - My Baby Left Me - Tutti Frutti - All Shook Up - Peace In The  Valley - Shake, Rattle And Roll - I Want You, I Need You, I Love You

Elvis.80

The SONY / SME Media release "Elvis 80" has been released. The 3 CD-set  contains one "new" track, a remix of "Shake That Tambourine" by Alle Farben. 

US Billboard Charts
  • 'It's Christmas Time' drops from 62 to 95 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart for w/e 13th December, 2014; drops from 5 to 6 on the Catalog Album Chart and rises from 14 to 12 on the Holiday Album Chart. 
  • 'Merry Christmas, Love Elvis' drops from 107 to 180 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart; drops from 21 to 26 on the Catalog Album Chart; drops from 26 to 27 on the Holiday Album Chart and drops from 5 to 8 on the Country Catalog Album Chart. 
  • 'The Classic Christmas Album' drops from 128 to 190 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart; rises from 30 to 28 on the Catalog Album Chart and drops from 7 to 9 on the Country Catalog Album Chart.
  • 'Heart And Soul' re-enters at 20 on the Country Catalog Album Chart.
  • 'Blue Christmas' (Single) rises from 35 to 30 on the Holiday Digital Songs Chart and is a re-entry at 23 on the Holiday 100 Chart.
  • 'Here Comes Santa Claus' (Single) is a re-entry at 57 on the Holiday 100 Chart.
Elvis is ranked at 86 on the Artist 100 Chart.

European Charts
  • The CD "The Real... Elvis" dropped from #45 to #45 on the Italian Album charts. 
  • The Warner Home Video 6-DVD-Box "The Elvis Collection" entered the UK Video charts at #32. 
  • The DVDs "Elvis In The Movies" is listed on the Irish Music DVD charts at #6.
  • On the Dutch Mid-price charts "The Classic Christmas Album" is a new entry at #2 while "The Essential Elvis Presley" dropped from #18 to #21 and "The Platinum Collection - 75 Original Hits On 3 CD's" is a new entry at #40. 
(Source: Elvis Aktuell / Elvis Unlimited / Amazon / The King's World / FECC / Dutch Charts)