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The Wonder of You
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Compilation album by

Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Released October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
Recorded
Abbey Road Studios, London, England.
Genre


  • Orchestral pop

  • soul

  • rock
Length 51:22
Label
RCA, Legacy
Producer Nick Patrick, Don Reedman (also exec.), Priscilla Presley (exec.)
Elvis Presley chronology






Las Vegas 1975
(2016)
The Wonder of You
(2016)
A Boy from Tupelo: The Complete 1953–1955 Recordings
(2017)


Singles from The Wonder of You

  1. "A Big Hunk o' Love"
    Released: September 9, 2016



The Wonder of You is a compilation album by American singer Elvis Presley (1935–77). It was released on October 21, 2016 by RCA Records and Legacy Recordings. The album features archival vocal recordings of Elvis accompanied by new orchestral arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded at the Abbey Road Studios. It also features a duet with German singer Helene Fischer.


It is the follow-up album to If I Can Dream (2015), which was a commercial success, selling 1.6 million copies worldwide.[1] Elvis's ex-wife Priscilla Presley has said of The Wonder of You: "Elvis always loved the great, operatic vocalists. We often talked about his interest in recording material that allowed him to perform in that space. It's exciting to hear him on these recordings, performing with the world-class Royal Philharmonic Orchestra via the magic of Abbey Road Studios. He would have loved these performances and I'm very happy that we were able to make this dream come true for Elvis and his fans."[1]




Contents






  • 1 Commercial performance


  • 2 Track listing


  • 3 Charts


    • 3.1 Weekly charts


    • 3.2 Year-end charts




  • 4 Certifications and sales


  • 5 References





Commercial performance[edit]


The album debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart earning a BPI Silver award in its debut week with sales of 63,500.[2][3] The following 22 weeks, the last 4 non consecutively, it registered, inter alia, weekly sales of 35,456, 28,590, 29,647, 32,261, 44,446, 54,011, 60,979, 73,461, 35,915, 15,983, 9,575, 3,540, 1,900, 1,300 and 1,000 thus totalling sales of 505,000 units while landing at #2, #3, #5, #5, #3, #4, #4, #3, #3, #4, #7, #17, #32, #48, #61, #70, #96, #65, #58, #79 and #89 respectively, and earning a BPI Gold and Platinum certification.[4] It is Elvis' 13th UK number-one album, making him the solo artist with most UK number-one albums (and overall only behind The Beatles with 15 number-one albums).[5] Elvis also extended the record for most UK top 10 albums, with The Wonder of You becoming his 52nd top 10 album.[6] It became the year's 5th top selling album, and the biggest seller by a US artist, the top four being Adele's 25, Coldplay's A Head Full of Dreams, Justin Bieber's Purpose, and Michael Ball and Alfie Boe's Together (three UK artists and a Canadian). Finally, it was also the #2 album released in the UK in 2016, after "Together" and by extension, the top selling album released in 2016 by a non UK artist. In early 2018, it was announced that the album also made the list of the top 100
selling albums of 2017, at #84, with yearly sales of 84.000, thus totalling 542,250 units since its initial UK release back in 2016.


In the United States, the album debuted at #1 in the Billboard Classical Chart, making it Presley's second of three stays at the top on that chart, after If I Can Dream and before Christmas with Elvis and the RPO, the latter entering at #1 on Billboard's on 28 October 2017. It has thus far remained inside that chart's Top 20 for 25 weeks.


As of September 2017, the album had sold 800,000 copies worldwide according to Legacy Recordings.[7]



Track listing[edit]









































































































The Wonder of You .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}
– Standard Edition
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "A Big Hunk o' Love"
Aaron Schroeder, Sidney Wyche		 2:22
2. "I've Got a Thing About You Baby" Tony Joe White 2:35
3. "Suspicious Minds" Mark James 3:45
4. "Don't" Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller 3:10
5. "I Just Can't Help Believing"
Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
 4:35
6. "Just Pretend"
Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett		 4:06
7. "Love Letters"
Edward Heyman, Victor Young
 2:55
8. "Amazing Grace" John Newton 3:46
9. "Starting Today" Don Robertson 3:10
10. "Kentucky Rain"
Eddie Rabbitt, Dick Heard		 4:03
11. "Memories"
Billy Strange, Mac Davis
 3:15
12. "Let It Be Me"
Gilbert Bécaud, Manny Curtis, Pierre Delanoë
 3:26
13. "Always on My Mind"
Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher
 3:39
14. "The Wonder of You" Baker Knight 2:31
15. "Just Pretend" (duet with Helene Fischer) (bonus track)
 Flett Fletcher 4:04
Total length: 51:22
































Notes


  • The duet version of "Just Pretend" with Helene Fischer is omitted from the UK version.

  • The album was also released as a two-disc version with If I Can Dream.



Charts[edit]











Certifications and sales[edit]
Region
 Certification
Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[30]
 Gold
 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[3]
 Platinum
 542,250[28]

^shipments figures based on certification alone


References[edit]





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  2. ^ ab "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 29, 2016.


  3. ^ ab "British album certifications – Elvis with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – The Wonder of You & If I Can Dream". British Phonographic Industry.
    Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Wonder of You & If I Can Dream in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


  4. ^ "BPI: Most Recent Certifications". 22 December 2016.


  5. ^ "Elvis Presley beats Madonna to album chart record". 28 October 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.


  6. ^ Jones, Alan (October 28, 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Elvis tops the albums chart again". Music Week. NewBay Media. Retrieved October 30, 2016. (Subscription required (help)).


  7. ^ "New Elvis Presley Album Christmas with Elvis and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to be Released October 6 by Sony Music's Legacy Recordings". Legacy Recordings. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.


  8. ^ "The Wonder of You: Elvis With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Deluxe Edition) CD/2-LP".


  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Elvis with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – The Wonder of You". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 5, 2016.


  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Elvis with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – The Wonder of You" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 3, 2016.


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  13. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2016.


  14. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Elvis with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – The Wonder of You & If I Can Dream" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2016.


  15. ^ "Lescharts.com – Elvis with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – The Wonder of You". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2016.


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  17. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 50, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved December 21, 2016.


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  19. ^ "VG-lista - Topp 40 Album uke 46, 2016". VG-lista. Retrieved November 19, 2016.


  20. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 29, 2016.


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  23. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2016.


  24. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2016.


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