8 on the Billboard 200; along with the TV special, it revitalized Presley's career after years of diminishing commercial and critical success.

[8] Unlike the drudgery of the feature film soundtrack recordings, Presley was genuinely excited by the project.

[9] For the album, the musical format presented Presley in three different settings: production numbers featuring medleys of his material; an informal small band featuring full songs in front of a live audience; and the two original numbers with Presley backed by an orchestra in front of a live audience.

"If I Can Dream" being released earlier in the month, backed on the B-side with a song from his movie in theaters at the time, Live a Little, Love a Little, making it a double promotion on one record.

[13] Several hours of music were recorded for the special, and the unused material has been reissued in many different formats over the years.