Danzig Sings Elvis
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Danzig Sings Elvis
| type = studio
| artist = Danzig
| cover = Danzig - Danzig Sings Elvis.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2020|04|17}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Rock and roll{{Cite web |last=Winans |first=Erin |date=2020-06-07 |title=Album Review: Danzig - Danzig Sings Elvis - |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2020/06/07/reviews/album-review-danzig-danzig-sings-elvis/ |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=mxdwn Music |language=en-US}}
| length = 39:21
| label = Cleopatra
| producer =
| prev_title = Black Laden Crown
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 60/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/sings-elvis/danzig|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 31, 2020}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|last = Deming|first = Mark|title = Sings Elvis| publisher = AllMusic| url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/sings-elvis-mw0003358710| access-date = January 2, 2021}}
| rev3 = PunkNews
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/17173/danzig-danzig-sings-elvis|title=Danzig - Danzig Sings Elvis (2020)|website=PunkNews|last=Gentile|first=John|date=May 7, 2020 |access-date=June 20, 2020}}
| rev4 = Slant Magazine
| rev4score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-danzig-sings-elvis-approximates-the-king-but-fails-to-create-a-unique-vision/|title=Danzig Sings Elvis Approximates the King But Fails to Create a Unique Vision|work=Slant Magazine|last=Joshua Rowin|first=Michael|date=April 16, 2020|access-date=May 31, 2020}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Danzig Sings Elvis is the twelfth studio album by American heavy metal band Danzig. It was released on April 17, 2020, through Cleopatra Records.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/glenn-danzig-reveals-release-date-for-elvis-presley-covers-album/|title=Glenn Danzig Reveals Release Date for Elvis Presley Covers Album|website=Pitchfork|last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=February 27, 2020|access-date=May 31, 2020}} The album consists of cover versions of tracks originally recorded by Elvis Presley.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/glenn-danzig-elvis-presley-interview-one-night-premiere-979212/|title=Glenn Danzig Talks 'Labor of Love' Elvis Tribute Album and His History With the King|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Grow|first=Kory|date=April 9, 2020|access-date=May 31, 2020}} "Always on My Mind" was released as the album's sole single on July 29, 2020. The single was released on 7-inch vinyl as well as via digital and streaming formats and features an alternate vocal version of "Loving Arms" as its B-side.
Critical reception
Danzig Sings Elvis was met with mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 60, based on five reviews. In a review for AllMusic' Mark Deming noted "While [Glenn] Danzig doesn't sound exactly bad here, the harder he tries to sound like Presley, the more he misses the target, and the grain of his voice and the occasional moments where he's reaching for notes he doesn't quite have make it clear he shouldn't have waited until he was 64 years old to do this, when his voice isn't nearly as nimble as Presley's in his prime. Also touching on the quality of the vocal delivery, Amanda Petrusich of The New Yorker said " [h]is vocals are pleasantly imperfect—still thick and round, but a little bit frayed at the edges, and not in an especially deliberate way, sometimes Danzig's voice gets a little wobbly, as if it were late at night, and maybe he has been drinking" but went on to praise the structures of the songs: "most of the arrangements are faithful to the originals. Danzig doesn't transform any of these tracks into speed-metal songs or fiddle around with the melodies".{{cite magazine|last = Petrusich|first = Amanda|title = Glenn Danzig Sings Elvis| magazine = The New Yorker| date=May 12, 2020 | url = https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/glenn-danzig-sings-elvis| access-date = January 2, 2021}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|title1=Is It So Strange
|length1=2:32
|title2=One Night
|length2=2:41
|title3=Lonely Blue Boy
|length3=2:18
|title4=First in Line
|length4=3:32
|title5=Baby Let's Play House
|length5=2:35
|title6=Love Me
|length6=3:09
|title7= Pocket Full of Rainbows
|length7=2:55
|title8=Fever
|length8=3:45
|title9=When It Rains, It Really Pours
|length9=1:49
|title10=Always on My Mind
|length10=3:14
|title11=Loving Arms
|length11=3:02
|title12=Like a Baby
|length12=2:36
|title13=The Girl of My Best Friend
|length13=2:51
|title14=Young and Beautiful
|length14=2:22
|total_length=39:21
}}
Personnel
- Glenn Danzig – vocals, guitars, all other instruments
- Tommy Victor – guitar
- Joey Castillo – drums (on "Fever")
Charts
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| Chart (2020)
! Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|192|artist=Danzig|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 31, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|32|artist=Danzig|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 31, 2020}} |