An Afternoon in the Garden is a compact disc

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 recording of a live show presented by Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

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 at Madison Square Garden

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 on June 10, 1972, released in 1997, RCA 67457-2.

Contents

During the weekend of June 9 through June 11, 1972, Elvis Presley gave his very first concerts in New York City

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; he had performed on television

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 in the 1950s and recorded at studios in the city, but had never performed in a concert venue before a paying audience. Four shows in total were scheduled: three for the evenings of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with a matinee performance on Saturday afternoon as well. Engineers from RCA Records

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 taped the two Saturday concerts, the results of the evening show released a mere eight days later on Elvis: As Recorded At Madison Square Garden

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, while the tapes for the afternoon show stayed in the vaults until a few months before the twenty-fifth anniversary of the concerts.

The track "I Can't Stop Loving You

I Can't Stop Loving You

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" had been released previously in 1977 as the sole unissued track on Welcome to My World

Welcome to My World (Elvis Presley album)

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, and the tracks "Reconsider Baby

Reconsider Baby

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" and "I'll Remember You

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" had been previously released on disc five of the seventies box set

Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential 70s Masters

Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters is a box set five-disc compilation of the recorded work of Elvis Presley during the decade of the 1970s, released in 1995, RCA 66670-2. In its initial format as a long box issue, it included a set of collectable stamps duplicating record jackets...

.

Personnel

• Elvis Presley
  Elvis Presley
  Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
  
   – vocal, guitar
  Guitar
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• James Burton
  James Burton
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   – guitar
• John Wilkinson - guitar
• Charlie Hodge
  Charlie Hodge (guitarist)
  Charles Franklin Hodge , better known as Charlie Hodge, was an American singer, vocal coach and musician who was a confidant and associate of Elvis Presley.- Early music career :...
  
   - guitar, backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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  , water, scarves
• Glen Hardin
  Glen Hardin
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   - piano
  Piano
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• Jerry Scheff
  Jerry Scheff
  Jerry Obern Scheff is an American bassist, perhaps best known for his work with Elvis Presley in the early 1970s as a member of his TCB Band and his work on The Doors' final recordings....
  
   – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Ronnie Tutt - drums
  Drum kit
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• J.D. Sumner & The Stamps - backing vocals
• Kathy Westmoreland
  Kathy Westmoreland
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   - backing vocals
• The Sweet Inspirations - backing vocals
• Joe Guercio - conductor
• The Joe Manning Orchestra

Track listing

Chart positions for albums from the Billboard 200

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Track	Recorded	Original Issue	Catalogue	Release Date	Chart Peak	Song Title	Writer(s)	Time
1.						Also sprach Zarathustra (intro)	Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till...	1:19
2.						That's All Right That's All Right (Mama) "That's All Right" is the name of the first single released by Elvis Presley, written and originally performed by blues singer Arthur Crudup. Elvis' version was recorded on 5 July 1954, and released on 19 July 1954 with "Blue Moon of Kentucky" as the B-side...	Arthur Crudup Arthur Crudup Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known outside blues circles for writing songs such as "That's All Right" , "My Baby Left Me" and "So Glad You're Mine", later covered by Elvis Presley and dozens of other artists.-Career:Arthur Crudup...	2:21
3.						Proud Mary	John Fogerty John Fogerty John Cameron Fogerty is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and as a #1 solo recording artist. Fogerty has a rare distinction of being named on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest...	2:45
4.						Never Been to Spain	Hoyt Axton Hoyt Axton Hoyt Wayne Axton was an American country music singer-songwriter, and a film and television actor. He became prominent in the early 1960s, establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voice. As he matured, some of his songwriting efforts became well...	3:35
5.						You Don't Have to Say You Love Me You Don't Have to Say You Love Me "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" is the title of a 1966 hit recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield which proved to be her career record reaching #1 UK and #4 US: the song subsequently charted in the UK via remakes by Elvis Presley , Guys 'n' Dolls and Denise Welch with Presley's version...	Vicki Wickham Vicki Wickham Vicki Heather Wickham is an English talent manager, entertainment producer, and songwriter.-Career:She is most known for producing the 60s British television show Ready Steady Go!, and managing well known pop/soul acts Labelle and Dusty Springfield.... , Simon Napier-Bell Simon Napier-Bell Simon Napier-Bell has undertaken many jobs in the music industry, including bandboy, manager, producer, songwriter, journalist and author and gourmet... , Pino Donaggio Pino Donaggio Giuseppe "Pino" Donaggio is an Italian composer.Born in Burano , into a family of musicians, Donaggio began studying violin at the age of ten, first at the Benedetto Marcello conservatory in Venice, followed by the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan... , Vito Pallavicini Vito Pallavicini Vito Pallavicini was an Italian lyricist.Born in Vigevano, he wrote numerous songs, during his career for Adriano Celentano , Caterina Caselli and many others. He died at the age of 83....	2:07
6.						Until It's Time for You to Go Until It's Time for You to Go "Until It's Time for You to Go" is a song from the 1965 album Many a Mile by Canadian First Nations singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. It was never released by her as a single, but was a UK Top 20 hit for British group The Four Pennies in 1965, and for Elvis Presley in 1972, and a US Hot 100...	Buffy Sainte-Marie Buffy Sainte-Marie Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC is a Canadian Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her singing and writing repertoire includes...	2:32
7.						You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin" is a 1964 song by The Righteous Brothers which became a number-one hit single in the United States and the United Kingdom the following year. In 1999, the performing-rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. ranked the song as having had more radio and television...	Barry Mann Barry Mann Barry Mann is an American songwriter, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil.-Career:... , Cynthia Weil Cynthia Weil Cynthia Weil is a prominent American songwriter. She is famous for having written many songs together with her husband Barry Mann.... , Phil Spector Phil Spector Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....	4:22
8.						Polk Salad Annie	Tony Joe White Tony Joe White Tony Joe White is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie"; "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970; and "Steamy Windows", a hit for Tina Turner in 1989...	3:10
9.						Love Me	Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	1:40
10.						All Shook Up All Shook Up "All Shook Up" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music and composed by Otis Blackwell. Elvis Presley's single topped the U.S. Pop chart on April 13, 1957, staying there for eight weeks. It also topped the R&B chart for four weeks, becoming Presley's second single to...	Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock 'n' roll...  and Elvis Presley	1:11
11.						Heartbreak Hotel Heartbreak Hotel "Heartbreak Hotel" is a song recorded by American rock and roll musician Elvis Presley. It was released as a single on January 27, 1956, Presley's first on his new record label RCA Victor. His first number-one pop record, "Heartbreak Hotel" topped Billboards Top 100 chart, became his first...	Mae Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley	1:45
12.						(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/ Don't Be Cruel Don't Be Cruel -Legacy:"Don't Be Cruel" went on to become Presley's biggest selling single recorded in 1956, with sales over six million by 1961. It became a regular feature of his live sets until his death in 1977, and was often coupled with "Jailhouse Rock" or "Teddy Bear" during performances from 1969.Many...	Kal Mann Kal Mann Kal Mann was an American lyricist. He is best known for penning the words to Elvis Presley's "Teddy Bear", plus "Butterfly", a hit for both Charlie Gracie and Andy Williams.-Biography:...  and Bernie Lowe Bernie Lowe Bernie Lowe was an American songwriter / record producer / arranger / pianist and bandleader.Born Bernard Lowenthal in Philadelphia, Lowe started Teen Records and in 1955 was working with Freddie Bell and the Bellboys. He asked Freddie Bell to rewrite the lyrics of "Hound Dog" to appeal to a... / Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock 'n' roll...  and Elvis Presley	1:56
13.						Love Me Tender Love Me Tender (song) "Love Me Tender" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music, adapted from the tune of "Aura Lee" , a sentimental Civil War ballad.- History :...	Vera Matson and Elvis Presley	1:39
14.						Blue Suede Shoes Blue Suede Shoes "Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955 and is considered one of the first rockabilly records and incorporated elements of blues, country and pop music of the time...	Carl Perkins Carl Perkins Carl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954...	1:07
15.	6/10/72	Walk A Mile In My Shoes Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential 70s Masters Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters is a box set five-disc compilation of the recorded work of Elvis Presley during the decade of the 1970s, released in 1995, RCA 66670-2. In its initial format as a long box issue, it included a set of collectable stamps duplicating record jackets...	RCA 66670-2	10/10/95		Reconsider Baby Reconsider Baby "Reconsider Baby" is a blues song written and recorded by Lowell Fulson in 1954. Performed in the West Coast blues style, it became Fulson's first record chart hit for Checker Records, a subsidiary of Chess Records...	Lowell Fulsom	2:42
16.						Hound Dog Hound Dog (song) "Hound Dog" is a twelve-bar blues written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in 1952. Other early versions illustrate the differences among blues, country, and rock and roll in the mid-1950s. The 1956 remake by Elvis Presley is the best-known...	Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	2:06
17.	6/10/72	Walk A Mile In My Shoes Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential 70s Masters Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters is a box set five-disc compilation of the recorded work of Elvis Presley during the decade of the 1970s, released in 1995, RCA 66670-2. In its initial format as a long box issue, it included a set of collectable stamps duplicating record jackets...	RCA 66670-2	10/10/95		I'll Remember You I'll Remember You I'll Remember You is a song written by Kui Lee in 1964. Many artists including Elvis Presley for the soundtrack to Spinout , Andy Williams, Tony Bennett, Herb Alpert, and Roger Williams covered it...	Kui Lee Kui Lee Kuiokalani Lee was a singer-songwriter, and the 1960s golden boy artist of Hawaii. Lee achieved international fame when Don Ho began performing and recording Lee's compositions, with Ho promoting Lee as the songwriter for a new generation of Hawaiian music.-Biography:Lee was born in Shanghai, China...	2:30
18.						Suspicious Minds Suspicious Minds "Suspicious Minds" is a song written by American songwriter Mark James that, after the failure of his own recording, was handed to Elvis Presley by producer Chips Moman becoming one of his most notable hits and a number one in 1969, "Suspicious Minds" was widely regarded as the single that returned...	Mark James Mark James (songwriter) Mark James is a songwriter, famous for writing hits for singers B.J. Thomas, Brenda Lee, and Elvis Presley, most notably Elvis' last US number one hit single, "Suspicious Minds."-History:...	4:46
19.						band introductions	Elvis Presley	1:26
20.						For the Good Times	Kris Kristofferson Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...	3:09
21.						An American Trilogy An American Trilogy "An American Trilogy" is a song arranged by country songwriter Mickey Newbury and made popular by Elvis Presley, who began including the song as part of his regular concert routine in the 1970s, thereby making the song a showstopper...	Mickey Newbury Mickey Newbury Mickey Newbury was an American songwriter, a critically acclaimed recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Biography:...	4:41
22.						Funny How Time Slips Away Funny How Time Slips Away "Funny How Time Slips Away" is a song written by Willie Nelson and also performed by Willie Nelson. The song was included as a track on Willie Nelson's 1962, debut album, And Then I Wrote.-Cover versions:...	Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...	2:50
23.	6/10/72	Welcome to My World Welcome to My World (Elvis Presley album) Welcome to My World was the title of a compilation album by Elvis Presley that was released by RCA Records in early 1977, just months before Presley's death. According to Elvis: The Illustrated Record by Roy Carr and Mick Farren, all but one of the tracks on this album had been previously released...	APL1 2274	3/17/77	#44	I Can't Stop Loving You I Can't Stop Loving You "I Can't Stop Loving You" is a popular song written and composed by country singer, songwriter and musician Don Gibson, who first recorded it on December 30, 1957, for RCA Victor Records...	Don Gibson Don Gibson Donald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was...	2:21
24.						Can't Help Falling in Love Can't Help Falling in Love "Can't Help Falling in Love" is a pop song originally recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company. It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. The melody was based on "Plaisir d'Amour" but with a different...	Luigi Creatore Luigi Creatore Luigi Creatore is a American songwriter and record producer.From a musical family, Creatore began his career as a writer. After serving with the United States military during World War II, in the 1950s he became a writer then partnered with his cousin Hugo Peretti to form the songwriting team of... , Hugo Peretti Hugo Peretti Hugo E. Peretti was an American songwriter and record producer.Born in New York City, Hugo Peretti began his career as a teenager, playing the trumpet in the Borscht Belt in upstate New York... , George David Weiss George David Weiss George David Weiss was an American songwriter and former President of the Songwriters Guild of America.-Career:...	2:14