Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential 70s Masters
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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
from every LP
release on RCA Records
corresponding to the selections here. It also includes a booklet with an extensive sessionography, discography
, and lengthy essay
by Dave Marsh
, some of it excerpted from his 1982 book on Elvis. It was certified Gold on 7/15/1999 by the R.I.A.A.
of every single released in the United States
by Presley during the decade, with the following exceptions: "Kentucky Rain
" b/w "My Little Friend," and the B-side "Mama Liked the Roses," recorded in the 1960s; the gospel
single "He Touched Me" b/w "Bosom of Abraham," the gospel b-sides "Only Believe" and "Help Me," already included on his first gospel compilation
; and "O Come All Ye Faithful," the flipside to the 1971 Christmas
single "Merry Christmas, Baby." His final two singles issued posthumously, the #22 "My Way
" b/w "America the Beautiful
" from November 1977, and "Unchained Melody
" b/w "Softly As I Leave You
" from February 1978, are also not included, although "Unchained Melody" is on the fifth disc, and versions of "My Way" and "Softly As I Leave You" are also on other discs in the set. Of the 23 American singles on these discs, 19 made the Top 40, with "The Wonder of You
" and "Burning Love
" also making the top 10. Included as well are four tracks issued at 45 rpm
in Great Britain
only: the top ten single "I Just Can't Help Believin'
" b/w "How the Web Was Woven," the A-side "Green Green Grass of Home
," and "Loving Arms," the British flip side to "My Boy." In the U.S., the "Can't Help Believin'" single appeared as two LP tracks on That's the Way It Is, "Loving Arms" on Good Times
, and "Green Grass" on Today.
Discs 3 and 4 compile studio tracks from various albums, with 10 previously unreleased recordings or alternate takes
. All but five of the 23 tracks on disc three originate from a single series of sessions, held over four days during June 1970, at RCA Studio B
in Nashville
, Tennessee
. A facsimile of the album "Elvis Country"
can be assembled from this disc, minus the lead single, "I Really Don't Want to Know
" b/w "There Goes My Everything
," included on disc 1. Disc 4 continues highlights through Presley's final studio session, at home in Graceland
on October 30, 1976. It also includes a take of "Merry Christmas Baby" shorter than the album track but longer than the single, as well as two songs by Bob Dylan
, "I Shall Be Released
" and "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
," and a master studio take of the Sinatra
signature song, "My Way."
The fifth disc approximates a Presley stage show typical to the era, taken mostly from shows in 1970 and 1972, with 21 songs running to about an hour. Eleven of the concert tracks are previously unreleased, "Reconsider Baby
" and "I'll Remember You
" originating from the matinee show at Madison Square Garden
issued in 1997 on An Afternoon in the Garden
. The disc does not open, as Presley shows often did, with the introduction to Strauss'
tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra
, played by the backing orchestra to announce the entrance of Elvis. The rock and roll
instrumental support consists of the TCB Band
, in addition to Presley's usual coterie of back-up vocalists
, and the orchestra
led by Joe Guercio. The final five songs present a "rehearsal" for the show, deriving from informal recordings made at actual rehearsals at RCA Studios in Hollywood in preparation for Elvis: That's the Way It Is and for a summer 1974 engagement in Las Vegas
.
RCA issued two similarly configured box set companions, one for the 1950s
, and another for the 1960s
, the former his complete known masters from that decade, and the latter set chronicling his non-soundtrack/non-gospel recordings from the second decade of his career. Additional two-disc sets featuring his complete gospel recordings and selections from his soundtracks were also issued under this series. Unlike the first two decades collections, however, the compilers of Walk a Mile in My Shoes chose not to collect every studio recording Presley made during his final decade, choosing to focus on the singles, a sampling of "studio highlights" and an example of his live work.
Professional studio recordings made at RCA Studio B
in Nashville
, RCA Studio C in Hollywood, Stax Studio
in Memphis
, and in the Jungle Room at Graceland
. Live recordings from The International Hotel
in Las Vegas, Madison Square Garden
in New York
, the H.I.C. Arena
in Honolulu, and the Crisler Arena
in Ann Arbor, Michigan
. Original recordings produced by Felton Jarvis
. "Are You Sincere
" recorded at Elvis' home in Palm Springs
, California
, and produced by Presley.
in 1968, the album From Elvis in Memphis
and the chart-topping single "Suspicious Minds
" in 1969, Presley took himself off the treadmill of churning out the motion pictures that had become his public identity in the 1960s, and returned full-time to music. During the course of the 1970s, in addition to the abovementioned singles, 41 Presley albums appeared in the U.S. prior to the deluge of reissues and vault releases after his death: seven new compilations on RCA, including The Sun Sessions
; nine compilations on the budget RCA Camden
label, including an altered reissue of the 1957 Christmas album
; two additional compilations on the bargain bin Picwick
label; four more reissues; six concert documents, including Having Fun with Elvis on Stage
and the posthumous Elvis in Concert
; and thirteen original albums of new material, with one Christmas
LP and one gospel
LP among them.
As seen from the chart positions in the discography
, public reaction to Presley's output during this period was mixed, in part owing to the sheer volume of released items. Unlike the fifties box
, Walk a Mile in My Shoes cherry-picks the material in three sections - commercial singles, choice album cuts, and live performance. Winnowing down the selections argues for the continued vitality of Presley's work in this period. As stated by Marsh in the liner notes
:
; positions for singles from the Billboard Hot 100
, except as indicated. Certain tracks listed as unreleased on the insert card of the jewel cases are unedited masters
of issued tracks, or without later overdubs; those are indicated with an asterisk and listed with the original issue information for the released master.
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
compilation of the recorded work of 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"....
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
Record sleeve
A record sleeve is the outer covering of a vinyl recording. The sleeve is technically the paper covering that is closest in contact to the surface of the recording, as in "dust sleeve", "liner" and "album liner". The term has come to be synonymous with "record jacket" and "album jacket", which is...
from every LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
release on RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
corresponding to the selections here. It also includes a booklet with an extensive sessionography, discography
Discography
Discography is the study and listing of the details concerning sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified musical genres...
, and lengthy essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
by Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh is an American music critic, author, editor and radio talk show host. He was a formative editor of Creem magazine, has written for various publications such as Newsday, The Village Voice, and Rolling Stone, and has published numerous books about music and musicians, mostly focused on...
, some of it excerpted from his 1982 book on Elvis. It was certified Gold on 7/15/1999 by the R.I.A.A.
Contents
The first two discs present the A and B sidesA-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
of every single released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Presley during the decade, with the following exceptions: "Kentucky Rain
Kentucky Rain
"Kentucky Rain" was a 1970 hit song for Elvis Presley. Featuring then-unknown pianist Ronnie Milsap and written by Eddie Rabbitt and Dick Heard, the single peaked at number 16 on the pop charts....
" b/w "My Little Friend," and the B-side "Mama Liked the Roses," recorded in the 1960s; the gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
single "He Touched Me" b/w "Bosom of Abraham," the gospel b-sides "Only Believe" and "Help Me," already included on his first gospel compilation
Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances
Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances is a two-disc compilation of studio master recordings by Elvis Presley released in 1994 on RCA Records, catalogue number 66421-2. It also includes a booklet with session details and an essay by Charles Wolfe...
; and "O Come All Ye Faithful," the flipside to the 1971 Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
single "Merry Christmas, Baby." His final two singles issued posthumously, the #22 "My Way
My Way (song)
"My Way" is a song popularized by Frank Sinatra. Its lyrics were written by Paul Anka and set to music based on the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, with lyrics by Claude François and Gilles Thibault. Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the...
" b/w "America the Beautiful
America the Beautiful
"America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song. The lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and the music composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward....
" from November 1977, and "Unchained Melody
Unchained Melody
"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages....
" b/w "Softly As I Leave You
Softly, as I Leave You (song)
"Softly, as I Leave You" is a popular song composed by Hal Shaper, Antonio De Vita , with original Italian lyrics by Giorgio Calabrese....
" from February 1978, are also not included, although "Unchained Melody" is on the fifth disc, and versions of "My Way" and "Softly As I Leave You" are also on other discs in the set. Of the 23 American singles on these discs, 19 made the Top 40, with "The Wonder of You
The Wonder of You
"The Wonder of You" is a song written by Baker Knight. In 1959, Ray Peterson released it as a single. The song became a Top 40 hit for him on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #25. That same year it was recorded by Ronnie Hilton in the United Kingdom, his version reaching #22 on the UK Singles...
" and "Burning Love
Burning Love
"Burning Love" is a song written by Dennis Linde, first recorded by Arthur Alexander, who included it on his self-titled 1971 album, and made famous by Elvis Presley, who took it to #2 in the United States in 1972...
" also making the top 10. Included as well are four tracks issued at 45 rpm
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
only: the top ten single "I Just Can't Help Believin'
I Just Can't Help Believing
"I Just Can't Help Believing" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. The song received its most success after being recorded by B.J. Thomas and released as a single in 1970...
" b/w "How the Web Was Woven," the A-side "Green Green Grass of Home
Green Green Grass of Home
"Green, Green Grass of Home", written by Claude "Curly" Putman, Jr., is a country song originally made popular by Porter Wagoner in 1965 and Bobby Bare in 1965. It was sung later by Tom Jones in 1966 when it reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 3 December staying there for a total of seven...
," and "Loving Arms," the British flip side to "My Boy." In the U.S., the "Can't Help Believin'" single appeared as two LP tracks on That's the Way It Is, "Loving Arms" on Good Times
Good Times (Elvis Presley album)
Good Times is a 1974 album by Elvis Presley.The album was constructed by the first pick of a session held at Stax Studios in Memphis; it includes a collection of songs that vary in style and genre. The title was taken from the song "Talk About the Good Times". Many of the songs are covers of hits...
, and "Green Grass" on Today.
Discs 3 and 4 compile studio tracks from various albums, with 10 previously unreleased recordings or alternate takes
Take
A take is a single continuous recorded performance. The term is used in film and music to denote and track the stages of production.-Film:In cinematography, a take refers to each filmed "version" of a particular shot or "setup"...
. All but five of the 23 tracks on disc three originate from a single series of sessions, held over four days during June 1970, at RCA Studio B
RCA Studio B
RCA Studio B is a noted recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Situated at 30 Music Square W and originally known simply as RCA Studios, it became famous in the 1960s for being a part of what many refer to as the Nashville Sound...
in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. A facsimile of the album "Elvis Country"
Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old)
Elvis Country is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley,...
can be assembled from this disc, minus the lead single, "I Really Don't Want to Know
I Really Don't Want to Know
"I Really Don't Want to Know" is a popular song with music was written by Don Robertson and lyrics by Howard Barnes. The song was published in 1953....
" b/w "There Goes My Everything
There Goes My Everything (song)
"There Goes My Everything" is a popular song by Dallas Frazier, published in 1965. The song is best known in a 1966 version by Jack Greene whose version spent seven weeks at the top and a total of twenty-one weeks on the chart. The song also won several awards, including Single of the Year and...
," included on disc 1. Disc 4 continues highlights through Presley's final studio session, at home in Graceland
Graceland
Graceland is a large white-columned mansion and estate that was home to Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee. It is located at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard in the vast Whitehaven community about 9 miles from Downtown and less than four miles north of the Mississippi border. It currently serves as...
on October 30, 1976. It also includes a take of "Merry Christmas Baby" shorter than the album track but longer than the single, as well as two songs by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, "I Shall Be Released
I Shall Be Released
"I Shall Be Released" is a 1967 song written by Bob Dylan.The Band played it on their debut album, Music from Big Pink , with Richard Manuel singing lead vocals, and Rick Danko and Levon Helm harmonizing in the chorus...
" and "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962, and released on the 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.-Context:...
," and a master studio take of the Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
signature song, "My Way."
The fifth disc approximates a Presley stage show typical to the era, taken mostly from shows in 1970 and 1972, with 21 songs running to about an hour. Eleven of the concert tracks are previously unreleased, "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...
" and "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...
" originating from the matinee show at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
issued in 1997 on An Afternoon in the Garden
An Afternoon in the Garden
An Afternoon in the Garden is a compact disc recording of a live show presented by Elvis Presley at Madison Square Garden on June 10, 1972, released in 1997, RCA 67457-2.-Contents:...
. The disc does not open, as Presley shows often did, with the introduction to 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...
tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra
Also sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss)
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical treatise of the same name. The composer conducted its first performance on 27 November 1896 in Frankfurt...
, played by the backing orchestra to announce the entrance of Elvis. The rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
instrumental support consists of the TCB Band
TCB Band
The TCB Band was a group of professional musicians who formed the core rhythm section of Elvis Presley’s band from August 1969 until his death in 1977. TCB stands for Taking Care of Business, a personal motto Presley adopted in the early 1970s...
, in addition to Presley's usual coterie of back-up vocalists
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
, and the orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
led by Joe Guercio. The final five songs present a "rehearsal" for the show, deriving from informal recordings made at actual rehearsals at RCA Studios in Hollywood in preparation for Elvis: That's the Way It Is and for a summer 1974 engagement in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
.
RCA issued two similarly configured box set companions, one for the 1950s
The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50s Masters
The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50s Masters is a box set five-disc compilation of the complete known studio master recordings by Elvis Presley during the decade of the 1950s, released in 1992, RCA 66050-2. It peaked at #159 on the album chart...
, and another for the 1960s
From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential 60s Masters
From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential '60s Masters is a box set five-disc compilation of studio master recordings by Elvis Presley during the decade of the 1960s, released in 1993 on RCA Records, catalogue number 66160-2...
, the former his complete known masters from that decade, and the latter set chronicling his non-soundtrack/non-gospel recordings from the second decade of his career. Additional two-disc sets featuring his complete gospel recordings and selections from his soundtracks were also issued under this series. Unlike the first two decades collections, however, the compilers of Walk a Mile in My Shoes chose not to collect every studio recording Presley made during his final decade, choosing to focus on the singles, a sampling of "studio highlights" and an example of his live work.
Professional studio recordings made at RCA Studio B
RCA Studio B
RCA Studio B is a noted recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Situated at 30 Music Square W and originally known simply as RCA Studios, it became famous in the 1960s for being a part of what many refer to as the Nashville Sound...
in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, RCA Studio C in Hollywood, Stax Studio
Stax Records
Stax Records is an American record label, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee.Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, the name Stax Records was adopted in 1961. The label was a major factor in the creation of the Southern soul and Memphis soul music styles, also releasing gospel, funk, jazz, and...
in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, and in the Jungle Room at Graceland
Graceland
Graceland is a large white-columned mansion and estate that was home to Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee. It is located at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard in the vast Whitehaven community about 9 miles from Downtown and less than four miles north of the Mississippi border. It currently serves as...
. Live recordings from The International Hotel
Las Vegas Hilton
The Las Vegas Hilton is a hotel, casino, and convention center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is a joint venture between Colony Capital, which owns 60 percent, and New York City-based REIT Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds, which owns the remaining 40 percent...
in Las Vegas, Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, the H.I.C. Arena
Neal S. Blaisdell Center
The Neal S. Blaisdell Center in downtown Honolulu, Honolulu CDP is a community center for the City & County of Honolulu. Constructed in 1964 on the historic Ward Estate and originally called the Hawaii International Center, the center was renamed after Mayor of Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell...
in Honolulu, and the Crisler Arena
Crisler Arena
Crisler Arena, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, is the home arena for the University of Michigan men's and women's basketball teams. Constructed in 1967, the arena seats 13,751 spectators. It is named for Herbert O...
in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. Original recordings produced by Felton Jarvis
Felton Jarvis
Felton Jarvis, , produced most of Elvis Presley's recordings from 1966-1977.He also released several singles in the late 1950s and early 1960s...
. "Are You Sincere
Are You Sincere
Are You Sincere is a song by Wayne Walker, originally released in 1957. Andy Williams released the song as a single under the Cadence Records label in 1958 and it reached the top ten in the charts.Elvis Presley recorded it on September 24, 1973 at his home in Palm Springs, California.It appeared...
" recorded at Elvis' home in Palm Springs
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and produced by Presley.
Purpose
After the success of his television specialElvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special
Elvis, starring Elvis Presley, was the title of a 1968 United States television special. Sponsored by The Singer Sewing Machine Company, it aired on December 2, 1968 on the NBC television network...
in 1968, the album From Elvis in Memphis
From Elvis in Memphis
From Elvis in Memphis is the thirty-fifth album by American rock and roll icon Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records LSP 4155, in June 1969. Recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis, between January 13–16 and 20–23, and February 17–22, 1969...
and the chart-topping single "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...
" in 1969, Presley took himself off the treadmill of churning out the motion pictures that had become his public identity in the 1960s, and returned full-time to music. During the course of the 1970s, in addition to the abovementioned singles, 41 Presley albums appeared in the U.S. prior to the deluge of reissues and vault releases after his death: seven new compilations on RCA, including The Sun Sessions
The Sun Sessions
The Sun Sessions is a compilation of Elvis Presley recordings at Sun Studios in 1954 and 1955. It was issued by RCA Records in 1976. It had been issued and charted as The Sun Collection in the United Kingdom the previous year...
; nine compilations on the budget RCA Camden
RCA Camden
RCA Camden was a budget record label of recordings, first introduced by RCA Victor.-History:The label was named after Camden, New Jersey, original home to the Victor Talking Machine Company, later RCA Records. It specialized in reissuing historic classical and popular recordings from the RCA catalog...
label, including an altered reissue of the 1957 Christmas album
Elvis' Christmas Album
Elvis' Christmas Album is the fourth album by Elvis Presley on RCA Victor Records, LOC 1035, a deluxe limited edition, released in October 1957, and recorded at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. It has been reissued in numerous different formats since its first release...
; two additional compilations on the bargain bin Picwick
Pickwick Records
Pickwick Records was an American record label and distributor known for its budget album releases of sound-alike recordings, bargain bin reissues and repackagings under the brands Design, Bravo , Hurrah, Grand Prix, and children's records on the Cricket and Happy Time labels.The label is also...
label; four more reissues; six concert documents, including Having Fun with Elvis on Stage
Having Fun With Elvis On Stage
Having Fun with Elvis on Stage is a 1974 live album by Elvis Presley.The album is unique among Elvis' recordings as it does not contain any actual songs: it consists entirely of byplay recorded between numbers, although Elvis is frequently heard humming or singing "Well...", which during the actual...
and the posthumous Elvis in Concert
Elvis in Concert
Elvis in Concert is the title of the soundtrack album released in conjunction with the television special of the same name which featured some of the final performances of Elvis Presley...
; and thirteen original albums of new material, with one Christmas
Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas
Elvis Sings The Wonderful World Of Christmas is a 1971 album by Elvis Presley, and Elvis' second Christmas album. The album was released in October 1971, followed by the single from the album "Merry Christmas Baby" / "O Come All Ye Faithful" released in November 1971...
LP and one gospel
He Touched Me
He Touched Me is a 1972 gospel music album by Elvis Presley. It earned Presley his second of three Grammy Awards. It was his third and final studio gospel album, and the most contemporary of the three. The album was certified Gold on 3/27/1992 and Platinum on 7/15/1999 by the RIAA.-Track listing:#...
LP among them.
As seen from the chart positions in the discography
Elvis Presley discography
The discography of Elvis Presley starts on July 19, 1954, with the release of his first commercial single, and ends in February 1978. Presley's final album, Elvis in Concert, and final two singles, "My Way" and "Unchained Melody", although released after his death are considered part of the...
, public reaction to Presley's output during this period was mixed, in part owing to the sheer volume of released items. Unlike the fifties box
The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50s Masters
The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50s Masters is a box set five-disc compilation of the complete known studio master recordings by Elvis Presley during the decade of the 1950s, released in 1992, RCA 66050-2. It peaked at #159 on the album chart...
, Walk a Mile in My Shoes cherry-picks the material in three sections - commercial singles, choice album cuts, and live performance. Winnowing down the selections argues for the continued vitality of Presley's work in this period. As stated by Marsh in the liner notes
Liner notes
Liner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...
:
- Elvis' Seventies music has been picked at and picked over, issued and reissued, discussed, dissected, distorted, displayed, and dismissed. But it's only now, gathered into one place, that it kind of makes you gulp a bit to realize how productive he was in the last six years of his life...Certainly, Elvis' albums lack the structural integrity of some other artists recording in this period - which is one reason a box set such as this can in fact present a clearer picture of his music than weeding through all his discs one by one.
Collective personnel
- Elvis PresleyElvis PresleyElvis 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"....
– vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - James BurtonJames BurtonJames Burton is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001 , Burton has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame...
– guitar - John Wilkinson - guitar
- Charlie HodgeCharlie 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 vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Chip Young - guitar
- Reggie Young - guitar
- Eddie HintonEddie HintonEddie Hinton was an American songwriter and session musician best known for his work with soul music and R&B singers...
- guitar - Dennis LindeDennis LindeDennis Linde was an American singer and songwriter whose work was primarily in country musicHe is best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, "Burning Love"...
- guitar - Glen HardinGlen HardinGlen D. Hardin is an American piano player, songwriter and arranger. He has performed and recorded with such notable artists as Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, John Denver, Ricky Nelson and many others.-Career:...
- piano - David Briggs - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Charlie McCoyCharlie McCoyCharles "Charlie" Ray McCoy is an American musician noted for his harmonica playing. In his career, McCoy has backed several notable musicians including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Astor, Elvis Presley and Ween. He has also recorded thirty-seven studio albums, including fourteen for Monument Records...
- organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes... - Bobby Wood - piano
- Bobby Emmons - organ
- Tony BrownTony Brown (record producer)Tony Brown is an American country music record producer.He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.Brown played piano for Elvis Presley. He toured with the TCB Band for much of Presley's final two years and was a part of the 1976 "Jungle Room" recording sessions at Graceland...
- keyboards - Pete Hallin - keyboards
- Greg Gordon - clavinetClavinetA Clavinet is an electrically amplified keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and reggae songs.Various...
- Don Sumner - piano
- Norbert PutnamNorbert PutnamNorbert Putnam is an American record producer and musician. He grew up near Florence, Alabama and was part of the Muscle Shoals musicians brought to Nashville to play for Elvis Presley in 1965. Putnam worked there as a bassist on recording sessions with Presley, Roy Orbison, Al Hirt, Henry...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Bob Lanning - bass
- Jerry ScheffJerry ScheffJerry 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 - Emory Gordy - bass
- Tommy CogbillTommy CogbillThomas Clark Cogbill, and known as Tommy Cogbill was an American bassist and record producer.Tommy Cogbill was born in Johnson Grove, Tennessee. He was a highly sought-after session and studio musician who appeared on many now-classic recordings of the 1960s and 1970s, especially those recorded in...
- bass - Duke Bardwell - bass
- Thomas Hensley - bass
- Ronnie Tutt - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Jerry CarriganJerry CarriganJerry Carrigan is an American drummer and record producer born 13 September 1943 in Florence, Alabama. He first achieved widespread recognition by being part of the first wave of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and later as a session musician in Nashville, Tennessee for over 3 decades...
– drums - Bob Lanning – drums
- Kenny ButtreyKenny ButtreyAaron Kenneth Buttrey was an American drummer and arranger. According to CMT, he was "one of the most influential session musicians in Nashville history"....
- drums - Farrell Morris - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
- Weldon Myrick - pedal steel guitarPedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...
- Bobby Thompson – banjo
- Buddy SpicherBuddy SpicherBuddy Spicher is an American fiddle player.Spicher started in the late 50s as part of the backing band for Audrey Williams, the widow of Hank Williams, later with Hank Snow, the Charles River Valley Boys....
– fiddle - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps - backing vocals
- Kathy WestmorelandKathy WestmorelandKathy Westmoreland is an American singer.After growing up in Abilene, Texas, the daughter of a professional singer and a professional dancer , she moved to California in 1962 with her sisters and brother Brent...
- backing vocals - The ImperialsThe ImperialsThe Imperials are an American Christian music group that has been around for over 45 years. Originating as a southern gospel quartet, the innovative group would become pioneers of contemporary Christian music in the 1960s. There have been many changes for the band in membership and musical styles...
- backing vocals - The Sweet Inspirations - backing vocals
- The JordanairesThe JordanairesThe Jordanaires are an American vocal quartet, which formed as a gospel group in 1948. They are best known for providing vocal background for Elvis Presley, in live appearances and recordings from 1956 to 1972...
- backing vocals - The Nashville Edition - backing vocals
- Millie KirkhamMillie KirkhamMildred 'Millie' Kirkham is an American singer who was featured on many classic hit recordings from the mid 1950s through the 1980s.-Early life:Kirkham was born in Nashville, Tennessee...
- backing vocals - Mary Holladay - backing vocals
- Ginger Holladay - backing vocals
- June Page - backing vocals
- Sonja Montgomery - backing vocals
- Dolores Edgin - backing vocals
- Mary Greene - backing vocals
- Susan Pilkinton - backing vocals
- Myrna SmithMyrna SmithMyrna Yvonne Smith was an American songwriter and singer, who co-wrote many of the songs for Carl Wilson's 1981 solo album Carl Wilson, as well as a few of the songs on his 1983 solo album Youngblood...
- backing vocals - Sherrill Nielsen - backing vocals
Track listing
Chart positions for albums from the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
; positions for singles from the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, except as indicated. Certain tracks listed as unreleased on the insert card of the jewel cases are unedited masters
Master recording
A multitrack recording master tape, disk or computer files on which productions are developed for later mixing, is known as the multi-track master, while the tape, disk or computer files holding a mix is called a mixed master.It is standard practice to make a copy of a master recording, known as...
of issued tracks, or without later overdubs; those are indicated with an asterisk and listed with the original issue information for the released master.
Disc one: The Singles
| Track | Recorded | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | 2/18/70 | 47-9835 | 4/20/70 | #9 | The Wonder of You The Wonder of You "The Wonder of You" is a song written by Baker Knight. In 1959, Ray Peterson released it as a single. The song became a Top 40 hit for him on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #25. That same year it was recorded by Ronnie Hilton in the United Kingdom, his version reaching #22 on the UK Singles... |
Baker Knight Baker Knight Baker Knight was an American songwriter and musician from Birmingham, Alabama.He was born Thomas Baker Knight Jr. in Birmingham, Alabama to Thomas Baker Knight Sr. and his wife Mary Knight. His father died in 1939 at the age of 32, and because of his mother's poor health Knight was raised mainly... |
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| 2. | 6/4/70 | 47-9873 | 7/14/70 | #32 | I've Lost You I've Lost You I've Lost You is a hit song covered by Elvis Presley. It was released in August, 1970, and reached number 32 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. On the Cash Box chart, however, it reached as high as number 18. It also charted at number five on the Adult Contemporary chart."I've Lost You" was... |
Alan Blaikley Alan Blaikley -Early life and career:Born in London, where he survived the Blitz, Alan Blaikley was educated at University College School , Hampstead, and Wadham College, Oxford, where he read Classical Moderations and English, and was Reviews Editor of the university newspaper Cherwell.After coming down from... and Ken Howard |
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| 3. | 6/7/70 | 47-9873b | 7/14/70 | The Next Step Is Love | Paul Evans Paul Evans (musician) Paul Evans is an American rock and roll singer and songwriter, who was most prominent in the 1950s and 1960s... and Paul Parnes |
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| 4. | 6/6/70 | 47-9916 | 10/6/70 | #11 | 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.... |
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| 5. | 6/8/70 | 47-9916b | 10/6/70 | Patch It Up Patch It Up "Patch It Up" is a song written by Eddie Rabbitt and Rory Bourke and recorded by Elvis Presley in Nashville on June 8, 1970. It was released on a single, backed with "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me", in October, 1970.... |
Eddie Rabbitt Eddie Rabbitt Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974... and Rory Bourke |
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| 6. | 6/7/70 | 47-9960 | 12/8/70 | #21 | I Really Don't Want to Know I Really Don't Want to Know "I Really Don't Want to Know" is a popular song with music was written by Don Robertson and lyrics by Howard Barnes. The song was published in 1953.... |
Howard Barnes and Don Robertson | 2:54 |
| 7. | 6/8/70 | 47-9960b | 12/8/70 | There Goes My Everything There Goes My Everything (song) "There Goes My Everything" is a popular song by Dallas Frazier, published in 1965. The song is best known in a 1966 version by Jack Greene whose version spent seven weeks at the top and a total of twenty-one weeks on the chart. The song also won several awards, including Single of the Year and... |
Dallas Frazier Dallas Frazier Dallas Frazier is an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma but was raised in Bakersfield, California... |
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| 8. | 9/22/70 | 47-9980 | 2/3/71 | #33 | Rags to Riches Rags to Riches (song) "Rags to Riches" is a 1953 popular song by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The best-known version of the song was recorded by Tony Bennett and reached number one on the Billboard chart in 1953. In the same year, a version by David Whitfield reached number three in the British charts... |
Richard Adler Richard Adler Richard Adler is an American lyricist, composer and producer of several Broadway shows.-Biography:Born in New York City, Adler had a musical upbringing, his father being a concert pianist. After serving in the Navy he began his career as a lyricist, teaming up with Jerry Ross in 1950... and Jerry Ross Jerry Ross (composer) Jerry Ross was an American lyricist and composer whose works with Richard Adler for the musical theater include The Pajama Game and Damn Yankees, winners of Tony Awards in 1955 and 1956 respectively in both the "Best Musical" and "Best Composer and Lyricist" categories.-Biography:Ross was born... |
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| 9. | 9/22/70 | 47-9980b | 2/3/71 | Where Did They Go, Lord | Dallas Frazier Dallas Frazier Dallas Frazier is an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma but was raised in Bakersfield, California... and A.L. "Doodle" Owens Arthur Leo Owens Arthur Leo Owens , born November 28, 1930 in Waco, Texas; died October 4, 1999 in Nashville, Tennessee, was an American country music songwriter and singer... |
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| 10. | 6/6/70 | 47-9985 | 5/25/71 | #53 | Life | Shirl Milete | 3:10 |
| 11. | 5/20/71 | 47-9998 | 6/22/71 | #36 | I'm Leavin' I'm Leavin' "I'm Leavin" is a song by Outsidaz featuring Rah Digga and Melanie Blatt, which was released as a single in March 2002 in the United Kingdom and Europe... |
Michael Jarrett and Sonny Charles Sonny Charles Sonny Charles is an American soul singer from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was the lead singer of Checkmates, Ltd... |
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| 12. | 6/6/70 | 47-9998b | 6/22/71 | Heart of Rome | Alan Blaikley Alan Blaikley -Early life and career:Born in London, where he survived the Blitz, Alan Blaikley was educated at University College School , Hampstead, and Wadham College, Oxford, where he read Classical Moderations and English, and was Reviews Editor of the university newspaper Cherwell.After coming down from... , Richard Howard Richard Howard Richard Howard is an American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and is a graduate of Columbia University, where he studied under Mark Van Doren, and where he now teaches... , Geoff Stephens Geoff Stephens Geoffrey 'Geoff' Stephens , was one of the top British songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s.-Career:... |
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| 13. | 5/20/71 | 48-1017 | 9/21/71 | #51 | It's Only Love | 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:... and Steve Tyrell Steve Tyrell Steve Tyrell is an American jazz musician.-Early career:Upon moving to New York City at the age of 18, he was made head of A&R and promotion at Scepter Records... |
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| 14. | 6/4/70 | 48-1017b | 9/21/71 | The Sound of Your Cry The Sound of Your Cry The Sound of Your Cry is a song by Elvis Presley.Elvis wrote this song for Priscilla after there divorce.... |
Bernie Baum Bernie Baum Bernie Baum was a songwriter who worked extensively with Elvis Presley. He grew up in New York City and later worked with Harvey Zimmerman and Florence Kaye. The majority of their songs were used in Presley's musicals. Their work was also credited in the American version of Kimba the White Lion... , Bill Giant, Buddy Kaye Buddy Kaye Jules Leonard "Buddy" Kaye was an American award-winning songwriter, musician, producer, author and publisher. His songs were recorded by top performers, including Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Perry Como, Elvis Presley and Dusty Springfield... |
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| 15. | 8/11/70 | 2158 | 11/71 | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... #6 |
I Just Can't Help Believin' I Just Can't Help Believing "I Just Can't Help Believing" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. The song received its most success after being recorded by B.J. Thomas and released as a single in 1970... |
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.... and Barry Mann Barry Mann Barry Mann is an American songwriter, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil.-Career:... |
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| 16. | 6/5/70 | 2158b | 11/71 | How the Web Was Woven | David Most and Clive Westlake | 3:25 | |
| 17. | 5/17/71 | 74-0619 | 1/4/72 | #40 | 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... |
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| 18. | 5/20/71 | 74-0619b | 1/4/72 | We Can Make the Morning | Jay Ramsey | 3:54 | |
| 19. | 2/16/72 | 74-0672 | 4/4/72 | #66 | 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:... |
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| 20. | 3/15/71 | 74-0672b | 4/4/72 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who was later to become his wife. At the time the couple were lovers, although MacColl was married to someone else. MacColl and Seeger included the song in their... |
Ewan MacColl Ewan MacColl Ewan MacColl was an English folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer. He was married to theatre director Joan Littlewood, and later to American folksinger Peggy Seeger. He collaborated with Littlewood in the theatre and with Seeger in folk music... |
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| 21. | 3/28/72 | 74-0769 | 8/1/72 | #2 | Burning Love Burning Love "Burning Love" is a song written by Dennis Linde, first recorded by Arthur Alexander, who included it on his self-titled 1971 album, and made famous by Elvis Presley, who took it to #2 in the United States in 1972... |
Dennis Linde Dennis Linde Dennis Linde was an American singer and songwriter whose work was primarily in country musicHe is best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, "Burning Love"... |
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| 22. | 3/29/72 | 74-0769b | 8/1/72 | It's A Matter of Time | Clive Westlake | 3:02 | |
| 23. | 3/27/72 | 74-0815 | 10/31/72 | #20 | Separate Ways | Red West Red West Red West is an American actor, film stuntman and songwriter.West was born Robert Gene West in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Lois and Newton Thomas West. He was a close high school friend of rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. An excellent athlete and former U.S... and Richard Mainegra |
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Disc two: The Singles
| Track | Recorded | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3/29/72 | 74-0815b | 10/31/72 | Always on My Mind Always on My Mind "Always on My Mind" is an American country music song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1972.Allmusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers... |
Johnny Christopher, 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:... , Wayne Carson Wayne Carson Wayne Carson Thompson is an American country musician. He is a songwriter, producer and plays percussion, piano, guitar, and bass. His most famous songs include "Neon Rainbow", "The Letter", "Always on My Mind" , and "Soul Deep".-Biography:Born in Denver, Colorado, his parents, Odie and Olivia... |
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| 2. | 3/28/72 | 74-0910b | 3/4/73 | Fool | Carl Sigman Carl Sigman Carl Sigman was an American songwriter.-Biography:Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, Sigman graduated from law school and passed his Bar exams to practice in the state of New York... and James Last James Last James Last is a German composer and big band leader. His "happy music" made his numerous albums best-sellers in Germany and the United Kingdom. His composition, "Happy Heart", became an international success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark... |
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| 3. | 1/4/73 | 74-0910 | 3/4/73 | #17 | Steamroller Blues Steamroller Blues "Steamroller Blues", often labelled just "Steamroller", is a song written by James Taylor, that first appeared on his 1970 breakthrough album Sweet Baby James. The song title comes from the first line: "I'm a steamroller baby, I'm bound to roll all over you..."... |
James Taylor James Taylor James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.... |
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| 4. | 7/23/73 | APBO 0088 | 9/22/73 | #41 | Raised On Rock | 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:... |
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| 5. | 7/23/73 | APBO 0088b | 9/22/73 | For Ol' Times Sake | 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... |
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| 6. | 7/22/73 | APBO 0196 | 1/11/74 | #39 | I've Got A Thing About You Baby | 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... |
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| 7. | 7/21/73 | APBO 0196b | 1/11/74 | Take Good Care of Her Take Good Care of Her "Take Good Care of Her" is a 1961 debut single by Adam Wade. "Take Good Care of Her" reached number twenty on the R&B charts and number seven on the Hot 100.-Cover versions:*In 1966, Sonny James had a number one country hit with his version of the song.... |
Arthur Kent Arthur Kent Arthur Kent is a Canadian television journalist. He rose to international prominence during the 1991 Persian Gulf War during which he acquired the nickname "The Scud Stud"... and Edward C. Warren |
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| 8. | 12/11/73 | APBO 0280 | 5/10/74 | #17 | If You Talk In Your Sleep | Red West Red West Red West is an American actor, film stuntman and songwriter.West was born Robert Gene West in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Lois and Newton Thomas West. He was a close high school friend of rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. An excellent athlete and former U.S... and Johnny Christopher |
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| 9. | 12/15/73 | PB 10074 | 9/27/74 | #14 | Promised Land Promised Land (song) "Promised Land" is a song lyric written by Chuck Berry to the melody of "Wabash Cannonball", an American folk song. The song was first recorded in this version by Chuck Berry in 1964 for his album St. Louis to Liverpool. Released in 1965, it was Berry's first single issued following his prison term... |
Chuck Berry Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B... |
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| 10. | 12/10/73 | PB 10074b | 9/27/74 | It's Midnight | Billy Edd Wheeler Billy Edd Wheeler Billy Edward "Edd" Wheeler is an American songwriter, performer, writer and visual artist. He has written songs performed by over 90 different artists including Judy Collins, Jefferson Airplane, Bobby Darin, The Kingston Trio, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Kenny Rogers, Hazel Dickens, and Elvis Presley... and Jerry Chesnut Jerry Chesnut Jerry Donald Chesnut is an American country music songwriter. His hits include "A Good Year for the Roses" and "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" .... |
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| 11. | 12/13/73 | PB 10191 | 1/4/75 | #20 | My Boy My Boy "My Boy" is the title of a popular song from the early 1970s. The music was composed by Jean Bourtayre and Claude Francois , and the lyrics were translated from the original version "Parce que je t'aime, mon enfant" into English by Phil Coulter and Bill Martin.-Richard Harris version:Actor Richard... |
Bill Martin, Jean-Pierre Bourtrayre, Phil Coulter Phil Coulter Phil Coulter is an artist with an international reputation as a successful songwriter, pianist, music producer, arranger and director. His success has spanned four decades and he is one of the biggest record sellers in Ireland... , Claude Francois Claude François Claude François was a French pop singer, songwriter and dancer. He wrote "Comme d'habitude," the original version of "My Way."-Early life:... |
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| 12. | 12/13/73 | 2548b | 10/74 | Loving Arms | Tom Jans Tom Jans Tom Jans was a folk musician from San Jose, California. He is perhaps best known for his song "Lovin' Arms" , which has been performed and recorded by dozens of artists and bands, including Elvis Presley, Dixie Chicks, Natalie Cole, Kris Kristofferson, Olivia Newton-John, Rita Coolidge, Livingston... |
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| 13. | 3/11/75 | PB 10278 | 4/22/75 | #35 | T-R-O-U-B-L-E | Jerry Chesnut Jerry Chesnut Jerry Donald Chesnut is an American country music songwriter. His hits include "A Good Year for the Roses" and "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" .... and Steve Tyrell Steve Tyrell Steve Tyrell is an American jazz musician.-Early career:Upon moving to New York City at the age of 18, he was made head of A&R and promotion at Scepter Records... |
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| 14. | 12/12/73 | PB 10278b | 4/23/75 | Mr. Songman | Donnie Summer | 2:07 | |
| 15. | 3/12/75 | PB 10401 | 9/30/75 | Bringing It Back | Greg Gordon | 3:00 | |
| 16. | 3/12/75 | PB 10401b | 9/30/75 | Pieces of My Life Pieces of My Life Pieces of My Life is a song by Elvis Presley.The song appeared on the album Today .... |
Troy Seals Troy Seals Troy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals... |
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| 17. | 3/10/75 | 2635 | 11/75 | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... #29 |
Green Green Grass of Home Green Green Grass of Home "Green, Green Grass of Home", written by Claude "Curly" Putman, Jr., is a country song originally made popular by Porter Wagoner in 1965 and Bobby Bare in 1965. It was sung later by Tom Jones in 1966 when it reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 3 December staying there for a total of seven... |
Curly Putman Curly Putman Claude "Curly" Putman, Jr. is an American songwriter, based in Nashville. His biggest success was "Green, Green Grass of Home" , which was covered by Elvis Presley, Johnny Darrell, Gram Parsons, Joan Baez, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roberto Leal, Merle Haggard, Bobby Bare, Joe Tex, Nana... |
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| 18. | 12/12/73 | PB 10191b | 1/4/75 | Thinking About You Thinking About You "Thinking About You" is the first single from Norah Jones' third solo album, Not Too Late . Jones wrote "Thinking About You" in 1999 with Ilhan Ersahin, her then-bandmate in Wax Poetic. She said the song had "always been in the back of my mind", but she thought it was too much of a pop song for her... |
Tim Baty | 3:00 | |
| 19. | 2/5/76 | PB 10601 | 3/12/76 | #28 | Hurt | Jimmie Crane and Al Jacobs | 2:06 |
| 20. | 2/5/76 | PB 10601b | 3/12/76 | For the Heart For the Heart For The Heart is a song by Elvis Presley.... |
Dennis Linde Dennis Linde Dennis Linde was an American singer and songwriter whose work was primarily in country musicHe is best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, "Burning Love"... |
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| 21. | 2/4/76 | PB 10857 | 11/29/76 | #31 | Moody Blue | 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:... |
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| 22. | 2/2/76 | PB 10857b | 11/29/76 | She Thinks I Still Care She Thinks I Still Care "She Thinks I Still Care" is a song written by Dickey Lee and Steve Duffy which became the third C&W #1 hit for George Jones, spending six weeks at #1 in the spring/summer of 1962... |
Dickey Lee Dickey Lee Royden Dickey Lipscomb , known professionally as Dickey Lee , is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie ."-Career:Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa... |
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| 23. | 10/29/76 | PB 10998 | 6/6/77 | #18 | Way Down Way Down "Way Down" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley. Recorded in October 1976, it was the last single released before his death on August 16, 1977. The song was written by Layng Martine, Jr. and was later covered by Status Quo and Cliffhanger.... |
Layng Martine Jr. | 2:38 |
| 24. | 10/29/76 | PB 10998b | 6/6/77 | Pledging My Love Pledging My Love "Pledging My Love" is a blues ballad. It was written by Ferdinand Washington and Don Robey and published in 1954.The song's theme is captured in the title and the opening lines:-Johnny Ace:The most popular recording of the song was done by Johnny Ace... |
Don Robey Don Robey Don Robey was an American record label executive, songwriter and record producer, who used criminal means as part of his business model... and Ferdinand Washington |
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Disc three: Studio Highlights 1970-1971
| Track | Recorded | Original Issue | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6/4/70 | That's the Way It Is | LSP 4445 | 11/11/70 | #21 | Twenty Days and Twenty Nights | Scott Weisman and Clive Westlake | 3:15 |
| 2. | 6/4/70 | Elvis Now Elvis Now Elvis Now is a gold-selling Elvis Presley album from 1972.Despite the "now" in the title, the tracks on this album were recorded anywhere from one to three years before its release. "Hey Jude" had been recorded at Elvis' legendary sessions at the American Studio in Memphis in early 1969... |
LSP 4460 | 2/20/72 | #43 | I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago | Traditional | 3:28 |
| 3. | 6/4/70 | "Elvis Country" Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Elvis Country is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley,... |
LSP 4671 | 1/2/71 | #12 | The Fool | Naomi Ford and Lee Hazlewood Lee Hazlewood Lee Hazlewood , born Barton Lee Hazlewood was an American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s.Hazlewood had a distinctive baritone voice that added an ominous... |
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| 4. | 6/4/70 | previously unreleased | A Hundred Years From Now | Lester Flatt Lester Flatt Lester Raymond Flatt was a bluegrass musician and guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his membership in the Bluegrass duo The Foggy Mountain Boys, also known as "Flatt and Scruggs," with banjo picker Earl Scruggs. Flatt's career spanned multiple decades; besides his work with Scruggs, he... and Earl Scruggs Earl Scruggs Earl Eugene Scruggs is an American musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger banjo-picking style that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music... |
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| 5. | 6/4/70 | "Elvis Country" Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Elvis Country is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley,... |
LSP 4460 | 1/2/71 | #12 | Little Cabin on the Hill | Bill Monroe Bill Monroe William Smith Monroe was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader... and Lester Flatt Lester Flatt Lester Raymond Flatt was a bluegrass musician and guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his membership in the Bluegrass duo The Foggy Mountain Boys, also known as "Flatt and Scruggs," with banjo picker Earl Scruggs. Flatt's career spanned multiple decades; besides his work with Scruggs, he... |
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| 6. | 6/4/70 | Love Letters from Elvis Love Letters from Elvis Love Letters from Elvis is a 1971 studio album by Elvis Presley.The album was made up mostly of leftovers from Elvis' marathon June 1970 recording sessions in Nashville. Most of the other 35 songs recorded during those sessions had been used in Elvis' 1970 albums That's the Way It Is and Elvis... |
LSP 4530 | 6/16/71 | #33 | Cindy Cindy | Dolores Fuller Dolores Fuller Dolores Agnes Fuller was an American actress and songwriter best known as the one-time girlfriend of the low-budget film director Edward D. Wood, Jr. She played the protagonist's girlfriend in Glen or Glenda, co-starred in Wood's Jail Bait, and had a minor role in Bride of the Monster... , Buddy Kaye Buddy Kaye Jules Leonard "Buddy" Kaye was an American award-winning songwriter, musician, producer, author and publisher. His songs were recorded by top performers, including Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Perry Como, Elvis Presley and Dusty Springfield... , Scott Weisman |
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| 7. | 6/5/70 | That's the Way It Is | LSP 4445 | 11/11/70 | #21 | Bridge Over Troubled Water Bridge over Troubled Water Bridge Over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by Simon & Garfunkel. Released on January 26, 1970 on both Quadraphonic and Stereo formats, it reached No. 1 on Billboard Music Charts pop albums list... |
Paul Simon Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles... |
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| 8. | 6/5/70 | Love Letters from Elvis Love Letters from Elvis Love Letters from Elvis is a 1971 studio album by Elvis Presley.The album was made up mostly of leftovers from Elvis' marathon June 1970 recording sessions in Nashville. Most of the other 35 songs recorded during those sessions had been used in Elvis' 1970 albums That's the Way It Is and Elvis... |
LSP 4530 | 6/16/71 | #33 | Got My Mojo Working Got My Mojo Working "Got My Mojo Working" is a 1956 song written by Preston Foster and first recorded by Ann Cole, but popularized by Muddy Waters in 1957. Waters' rendition of the song was featured on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at #359 and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of... /Keep Your Hands Off of It |
Preston Foster/Elvis Presley | 4:34 |
| 9. | 6/5/70 | "Elvis Country" Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Elvis Country is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley,... |
LSP 4460 | 1/2/71 | #12 | It's Your Baby You Rock It It's Your Baby You Rock It "It's Your Baby, You Rock It" is an Elvis Presley song off of his Elvis Country album. It was written by Shirl Milete, and Nora Fowler. It was produced by Felton Jarvis.... |
Shirl Milete and Nora Fowler | 2:59 |
| 10. | 6/5/70 | That's the Way It Is | LSP 4445 | 11/11/70 | #21 | Stranger in the Crowd Stranger in the Crowd "Stranger in the Crowd" is a song written for Elvis Presley by Winfield Scott for Elvis' 1970 album That's The Way It Is. Scott had previously co-written with Otis Blackwell a number of other songs for Elvis, including the hits "Return to Sender" and " in Disguise." The song features an extended... |
Winfield Scott Winfield Scott (songwriter) Winfield Scott was a songwriter who wrote or co-wrote the hit songs "Tweedle Dee" for LaVern Baker and "Return to Sender" for Elvis Presley. "Return to Sender", written for the Presley film Girls! Girls! Girls!, was his biggest hit, selling over 14 million copies in the U.S... |
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| 11. | 6/5/70 | That's the Way It Is | LSP 4445 | 11/11/70 | #21 | Mary in the Morning Mary in the Morning "Mary in the Morning" is a song written by American songwriter and record producer Michael Rashkow and singer Johnny Cymbal. "Mary in the Morning" was recorded by a number of artists including:* Elvis Presley* Glen Campbell* Guy Fletcher... |
Johnny Cymbal Johnny Cymbal Johnny Cymbal was a Scottish born American songwriter, singer, and record producer who had numerous hit records, including his signature song, "Mr... and Michael Rashkow |
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| 12. | 6/6/70 | Love Letters from Elvis Love Letters from Elvis Love Letters from Elvis is a 1971 studio album by Elvis Presley.The album was made up mostly of leftovers from Elvis' marathon June 1970 recording sessions in Nashville. Most of the other 35 songs recorded during those sessions had been used in Elvis' 1970 albums That's the Way It Is and Elvis... |
LSP 4530 | 6/16/71 | #33 | It Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing) | Shorty Hall, Alice Joy Merritt, Neal Merritt | 2:46 |
| 13. | 6/6/70 | That's the Way It Is | LSP 4445 | 11/11/70 | #21 | Just Pretend | Guy Fletcher Guy Fletcher Guy Wilson Fletcher is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known for his position as the keyboardist in the British rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his involvement in nearly every part of Mark Knopfler's solo work to date.-Biography:Fletcher was born into a... and Doug Flett |
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| 14. | 6/7/70 | "Elvis Country" Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Elvis Country is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley,... |
LSP 4460 | 1/2/71 | #12 | Faded Love* | Bob Wills Bob Wills James Robert Wills , better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western Swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader, considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western Swing and universally known as the pioneering King of Western Swing.Bob Wills' name will forever be associated with... and Johnnie Lee Wills Johnnie Lee Wills Johnnie Lee Wills was an American Western swing fiddler popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Biography:Wills was born in Jewett, Texas, and was the younger brother of Bob Wills. He played banjo with Bob as a member of the Texas Playboys starting in 1934, the year the ensemble began playing on KVOO-AM... |
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| 15. | 6/7/70 | "Elvis Country" Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Elvis Country is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley,... |
LSP 4460 | 1/2/71 | #12 | Tomorrow Never Comes* | Johnny Bond Johnny Bond Cyrus Whitfield Bond , known professionally as Johnny Bond, was a popular American country music entertainer of the 1940s through the 1960s.-Biography:... and Ernest Tubb Ernest Tubb Ernest Dale Tubb , nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" , marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music... |
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| 16. | 6/7/70 | "Elvis Country" Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Elvis Country is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley,... |
LSP 4460 | 1/2/71 | #12 | Make the World Go Away Make the World Go Away "Make the World Go Away" is a country-popular music song composed by Hank Cochran. It has become a Top 40 popular success three times: for Timi Yuro , for Eddy Arnold , and for the brother-sister duo Donny and Marie Osmond . The original version of the song was recorded by Ray Price during... |
Hank Cochran Hank Cochran Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold and others... |
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| 17. | 6/7/70 | "Elvis Country" Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Elvis Country is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley,... |
LSP 4460 | 1/2/71 | #12 | 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... |
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| 18. | 6/7/70 | "Elvis Country" Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Elvis Country is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley,... |
LSP 4460 | 1/2/71 | #12 | I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water "I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water" is a song by Elvis Presley. It is a cover of the 1965 original by Stonewall Jackson. It was also a hit by Johnny Rivers in 1966, reaching #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.... * |
Joe Babcock | 4:57 |
| 19. | 9/22/70 | "Elvis Country" Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Elvis Country is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley,... |
LSP 4460 | 1/2/71 | #12 | Snowbird Snowbird (song) "Snowbird" is a song by the Canadian songwriter Gene MacLellan. Though it has been recorded by many performers , it is best known through Anne Murray's 1970 version, which launched her into a long career of international exposure. It was a #2 hit on Canada's pop chart and went to #1 on both the... |
Gene MacLellan Gene MacLellan Gene MacLellan was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Prince Edward Island.Among his notable compositions were "Snowbird", made famous by Anne Murray, "Put Your Hand in the Hand, "The Call", "Pages of Time" and "Thorn in My Shoe"... |
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| 20. | 9/22/70 | "Elvis Country" Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Elvis Country is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley,... |
LSP 4460 | 1/2/71 | #12 | Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On | Dave "Curly" Williams and Sunny David | 3:02 |
| 21. | 3/15/71 | He Touched Me He Touched Me He Touched Me is a 1972 gospel music album by Elvis Presley. It earned Presley his second of three Grammy Awards. It was his third and final studio gospel album, and the most contemporary of the three. The album was certified Gold on 3/27/1992 and Platinum on 7/15/1999 by the RIAA.-Track listing:#... |
LSP 4690 | 4/3/72 | #79 | Amazing Grace Amazing Grace "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,... * |
Traditional | 3:26 |
| 22. | 3/15/71 | Elvis Elvis (1973 album) Elvis is Elvis Presley's self-titled 1973 album. This album is often called The Fool album after one of the songs included in it, in order to differentiate it from the 1956 album of the same title. The album sold over 1 million copies worldwide despite it being released soon after the much more... |
APL1 0283 | 7/16/73 | #52 | (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me | Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s... |
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| 23. | 5/17/71 | previously unreleased | Lady Madonna Lady Madonna "Lady Madonna" is a song by The Beatles, primarily written by Paul McCartney . In March 1968, it was released as a single, backed with "The Inner Light." The song was recorded on 3 and 6 February 1968 before the Beatles left for India... |
John Lennon John Lennon John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music... and Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100... |
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Disc four: Studio Highlights 1971-1976
| Track | Recorded | Original Issue | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5/15/71 | Wonderful World of Christmas Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas Elvis Sings The Wonderful World Of Christmas is a 1971 album by Elvis Presley, and Elvis' second Christmas album. The album was released in October 1971, followed by the single from the album "Merry Christmas Baby" / "O Come All Ye Faithful" released in November 1971... |
LSP 4579 | 10/20/71 | Merry Christmas, Baby | Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore Johnny Moore (musician) Johnny Moore was an American rhythm and blues singer with The Drifters.Born John Alfred Moore in Selma, Alabama, United States, he began as lead of the Cleveland based group, The Hornets, before being discovered by The Drifters. He joined the group as lead vocalist, in New York in 1955, at age 21... |
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| 2. | 5/20/71 | previously unreleased | I Shall Be Released I Shall Be Released "I Shall Be Released" is a 1967 song written by Bob Dylan.The Band played it on their debut album, Music from Big Pink , with Richard Manuel singing lead vocals, and Rick Danko and Levon Helm harmonizing in the chorus... |
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly... |
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| 3. | 5/16/71 | Elvis Elvis (1973 album) Elvis is Elvis Presley's self-titled 1973 album. This album is often called The Fool album after one of the songs included in it, in order to differentiate it from the 1956 album of the same title. The album sold over 1 million copies worldwide despite it being released soon after the much more... |
APL1 0283 | 7/16/73 | #52 | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Don't Think Twice, It's All Right "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962, and released on the 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.-Context:... * |
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly... |
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| 4. | 5/19/71 | Elvis Elvis (1973 album) Elvis is Elvis Presley's self-titled 1973 album. This album is often called The Fool album after one of the songs included in it, in order to differentiate it from the 1956 album of the same title. The album sold over 1 million copies worldwide despite it being released soon after the much more... |
APL1 0283 | 7/16/73 | #52 | It's Still Here* | Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid 1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recording, "Since I Met You Baby" . He was billed as The Baron of the Boogie, and also known as The... |
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| 5. | 5/19/71 | Elvis Elvis (1973 album) Elvis is Elvis Presley's self-titled 1973 album. This album is often called The Fool album after one of the songs included in it, in order to differentiate it from the 1956 album of the same title. The album sold over 1 million copies worldwide despite it being released soon after the much more... |
APL1 0283 | 7/16/73 | #52 | I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen is a popular song written by Thomas P. Westendorf in 1875. In spite of its American origins, it is known and revered as an Irish ballad. Westendorf, a school teacher in Plainfield, Indiana, wrote it for his wife... * |
Traditional | 2:28 |
| 6. | 5/19/71 | Elvis Elvis (1973 album) Elvis is Elvis Presley's self-titled 1973 album. This album is often called The Fool album after one of the songs included in it, in order to differentiate it from the 1956 album of the same title. The album sold over 1 million copies worldwide despite it being released soon after the much more... |
APL1 0283 | 7/16/73 | #52 | I Will Be True | Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid 1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recording, "Since I Met You Baby" . He was billed as The Baron of the Boogie, and also known as The... |
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| 7. | 6/10/71 | previously unreleased | My Way My Way (song) "My Way" is a song popularized by Frank Sinatra. Its lyrics were written by Paul Anka and set to music based on the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, with lyrics by Claude François and Gilles Thibault. Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the... |
Paul Anka Paul Anka Paul Albert Anka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"... , Claude Francois Claude François Claude François was a French pop singer, songwriter and dancer. He wrote "Comme d'habitude," the original version of "My Way."-Early life:... , Jacques Revaux Jacques Revaux Jacques Revaux is a French songwriter most famous for his 1968 collaboration with singer Claude François on the song "Comme d'habitude" that singer-songwriter Paul Anka reworked into the English language as "My Way". He co-founded Trema Records with Regis Talar... |
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| 8. | 3/27/72 | previously unreleased | 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"... |
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| 9. | 7/22/73 | Raised on Rock Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake is a studio album by Elvis Presley released in 1973. It, along with the album Elvis, were both released after the massive success of Aloha From Hawaii. This record sold over 1 million copies worldwide. This album along with the Promised Land album the following... |
APL1 0388 | 10/1/73 | #50 | Just a Little Bit Just a Little Bit (Rosco Gordon song) "Just a Little Bit" is an R&B-style blues song recorded by Rosco Gordon in 1959. It was a hit in both the R&B and pop charts. Called "one of the standards of contemporary blues", "Just a Little Bit" has been recorded by a variety of artists, including Little Milton and Roy Head who also had... |
Ralph Bass Ralph Bass Ralph Bass , born in The Bronx, New York of an Italian-American-Catholic father, and a German-American-Jewish mother, was an influential rhythm and blues record producer and talent scout for several independent labels and was responsible for many hit records. He was a pioneer in bringing black... , Buster Brown Buster Brown Buster Brown was a comic strip character created in 1902 by Richard Felton Outcault who was known for his association with the Brown Shoe Company. This mischievous young boy was loosely based on a boy near Outcault's home in Flushing, New York... , John Thornton, Fats Washington |
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| 10. | 7/21/73 | previously unreleased | It's Diff'rent Now | Clive Westlake | 2:31 | |||
| 11. | 9/23/73 | Raised on Rock Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake is a studio album by Elvis Presley released in 1973. It, along with the album Elvis, were both released after the massive success of Aloha From Hawaii. This record sold over 1 million copies worldwide. This album along with the Promised Land album the following... |
APL1 0388 | 10/1/73 | #50 | Are You Sincere Are You Sincere Are You Sincere is a song by Wayne Walker, originally released in 1957. Andy Williams released the song as a single under the Cadence Records label in 1958 and it reached the top ten in the charts.Elvis Presley recorded it on September 24, 1973 at his home in Palm Springs, California.It appeared... |
Wayne Walker | 1:59 |
| 12. | 12/10/73 | Good Times Good Times (Elvis Presley album) Good Times is a 1974 album by Elvis Presley.The album was constructed by the first pick of a session held at Stax Studios in Memphis; it includes a collection of songs that vary in style and genre. The title was taken from the song "Talk About the Good Times". Many of the songs are covers of hits... |
CPL1 0475 | 3/20/74 | #90 | I Got A Feelin' In My Body | Dennis Linde Dennis Linde Dennis Linde was an American singer and songwriter whose work was primarily in country musicHe is best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, "Burning Love"... |
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| 13. | 12/11/73 | Promised Land Promised Land (Elvis Presley album) -Personnel:*David Briggs - piano, organ*James Burton - guitar*Johnny Christopher - guitar*Jeannie Green - backing vocals*Per Erik Hallin - piano, organ*Mary Holladay - backing vocals*Susan Pilkington - backing vocals*Elvis Presley - vocals, guitar... |
APL1 0873 | 1/8/75 | #47 | You Asked Me To You Asked Me To "You Asked Me To" is a song written by Billy Joe Shaver and Waylon Jennings. It was originally recorded by Jennings on his 1973 album Honky Tonk Heroes. This record spend fifteen weeks on the Billboard country singles charts, reaching a peak of number eight. Shaver recorded his own version in 1977... |
Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL... and Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver is a Texas country music singer and songwriter. Shaver's 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me is a classic in the outlaw country genre.-Biography:... |
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| 14. | 12/13/73 | Good Times Good Times (Elvis Presley album) Good Times is a 1974 album by Elvis Presley.The album was constructed by the first pick of a session held at Stax Studios in Memphis; it includes a collection of songs that vary in style and genre. The title was taken from the song "Talk About the Good Times". Many of the songs are covers of hits... |
CPL1 0475 | 3/20/74 | #90 | Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" is a song written and performed by Danny O'Keefe.It first appeared on O'Keefe's self-titled debut album in 1971... |
Danny O'Keefe Danny O'Keefe Danny O'Keefe is a U.S. based singer-songwriter, born in Spokane, Washington, in 1943. O'Keefe's musical career has spanned four decades from his early days playing in the Minnesota coffee houses to his present station in the Seattle area... |
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| 15. | 12/14/73 | Good Times Good Times (Elvis Presley album) Good Times is a 1974 album by Elvis Presley.The album was constructed by the first pick of a session held at Stax Studios in Memphis; it includes a collection of songs that vary in style and genre. The title was taken from the song "Talk About the Good Times". Many of the songs are covers of hits... |
CPL1 0475 | 3/20/74 | #90 | Talk About the Good Times | Jerry Reed Hubbard | 2:36 |
| 16. | 3/11/75 | previously unreleased | Tiger Man | Lewis Burns, Al Lewis Al Lewis (lyricist) Al Lewis is thought of mostly as a Tin Pan Alley era lyricist; however, he did write music on occasion as well. Professionally he was most active during the 1920s working into the 1950s. During this time, he most often collaborated with popular songwriters Al Sherman and Abner Silver... , Joe Hill Louis Joe Hill Louis Joe Hill Louis , born Lester Hill, was an American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band... |
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| 17. | 3/10/75 | Today | APL1 1039 | 5/7/75 | #57 | I Can Help I Can Help "I Can Help" is a song written and performed by Billy Swan. Released in September 1974, the song was a big crossover smash, reaching #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Singles charts late that fall.... |
Billy Swan Billy Swan Billy Lance Swan is an American songwriter and singer, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".-Life:Swan was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As a child, he learned drums, piano and guitar, and began writing songs... |
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| 18. | 3/11/75 | Today | APL1 1039 | 5/7/75 | #57 | Susan When She Tried | Don Reid | 2:16 |
| 19. | 3/11/75 | Today | APL1 1039 | 5/7/75 | #57 | Shake A Hand | Joe Morris Joe Morris (trumpeter) Joe Morris was an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter and bandleader.Born in Montgomery, Alabama, United States, Morris began his career as a jazz trumpeter, working and recording with Earl Bostic, Milt Buckner, Arnett Cobb, Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Griffin, Buddy Rich, Dinah Washington,... |
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| 20. | 2/2/76 | unreleased alternate take | She Thinks I Still Care She Thinks I Still Care "She Thinks I Still Care" is a song written by Dickey Lee and Steve Duffy which became the third C&W #1 hit for George Jones, spending six weeks at #1 in the spring/summer of 1962... |
Dickey Lee Dickey Lee Royden Dickey Lipscomb , known professionally as Dickey Lee , is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie ."-Career:Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa... |
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| 21. | 2/5/76 | From Elvis Presley Boulevard From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee is an album by Elvis Presley, released in 1976 on RCA Records. It is often mistaken that this is a concert recording as the album states the songs were "recorded live". While this is true, the songs were recorded live in the recording studio at a... |
APL1 1506 | 4/20/76 | #41 | Danny Boy Danny Boy -Background:The words to "Danny Boy" were written by English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly in 1910. Although the lyrics were originally written for a different tune, Weatherly modified them to fit the "Londonderry Air" in 1913, after his sister-in-law in the U.S. sent him a copy. Ernestine... |
Frederick Weatherly Frederick Weatherly Frederic Edward Weatherly was an English lawyer, author, lyricist and broadcaster. He is estimated to have written the lyrics to at least 3,000 popular songs, among the best-known of which are the sentimental ballad Danny Boy set to the tune Londonderry Air, the religious "The Holy City", and the... |
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| 22. | 2/6/76 | From Elvis Presley Boulevard From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee is an album by Elvis Presley, released in 1976 on RCA Records. It is often mistaken that this is a concert recording as the album states the songs were "recorded live". While this is true, the songs were recorded live in the recording studio at a... |
APL1 1506 | 4/20/76 | #41 | Love Coming Down Love Coming Down Love Coming Down is a song by Elvis Presley.... |
Jerry Chesnut Jerry Chesnut Jerry Donald Chesnut is an American country music songwriter. His hits include "A Good Year for the Roses" and "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" .... |
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| 23. | 10/30/76 | Moody Blue Moody Blue Moody Blue is the final studio album by Elvis Presley. The album was a mixture of live and studio work, and included tracks from Presley's final studio recording sessions in 1976, including Moody Blue, a previously published hit song, and Way Down, which became a hit song after Presley's death less... |
AFL1 2428 | 7/19/77 | #3 | He'll Have to Go He'll Have to Go "He'll Have to Go" is an American country and pop hit recorded on October 15, 1959 by Jim Reeves. The song, released in the fall of 1959, went on to become a massive hit in both genres early in 1960.-Background:... |
Joe Allison Joe Allison Joe Marion Allison was an American Hall of Fame songwriter, a radio and television personality, a record producer, and a country music business executive.... and Audrey Allison |
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Disc five: The Elvis Presley Show
| Track | Recorded | Original Issue | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | 2/18/70 | On Stage: February 1970 | LSP 4362 | 6/23/70 | #13 | See See Rider See See Rider The song is generally regarded as being traditional in origin. Ma Rainey's version became popular during 1925, as "See See Rider Blues." It became one of the most famous of all blues songs, with well over 100 versions. It was recorded by Big Bill Broonzy, Mississippi John Hurt, Lead Belly,... |
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| 2. | 8/11/70 | previously unreleased | Men With Broken Hearts | Hank Williams | 0:31 | |||
| 3. | 2/19/70 | On Stage: February 1970 | LSP 4362 | 6/23/70 | #13 | Walk A Mile In My Shoes Walk A Mile In My Shoes "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" is a song written by Joe South, who had a hit with it in 1970. The song concerns racial tolerance and the need for perspective and compassion.-Notable covers and references:*Elvis Presley on his 1970 live album On Stage... |
Joe South Joe South Joe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:... |
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| 4. | 2/18/70 | On Stage: February 1970 | LSP 4362 | 6/23/70 | #13 | 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... |
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| 5. | 2/17/70 | On Stage: February 1970 | LSP 4362 | 6/23/70 | #13 | Let It Be Me | Gilbert Bécaud Gilbert Bécaud Gilbert Bécaud was a French singer, composer and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et Maintenant", a 1961 release that became an English language hit as "What Now My Love"... , Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë Pierre Delanoë Pierre Delanoë , born Pierre Leroyer, was a French songwriter/lyricist who wrote for dozens of singers such as Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Petula Clark, and Johnny Hallyday.... |
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| 6. | 2/16/70 | On Stage: February 1970 | LSP 4362 | 6/23/70 | #13 | 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... |
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| 7. | 8/11/70 | previously unreleased | Something Something "Something" is a song by The Beatles, written by lead guitarist George Harrison in 1969. It was featured on the album Abbey Road, and was also the first song written by Harrison to appear on the A-side of a Beatles' single... |
George Harrison George Harrison George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other... |
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| 8. | 8/12/70 | That's the Way It Is | LSP 4445 | 11/11/70 | #21 | 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.... |
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| 9. | 8/11/70 | previously unreleased | 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 Mae Boren Axton Mae Boren Axton was known in the music industry as the 'Queen Mother of Nashville'... , Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley |
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| 10. | 8/12/70 | previously unreleased | I Was The One | Aaron Schroeder, Claude DeMetrius Claude Demetrius Claude Demetrius was an African American songwriter.Born in Bath, Maine, by his early twenties he was in New York City writing music for and/or with the likes of Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Witherspoon and B.B. King. Demetrius wrote the 1945 musical comedy short film Open the Door, Richard... , Hal Blair, Bill Peppers |
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| 11. | 8/11/70 | previously unreleased | One Night | Dave Bartholomew Dave Bartholomew Dave Bartholomew is a musician, band leader, composer and arranger, prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century... , Pearl King, Anita Steiman |
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| 12. | 2/16/72 | previously unreleased | 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... |
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| 13. | 2/16/72 | previously unreleased | You Gave Me A Mountain You Gave Me a Mountain "You Gave Me a Mountain" is a song written by country singer-songwriter Marty Robbins during the 1960s. It has been recorded by many artists, including Robbins himself, but the highest-charting version of the song was by Frankie Laine in 1969... |
Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist... |
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| 14. | 2/16/72 | He Walks Beside Me | AFL1 2772 | 2/78 | #113 | It's Impossible It's Impossible (song) "Somos Novios " is a song written by the premier Mexican bolero composer Armando Manzanero in 1970. The song was translated into English immediately by Sid Wayne and first recorded by Perry Como the same year under the title It's Impossible. It is one of the most popular boleros of all time... |
Armando Manzanero Armando Manzanero Armando Manzanero Canché is a Mexican musician and composer of Maya descent, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successful composers of Latin America.... and Sid Wayne Sid Wayne Sid Wayne was an American songwriter, lyricist and composer, who wrote a number of well-known songs from the 1950s to the 1980s... |
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| 15. | 2/16/72 | previously unreleased | A Big Hunk O' Love A Big Hunk o' Love "A Big Hunk o' Love" is a song co-written by Aaron Schroeder and originally recorded by American rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. The song was released as a single on June 23, 1959 by RCA Victor and later topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks.... |
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| 16. | 2/17/72 | previously unreleased | It's Over | Jimmie F. Rodgers | 2:20 | |||
| 17. | 2/16/72 | Today | APL1 1039 | 5/7/75 | #57 | The Impossible Dream The Impossible Dream (The Quest) "The Impossible Dream " is a popular song composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics written by Joe Darion. It was written for the 1965 musical Man of La Mancha... |
Joe Darion Joe Darion Joe Darion, was an American musical theatre lyricist, most famous for Man of La Mancha.Darion was born in New York City and died in Lebanon, New Hampshire.-External links:* at the Internet Broadway Database... and Mitch Leigh Mitch Leigh Mitch Leigh is an American musical theatre composer and theatrical producer best known for the musical Man Of La Mancha.-Biography:Leigh was born in Brooklyn, New York) as Irwin Michnick... |
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| 18. | 6/10/72 | previously unreleased | 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... |
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| 19. | 6/10/72 | previously unreleased | 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... |
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| 20. | 1/14/73 | Aloha From Hawaii: Via Satellite Aloha from Hawaii: Via Satellite Aloha from Hawaii: Via Satellite is a live concert album by Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records in February 1973 and peaked on the Billboard chart in the Spring of 1973. Despite the satellite innovation, the United States did not air the concert until April 4, 1973. Aloha from Hawaii went to... |
VPSX 6089 | 2/4/73 | #1 | I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1949. The song about loneliness was largely inspired by his troubled relationship with wife Audrey Sheppard... |
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| 21. | 1/14/73 | Aloha From Hawaii: Via Satellite Aloha from Hawaii: Via Satellite Aloha from Hawaii: Via Satellite is a live concert album by Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records in February 1973 and peaked on the Billboard chart in the Spring of 1973. Despite the satellite innovation, the United States did not air the concert until April 4, 1973. Aloha from Hawaii went to... |
VPSX 6089 | 2/4/73 | #1 | 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:... |
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| 22. | 4/24/77 | Moody Blue Moody Blue Moody Blue is the final studio album by Elvis Presley. The album was a mixture of live and studio work, and included tracks from Presley's final studio recording sessions in 1976, including Moody Blue, a previously published hit song, and Way Down, which became a hit song after Presley's death less... |
AFL1 2428 | 7/19/77 | #3 | Unchained Melody Unchained Melody "Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages.... |
Alex North Alex North Alex North was an American composer who wrote the first jazz-based film score and one of the first modernist scores written in Hollywood .... and Hy Zaret Hy Zaret Hy Zaret was an American Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer best known as the co-author of the 1955 hit "Unchained Melody", one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century.-Biography:... |
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| 23. | 8/16/74 | unreleased rehearsal | The Twelfth of Never The Twelfth of Never "The Twelfth of Never" is a popular song recorded by Johnny Mathis and later by artists including Cliff Richard and Donny Osmond. The song's title comes from the popular expression "the 12th of Never," which is used as the date of a future occurrence that will never come to pass... |
Jay Livingston Jay Livingston Jay Livingston was an American composer and singer best known as half of a songwriting duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote the music and Evans the lyrics.... and Roger Whittaker Roger Whittaker Roger Whittaker is an Anglo-Kenyan singer-songwriter and musician with worldwide record sales of over 55 million. His music can be described as easy listening. He is best known for his baritone singing voice and trademark whistling ability... |
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| 24. | 8/16/74 | unreleased rehearsal | Softly As I Leave You | Giorgio Calabrese Giorgio Calabrese Giorgio Calabrese is a songwriter and frequent collaborator with French pop music star Charles Aznavour.Calabrese wrote the original Italian lyrics for the popular song Softly, as I Leave You, and the Italian version of Aznavour's famous song She, titled Lei.-References:... , Antonio deVita, Hal Shaper |
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| 25. | 7/15/70 | unreleased rehearsal | Allá en el Rancho Grande Allá en el Rancho Grande Allá en el Rancho Grande is a 1936 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes and starring Tito Guízar and Esther Fernández. The film is considered to be the one that started the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.-Plot:... |
Silvano Ramos, Del Moral, Urange | 2:04 | |||
| 26. | 7/29/70 | unreleased rehearsal | Froggy Went A-Courting | Traditional | 2:15 | |||
| 27. | 7/24/70 | unreleased rehearsal | Stranger In My Own Home Town | Percy Mayfield Percy Mayfield Percy Mayfield was an American songwriter famous for the songs "Hit the Road Jack" and "Please Send Me Someone to Love", as well as a successful rhythm and blues artist known for his smooth vocal style.-Career:... |
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