Elvis Back in Nashville (Remastered) Elvis Presley

• 1 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Takes 11-12) 04:18
• 2 Amazing Grace 03:34
• 3 Early Mornin' Rain 03:02
• 4 (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me 02:14
• 5 Help Me Make It Through the Night 02:51
• 6 Until It's Time for You to Go 04:03
• 7 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Unedited Version) 09:16
• 8 It's Still Here 04:44
• 9 I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen 02:30
• 10 I Will Be True 02:34
• 11 Padre 02:34
• 12 Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) 02:55
• 13 My Way (Takes 2-3 (Master)) 06:25
• 14 I'm Leavin' 03:54
• 15 It's Only Love 02:50
• 16 We Can Make the Morning 04:02
• 17 Love Me, Love The Life I Lead 03:21
• 18 Until It's Time For You To Go (Remake) 03:48
• 19 He Touched Me 02:39
• 20 I've Got Confidence 02:45
• 21 Seeing Is Believing 03:02
• 22 He Is My Everything 02:40
• 23 Bosom of Abraham 01:36
• 24 An Evening Prayer 01:55
• 25 Lead Me, Guide Me 02:41
• 26 There Is No God But God 02:19
• 27 A Thing Called Love 02:29
• 28 I, John 02:16
• 29 Reach Out to Jesus 03:14
• 30 Put Your Hand In the Hand 03:23
• 31 Miracle of the Rosary 02:09
• 32 O Come, All Ye Faithful 02:51
• 33 The First Noel 02:10
• 34 On a Snowy Christmas Night 02:49
• 35 Winter Wonderland 02:20
• 36 The Wonderful World of Christmas 02:00
• 37 It Won't Seem Like Christmas (Without You) 02:42
• 38 I'll Be Home On Christmas Day 03:49
• 39 If I Get Home On Christmas Day 02:52
• 40 Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees 02:12
• 41 Merry Christmas Baby (Unedited Version) 08:41
• 42 Silver Bells 02:28
• 43 I'll Be Home On Christmas Day (Remake) 03:48
• 44 It's Only Love (Takes 8 & 9) 04:52
• 45 Love Me, Love The Life I Lead (Takes 5 & 6) 04:00
• 46 We Can Make the Morning (Master with Backing Vocals - Official Audio) 04:04
• 47 I'm Leavin' (Take 1) 03:42
• 48 Johnny B. Goode (Impromptu Performance) 01:07
• 49 Padre (Takes 1 & 11) 03:32
• 50 Lady Madonna (Impromptu Performance) 01:44
• 51 Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) (Take 6) 03:14
• 52 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Fragment-Impromptu Performance) 00:15
• 53 I Will Be True (Takes 1-2) 04:22
• 54 It's Still Here (Takes 1 & 3) 04:16
• 55 Help Me Make It Through The Night (Takes 1-3) 03:31
• 56 (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me (Take 1) 03:50
• 57 Until It's Time For You To Go (Take 5) 04:20
• 58 Early Mornin' Rain (Takes 1 & 11) 04:49
• 59 I Shall Be Released (Impromptu Performance) 00:59
• 60 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Remake) 11:11
• 61 Put Your Hand In the Hand (Rehearsal and Take 1) 04:36
• 62 Amazing Grace (Takes 1-2) 05:28
• 63 Miracle of the Rosary (Take 1) 02:17
• 64 The Lord's Prayer (Impromptu Performance) 02:31
• 65 He Touched Me (Takes 1-2) 05:16
• 66 I've Got Confidence (Take 1) 03:13
• 67 An Evening Prayer (Takes 1-2) 02:57
• 68 Seeing Is Believing (Takes 1, 2, & 4) 04:08
• 69 A Thing Called Love (Take 3) 03:59
• 70 Reach Out To Jesus (Takes 1, 2, & 9) 04:38
• 71 He Is My Everything (Take 1) 03:58
• 72 There Is No God But God (Takes 1-2) 03:16
• 73 Bosom of Abraham (Takes 2-3) 02:50
• 74 I'll Be Home On Christmas Day (Take 3) 05:34
• 75 It Won't Seem Like Christmas (Without You) (Takes 1 & 6) 03:40
• 76 If I Get Home On Christmas Day (Take 3) 02:55
• 77 Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees (Take 4) 02:36
• 78 Silver Bells (Take 1) 05:18
• 79 I'll Be Home On Christmas Day (Take 4) 04:24
• 80 Winter Wonderland (Take 7) 03:33
• 81 O Come, All Ye Faithful (Take 2) 04:21
• 82 I'll Be Home On Christmas Day (Remake) (Takes 1, 4, 5, & 10) 06:00
• Total Runtime 04:52:01

Info for Elvis Back in Nashville (Remastered)

Are they still alive? While musicians will always live on through their recordings, it's a question worth asking these days about an increasing number of supernatural performers who continue to release albums long after they're dead. After Jimi Hendrix, the zombie parade is led by Elvis Presley, who has now released many more albums dead than he ever did while breathing. Most of Elvis' "new" albums have been the work of producer Ernst Mikael Jørgensen who has made plumbing the depths of Presley's catalog his life's work. His latest idea is to release raw session tapes takes of the entire band playing together before any subsequent overdubs or sweetening were added. After 2020's Elvis in Nashville box set covered Presley's 1970 sessions in Music City, this new five-volume collection documents the sessions that were held a year later in the same studio with the same band. Held in March, May, and June 1971, these were Presley's last sessions in Nashville's RCA Studio B, the site of many of his greatest recordings. Produced by Felton Jarvis and engineered by Al Pachucki, the famous resonance of that room can be heard throughout. In a sign that perhaps the bottom of the Elvis barrel is now in sight, there are only four unreleased takes of previously released songs here out of 82 total tracks.

By all accounts, the '71 sessions were not the equal of what had occurred the year prior. Presley's life had by then begun to spin out of control: his marriage was on the rocks, his addiction to pills had grown worse and most disheartening of all, his interest in his once shining musical career one that had long since been passed by current musical trends and stars was diminishing. The priorities for the record label and Colonel Parker for these sessions were a Christmas album and a religious/gospel album, both of which his label RCA knew how to sell. Elvis, however, had other ideas, toying with the idea of a folk/country album á la Kris Kristofferson. The March sessions began in that direction with unremarkable takes of tunes by Ewan MacColl, Gordon Lightfoot and the traditional "Amazing Grace" which was then a current hit for Judy Collins. Returning in May, moving takes of Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through the Night" and Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Until It's Time for You to Go," were tracked both would eventually become highlights of Presley's later years.

Rather than more discipline and productivity, Presley's idea of recording was becoming more chaotic. Sessions now turned on whatever he felt like singing, including gospel favorites, Bob Dylan songs, his early rock and roll hits and even tunes by The Beatles who he famously snubbed. Impromptu between-song jams on tunes like "Johnny B. Goode" and "Lady Madonna" are evidence that at times he was still enjoying himself even if the overall results were less than stellar. His record label would take whatever it could get on tape and fashion albums out of it. Whatever the attributes of Elvis's vocal takes (most are good, not great), one of the indisputable strengths is the rhythm section of Jerry Carrigan on drums, Norbert Putnam on bass, and David Briggs on piano, all of them veterans of the Muscle Shoals recording scene, along with guitarists Chip Young and James Burton. The May sessions, among the last truly productive recording sessions of Presley's career, include a trio of gospel songs of just him at the piano singing two by his hero, Ivory Joe Hunter, and a rousing if overwrought take of a tune he knew from childhood, "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen" that show the passion he could still bring to bear in his vocals. Still pondering the idea of a folk album, several takes of "Padre," another Elvis favorite, are sappy but moving. That's followed by another pop number and this set's best track, "I'm Leavin'" with Elvis singing wordless "la-la-la" vocal accents with a haunted vibrato. The rest of the May sessions were taken up by material for what became the Grammy winning religious album, He Touched Me, which Presley, with help from the Nashville Edition vocal group, delivers with his usual dramatic vocal fervor. Despite the presence of a decorated Christmas tree in the studio to foster a holiday mood, the Christmas album came harder—after all it was May! "Silver Bells, for example, sounds rushed. While nearly all the Christmas tracks are released takes from the eventual album, Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas, the rock and roll rave up at the end of "Winter Wonderland" is still a welcome touch and an unedited take of Charles Brown's "Merry Christmas Baby" with its funky, fuzzy bass part has an undeniable groove. Undubbed and unpolished, this is more proof of the genius that lingered until the end.

Elvis Presley

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Elvis Presley
was an American actor and singer, born on January 8, 1935, in Mississippi. He played a key role in popularizing rockabilly and later rock ‘n’ roll, and is considered one of the greatest icons of all time. The King, who died on August 16, 1977, remains the second-biggest album seller in music history.

A talented and precocious artist

Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo and showed a passion for music even as a child. At the age of ten, he took part in his first singing competition dressed as a cowboy and came fifth at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show. On his 11th birthday, his family decided to give him his first guitar as a gift. Two of his uncles took the opportunity to give him guitar lessons, while his mother helped him improve his singing.

In 1946, Elvis Presley met Mississippi Slim, a local musician and radio host who helped him perfect his guitar chords. Seeing that Elvis had talent, Mississippi Slim decided to have him perform on his show, giving him his first public performance even though he wasn't even 12 years old! In 1953, after finishing school, he made the final decision to pursue a career in music.

A determined teenager

True to his dream of becoming a musician, Elvis Presley decided to visit the various record companies in Memphis to record his first single. When he arrived at Sun Records, he paid four dollars of his own money for his first recording! At the age of 18, he sang two cover versions: My Happiness and That's When Your Heartaches Begin.

The beginning of a great career

Elvis Presley then recorded several singles with Scotty Moore and Bill Black, who would later become his musicians. On July 5, 1954, in the middle of recording, Elvis Presley began to accompany his songs with body movements that Sam Philips found overwhelming. Considering these gestures to be a real revolution, the producer of Sun Records decided to launch the trio on the road to success.

The three men performed countless times and embarked on a local tour that lasted until 1955 to make themselves known to a wider audience. The success was huge. Elvis Presley's footwork was considered scandalous, but it attracted young audiences. Elvis Presley's sound, a mixture of blues and country music, was heard throughout the southwestern United States and soon became rockabilly. The group then signed with RCA Records, which created the “Elvis Presley Music” label specifically to record the phenomenon's first studio albums.

By 1958, Elvis Presley had become increasingly popular thanks to his albums Elvis Presley (1956) and Elvis (1956) and his film soundtracks: Loving You (1957) and the incredible King Creole (1958). After his appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on September 9, 1956, he became a national star. That evening, 60 million Americans watched Elvis's rendition of Love Me Tender, and over a million copies of the single were pre-ordered after the show.

The King: the birth of a legend

In 1956, Elvis Presley wanted to try his hand at other things and signed a contract with Paramount Pictures to become an actor. Despite mixed reviews, the first films in which Elvis starred were real commercial successes thanks to his fame. He then made several more films, such as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1956) and King Creole (1958), before having to complete his military service from 1958 to 1960.

Despite his absence, his producers released the albums For LP Fans Only (1959) and A Date with Elvis (1959), featuring songs recorded years earlier.

In 1960, after returning from the army, he released the albums Something for Everybody (1961) and Pot Luck (1962), before signing an acting contract with Hollywood. The production company was eager to give him the leading roles in the films for which he was to write the soundtrack. He then starred in The Sheriff of These Ladies (1962), The Man for Everything (1964), and Tickle Me (1965).

At the top of the sales charts, despite a career break!

Although he put his music career on hold from 1960 to 1968, Elvis Presley managed to get ten original movie soundtracks to the top of the singles sales charts! These include Girls! Girls! Girls (1962) and Fun in Acapulco (1963).

The year 1968 is also considered symbolic of the King's return to his roots. In the show entitled Elvis, he is celebrated by the audience. The following year, he releases his first album in nine years: From Elvis in Memphis (1969). This album, which features more soul and less rock ‘n’ roll, demonstrates the King's ability to adapt to the musical trends of the time.

Elvis is determined to return to the stage with concerts and signs a contract for 57 dates over several years at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. At the first of these concerts on July 31, 1969, the audience is captivated by his performance and gives him three standing ovations.

In parallel with the contract with the hotel in Las Vegas, Elvis resumes his tours of the USA and releases seven albums between 1970 and 1973, including Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) (1971) and Raised on Rock (1973). In the same year, he decided to give the first concert ever to be broadcast via satellite around the world. This took his career to global dimensions. In his white suit with the eagle on the back, Elvis became The King forever and released a double album: Aloha From Hawaii via Satellite (1973).

Due to excessive medication use, he died of a heart attack on August 16, 1977, in Memphis, the city where it all began.

Elvis Presley's awards:

Elvis Presley received an impressive number of awards throughout his career. In 2010, the total number of albums and singles he sold was estimated at over 600 million! His album Elvis' Christmas Album (1957), for example, went platinum nine times. In total, he received 144 awards for his singles and albums during his career, which spanned just over 20 years.

Elvis is also the American singer who has appeared most frequently in the charts of best-selling singles in the US. He placed 38 singles in the Top 10, 18 at No. 1 and 114 in the Top 40! He also spent more than 80 weeks at the top of the singles bestseller list during his career.

His musical awards include three Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance in 1968, 1973, and 1975, as well as a Grammy Award in 1971 for his life's work. Today, he has a star on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard and belongs to three major music institutions: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

On the evening of Elvis Presley's death, US President Jimmy Carter summed up the singer's life in a now famous sentence: “Elvis may be gone, but his legend will live on forever.”

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