Elvis By The Presleys

Personnel include: Elvis Presley (vocals, guitar); J. D. Sumner & The Stamps, Kathy Westmoreland, The Blossoms, The Imperials Quartet, The Jordanaires, The SweetInspirations (background vocals). Liner Note Author: Michael Hill. ELVIS BY THE PRESLEYS is a two-disc audio companion to the 2005 television documentary of the same name. Selected by Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley, the songs here underscoring thoughts about Elvis from his family's perspective. The accompanyingbooklet, full of home photographs and liner notes, explains the selection of songs, so that "Heartbreak Hotel" can be heard anew as a testament to Elvis meetingPriscilla, and "Hawaiian Wedding Song" as an allegory of their nuptials. The liner notes also suggest that certain songs point to aspects of the King's personality, such as his spiritual, "seeking"nature ("Peace in the Valley"). Disc Twofeatures five previously unreleased recordings, including alternate takes of "Jailhouse Rock, " "You'll Be Gone" (a song distinguished by a rare Elvis songwriting credit), and "Anything That's Part of You" (with vocal accompaniment by the Jordanaires). On the two private home recordings, however--takes on Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me To Do" and Hank Williams's "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"--the listener truly has the sense of eavesdropping on the King behind closed doors. This lovingly assembled package is ideal for casual fans and completists alike.

Track Listing

• Disc 1
• • 1 trying to get to you
  • 2 heartbreak hotel
  • 3 i want you, i need you, i love you
  • 4 i got a woman
  • 5 got a lot o' livin' to do!
  • 6 (there'll be) peace in the valley (for m
  • 7 trouble
  • 8 hawaiian wedding song
  • 9 indescribably blue
  • 10 in the ghetto
  • 11 suspicious minds
  • 12 i'll hold you in my heart (till i can ho
  • 13 bridge over troubled water
  • 14 you've lost that loving feeling
  • 15 it's over
  • 16 separate ways
  • 17 always on my mind
  • 18 my way
  • 19 burning love
  • 20 welcome to my world
  • 21 steamroller blues
  • 22 i got a feelin' in my body
  • 23 if i can dream
  • 24 a little less conversation [jxl radio ed
• Disc 2
• • 1 it wouldn't be the same without you [bon
  • 2 jailhouse rock [takes 3-5][previously un
  • 3 anything that's part of you [take 9][pre
  • 4 you'll be gone [take 2][previously unrel
  • 5 too much monkey business [takes 4, 10][b
  • 6 baby what you want me to do [private rec
  • 7 i'm so lonesome i could cry [private rec
  • 8 blue christmas [live][bonus track]