From Elvis In Memphis [legacy Edition]

, piano); Reggie Young (guitar); John Hughey (steel guitar); The Memphis Horns (horns); Bobby Wood (piano); Bobby Emmons(organ); Ed Hollis (harmonica); Mike Leech, Tom Cogbill (bass); Gene Chrisman (drums); Mary Greene, Donna Thatcher, Susan Pilkington, Sonja Montgomery, Mildred Kirkham, Dolores Edgin, Joe Babcock, Hurschel Wiginton (background vocals). Reviews: Rolling Stone (p. 82) - 4. 5 stars out of 5 -- "What makes these sessions remarkable: the newfound maturity and soulfulness in Elvis' vocals, and producer Chips Moman's warm, distinctly Southern musicalbacking. " backing. " tudios in Memphis in January and February of 1969. Personnel: Elvis Presley (vocals, guitar); Millie Kirkham (vocals); Reggie Young (guitar, sitar); John Hughey (steel guitar); Ed Kollis (harmonica); Bobby Wood (piano); Bobby Emmons (organ); Mike Leech, Tommy Cogbill (bass guitar); Gene Chrisman (drums). Additional personnel: Mary Holladay, Susan Pilkington, Dolores Edgin, June Page, Sonja Montgomery, Donna Thatcher, Ginger Holladay, Sandy Posey, Hurshel Wiginton, Joe Babcock, Mary Green (vocals); Andrew Lowe, Jackie Thomas, J. P. Luper, Glen Spreen(saxophone); Dick Steff, R. F. Taylor, Wayne Jackson (trumpet); Tony Cason, Joe D'gerolamo (French horn); Jack Thomas, Gerald Richardson, Ed Logan, Jack Hale (trombone); Millie Kirkham. Audio Remasterer: Vic Anesini. Liner Note Authors: Robert Gordon; Tara McAdams. Recording information: 01/13/1969-02/22/1969. One month after Elvis' 1968 Comeback Special aired on national television, Presley made the most artistically successful recordings of his later career. In January and February of 1969, he held sessions at American Studios in Memphis. Presley was reportedly worried that his recording career was finished, that he hadbeen displaced by newcomers such as the Beatles. Perhaps goaded on by this perception, Presley reached new heights during the American sessions. The materialhe chose was impassioned, gritty, and bluesy, the complete opposite of the moviesongs he had sung for most of the previous decade. A slight case of laryngitis actually improved his performances, lending his voice an appropriate roughness. Many of the best recordings from these sessions appear on FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS, including the hit "In the Ghetto. " FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS demonstrates how thoroughly Presley could remake a song to suithis talents, especially on the country standards "Long Black Limousine" and "I'll Hold You In My Heart, " which he transforms into R&B screamers. This is intense, heartfelt, adult music, much like the blues Presley loved as a kid on Beale Street. Reviews: Rolling Stone (p. 82) - 4. 5 stars out of 5 -- "What makes these sessions remarkable: the newfound maturity and soulfulness in Elvis' vocals, and producer Chips Moman's warm, distinctly Southern musicalbacking. "Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p. 136) - Ranked #190 in Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"Rolling Stone (8/2/01, p. 66) - 5 stars out of 5 - ". . . The studio sine qua non of his late-Sixties comeback period: new aspolyester yet old as leather, religiously involved yet flashy as neon, refined like pop yet savage like rock & roll. . . "Record Collector (magazine) (p. 91) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] portrait of a mature, richer-voiced talent that had therelocated the ability to leave listenersawestruck. "

Track Listing

• Disc 1
• • 1 wearin' that loved on look
  • 2 only the strong survive
  • 3 i'll hold you in my heart (till i can ho
  • 4 long black limousine
  • 5 it keeps right on a-hurtin'
  • 6 i'm movin' on
  • 7 power of my love
  • 8 gentle on my mind
  • 9 after loving you
  • 10 true love travels on a gravel road
  • 11 any day now
  • 12 in the ghetto
  • 13 i'll be there [bonus track]
  • 14 hey jude [bonus track]
  • 15 if i'm a fool (for loving you) [bonus tr
  • 16 who am i? [bonus track]
• Disc 2
• • 1 inherit the wind
  • 2 this is the story
  • 3 stranger in my own home town
  • 4 a little bit of green
  • 5 and the grass won't pay no mind
  • 6 do you know who i am?
  • 7 from a jack to a king
  • 8 the fair's moving on
  • 9 you'll think of me
  • 10 without love (there is nothing)
  • 11 in the ghetto [mono version]
  • 12 any day now [mono version]
  • 13 the fair's moving on [mono version]
  • 14 suspicious minds [mono version]
  • 15 you'll think of me [mono version]
  • 16 don't cry daddy [mono version]
  • 17 rubberneckin' [mono version]
  • 18 kentucky rain [original version]
  • 19 my little friend [mono version]
  • 20 mama liked the roses [mono version]