An Afternoon In The Garden

AN AFTERNOON IN THE GARDEN features the entirety of Elvis' afternoon performanceon June 10, 1972 at Madison Square Garden, in the middle of a three-day stand that marked his first-ever concerts in NewYork City. The evening show from June 10was released in 1972 as ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. Personnelincludes: Elvis Presley, Kathy Westmoreland, The Sweet Inspirations, J. D. Sumner& The Stamps (vocals); Charlie Hodge (guitar, vocals); James Burton, John Wilkinson (guitar); Glen D. Hardin (piano); Jerry Scheff (bass). Producers: Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Roger Semon. Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York on June 10, 1972. Includes liner notes by Colin Escott. In June 1972, Elvis Presley returned to New York City for his first performances there since an Ed Sullivan Show appearance in late 1956. His shows at Madison Square Garden were, in fact, his first full concerts in New York: During previous visits to the Big Apple, Presley had only performed a few numbers in television studios. Accordingly, Presley's four shows at Madison Square Garden were the subject of mammoth hype, with a live album to be released one week after the stint ended. That album, ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, was recorded during theevening show on Saturday, June 10. Earlier that day Presley performed a matinee, which RCA also recorded; that show was not released until 1997, as AN AFTERNOON AT THE GARDEN (although three songs fromthis performance appear on ELVIS-A LEGENDARY PERFORMER VOL. 4). The matinee, like the evening show, features a mix of Elvis hits and songs first popularized by other artists, such as "For the Good Times" (Ray Price, Kris Kristofferson) and "Proud Mary" (Creedence Clearwater Revival). In fact, the lineup of songs on thetwo albums is nearly identical: the performances vary only slightly.

Track Listing

• 1 introduction: also sprach zarathustra - (theme from 2001: a space odyssey)
• 2 that's all right
• 3 proud mary
• 4 never been to spain
• 5 you don't have to say you love me
• 6 until it's time for you to go
• 7 you've lost that lovin' feelin'
• 8 polk salad annie
• 9 love me
• 10 all shook up
• 11 heartbreak hotel
• 12 teddy bear, (let me be your) / don't be cruel
• 13 love me tender
• 14 blue suede shoes
• 15 reconsider baby
• 16 hound dog
• 17 i'll remember you
• 18 suspicious minds
• 19 introductions by elvis
• 20 for the good times
• 21 american trilogy, an
• 22 funny how time slips away
• 23 i can't stop loving you
• 24 can't help falling in love