Presley, Elvis - Elvis: That'S The Way It Is [Import]

Artist:

Presley, Elvis

UPC:

743211469029

See Also:

Richard, Little Domino, Fats The Million Dollar Quartet Beegie Adair - Love, Elvis Anna Christie (DVD)

Description:

Personnel: Elvis Presley (vocals); James Burton, John Wilkinson, Charlie Hodge, Chip Young (guitar); Charlie McCoy (harmonica, organ); David Briggs (piano); Glen D. Hardin (keyboards); Jerry Scheff, Norbert Putnam (bass); Ronnie Tutt, Jerry Carrigan (drums); Millie Kirkham, The Sweet Inspirations, The Imperials Quartet, The Nashville Edition, Mary Holladay, Ginger Holladay, Jeannie Green (background vocals).
Reissue producer: Chick Crumpacker.
Recorded at RCA`s "Nashville Sound" Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee on June 6 & 7, 1970 and live at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada through August 13 to 15, 1970.
Digitally remastered by Dick Baxter (1992, BMG Recording Studios, New York).
Personnel: Elvis Presley (vocals); James Burton, John Wilkinson, Charlie Hodge, Chip Young (guitar); Charlie McCoy (harmonica, organ); David Briggs (piano); Glen D. Hardin (keyboards); Jerry Scheff, Norbert Putnam (bass); Ronnie Tutt, Jerry Carrigan (drums); Millie Kirkham, The Sweet Inspirations, The Imperials Quartet, The Nashville Edition, Mary Holladay, Ginger Holladay, Jeannie Greene (background vocals).
Recorded at RCA`s "Nashville Sound" Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee on June 6-7, 1970 and live at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada on August 13-15, 1970. The new liner notes are taken from a 1980 interview with original producer Felton Jarvis.
This 3-disc set includes the original album THAT`S THE WAY IT IS and two discs of unreleased tracks.
Personnel: Elvis Presley (vocals, guitar); James Burton, Chip Young, Eddie Hinton, John Wilkinson (guitar); Charlie McCoy (harmonica, organ); David Briggs, Glen D. Hardin (piano); Norbert Putnam, Jerry Scheff (bass); Jerry Carrigan, Ron Tutt (drums); Charlie Hodge Orchestra; The Imperials, The Jordanaires, The Sweet Inspirations, Millie Kirkham, Mary Green, Mary Holladay, Ginger Holladay, Temple Riser, June Page, Sonja Montgomery, Dolores Edgin (background vocals).
Compilation producers: Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Roger Semon.
Principally recorded at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada on August 12, 1970.
This 3-disc set includes the original album THAT`S THE WAY IT IS and two discs of unreleased tracks.
Personnel: Elvis Presley (vocals, guitar); James Burton, Chip Young, Eddie Hinton, John Wilkinson (guitar); Charlie McCoy (harmonica, organ); David Briggs, Glen D. Hardin (piano); Norbert Putnam, Jerry Scheff (bass); Jerry Carrigan, Ron Tutt (drums); The Imperials, The Jordanaires, The Sweet Inspirations, Millie Kirkham, Mary Green, Mary Holladay, Ginger Holladay, Temple Riser, June Page, Sonja Montgomery, Dolores Edgin (background vocals); Charlie Hodge Orchestra.
Compilation producers: Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Roger Semon.
Principally recorded at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada on August 12, 1970.
Although it shares its title with a documentary about Elvis` 1970 late summer engagement at Las Vegas` International Hotel, the album THAT`S THE WAY IT IS features only two songs ("You Don`t Have To Say You Love Me" and "The Next Step Is Love") that appear in the film. Of the other ten songs here, four were recorded live at the International but not included in the film; the other six are studio recordings from Presley`s June 1970 Nashville sessions.
THAT`S THE WAY IT IS captures Presley at the tail end of his transition from rock star to Vegas showman. Gone from Presley`s repertoire are the spare rockers and tender love songs that highlight his earlier career. Replacing them are huge production numbers and dramatic ballads like "You Don`t Have To Say You Love Me" and "I`ve Lost You." In fact, the majority of the songs here are down tempo heartbreak songs, nearly all sung with a near-operatic level of intensity. In lesser hands the results would be mawkish, but Presley manages to pull it off. Especially effective are the opening and closing numbers, "I Just Can`t Help Believin`" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. I Just Can`t Help Believin`
2. Twenty Days and Twenty Nights
3. How the Web Was Woven
4. Patch It Up
5. Mary in the Morning
6. You Don`t Have to Say You Love Me
7. You`ve Lost That Lovin` Feelin`
8. I`ve Lost You
9. Just Pretend
10. Stranger in the Crowd
11. Next Step Is Love, The
12. Bridge Over Troubled Water

Album Information

Release Date:

06/21/1993

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Rock `N` Roll

Label:

RCA

Catalog Number:

74321146902

Original Release Year:

1970

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

46 : 28

Guest Artist:

The Jordanaires; The Sweet Inspirations; The Imperials

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