On April 8, 1960, “RCA Victor” label released “Elvis Is Back!”, the fourth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded March – April 1960, at “RCA Victor Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Steve Sholes and Chet Atkins.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Scotty Moore – electric guitar
Hank Garland – electric guitar, electric bass
Floyd Cramer – piano
Bob Moore – double bass
D. J. Fontana – drums, percussion
Buddy Harman – drums, percussion
Boots Randolph – saxophone
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
Charlie Hodge – harmony and backing vocals
Track listing:
Make Me Know It – Otis Blackwell
Fever – John Davenport, Eddie Cooley
The Girl of My Best Friend – Beverly Ross, Sam Bobrick
I Will Be Home Again – Bennie Benjamin, Raymond Leveen, Louis C. Singer
Dirty, Dirty Feeling – Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller
Thrill of Your Love – Stan Kesler
Soldier Boy – David Jines, Theodore William Jr.
Sucha Night – Lincoln Chase
It Feels So Right – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman
Girl Next Door Went A-Walking – Bill Rice, Thomas Wayne
On November 11, 1970, “RCA” label released “That’s the Way It Is”, the twelfth Elvis Presley studio album. In 1970, the eight studio tracks were recorded at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and four live tracks were recorded at “The International Hotel” in Las Vegas, and was produced by Felton Jarvis. In March 2018, the album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
Studio tracks:
Elvis Presley – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
James Burton – lead guitar
Chip Young – rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
David Briggs – piano, organ
Charlie McCoy – organ, harmonica, marimba
Norbert Putnam – bass
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Farrell Morris – percussion, vibes
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
The Imperials – backing vocals
Live tracks
Elvis Presley – lead vocals, guitar
James Burton – lead guitar
John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar, scarves, harmony and backing vocals
Glen Hardin – piano, electric piano
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ronnie Tutt – drums
Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
The Imperials – backing vocals
The Joe Guercio Orchestra
Track listing:
I Just Can’t Help Believin’ – Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann
Twenty Days and Twenty Nights – Ben Weisman, Clive Westlake
How the Web Was Woven – Clive Westlake, David Most
Patch It Up – Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke
Mary in the Morning – Johnny Cymbal, Michael Rashkow
You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me – Vicky Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector
On July 16, 1973, “RCA” label released “Elvis”, the eighteenth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded in March 1971 and March 1972, at “RCA” in Hollywood, “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Felton Jarvis.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – lead vocals, piano
James Burton – lead guitar
Joe Esposito – guitar, percussion
John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
Chip Young – rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge – rhythm guitar
Glen D. Hardin – piano, string arrangements
David Briggs – piano
Charlie McCoy – harmonica
Emory Gordy Jr. – bass
Norbert Putnam – bass
Jerry Scheff – bass
Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Ron Tutt – drums
J. D. Sumner – vocals
The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
The Nashville Edition – backing vocals
Joe Babcock – backing vocals
Dolores Edgin – backing vocals
Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
The Imperials Quartet – backing vocals
Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
June Page – backing vocals
Temple Riser – backing vocals
Hurshel Wiginton – backing vocals
Mary Holliday – backing vocals
Kathy Westmoreland – backing vocals
Joe Guercio – conductor
Track listing:
Fool – James Last, Carl Sigman
Where Do I Go from Here – Paul Williams
Love Me, Love the Life I Lead – Roger Greenaway, Tony Macaulay
It’s Still Here – Ivory Joe Hunter
It’s Impossible – Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne
(That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me – Gordon Lightfoot
Padre – Jacques Larue, Paul Francis Webster, Alain Romans
I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen – Thomas Paine Westendorf
On October 14, 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis”, the eleventh studio and the second live Elvis Presley album. It was released as a double album: the first album, titled In “Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada”, contains the live recordings of Presley’s hits recorded at the International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada; the second album, titled “Back in Memphis”, contains entirely new material recorded at “American Sound Studio” in Memphis. The live album was produced by Felton Jarvis, and the studio album was produced by Chips Moman.
Personnel:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Elvis Presley – lead and overdubbed backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Bobby Morris and his Orchestra – orchestra
James Burton – lead guitar
John Wilkinson − rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge − acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Larry Muhoberac − keyboards
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ronnie Tutt − drums
Millie Kirkham − backing vocals
The Imperials − backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations − backing vocals
Back in Memphis
Elvis Presley − vocals, guitar, piano
Reggie Young − electric guitar
Bobby Wood − piano
Bobby Emmons − organ
Ed Kollis − harmonica
Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech – bass
Gene Chrisman – drums
Andrew Love, Jackie Thomas, Glen Spreen, J.P. Luper − saxophone
Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff, R. F. Taylor − trumpet
Ed Logan, Jack Hale, Gerald Richardson − trombone
Tony Cason, Joe D’Gerolamo − French horn
Glen Spreen − strings and horn arrangements
Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Mary Greene, Charlie Hodge, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Millie Kirkham, Ronnie Milsap, Sonja Montgomery, June Page, Susan Pilkington, Sandy Posey, Donna Thatcher, Hurschel Wiginton − backing vocals
Track listing:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
Johnny B. Good – Chuck Berry
All Shook Up – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
Are You Lonesome Tonight – Lou Handman, Roy Turk
Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
My Babe – Willie Dixon
Mystery Train/Tiger Man – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips, Joe Hill Louis, Sam Burns
Words – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb
In the Ghetto – Mac Davis
Suspicious Minds – Mark James
Can’t Help Falling in Love – George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
Back in Memphis
Inherit the Wind – Eddie Rabbitt
This Is the Story – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
Stranger in My Own Home Town – Percy Mayfield
A little Bit of Green – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
And the Grass Won’t Pay You No Mind – Neil Diamond
On March 20, 1974, “RCA” label released “Good Times”, the twentieth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded July – December 1973, and was produced by Felton Jarvis.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – lead vocals
James Burton – lead guitar
Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar
Reggie Young – guitar
Johnny Christopher – guitar
Dennis Linde – guitar
Bobby Wood – piano
Per Erik “Pete” Hallin – piano
Bobby Emmons – Hammond organ
David Briggs – Hammond organ
Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar
Norbert Putnam – bass guitar
Ron Tutt – drums
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Joe Esposito – percussion
Mary and Ginger Holliday – backing vocals
Kathy Westmoreland – backing vocals
J. D. Sumner & The Stamps, Voice – backing vocals
Mike Leech – strings and horn arrangements
Glen Spreen – strings arrangements
Al Pachucki, Dick Baxter, Mickey Crofford, Mike Moran – engineer
Track listing:
Take Good Care of Her – Arthur Kent, Edward C. Warren
Loving Arms – Tom Jans
I Got a Feelin’ in My Body – Deenis Linde
If That Isn’t Love – Dottie Rambo
She Wears My Ring – Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant
I’ve Got a Thing About You Baby – Tony Joe White
My Boy – Bill Martin, Phil Coulter, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Claude François
Spanish Eyes – Bert Keampfert, Eddie Snyder, Charles Singleton
On November 23, 1960, “RCA Victor” label released “His Hand in Mine”, the fifth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded in October 1960, and was produced by Steve Sholes.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – vocals, acoustic guitar
Scotty Moore – electric guitar
Hank Garland – acoustic guitar
Floyd Cramer – piano
Bob Moore – double bass
D.J. Fontana, Buddy Harman – drums
Boots Randolph – saxophone
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
Charlie Hodge – harmony and backing vocals
Track listing:
His Hand in Mine – Mosie Lister
I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs – Cully Holt
In My Father’s House – Aileene Hanks, arranger by Elvis Presley
Milky White Way – Landers Coleman, arranged by Elvis Presley
Known Only to Him – Stuart Hamblen
I Believe in the man in the Sky – Richard Howard
Joshua Fit the Battle – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
Jesus Knows What I Need – Mosie Lister
Swing Down Sweet Chariot – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
Mansion Over the Hilltop – Ira Stanphill
If We Never Meet Again – Albert E. Brumley
Working on the Building – Winfried O. Hoyle, Lillian Bowles
In April 1972, “RCA” label released “He Touched Me”, the seventeenth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded March–June 1971, and was produced by Felton Jarvis. The album won Presley his second “Grammy Award”. In July 1999 the album was certified Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – vocals, arranger, guitar
Chip Young – guitar
James Burton– guitar
Joe Esposito – guitar
Charlie McCoy – piano, organ
Joe Moscheo – piano, organ
David Briggs– organ, piano
Norbert Putnam – bass
Kenny Buttrey– drums
Jerry Carrigan– drums
The Imperials– vocals
Charlie Hodge, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay – vocals
Millie Kirkham, Kathy Westmoreland – vocals
Sonja Montgomery – vocals
Al Pachuki – engineer
Track listing:
He Touched Me – William J.Gaither
I’ve Got Confidence – Andrae Crouch
Amazing Grace – John Newton, arranged and adapted byElvis Presley
Seeing is Believing – Red West, Glen Spreen
He Is My Everything – Dallas Frazier
Bosom of Abraham – William Johnson, George McFadden, Ted Brooks
An Evening Prayer – Maude Battersby, Charles Hutchison Gabriel
Lead Me Guide Me – Doris Akers
There Is No God But God – Bill Kenny
A Thing Called Love – Jerry Reed
I John – William Johnson, George McFadden, Ted Brooks
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