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Elvis Presley: Jailhouse Rock

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On October 30, 1957, “RCA Victor” label released “Jailhouse Rock”, an EP by Elvis Presley, featuring songs from the movie of the same name. It was recorded April – May 1957, at “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jeffrey Alexander.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley – vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, electric bass
  • Scotty Moore – electric lead guitar
  • Bill Black – double bass, electric bass
  • D. J. Fontana – drums

The Jordanaires

  • Gordon Stoker – backing vocals
  • Neal Matthews – backing vocals
  • Hoyt Hawkins – backing vocals
  • Hugh Jarrett – backing vocals
  • Dudley Brooks – piano
  • Thorne Nogar – engineer
  • Fred Mulculpin – engineer
  • Mike Stoller – piano, production assistant
  • Jerry Leiber – production assistant

Track listing:

  1. Jailhouse Rock – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  2. Young and Beautiful – Aaron Schroeder, Abner Silver
  3. I Want to Be Free – Jerry Leiber, Ben Weisman
  4. Don’t Leave Me Mow (movie version) – Aaron Schroeder, Ben Weisman
  5. (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

Loretta Lynn: Before I’m Over You

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On June 22, 1964, “Decca” label released “Before I’m Over You”, the second Loretta Lynn studio album. It was recorded 1962 – 1964, at “Bradley Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Owen Bradley.

Personnel:

  • Loretta Lynn – lead vocals
  • Harold Bradley – electric guitar
  • Jack Pruett – electric guitar
  • Teddy Wilburn – guitar
  • Grady Martin – electric guitar
  • Jerry Kennedy – guitar
  • Don Helms – steel guitar
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Bob Moore – bass
  • Buddy Harman – drums
  • Cecil Brower – fiddle
  • Tommying Jackson – fiddle
  • The Jordanaires – back vocals
  • Hal Buksbaum – photography
  • Johnny Mullins – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Singing the Blues – Melvin Endsley
  2. Before I’m Over You – Betty Sue Perry
  3. You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry – Bob Merrill, Terry Shand
  4. Who’ll Help Me Get Over You – Betty Sue Perry
  5. Loose Talk – Freddie Hart, Ann Lucas
  6. Where Were You – Loretta Lynn
  7. Wine, Women and Song – Betty Sue Perry
  8. The End of the World – Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee
  9. My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You – Lee Ross, Bob Wills
  10. Fool No. 1 – Kathryn R. Fulton
  11. This Haunted House – Oliver Lynn
  12. Get Set for a Heartache – Joe Deaton, Red Landers

Elvis Presley: Elvis Is Back

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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:

  1. Make Me Know It – Otis Blackwell
  2. Fever – John Davenport, Eddie Cooley
  3. The Girl of My Best Friend – Beverly Ross, Sam Bobrick
  4. I Will Be Home Again – Bennie Benjamin, Raymond Leveen, Louis C. Singer
  5. Dirty, Dirty Feeling – Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller
  6. Thrill of Your Love – Stan Kesler
  7. Soldier Boy – David Jines, Theodore William Jr.
  8. Sucha Night – Lincoln Chase
  9. It Feels So Right – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman
  10. Girl Next Door Went A-Walking – Bill Rice, Thomas Wayne
  11. Like a Baby – Jesse Stone
  12. Reconsider Baby – Lowell Fulson

Elvis Presley: That’s The Way It Is

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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:

  1. I Just Can’t Help Believin’ – Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann
  2. Twenty Days and Twenty Nights – Ben Weisman, Clive Westlake
  3. How the Web Was Woven – Clive Westlake, David Most
  4. Patch It Up – Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke
  5. Mary in the Morning – Johnny Cymbal, Michael Rashkow
  6. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me – Vicky Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini
  7. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector
  8. I’ve Lost You – Alan Blaikley, Ken Howard
  9. Just Pretend – Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett
  10. Stranger in the Crowd – Winfield Scott
  11. The Next Step Is Love – Paul Evans, Paul Parnes
  12. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon

Tanya Tucker: Delta Dawn

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On September 11, 1972, “Columbia” label released “Delta Dawn”, the debut Tanya Tucker studio album. It was recorded March – July 1972, at “Columbia Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Billy Sherrill.

Personnel:

  • Tanya Tucker – lead vocals
  • The Jordanaires – backing vocals
  • The Nashville Edition – backing vocals
  • Lou Bradley – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Delta Dawn – Alex Harvey, Larry Collins
  2. New York City Song – Linda Hargrove
  3. Smell the Flowers – Jerry Reed
  4. If You Touch Me (You’ve Got to Love Me) – Carmol Taylor, Norro Wilson, Joe Stampley
  5. He’s All I Got – Jerry Williams, Gary U.S. Bond
  6. The Jamestown Ferry – Mark Vickery, Bobby Borchers
  7. Loving You Could Never Be Better – Earl Montgomery, Carl Montgomery, Betty Tate
  8. Soul Song – George Richey, Norro Wilson, Billy Sherrill
  9. Love’s the Answer – Emily Mitchell, Norro Wilson
  10. The happiest Girl in the Whole USA – Donna Fargo
  11. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Hank Williams

Elvis Presley: How Great Thou Art

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On February 27, 1967, “RCA Victor” label released “How Great Thou Art”, the eighth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded October 1960 – May 1966, at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Felton Jarvis. The album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Sacred Performance”.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley – vocals
  • The Jordanaires – vocals
  • The Imperials – vocals
  • Millie Kirkham – vocals
  • Dolores Edgin – vocals
  • June Page – vocals
  • Scotty Moore – guitar
  • Chip Young – guitar
  • Charlie McCoy – guitar, bass, harmonica
  • Pete Drake – pedal steel guitar
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • David Briggs – piano, organ
  • Henry Slaughter – piano, organ
  • Boots Randolph – saxophone
  • Rufus Long – saxophone
  • Bob Moore – double bass
  • Henry Strzelecki – double bass
  • D. J. Fontana – drums, tambourine
  • Buddy Harman – drums, timpani

Track listing:

  1. How Great Thou Art – Stuart K. Hine
  2. In the Garden – C. Austin Miles
  3. Somebody Bigger Than You and I – Hy Heath, Sonny Burke, Johnny Lange
  4. Farther Along – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  5. Stand by Me – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  6. Without Him – Mylon LeFevre
  7. So High – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  8. Where Could I Go but to the Lord – James B. Coats
  9. By and By – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  10. If the Lord Wasn’t Walking by My Side – Henry Slaughter
  11. Run On – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  12. Where No One Stands Alone – Mosie Lister
  13. Crying in the Chapel – Artie Glenn

Johnny Cash: The Baron

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On June 1, 1981, “Columbia” label released “The Baron”, the 66th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in in September 1980 and March 1981, at “CBS Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Billy Sherrill.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
  • Pete Wade, Phil Baugh, Terry Jacks, Billy Sanford, Pete Bordonali – guitar
  • Marty Stuart – guitar, fiddle, arrangements
  • Pete Drake, Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Hargus “Pig” Robbins, Bobby Wood – piano
  • Bobby Emmons – keyboards
  • Terry McMillan, Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Bob Wray – bass
  • Jerry Carrigan, Kenny Malone, Jerry Kroon – drums
  • Lea Jane Berinati, Millie Forrest, Janie Fricke, The Jordanaires, Millie Kirkham, Louis Nunely, Gordon Stocker, Hurshel Wiginton – backing vocals
  • Bill McElhiney – string arrangements
  • Ron Reynolds – engineer
  • Bill Johnson – design
  • Slick Lawson – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Baron – Paul Richey, Billy Sherrill, Jerry Taylor
  2. Mobile Bay – David Kirby, Curly Putman
  3. (I Learned) The Hard Way – Jerry Lynn Lansdowne
  4. Celling, Four Walls and a Floor – Tom T. Hall
  5. Hey, Hey, Train – Marty Stuart
  6. The Reverend Mr. Black / Lonesome Valley (Medley) – Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller, Billy Ed Wheeler, Jed Peters
  7. The Blues Keep Getting Bluer – Ron Reynolds
  8. Chattanooga City Limit Sign – Robert Rhett Drawdy
  9. Thanks to You – Jerry Lynn Lansdowne
  10. Greatest Love Affair – Mack David, Billy Sherrill

Cliff Richard: Same

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In April 1965, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, seventh Cliff Richard studio album. It was recorded 1962 – 1964, at “EMI Studios” in Barcelona, “EMI Studios” in London, “CBS 30th Street Studio” in New York City, “CBS Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Norrie Paramor.

Personnel:

  • Cliff Richard – vocal
  • Hank Marvin – lead guitar
  • Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar
  • Brian Locking – bass guitar
  • Brian Bennett – drums
  • The Norrie Paramor Orchestra – strings
  • The Mike Sammes Singers – backing vocals
  • The Jordanaires – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Angel
  2. Sway
  3. I Only Came to Say Goodbye
  4. Take Special Care
  5. Magic Is the Moonlight
  6. House Without Windows
  7. Razzle Dazzle
  8. I Don’t Wanna Love You
  9. It’s Not for Me to Say
  10. You Belong to My Heart
  11. Again
  12. Perfidia
  13. Kiss
  14. Reelin’ And Rockin’

Loretta Lynn: Here’s Loretta Singing Wings Upon Your Horns

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On January 5, 1970, “Decca” label released “Here’s Loretta Singing Wings Upon Your Horns”, the fifteenth Loretta Lynn studio album. It was recorded January – October 1960, at “Bradley’s Barn” in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, and was produced by Owen Bradley.

Personnel:

  • Loretta Lynn – lead vocal
  • Ray Edenton – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Grady Martin – guitar
  • Jerry Shook – guitar
  • Pete Wade – guitar
  • Hal Rugg – steel guitar
  • Hargus Robbins – piano
  • Larry Butler – piano
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Junior Huskey – bass
  • Bob Moore – bass
  • Norbert Putnam – bass
  • Joe Zinkan – bass
  • Harold Bradley – electric bass
  • Buddy Harman – drums
  • James Wilkerson – vibes
  • The Jordanaires – backing vocals
  • Teddy Wilburn – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Wings Upon Your Horns – Loretta Lynn
  2. When I Reach the Bottom (You’d Better be There) – Lorene Allen, Loretta Lynn
  3. This Stranger (My Little Girl) – Ann Burns, Barbara Fairchild, Ruby VanNoy
  4. I Only See the Things I Want to See – Loudilla Johnson, Loretta Lynn
  5. If You Handle the Merchandise – Peggy Sue Wells
  6. I’m Dynamite – Loreta Lynn
  7. Big Ole Hurt – Loreta Lynn
  8. I’d Rather Be Gone – Merle Haggard
  9. You Wouldn’t Know an Angel (If You Saw One) – Loretta Lynn, Frances Rhodes
  10. I’ll Still Be Missing You – Warner McPherson
  11. Let’s Get Back Down to Earth – Loretta Lynn

Ronnie Milsap: Where My Heart Is

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In September 1973, “RCA Victor” label released “Where My Heart Is”, the second Ronnie Milsap studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “RCA Victor Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Tom Collins and Jack Johnson.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Milsap – vocal, piano
  • The Jordanaires – vocals
  • The Nashville Edition – vocals
  • Al Pachucki, Leslie Ladd – recording
  • Chuck Seitz, Mike Shockley – recording technicians
  • Craig DeCamps – design
  • John Donegan – photography

Track listing:

  1. That Girl That Waits on Tables
  2. I Hate You
  3. You’re Stronger Than Me
  4. Branded Man
  5. Where Love Goes When It Dies
  6. Brothers, Strangers and Friends
  7. (All Together Now) Let’s Fall Apart
  8. Comin’ Down with Love
  9. Pass Me By
  10. You’re Drivin’ Me Out of Your Mind