In January 1972, “Atlantic” label released “The Gentle Giant”, the 30th Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded April 1970 – September 1971, at “Regent Sound Studios”, “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City.
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 November 2, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Suite 16”, the 28th Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in April 1970, at “Regent Sound Studios”, in New York City, June 1970, at “Corner Studios” in Cologne, Germany and was produced by Joel Dom.
On July 19, 2001, Judy Clay died aged 62. She was a singer (soul, gospel), member of Drinkard Singers, who later became better known as The Sweet Inspirations, and teamed with singer-songwriter Billy Vera. As a background vocalist, she worked with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Donny Hathaway, and Wilson Pickett.
In December 1968, “Verve” label released “Goodies”, the sixth George Benson album. It was recorded in November 1968, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
George Benson– vocals, guitar
Paul Griffin– piano, celeste
Bobby Lucas – harmonica
Bob Cranshaw– electric bass
Chuck Rainey– bass
Jimmy Johnson, Jr. – drums
Leo Morris– drums
Jack Jennings – congas, vibraphone
The Sweet Inspirations- vocals
Arthur Clarke – tenor saxophone, flute
George Marge – tenor saxophone, flute
Clark Terry– trumpet
Garnett Brown– trombone
The Winston Collymore Strings arranged and conducted by Horace Ott
Val Valentin– engineering director
Don Hahn – engineer
Barton Beneš – cover art
Stephen Stuart – photography
Del Shields – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by George Benson except where noted.
I Remember Wes
Carnival Joys
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman – Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler
That Lucky Old Sun – Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie
Julie
Windmills of Your Mind – Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
On August 24, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Spirit in the Dark”, the seventeenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded May – October 1969, March 1970, and was produced by Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler.
Personnel:
Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, piano
Dave Crawford– organ
Buzz Feiten– guitar
Jimmy Johnson– guitar
Jimmy O’Rourke – guitar
Charlie Freeman – guitar
Duane Allman– guitar
Cornell Dupree– guitar
Eddie Hinton– guitar
Tommy McClure – bass guitar
Harold “Hog” Cowart – bass guitar
David Hood– bass guitar
Sammy Creason– drums
Ron Ziegler – drums
Roger Hawkins– drums
Ray Lucas – drums
Jim Dickinson– additional keyboards
Michael Utley– additional keyboards
Barry Beckett– additional keyboards
The Sweet Inspirations– backing vocals
Wylene Ivy – backing vocals
Margaret Branch – backing vocals
Almeda Lattimore – backing vocals
Pat Lewis– backing vocals
Evelyn Green – backing vocals
Brenda Bryant – backing vocals
Track listing:
Don’t Play That Song – Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson
The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday’s Kiss) – Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins
On August 4, 1967, “Atlantic” label released “Aretha Arrives”, the eleventh Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in June 1967 at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Jerry Wexler.
Personnel:
Aretha Franklin – lead and background vocals, piano
Jimmy Johnson, Joe South– guitar
Tommy Cogbill– bass guitar
Roger Hawkins– drums
Ted Somers – vibraphone
Spooner Oldham, Truman Thomas – piano, organ, Fender Rhodes
Charles Chalmers, King Curtis– tenor saxophone
Tony Studd – bass trombone
Melvin Lastie– trumpet
Gene Orloff– director of string section
The Sweet Inspirations– backing vocals
Carolyn Franklin, Erma Franklin– backing vocals
Track listing:
Satisfaction – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
You Are My Sunshine – Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell
Never Let Me Go – Joe Scott
96 Tears – Rudy Martinez
Prove It – Randy Evretts, Horace Ott
Night Life – Willie Nelson, Walt Breeland,Paul Buskirk
That’s Life – Dean Kay, Kelly Gordon
I Wonder – Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen
Ain’t Nobody (Gonna Turn Me Around) – Carolyn Franklin
In July 1977, “RCA” label released “Moody Blue”, the final Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded February – October 1976, April 1977, and was produced by Felton Jarvis, Chick Crumpacker and Don Wardell. The album was a mixture of live and studio work, and included the four tracks from Presley’s final studio recording sessions in October 1976 and two tracks left over from the previous Graceland session in February 1976. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Canada by “CRIA”, and 2 x Platinum in US by “RIIA”.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – vocals, piano, guitars, executive producer
James Burton– lead guitar
John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
David Briggs– keyboards
Jerry Scheff– bass
Grayham Passmore – bass
Ronnie Tutt– drums
The Sweet Inspirations– backing vocals
Sherrill Nielson – backing vocals
Kathy Westmoreland – backing vocals
D. Sumner& The Stamps – backing vocals
Myrna Smith– backing vocals
Bergen White – string and horn arrangements
Dick Baxter – engineer
Don Wardell – executive producer
Track listing:
Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – John Rostill
Little Darlin’ – Maurice Williams
Let Me Be There – John Rostill
Way Down – Layng Martine, Jr.
Pledging My Love – Don Robey, Ferdinand Washington
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