On January 8, 1975, “RCA” label released “Promised Land”, the twenty first Elvis Presley album. It was recorded in December 1973, at “Stax Records” studios in Memphis and was produced by Felton Jarvis.
Personnel:
- Elvis Presley- vocals, guitar
- James Burton- guitar
- Johnny Christopher – guitar
- Doug Bartenfeld – guitar
- Per Erik Hallin – piano, organ
- David Briggs- piano, organ
- Norbert Putnam- bass
- Ronnie Tutt- drums
- Per Eric “Pete” Hallin – clavinet
- Voice (Donnie Sumner; Sherrill Nielsen; Tim Baty; Per Eric “Pete” Hallin) – backing vocals
- Jeannie Green – backing vocals
- Mary and Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
- Susan Pilkington – backing vocals
- JD Sumner& The Stamps (Bill Baize; Ed Enoch; David Rowland) – backing vocals
- Kathy Westmoreland- backing vocals
- Mike Moran, Dick Baxter – engineer
Track listing:
- Promised Land – Chuck Berry
- There’s a Honky Tonk Angel (Who’ll Take Me Back In) – Troy Seals, Denny Rice
- Help me – Larry Gatlin
- Songman – Donnie Sumner
- Love Song of the Year – Chris Christian
- It’s Midnight – Billy Edd Wheeler,Jerry Chesnut
- Your Love’s Been a Long Time Coming – Rory Bourke
- If You Talk in Your Sleep – Red West, Johnny Christopher
- Thinking About You – Tim Baty
- You Asked Me To – Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver
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