Now,when it comes to Elvis Presley I can write with passion and real love.Having been a fan since I was 6 years old, I possess practically all his recorded works.This includes many unofficial ,as well as official, releases and many DVDs and videos. So,I guess I consider myself a bit of an "Elvis-Expert"!
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Elvis By the Presleys
This 32-track, double CD set--a companion to a television special--compiles the King's
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"most emotionally affecting tunes," songs he connected to his real-life romance with his wife and daughter. Most notable here is the second disc, a collection of rar...
"most emotionally affecting tunes," songs he connected to his real-life romance with his wife and daughter. Most notable here is the second disc, a collection of rar...
"most emotionally affecting tunes," songs he connected to his real-life romance with his wife and daughter. Most notable here is the second disc, a collection of rarities, beginning with "It Wouldn't Be the Same Without You," one of the four known demos Presley recorded before winning his Sun contract. His tone here--pure and almost girlish--is the sweet sound of a boy who would be Dean Martin, not a revolution in the making. Private recordings of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and "Baby What You Want Me to Do" are so "living room" as to seem deliciously voyeuristic. But the most fascinating glimpse here comes as an alternate take of "You'll Be Gone," a song Presley wrote in 1962 with friends Red West and Charlie Hodge. Utterly awful, it finds him meandering into the squishy no man's land that characterized much of the period. He played it for the visiting Priscilla, who said she liked his rock 'n' roll stuff better, and, crushed, he supposedly never tried to write a song again. That was history's loss, but Priscilla ended up being a better A&R director than anybody else Elvis had around him at the time. And not a bad album packager it turns out. It also includes "rare, never-before-seen family photos". --Alanna Nash
Advantages: A second disc of gems;combines album tracks with better known hits Disadvantages: Opportunistic release on back of dvd ,tv special,book of same name
Now,when it comes to Elvis Presley I can write with passion and real love.Having been a fan since I was 6 years old, I possess practically all his recorded works.This includes many unofficial ,as well as official, releases and many DVDs and videos. So,I guess I consider myself a bit of an "Elvis-Expert"!
As most people will be aware from all the media exposure and all those single releases that dominated the top end of the charts from January until ... ...year-Jonathan Rhys-Meyers portrayed a convincing Elvis in the two-part drama that was well received in the US earlier this month(May).
However,despite being perceived by some as a "cash-in"cd, it has to be said that this shifted 50,000 copies in the States in its fiirst week of release-and that was before the tv show of the same name had hit the screen!! Now,one complaint I do have is that the second cd is so short,featuring only eight tracks-but ...
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30.05.2005
Elvis Still Reigns! Review ofElvis By The Presleys - Elvis Presleyby
PeterCucciniello
Advantages: Great Songs, Great Sound! Disadvantages: None
I loved this album! Elvis by the Presleys is a must-have!
I love Elvis, but why should I buy this album? I also have a son/daughter who wants to get into Elvis, would this be the right album to buy?
Yes, definately! You should buy this album for your son/daughter and yourself as this album is comprised of some of Elvis' best and inspirational songs! You won't regret buying this album, trust me!
OK, so what songs ARE on there?
There are some great ... ...Dion and a digitally placed Elvis on the stage of American Idol on the show's chairty special: Idol Gives Back),Bridge Over Troubled Water, Suspicious Minds, My Way, Jailhouse Rock and A Little Less Conversation.
How's the quality of the tracks?
Darn tootin' good! The songs really come alive in this album. Superb sound!
How much will I have to pay for this album?
I payed about £15.90 for this, however it has probably dropped in price since I ...
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Label / Distributor: RCA / Sony BMG/Arvato Services
Engineer: Sam Phillips; Bob Ferris; Thorne No
Producer: Sam Phillips; Steve Sholes; Felton
Pieces in Set: 2
Studio / Live: Mixed
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer
EAN: 828766788327
Catalogue Number: 82876678832
Additional notes
Album Notes: Personnel include: Elvis Presley (vocals, guitar); J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Kathy Westmoreland, The Blossoms, The Imperials Quartet, The Jordanaires, The Sweet Inspirations (background vocals).
Titles on disc 1
1.: Trying To Get To You
2.: Heartbreak Hotel
3.: I Want You I Need You I Love You
4.: I Got A Woman
5.: Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do
6.: There'll Be Peace In The Valley (For Me)
7.: Trouble
8.: Hawaiian Wedding Song
9.: Indescribably Blue
10.: In The Ghetto
11.: Suspicious Minds
12.: I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)
13.: Bridge Over Troubled Water
14.: You've Lost That Loving Feeling
15.: It's Over
16.: Separate Ways
17.: Always On My Mind
18.: My Way
19.: Burning Love
20.: Welcome To My World
21.: Steamroller Blues
22.: I Got A Feelin' In My Body
23.: If I Can Dream
24.: Little Less Conversation (radio edit) - Presley, Elvis & JXL
Titles on disc 2
1.: It Wouldn't Be The Same Without You (demo)
2.: Jailhouse Rock (takes 3-5/previously unreleased)
3.: Anything That's Part Of You (take 9/previously unreleased)
4.: You'll Be Gone (take 2/previously unreleased)
5.: Too Much Monkey Business (takes 4 & 10)
6.: Baby What You Want Me To Do (private recording/previously unreleased)
7.: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (private recording/previously unreleased)
8.: Blue Christmas (live 1977)
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