Love Letters From Elvis 2 CD Set | FTD | Elvis Presley Classic Album

Love Letters From Elvis is a 2 CD Special Edition release in the FTD Classic Album Series (7 inch digipack with booklet). Also released at the same time are; Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (The Lost Album), a 2 CD re-release again in the Classic Album Series (7 inch digipack with booklet) and America, a concert soundboard recorded April 22, 1976.

Love Letters From Elvis - Elvis Presley FTD CD

Tracklisting - Love Letters From Elvis:

Disc 1 - The Original Album:

01 Love Letters - 02 When I m Over You - 03 If I Were You - 04 Got My Mojo Working / Keep Your Hands Off Of It - 05 Heart Of Rome -06 Only Believe - 07 This Is Our Dance - 08 Cindy, Cindy - 09 I ll Never Know - 10 It Ain t No Big Thing (But It s Growing) - 11 Life

New Bonus Songs:

12 The Sound Of Your Cry - 13 Sylvia - 14 Rags To Riches - 15 Something

First takes:

16 The Sound Of Your Cry takes 1, 2, 3 - 17 Cindy, Cindy take 1 - 18 I ll Never Know take 1 - 19 It Ain t No Big Thing (But It s Growing) takes 1, 2 - 20 Life take 1, 2 - 21 Heart Of Rome take 1 - 22 If I Were You take 1- 23 Rags To Riches rehearsal, take 2

Disc 2 - Session outtakes and undubbed masters:

01 Radio Commercial - 02 The Sound Of Your Cry takes 4, 5, 6 - 03 Cindy, Cindy takes 2, 3 (undubbed master) - 04 Got My Mojo Working / Keep Your Hands Off Of It take 1 (undubbed master) - 05 I ll Never Know takes 2, 3 - 06 It Ain t No Big Thing (But It s Growing) takes 3, 4, 5, 6 - 07 This Is Our Dance takes 6, 7, 9,11 (undubbed master) - 08 Life take10 - 09 Heart of Rome take 2 (undubbed master) - 10 Love Letters takes 3, 1 - 11 If I were you - takes 2, 3, 4, 5 - 12 Only Believe - takes 1, 2, 3, 4 (undubbed master) - 13 Sylvia - takes 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 - 14 Rags To Riches - take 3

In June 1970, Elvis Presley held a five-day recording marathon, during which he completed 34 songs. The impressive results of these sessions allowed RCA to create two thematically coherent Elvis albums, Love Letters From Elvis and Elvis Country (other tracks from these sessions appear on That's The Way it Is and Elvis Now).

Since most Elvis songs concern romance, the 'love letters' theme of this album does little to distinguish it from most Presley records. Nonetheless, Love Letters From Elvis benefits from a strong collection of songs representing most of the musical strands of Elvis Presley's later career: big dramatic ballads, Charlie Rich-style Memphis boogie, and the occasional rocker, all framed by Presley's large, excellent band and and plenty of background vocals.

1. Love Letters, 2. When I'm Over You - (with The Imperials & The Jordanaires), 3. If I Were You - (with The Imperials), 4. Got My Mojo Working, 5. Heart Of Rome, 6. Only Believe - (with The Imperials), 7. This Is Our Dance, 8. Cindy, Cindy, 9. I'll Never Know - (with The Imperials), 10. It Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing) - (with The Nashville Edition), 11. Life

Album produced and art directed by Ernst Mikael Jorgensen & Roger Semon
Mastered by Lene Reidel and Vic Anesini
Original A&R: Felton Jarvis
Original Engineer: Al Pachucki
Thanks to and Erik Rasmussen

Recorded June 4-8 and September 22, 1970 at RCA s Studio B, Nashville.

Musicians:

Guitar: James Burton (June sessions), Eddie Hinton (September sessions), Chip Young, Charlie Hodge, Elvis Presley
Bass: Norbert Putnam
Drums: Jerry Carrigan
Piano: David Briggs
Organ & Harmonica: Charlie McCoy
Harmony vocals: Charlie Hodge ('This Is Our Dance' & 'Heart Of Rome')

Overdubbed later:

Guitar: James Burton
Percussion: Jerry Carrigan
Percussion & Vibes: Farrell Morris
Piano & Organ: David Briggs
Steel-guitar: Weldon Myrick
Vocals: The Imperials, The Jordanaires, Millie Kirkham, Mary Greene, Mary Holladay, Ginger Holladay, Temple Riser, June Page, Sonja Montgomery, Dolores Edgin, Joe Babcock ('It Ain t No Big Thing (But It s Growing)' only)
Trumpet: Charlie McCoy, George Tidwell, Don Sheffield, Glenn Baxter
Sax: Wayne Butler, Norman Ray
Flute, Sax & Clarinet: Skip Lane
Trombone: Gene Mullins
Flute & Trombone: William Puett

'Something' recorded live at the midnight show on August 11, 1970. The International Hotel, Las Vegas.

Musicians:

Guitar: James Burton, John Wilkinson
Bass: Jerry Scheff
Drums: Ronnie Tutt
Piano: Glen Hardin
Vocals: The Imperials, The Sweet Inspirations, Millie Kirkham
Joe Guercio and his Orchestra

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