Elvis (1973 album)

Elvis
Studio album by Elvis Presley
Released	July 1973
Recorded	March, 1971 – March 28, 1972
Genre	Rock pop
Length	25:25
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Felton Jarvis
Elvis Presley chronology
Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite (1973) Elvis (1973) Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake (1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
MusicHound	[2]
Rough Guides	[3]

Elvis is a 1973 album by Elvis Presley. It sold over 1 million copies worldwide despite being released soon after the much more successful Aloha from Hawaii album. It is sometimes called "The Fool" album after one of the songs included in it, to differentiate it from the 1956 album of the same title. "Fool" was issued as a single and reached number 15 in the UK, backed by a live version of "Steamroller Blues".

"Fool" and "Where Do I Go From Here" were recorded in March 1972. "It's Impossible" is a live recording from the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas from February 1972. Tracks 3, 4, 6–10 were leftovers from the March and May 1971 recording sessions at RCA's Studio B in Nashville. Three songs feature Presley on piano: "It's Still Here", "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" and "I Will Be True". These three selections were all released together for a second time as part of the 1980 boxed set, Elvis Aron Presley. The song "Fool" was also released in this collection. Four other songs in this album were also reissued in other albums: "It's Impossible" (Pure Gold, 1975), "Padre" (He Walks Beside Me, 1978), "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me" (A Canadian Tribute, 1978) and "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Our Memories Of Elvis Volume 2, 1979).

Track listing

Original LP release

Side one No. Title Writer(s) Recording date Length 1. "Fool"   James Last, Carl Sigman March 28, 1972 2:40 2. "Where Do I Go from Here?"   Paul Williams March 27-29, 1972 2:38 3. "Love Me, Love the Life I Lead"   Roger Greenaway, Tony Macaulay May 21, 1971 3:03 4. "It's Still Here"   Ivory Joe Hunter May 19, 1971 2:04 5. "It's Impossible" (live dinner show) Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne February 16, 1972 2:51

Side two No. Title Writer(s) Recording date Length 1. "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me"   Gordon Lightfoot March 15, 1971 2:06 2. "Padre"   Jacques Larue, Paul Francis Webster, Alain Romans May 15, 1971 2:28 3. "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen"   Thomas Paine Westendorf May 19, 1971 2:23 4. "I Will Be True"   Ivory Joe Hunter May 19, 1971 2:30 5. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (edited version) Bob Dylan May 16, 1971 2:42

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Follow That Dream CD reissue

After more than 20 years of being out-of-print on vinyl, RCA reissued this album in March 1994 on the CD format, and again in 2010 on the Follow that Dream collectors label.

Disc one No. Title Length 1. "Fool"   2:44 2. "Where Do I Go From Here"   2:41 3. "Love Me, Love The Life I Lead"   3:05 4. "It's Still Here"   2:05 5. "It's Impossible"   2:55 6. "For Lovin' Me"   2:16 7. "Padre"   2:30 8. "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen"   2:27 9. "I Will Be True"   2:32 10. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (edited version) 2:48 11. "Steamroller Blues" (single mix) 3:05 12. "For The Good Times"   3:10 13. "Until It's Time For You To Go" (remake take 10) 3:38 14. "Love Me, Love The Life I Lead"   3:07 15. "Padre"   2:30 16. "Fool"   2:49 17. "Where Do I Go From Here"   1:45 18. "Reconsider Baby"   2:45 19. "Blue Hawaii"   2:38 20. "Early Mornin' Rain"   3:03 21. "Hawaiian Wedding Song"   2:01 22. "Ku-U-I-Po"   2:14 23. "No More"   2:38 24. "Fool" (single master) 2:49

Disc two No. Title Length 1. "For Lovin' Me" (take 1) 3:07 2. "Until It's Time For You To Go" (takes 1, 2) 5:47 3. "Love Me, Love The Life I Lead" (takes 1, 2) 5:13 4. "Padre" (takes 1, 2) 3:32 5. "For Lovin' Me" (takes 3, 7, 8) 4:58 6. "It's Still Here" (takes 1, 2, 3) 4:47 7. "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" (take 1 [undubbed master]) 2:24 8. "I Will Be True" (takes 1, 2) 4:24 9. "It's Still Here" (takes 4, 5) 5:39 10. "Until It's Time For You To Go" (take 6) 4:56 11. "Padre" (take 11) 2:30 12. "Love Me, Love The Life I Lead" (takes 5, 6) 3:49 13. "My Way" (takes 1, 2, 3 master) 3:34 14. "My Way" (take 3 [master]) 4:32 15. "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me" (takes 9 &10) 4:09 16. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"   11:20

Personnel

Elvis Presley – guitar, piano, vocals James Burton – guitar The Sweet Inspirations – background vocals Joe Babcock – background vocals Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums Jerry Carrigan – drums Chip Young – guitar Glen D. Hardin – piano Delores Edgin – background vocals Joe Esposito – guitar, percussion

Emory Gordy, Jr. – bass Charlie Hodge – guitar Ginger Holladay – background vocals The Imperials Quartet – background vocals Millie Kirkham – background vocals June Page – background vocals Norbert Putnam – bass Temple Riser – background vocals Jerry Scheff – bass

J. D. Sumner – vocals Ron Tutt – drums Hurshel Wiginton – background vocals John Wilkinson – guitar Mary Holliday – background vocals Kathy Westmoreland – background vocals Charlie McCoy – harmonica Joe Guercio – conductor David Briggs – piano

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 892. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
3. Simpson, Paul (2004). The Rough Guide to Elvis. London: Rough Guides. p. 148. ISBN 1-84353-417-7.
4. "Elvis Presley Albums". Softshoe-slim.com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

External links

• APL1-0283 Elvis Guide part of the The Elvis Presley Record Research Database