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Elvis: Back In Nashville

Elvis: Back In Nashville

Released: Nov. 12, 2021

Elvis: Back In Nashville is the definitive presentation of Elvis Presley's May-June 1971 Nashville studio sessions, showcasing Elvis and his core band as they sounded during the actual sessions without orchestral overdubs and vocal accompaniment. These revelatory sessions chronicle the last time Elvis would record in Nashville.

With Elvis' upcoming concert activities increasing, future studio time would be limited and so the goal of these sessions was to generate perhaps a year's worth of new songs. RCA and the Colonel let Elvis know they'd like a new Christmas album, a gospel album, a pop album, and "several new singles for summer and fall releases" and so, Elvis' music coordinator/producer Felton Jarvis booked a whole week of all-night sessions starting March 15, 1971 and brought on the same band he'd used the year before. Overdubs removed, what’s revealed on Elvis: Back In Nashville is some of the most compelling singing of Presley's career.

Some of Elvis’ 1971 Nashville studio recordings appeared, with subsequent orchestral and vocal overdubs, on the seasonal collection Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas (1971), the GRAMMY-winning gospel album He Touched Me (1972), Elvis Now (1972) and 1973’s Elvis.

Elvis: Back In Nashville is available as a 4CD/digital collection featuring 82 pristine original recordings. Graceland is offering an exclusive 2LP 12" color vinyl collectors pressing. A 2LP 12" vinyl version of the album is also available.

Recorded at RCA Recording Studios (Studio B), Nashville
Original engineer: Al Pachucki
Original A&R: Felton Jarvis

Compilation produced by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen
A&R: John Jackson & Rob Santos
Mixed by Matt Ross-Spang at Sam Phillips Recording, Memphis, TN
Mastered by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios, New York, NY

Take 10: Previously Unreleased

All chart information derived from Billboard magazine's charts.
All release information refers to the original release of these recordings in their original form

Tracklist

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1. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – takes 11-12
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2. Amazing Grace
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3. Early Mornin’ Rain
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4. (That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me
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5. Help Me Make It Through The Night
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6. Until It’s Time For You To Go
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7. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – (unedited version)
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8. It’s Still Here
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9. I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen
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10. I Will Be True
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11. Padre
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12. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)
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13. My Way takes 2-3 (Master)
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14. I’m Leavin’
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15. It’s Only Love
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16. We Can Make The Morning
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17. Love Me, Love The Life I Lead
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18. Until It’s Time For You To Go – remake
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1. He Touched Me
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2. I’ve Got Confidence
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3. Seeing Is Believing
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4. He Is My Everything
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5. Bosom Of Abraham
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6. An Evening Prayer
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7. Lead Me, Guide Me
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8. There Is No God But God
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9. A Thing Called Love
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10. I, John
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11. Reach Out To Jesus
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12. Put Your Hand In The Hand
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13. Miracle Of The Rosary
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14. O Come, All Ye Faithful
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15. The First Noel
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16. On A Snowy Christmas Night
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17. Winter Wonderland
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18. The Wonderful World Of Christmas
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19. It Won’t Seem Like Christmas (Without You)
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20. I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day
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21. If I Get Home On Christmas Day
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22. Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees
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23. Merry Christmas Baby – unedited
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24. Silver Bells
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25. I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day (remake)
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1. It’s Only Love – takes 8 & 9
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2. Love Me, Love The Life I Lead – takes 5 & 6
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3. We Can Make The Morning – master with backing vocals
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4. I’m Leavin’ – take 1
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5. Johnny B. Goode – impromptu performance
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6. Padre – takes 1 & 11
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7. Lady Madonna – impromptu performance
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8. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) – take 6
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9. Are You Lonesome Tonight (fragment-impromptu performance)
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10. I Will Be True – takes 1-2
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11. It’s Still Here – takes 1 & 3
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12. Help Me Make It Through The Night – takes 1-3
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13. (That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me – take 1
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14. Until It’s Time For You To Go – take 5
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15. Early Mornin’ Rain – takes 1 &11
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16. I Shall Be Released – impromptu performance
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17. Don’t Think Twice, (It’s All Right) – remake
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18. Put Your Hand In The Hand (3:19) – rehearsal and take 1
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19. Amazing Grace – takes 1-2
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1. Miracle Of The Rosary – take 1
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2. The Lord’s Prayer (impromptu performance)
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3. He Touched Me – takes 1-2
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4. I’ve Got Confidence – take 1
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5. An Evening Prayer – takes 1-2
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6. Seeing Is Believing – takes 1,2 & 4
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7. Thing Called Love -take 3
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8. Reach Out To Jesus – takes 1,2 & 9
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9. He Is My Everything – take 1
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10. There Is No God But God – takes 1-2
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11. Bosom Of Abraham – takes 2-3
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12. I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day – take 3
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13. It Won’t Seem Like Christmas (Without You) – takes 1 & 6
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14. If I Get Home On Christmas Day – take 3
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15. Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees – take 4
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16. Silver Bells – take 1
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17. I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day – take 4
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18. Winter Wonderland – take 7
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19. O Come, All Ye Faithful – take 2
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20. I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day (remake) takes 1,4,5 &10
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