Elvis Back In Nashville (4 cd Box Set)

[elvisalisellers]

It was short, but pretty sweet. It's certainly a nice-looking set, familiarity appreciated. And with a decent amount of viewers and the exclusive vinyl edition, early marketing for what is an appealing set is reaching some of the right places.

It was unfortunate the host twice referred to the title they were there to discuss as "Elvis Back In Memphis" [Ross-Spang also incorrectly asserts that Elvis cut 25/26 gospel songs at the sessions].
Not in a million years, could I ever envisage that happening with a Beatles product, but in fairness, there is always a chance that could happen when you cheaply ride on the coattails of titles of more illustrious albums that you even more bizarrely choose not to do anything substantial with at retail.
Still, it was a fairly engaging if cursory unboxing of sessions that certainly deserve a reappraisal.

[YDKM]

seeing the FULL track listing much obviously had been released before.....however seems the sound quality will be good, i know that both the original recording and the may 21st re recording duets of 'THE FIRST TIME' had Elvis's vocal isolated to eliminate the female duets and the original duets actually do not match (NOTHING like as good as the 1973 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye duets) and just for the sake of 'completeness ' i REALLY wanted those two duets as a bonus part of this release- a great missed opportunity in my opinion.STILL.I would have loved a Kathy Westmoreland duet in August 1974 from Elvis, still the Doc has written brilliantly about the topic here: https://www.elvis-collectors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=111000

[eric c]

Once again, RCA would not release a 13 track album without getting hit with additional costs. And you’ve cut into a couple of Camden albums too which were far more successful than Elvis’ regular studio albums. We know in hindsight what would have made better albums, although I have never been convinced that a studio album mixed with "live" tracks works very well, but the "live" songs you now want to add on to the Fool album would not have been a consideration for RCA as those songs had already been on either MSG and Aloha or both.

Bottom line here is that as much as you want to re-hash Elvis albums to make them appear better, had Elvis knuckled down and recorded more and better songs in the studio during this time, we would have had better albums instead of the hotch potch releases we got via Now and Fool.

From his officially-released studio work, these 1971 tracks need no apology:



1971

Early Morning Rain
(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me
If I Get Home on Christmas Day
Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees
Merry Christmas, Baby
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
It's Still Here
I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
I Will Be True
I'm Leavin'
I Shall Be Released
I John
Bosom of Abraham

agreed.
they have stood tall...all these years later.

Some of those tracks are certainly great recordings, but "they have all stood tall….all these years later". In whose minds and memories? Suspicious Minds and In The Ghetto and perhaps a few others from the early 70s such as Burning Love and Always on My Mind have stood tall all these years later, but those on your list mean virtually nothing to those outside of the fanbase. Worldwide streams on Spotify for the He Touched Me album has equivalent album sales of 15k, Elvis Now has 10k, whilst the Fool album is around 4K. Compare that to From Elvis in Memphis which has 107k and In The Ghetto is responsible for 90k of that number.

i didn't compile that list.
dr john did.

its a difference of opinion.
in MY OPINION...you can not compile a list of his greatest recordings and leave off i'm leavin'....or any of the gospel tracks.
if you do...the story isn't complete.
the artist of the century box included i'm leavin for a reason.
its damn good.

personally,i don't care how many its sold.
thats not how i judge a great Elvis album.
its about feel.
and he touched me is a great record.
by saying its great...im not saying its better than from elvis in memphis or elvis is back.
its not.
but it is a great record.
and has stood the test of time.

but you knew all that.

[eric c]

Once again, RCA would not release a 13 track album without getting hit with additional costs. And you’ve cut into a couple of Camden albums too which were far more successful than Elvis’ regular studio albums. We know in hindsight what would have made better albums, although I have never been convinced that a studio album mixed with "live" tracks works very well, but the "live" songs you now want to add on to the Fool album would not have been a consideration for RCA as those songs had already been on either MSG and Aloha or both.

Bottom line here is that as much as you want to re-hash Elvis albums to make them appear better, had Elvis knuckled down and recorded more and better songs in the studio during this time, we would have had better albums instead of the hotch potch releases we got via Now and Fool.

From his officially-released studio work, these 1971 tracks need no apology:



1971

Early Morning Rain
(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me
If I Get Home on Christmas Day
Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees
Merry Christmas, Baby
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
It's Still Here
I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
I Will Be True
I'm Leavin'
I Shall Be Released
I John
Bosom of Abraham

agreed.
they have stood tall...all these years later.

Some of those tracks are certainly great recordings, but "they have all stood tall….all these years later". In whose minds and memories? Suspicious Minds and In The Ghetto and perhaps a few others from the early 70s such as Burning Love and Always on My Mind have stood tall all these years later, but those on your list mean virtually nothing to those outside of the fanbase. Worldwide streams on Spotify for the He Touched Me album has equivalent album sales of 15k, Elvis Now has 10k, whilst the Fool album is around 4K. Compare that to From Elvis in Memphis which has 107k and In The Ghetto is responsible for 90k of that number.

by using the phrase...have stood tall all these years later...simply is my way of saying they are great songs that demand to be heard.
i,john is a great song that demands to be heard.
listen to Elvis' vocals.
the feeling he captures.
you simply can't ignore it.

[LSP-4445]

seeing the FULL track listing much obviously had been released before.....however seems the sound quality will be good, i know that both the original recording and the may 21st re recording duets of 'THE FIRST TIME' had Elvis's vocal isolated to eliminate the female duets and the original duets actually do not match (NOTHING like as good as the 1973 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye duets) and just for the sake of 'completeness ' i REALLY wanted those two duets as a bonus part of this release- a great missed opportunity in my opinion.STILL.

They are awful and doesnt belong on the main label....imo....but rather on a FTD release.

[eric c]

Once again, RCA would not release a 13 track album without getting hit with additional costs. And you’ve cut into a couple of Camden albums too which were far more successful than Elvis’ regular studio albums. We know in hindsight what would have made better albums, although I have never been convinced that a studio album mixed with "live" tracks works very well, but the "live" songs you now want to add on to the Fool album would not have been a consideration for RCA as those songs had already been on either MSG and Aloha or both.

Bottom line here is that as much as you want to re-hash Elvis albums to make them appear better, had Elvis knuckled down and recorded more and better songs in the studio during this time, we would have had better albums instead of the hotch potch releases we got via Now and Fool.

From his officially-released studio work, these 1971 tracks need no apology:



1971

Early Morning Rain
(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me
If I Get Home on Christmas Day
Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees
Merry Christmas, Baby
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
It's Still Here
I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
I Will Be True
I'm Leavin'
I Shall Be Released
I John
Bosom of Abraham

agreed.
they have stood tall...all these years later.

Some of those tracks are certainly great recordings, but "they have all stood tall….all these years later". In whose minds and memories? Suspicious Minds and In The Ghetto and perhaps a few others from the early 70s such as Burning Love and Always on My Mind have stood tall all these years later, but those on your list mean virtually nothing to those outside of the fanbase. Worldwide streams on Spotify for the He Touched Me album has equivalent album sales of 15k, Elvis Now has 10k, whilst the Fool album is around 4K. Compare that to From Elvis in Memphis which has 107k and In The Ghetto is responsible for 90k of that number.

i guess i'm the only Elvis fan in the entire world who thinks i'm leavin,amazing grace,i john,bosom of abraham,he touched me are great Elvis songs.
wow.
thanks.
FIRST IN MY CLASS,BABY!!!!!!

[eric c]

seeing the FULL track listing much obviously had been released before.....however seems the sound quality will be good, i know that both the original recording and the may 21st re recording duets of 'THE FIRST TIME' had Elvis's vocal isolated to eliminate the female duets and the original duets actually do not match (NOTHING like as good as the 1973 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye duets) and just for the sake of 'completeness ' i REALLY wanted those two duets as a bonus part of this release- a great missed opportunity in my opinion.STILL.

They are awful and doesnt belong on the main label....imo....but rather on a FTD release.

i just love that pic in your signature.
that is so cool.

[The Swamp Fox]

Sigh...
.

Holy smoke! I’m assuming you’re not stateside?

[eric c]

one of the songs that has always fascinated me is miracle of the rosary.
its not one of my favorites...i don't really like it.
i don't think...as a song...that its very good.
thats not what fascinates me.
its Elvis' vocals.
he sings the hell outta this song.
and the song...as written...doesn't meet his level of committment.
yet...he nails it.
forget the song.
just listen to THAT VOICE.
and thats the thing.
all these years later.
it always comes back to that simple truth.
THAT VOICE.
that beautiful,creative,unassuming,unafraid,committed,timeless voice.
even on a song that frankly...doesnt deserve it.

[emjel]

Once again, RCA would not release a 13 track album without getting hit with additional costs. And you’ve cut into a couple of Camden albums too which were far more successful than Elvis’ regular studio albums. We know in hindsight what would have made better albums, although I have never been convinced that a studio album mixed with "live" tracks works very well, but the "live" songs you now want to add on to the Fool album would not have been a consideration for RCA as those songs had already been on either MSG and Aloha or both.

Bottom line here is that as much as you want to re-hash Elvis albums to make them appear better, had Elvis knuckled down and recorded more and better songs in the studio during this time, we would have had better albums instead of the hotch potch releases we got via Now and Fool.

From his officially-released studio work, these 1971 tracks need no apology:



1971

Early Morning Rain
(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me
If I Get Home on Christmas Day
Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees
Merry Christmas, Baby
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
It's Still Here
I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
I Will Be True
I'm Leavin'
I Shall Be Released
I John
Bosom of Abraham

agreed.
they have stood tall...all these years later.

Some of those tracks are certainly great recordings, but "they have all stood tall….all these years later". In whose minds and memories? Suspicious Minds and In The Ghetto and perhaps a few others from the early 70s such as Burning Love and Always on My Mind have stood tall all these years later, but those on your list mean virtually nothing to those outside of the fanbase. Worldwide streams on Spotify for the He Touched Me album has equivalent album sales of 15k, Elvis Now has 10k, whilst the Fool album is around 4K. Compare that to From Elvis in Memphis which has 107k and In The Ghetto is responsible for 90k of that number.

i didn't compile that list.
dr john did.

its a difference of opinion.
in MY OPINION...you can not compile a list of his greatest recordings and leave off i'm leavin'....or any of the gospel tracks.
if you do...the story isn't complete.
the artist of the century box included i'm leavin for a reason.
its damn good.

personally,i don't care how many its sold.
thats not how i judge a great Elvis album.
its about feel.
and he touched me is a great record.
by saying its great...im not saying its better than from elvis in memphis or elvis is back.
its not.
but it is a great record.
and has stood the test of time.

but you knew all that.

I know you didn’t compile the list, but all Dr John said or implied was they were good or great recordings depending on his personal judgement. It was you who wrote that they have all stood tall all these years later. The Doc even challenged your wording "stood tall" and made reference to Memphis ‘69.

We will have to agree to differ on wording such as a record or album having stood the test of time because my interpretation of that kind of thing goes a bit more beyond the personal "liking" of an album within the Elvis fanbase. I mean I like many of the Elvis soundtrack albums and some are great to me for what they are - but I would never state they are great albums in the truest sense and then try and justify it by claiming they have stood tall in the test of time. An album like Fleetwood Macs "Rumours" to me is a great album and one recognised as a great album by millions of others too and has certainly stood the test of time as it is still in the Billboard 200 chart for its 434th week. Thriller is another, although I do not like it personally, but I recognise that millions do think it is great and it too has stood the test of time as it is currently in the Billboard 200 having been in the chart for nearly 500 weeks.

[eric c]

Once again, RCA would not release a 13 track album without getting hit with additional costs. And you’ve cut into a couple of Camden albums too which were far more successful than Elvis’ regular studio albums. We know in hindsight what would have made better albums, although I have never been convinced that a studio album mixed with "live" tracks works very well, but the "live" songs you now want to add on to the Fool album would not have been a consideration for RCA as those songs had already been on either MSG and Aloha or both.

Bottom line here is that as much as you want to re-hash Elvis albums to make them appear better, had Elvis knuckled down and recorded more and better songs in the studio during this time, we would have had better albums instead of the hotch potch releases we got via Now and Fool.

From his officially-released studio work, these 1971 tracks need no apology:



1971

Early Morning Rain
(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me
If I Get Home on Christmas Day
Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees
Merry Christmas, Baby
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
It's Still Here
I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
I Will Be True
I'm Leavin'
I Shall Be Released
I John
Bosom of Abraham

agreed.
they have stood tall...all these years later.

Some of those tracks are certainly great recordings, but "they have all stood tall….all these years later". In whose minds and memories? Suspicious Minds and In The Ghetto and perhaps a few others from the early 70s such as Burning Love and Always on My Mind have stood tall all these years later, but those on your list mean virtually nothing to those outside of the fanbase. Worldwide streams on Spotify for the He Touched Me album has equivalent album sales of 15k, Elvis Now has 10k, whilst the Fool album is around 4K. Compare that to From Elvis in Memphis which has 107k and In The Ghetto is responsible for 90k of that number.

i didn't compile that list.
dr john did.

its a difference of opinion.
in MY OPINION...you can not compile a list of his greatest recordings and leave off i'm leavin'....or any of the gospel tracks.
if you do...the story isn't complete.
the artist of the century box included i'm leavin for a reason.
its damn good.

personally,i don't care how many its sold.
thats not how i judge a great Elvis album.
its about feel.
and he touched me is a great record.
by saying its great...im not saying its better than from elvis in memphis or elvis is back.
its not.
but it is a great record.
and has stood the test of time.

but you knew all that.

I know you didn’t compile the list, but all Dr John said or implied was they were good or great recordings depending on his personal judgement. It was you who wrote that they have all stood tall all these years later. The Doc even challenged your wording "stood tall" and made reference to Memphis ‘69.

We will have to agree to differ on wording such as a record or album having stood the test of time because my interpretation of that kind of thing goes a bit more beyond the personal "liking" of an album within the Elvis fanbase. I mean I like many of the Elvis soundtrack albums and some are great to me for what they are - but I would never state they are great albums in the truest sense and then try and justify it by claiming they have stood tall in the test of time. An album like Fleetwood Macs "Rumours" to me is a great album and one recognised as a great album by millions of others too and has certainly stood the test of time as it is still in the Billboard 200 chart for its 434th week. Thriller is another, although I do not like it personally, but I recognise that millions do think it is great and it too has stood the test of time as it is currently in the Billboard 200 having been in the chart for nearly 500 weeks.

i don't see how anyone can tell me he touched me...recorded 50yrs ago...hasn't stood tall as one of his very best.
his level of committment to gospel is unquestioned.
we would never get as close to the real Elvis as we would spinning the music that he cared deeply about.
if you are ranking his absolute best work...top 10 or top 20...his 3 gospel albums are in the discussion.
they may or may not make the final cut.
but they are on the table.
(how great thou art,frankly easily makes the top 10 and is one of his absolute best.)
as for the songs dr john listed.
i stand by what i said.
they have stood tall....50yrs strong..
as great songs in the vast,deep Elvis catalog.
and regardless of ranking order...i'm leavin,i john,bosom of abraham are GREAT ELVIS SONGS.
there is a level of depth and feel and committment that shines thru Elvis' vocals that simply can not be ignored.
and if your telling Elvis' musical story...it is not complete if you dont spend time with these gems recorded in 1971.
the story is incomplete...and that world that knows nothing of i'm leavin or bosom of abraham is a dark ugly place i do not ever want to visit.

[DEH]

Elvis was not a "album artist". He didn't think of albums that way. He didn't look at albums the way Led Zeppelin or Jimi Hendrix did. He didn't pose for album covers after the movie years. Not his thing.

True. Sad but true. With a different record producer or manager things could have been different, as Elvis handled each song as just a song - another job done.

When you listen to his concerts he will promote his latest singles I've Lost You, In The Ghetto, I'm Leavin and others but he does not for most part promote the albums. Did he even know the names of most of them? Elvis was more of a singles guy.

[drjohncarpenter]

I know you didn’t compile the list, but all Dr John said or implied was they were good or great recordings depending on his personal judgement.

When I said those tracks needed no apology I was not inferring greatness, only that Elvis and his musicians made thirteen songs worthy of having a prideful place in his catalog. Much of the rest of the 1971 sessions, not so much.

That said, his one-off of "I Shall Be Released" is glorious.

[drjohncarpenter]

one of the songs that has always fascinated me is miracle of the rosary.
its not one of my favorites...i don't really like it.
i don't think...as a song...that its very good.
thats not what fascinates me.
its Elvis' vocals.
he sings the hell outta this song.
and the song...as written...doesn't meet his level of committment.
yet...he nails it.
forget the song.
just listen to THAT VOICE.
and thats the thing.
all these years later.
it always comes back to that simple truth.
THAT VOICE.
that beautiful,creative,unassuming,unafraid,committed,timeless voice.
even on a song that frankly...doesnt deserve it.

Only an obsessive fan can get blood from a turnip. The song is about as dull as dishwater, and I hear a perfunctory at best vocal.

This was yet another "favor" song, done for the songwriter, Lee Denson, an old musician friend from Lauderdale Courts in Memphis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Denson

The biggest irony is that Denson was a bitter man, given the observations he shared with biographer Peter Guralnick about Presley's success.

[drjohncarpenter]

When you listen to his concerts he will promote his latest singles I've Lost You, In The Ghetto, I'm Leavin and others but he does not for most part promote the albums. Did he even know the names of most of them? Elvis was more of a singles guy.

Elvis for the most part did not promote his new single A-sides. At best he would perhaps offer a handful of perfunctory performances, then it would disappear from the set list. In examples above, "In The Ghetto" was not his current release when he sang it on stage at the International in July-August 1969. That was "Clean Up Your Own Backyard," issued to radio and retail in June, it was never a part of the program at all. So much for being a "singles guy."

[elvis-fan]

(how great thou art,frankly easily makes the top 10 and is one of his absolute best.)

The only reason the LP How Great Thou Art would rank anywhere near his top 10 best albums would be because of the song that was recorded 6 years before its release... although I do enjoy Elvis' performance of Stand By Me, but other than that I find that album pretty boring and flat when compared to a gem like His Hand In Mine. How He Touched Me and How Great Thou Art received Grammy Awards and His Hand In Mine didn't is mind boggling...

[DEH]

When you listen to his concerts he will promote his latest singles I've Lost You, In The Ghetto, I'm Leavin and others but he does not for most part promote the albums. Did he even know the names of most of them? Elvis was more of a singles guy.

Elvis for the most part did not promote his new single A-sides. At best he would perhaps offer a handful of perfunctory performances, then it would disappear from the set list. In examples above, "In The Ghetto" was not his current release when he sang it on stage at the International in July-August 1969. That was "Clean Up Your Own Backyard," issued to radio and retail in June, it was never a part of the program at all. So much for being a "singles guy."

Go listen to more concerts Mr. Personality.

[eric c]

one of the songs that has always fascinated me is miracle of the rosary.
its not one of my favorites...i don't really like it.
i don't think...as a song...that its very good.
thats not what fascinates me.
its Elvis' vocals.
he sings the hell outta this song.
and the song...as written...doesn't meet his level of committment.
yet...he nails it.
forget the song.
just listen to THAT VOICE.
and thats the thing.
all these years later.
it always comes back to that simple truth.
THAT VOICE.
that beautiful,creative,unassuming,unafraid,committed,timeless voice.
even on a song that frankly...doesnt deserve it.

Only an obsessive fan can get blood from a turnip. The song is about as dull as dishwater, and I hear a perfunctory at best vocal.

This was yet another "favor" song, done for the songwriter, Lee Denson, an old musician friend from Lauderdale Courts in Memphis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Denson

The biggest irony is that Denson was a bitter man, given the observations he shared with biographer Peter Guralnick about Presley's success.

frankly...
that might be the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me.
thank you.

[eric c]

(how great thou art,frankly easily makes the top 10 and is one of his absolute best.)

The only reason the LP How Great Thou Art would rank anywhere near his top 10 best albums would be because of the song that was recorded 6 years before its release... although I do enjoy Elvis' performance of Stand By Me, but other than that I find that album pretty boring and flat when compared to a gem like His Hand In Mine. How He Touched Me and How Great Thou Art received Grammy Awards and His Hand In Mine didn't is mind boggling...

i love that album as well.
his voice never sounded better...upto that point.
recorded as a tribute to his mom,you can hear his committment on every tune.
great album.

[Grabrich]

I wished Sony would invest the money and time into the REMIX of all his masters so that we could hear them as modern, clean and sound-upgraded as they deliver now the outtakes on these new box-sets.

Completely agree!

Richard G.

[Mike Windgren]

Hi there!! .

Ordered from Amazon.de today, price including shipping approx € 45. Not bad, not bad at all

What?. You´re not ordering the U.S. release? . Bye for now .

[drjohncarpenter]

The only reason the LP How Great Thou Art would rank anywhere near his top 10 best albums would be because of the song that was recorded 6 years before its release... although I do enjoy Elvis' performance of Stand By Me, but other than that I find that album pretty boring and flat when compared to a gem like His Hand In Mine. How He Touched Me and How Great Thou Art received Grammy Awards and His Hand In Mine didn't is mind boggling...

i love that album as well.
his voice never sounded better...upto that point.
recorded as a tribute to his mom,you can hear his committment on every tune.
great album.

Neither His Hand In Mine nor How Great Thou Art were albums recorded as a tribute to Gladys Presley.

And generally speaking, the "top ten Presley LPs" are almost certainly secular.

Phew.

[eric c]

The only reason the LP How Great Thou Art would rank anywhere near his top 10 best albums would be because of the song that was recorded 6 years before its release... although I do enjoy Elvis' performance of Stand By Me, but other than that I find that album pretty boring and flat when compared to a gem like His Hand In Mine. How He Touched Me and How Great Thou Art received Grammy Awards and His Hand In Mine didn't is mind boggling...

i love that album as well.
his voice never sounded better...upto that point.
recorded as a tribute to his mom,you can hear his committment on every tune.
great album.

Neither His Hand In Mine nor How Great Thou Art were albums recorded as a tribute to Gladys Presley.

And generally speaking, the "top ten Presley LPs" are almost certainly secular.

Phew.

i never said how great thou art was.
but according to several biographers...including ernst jorgensen and guralnik...his hand in mine was a tribute to his late mother and was a influence on what songs he recorded at that session.
that didnt originate with me.

and any top 10 list that omits ANY of his gospel albums is crap.

[elvisjock]

And here's the CD box set -->

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What turned out to be Elvis Presley’s final Nashville session brought music that was originally overlooked. The original recordings found their way on the holiday themed Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas (1971), the gospel He Touched Me (1972), Elvis Now (1972) and Elvis (1973). Yet, to hear this music, a half century after it was recorded – now wiped of overdubs – reveals some of the most compelling singing of Presley’s career. There may not be a better set of tracks in his catalog that benefits more from un-dubbing the masters. No longer weighted down, Elvis shines. Available on 4 CD’s.

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And here's the CD box set -->

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What turned out to be Elvis Presley’s final Nashville session brought music that was originally overlooked. The original recordings found their way on the holiday themed Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas (1971), the gospel He Touched Me (1972), Elvis Now (1972) and Elvis (1973). Yet, to hear this music, a half century after it was recorded – now wiped of overdubs – reveals some of the most compelling singing of Presley’s career. There may not be a better set of tracks in his catalog that benefits more from un-dubbing the masters. No longer weighted down, Elvis shines. Available on 4 CD’s.

Add this exciting set to your collection today!



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Actually, the removal of the overdubbed backing vocals on the Christmas tracks reveals some very sub-par singing on Elvis' part.

And, how about that slur on "If I Get Home On Christmas Day?"

"The way I feel deepinn this heart o'mine."

You won't be buying it then ?

Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk

I absolutely will be getting it, and I plan on enjoying it immensely over the Thanksgiving holiday. I'm simply calling out the hype. This is not Elvis at his best.

[drjohncarpenter]

Neither His Hand In Mine nor How Great Thou Art were albums recorded as a tribute to Gladys Presley.

And generally speaking, the "top ten Presley LPs" are almost certainly secular.

Phew.

i never said how great thou art was.
but according to several biographers...including ernst jorgensen and guralnik...his hand in mine was a tribute to his late mother and was a influence on what songs he recorded at that session.
that didnt originate with me.

and any top 10 list that omits ANY of his gospel albums is crap.

Again, this is false.

Please stop.