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Release Date: Nov 12, 2021
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Personnel: Mary Holladay, June Page, Temple Riser, Sonja Montgomery, Ginger Holladay, The Imperials, The Nashville Edition, Millie Kirkham (vocals); Chip Young, James Burton (guitar); Charlie McCoy (harmonica, organ, percussion); Joe Moscheo (piano); Glen Spreen (organ); David Briggs (keyboards); Jerry Carrigan (drums, percussion); Kenny Buttrey (drums).
A companion to From Elvis in Nashville, a 2020 boxed set that concentrated on the June 1970 sessions that produced That's the Way It Is and Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old), Elvis Back in Nashville dives into Elvis Presley's final recordings from Nashville, sessions that largely occurred between May and June, 1971. The recordings here are presented sans overdubs -- backing vocals by the Imperials often remain -- so the focus is on the chemistry between Presley and the crack studio band assembled by producer Felton Jarvis. It's the same aesthetic behind From Elvis in Nashville, but where that box captured a focused Presley working with ace contemporary material, the Elvis on Elvis Back in Nashville struggles with his repertoire and his health as he attempts to cut a collection of folky numbers, a second Christmas album, and a gospel record. After an initial March session was plagued by a sniffly Elvis -- he was hospitalized for glaucoma not long afterward -- the folk LP quickly fell by the wayside, leaving the holiday and gospel albums as priorities. Sometimes Presley would sneak in a cover of an oldie or recent hit as a way to blow off steam at the end of the night, but the commercial mission of these sessions means Elvis Back in Nashville is dominated by gospel and Christmas music. Collectively, the religious and holiday sides make up for two of the box's four discs -- the masters are on the second, the outtakes on the fourth -- while the first disc has many of the finished secular sides (they'd wind up as singles or on Elvis Now and Elvis AKA Fool, released in 1972 and 1973, respectively) and the third rounds up outtakes (including previously released outtakes). Perhaps this may be a bit too much gospel and holiday music for some tastes, but Presley is as masterful on these sides as he is on the pop and country-folk numbers. He's a little older and a little slower, but he bears his scars with pride and knows when to unleash his might at the right moment. All this means Elvis Back in Nashville adds up to an effective, sometimes moving, portrait of a lion in middle age. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
A companion to From Elvis in Nashville, a 2020 boxed set that concentrated on the June 1970 sessions that produced That's the Way It Is and Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old), Elvis Back in Nashville dives into Elvis Presley's final recordings from Nashville, sessions that largely occurred between May and June, 1971. The recordings here are presented sans overdubs -- backing vocals by the Imperials often remain -- so the focus is on the chemistry between Presley and the crack studio band assembled by producer Felton Jarvis. It's the same aesthetic behind From Elvis in Nashville, but where that box captured a focused Presley working with ace contemporary material, the Elvis on Elvis Back in Nashville struggles with his repertoire and his health as he attempts to cut a collection of folky numbers, a second Christmas album, and a gospel record. After an initial March session was plagued by a sniffly Elvis -- he was hospitalized for glaucoma not long afterward -- the folk LP quickly fell by the wayside, leaving the holiday and gospel albums as priorities. Sometimes Presley would sneak in a cover of an oldie or recent hit as a way to blow off steam at the end of the night, but the commercial mission of these sessions means Elvis Back in Nashville is dominated by gospel and Christmas music. Collectively, the religious and holiday sides make up for two of the box's four discs -- the masters are on the second, the outtakes on the fourth -- while the first disc has many of the finished secular sides (they'd wind up as singles or on Elvis Now and Elvis AKA Fool, released in 1972 and 1973, respectively) and the third rounds up outtakes (including previously released outtakes). Perhaps this may be a bit too much gospel and holiday music for some tastes, but Presley is as masterful on these sides as he is on the pop and country-folk numbers. He's a little older and a little slower, but he bears his scars with pride and knows when to unleash his might at the right moment. All this means Elvis Back in Nashville adds up to an effective, sometimes moving, portrait of a lion in middle age. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face [Takes 11-12]
2 - Amazing Grace
3 - Early Mornin' Rain
4 - (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me
5 - Help Me Make It Through the Night
6 - Until It's Time for You to Go
7 - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right [Unedited Version]
8 - It's Still Here
9 - I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
10 - I Will Be True
11 - Padre
12 - Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
13 - My Way [Takes 2-3 [Master]]
14 - I'm Leavin'
15 - It's Only Love
16 - We Can Make the Morning
17 - Love Me, Love the Life I Lead
18 - Until It's Time for You to Go [Remake]
Disc 2:
1 - He Touched Me
2 - I've Got Confidence
3 - Seeing Is Believing
4 - He Is My Everything
5 - Bosom of Abraham
6 - Evening Prayer
7 - Lead Me, Guide Me
8 - There Is No God But God
9 - Thing Called Love
10 - I, John
11 - Reach Out to Jesus
12 - Put Your Hand in the Hand
13 - Miracle of the Rosary
14 - O Come, All Ye Faithful
15 - First Noel
16 - On a Snowy Christmas Night
17 - Winter Wonderland
18 - Wonderful World of Christmas
19 - It Won't Seem Like Christmas (Without You)
20 - I'll Be Home on Christmas Day
21 - If I Get Home on Christmas Day
22 - Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees
23 - Merry Christmas Baby [Unedited Version]
24 - Silver Bells
25 - I'll Be Home on Christmas Day [Remake]
Disc 3:
1 - It's Only Love [Takes 8 & 9]
2 - Love Me, Love the Life I Lead [Takes 5 & 6]
3 - We Can Make the Morning [Master with Backing Vocals]
4 - I'm Leavin' [Take 1]
5 - Johnny B. Goode [Impromptu Performance]
6 - Padre [Takes 1 & 11]
7 - Lady Madonna [Impromptu Performance]
8 - Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) [Take 6]
9 - Are You Lonesome Tonight? [Fragment-Impromptu Performance]
10 - I Will Be True [Takes 1-2]
11 - It's Still Here [Takes 1 & 3]
12 - Help Me Make It Through the Night [Takes 1-3]
13 - (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me [Take 1]
14 - Until It's Time for You to Go [Take 5]
15 - Early Mornin' Rain [Takes 1 & 11]
16 - I Shall Be Released [Impromptu Performance]
17 - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right [Remake]
18 - Put Your Hand in the Hand [Rehearsal and Take 1]
19 - Amazing Grace [Takes 1-2]
Disc 4:
1 - Miracle of the Rosary [Take 1]
2 - Lord's Prayer [Impromptu Performance]
3 - He Touched Me [Takes 1-2]
4 - I've Got Confidence [Take 1]
5 - Evening Prayer [Takes 1-2]
6 - Seeing Is Believing [Takes 1, 2, & 4]
7 - Thing Called Love [Take 3]
8 - Reach Out to Jesus [Takes 1, 2, & 9]
9 - He Is My Everything [Take 1]
10 - There Is No God But God [Takes 1-2]
11 - Bosom of Abraham [Takes 2-3]
12 - I'll Be Home on Christmas Day [Take 3]
13 - It Won't Seem Like Christmas (Without You) [Takes 1 & 6]
14 - If I Get Home on Christmas Day [Take 3]
15 - Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees [Take 4]
16 - Silver Bells [Take 1]
17 - I'll Be Home on Christmas Day [Take 4]
18 - Winter Wonderland [Take 7]
19 - O Come, All Ye Faithful [Take 2]
20 - I'll Be Home on Christmas Day [Remake] [Takes 1, 4, 5, & 10]
1 - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face [Takes 11-12]
2 - Amazing Grace
3 - Early Mornin' Rain
4 - (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me
5 - Help Me Make It Through the Night
6 - Until It's Time for You to Go
7 - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right [Unedited Version]
8 - It's Still Here
9 - I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
10 - I Will Be True
11 - Padre
12 - Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
13 - My Way [Takes 2-3 [Master]]
14 - I'm Leavin'
15 - It's Only Love
16 - We Can Make the Morning
17 - Love Me, Love the Life I Lead
18 - Until It's Time for You to Go [Remake]
Disc 2:
1 - He Touched Me
2 - I've Got Confidence
3 - Seeing Is Believing
4 - He Is My Everything
5 - Bosom of Abraham
6 - Evening Prayer
7 - Lead Me, Guide Me
8 - There Is No God But God
9 - Thing Called Love
10 - I, John
11 - Reach Out to Jesus
12 - Put Your Hand in the Hand
13 - Miracle of the Rosary
14 - O Come, All Ye Faithful
15 - First Noel
16 - On a Snowy Christmas Night
17 - Winter Wonderland
18 - Wonderful World of Christmas
19 - It Won't Seem Like Christmas (Without You)
20 - I'll Be Home on Christmas Day
21 - If I Get Home on Christmas Day
22 - Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees
23 - Merry Christmas Baby [Unedited Version]
24 - Silver Bells
25 - I'll Be Home on Christmas Day [Remake]
Disc 3:
1 - It's Only Love [Takes 8 & 9]
2 - Love Me, Love the Life I Lead [Takes 5 & 6]
3 - We Can Make the Morning [Master with Backing Vocals]
4 - I'm Leavin' [Take 1]
5 - Johnny B. Goode [Impromptu Performance]
6 - Padre [Takes 1 & 11]
7 - Lady Madonna [Impromptu Performance]
8 - Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) [Take 6]
9 - Are You Lonesome Tonight? [Fragment-Impromptu Performance]
10 - I Will Be True [Takes 1-2]
11 - It's Still Here [Takes 1 & 3]
12 - Help Me Make It Through the Night [Takes 1-3]
13 - (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me [Take 1]
14 - Until It's Time for You to Go [Take 5]
15 - Early Mornin' Rain [Takes 1 & 11]
16 - I Shall Be Released [Impromptu Performance]
17 - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right [Remake]
18 - Put Your Hand in the Hand [Rehearsal and Take 1]
19 - Amazing Grace [Takes 1-2]
Disc 4:
1 - Miracle of the Rosary [Take 1]
2 - Lord's Prayer [Impromptu Performance]
3 - He Touched Me [Takes 1-2]
4 - I've Got Confidence [Take 1]
5 - Evening Prayer [Takes 1-2]
6 - Seeing Is Believing [Takes 1, 2, & 4]
7 - Thing Called Love [Take 3]
8 - Reach Out to Jesus [Takes 1, 2, & 9]
9 - He Is My Everything [Take 1]
10 - There Is No God But God [Takes 1-2]
11 - Bosom of Abraham [Takes 2-3]
12 - I'll Be Home on Christmas Day [Take 3]
13 - It Won't Seem Like Christmas (Without You) [Takes 1 & 6]
14 - If I Get Home on Christmas Day [Take 3]
15 - Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees [Take 4]
16 - Silver Bells [Take 1]
17 - I'll Be Home on Christmas Day [Take 4]
18 - Winter Wonderland [Take 7]
19 - O Come, All Ye Faithful [Take 2]
20 - I'll Be Home on Christmas Day [Remake] [Takes 1, 4, 5, & 10]