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A surprising perfectionist, Elvis was known to record dozens of takes for many of his records, often loosening up at the beginning of a session by playing around with different readings of the songs he'd decided to record; and while he got the feel of how he wanted his performances to go, the tape rolled. Commemorating the 25th anniversary of his death, RCA's four-disc Today, Tomorrow, & Forever presented fans with 100 tracks of previously unreleased Presley, a parade of alternate takes -- both very welcome and curiously not so -- and scattered live recordings from throughout his career. (Although not a career record, the version of 1958's "Doncha' Think It's Time" used here was the 48th, and final take.) Among the highlights: seven songs from an incendiary set recorded in Arkansas on May 16, 1956, a 1959 version of "The Fool" recorded with Elvis alone at the piano while serving in Germany, and a few songs each of previously unreleased material from his first two seasons at Las Vegas' International Hotel, in 1969 and 1970. It's not clear, however, why the compilers deemed it necessary to include almost two dozen selections from the notoriously weak material used on Presley's '60s soundtracks, including "The Love Machine" (which the liners admit is "a ghastly song") and "My Desert Serenade" (with the added apology/defense, "he had every reason to sound desperately uncomfortable"). RCA certainly deserves credit for refusing to pad this collection with hits or old material unnecessary for collectors, but that's really the only audience left interested by this exhaustive display.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Elvis Presley, Performer - Hugh Williams, Composer - Hugh Williams, Lyricist - James B. Kennedy, Composer - James B. Kennedy, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1954. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Ray Charles, Composer - Ray Charles, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley, Performer - Charles Calhoun, Composer - Charles Calhoun, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - George Mysels, Composer - George Mysels, Lyricist - Ira Kosloff, Composer - Ira Kosloff, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Mae Boren Axton, Composer - Mae Boren Axton, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Composer - Elvis Presley, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Tommy Durden, Composer - Tommy Durden, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Richard Penniman, Composer - Richard Penniman, Lyricist - Enntris Johnson, Composer - Enntris Johnson, Lyricist - Robert Blackwell, Composer - Robert Blackwell, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Aaron Schroeder, Composer - Aaron Schroeder, Lyricist - Hal Blair, Composer - Hal Blair, Lyricist - Bill Peppers, Composer - Bill Peppers, Lyricist - Claude Demetrius, Composer - Claude Demetrius, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Jesse Stone, Composer - Jesse Stone, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Ray Charles, Composer - Ray Charles, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Carl Perkins, Composer - Carl Perkins, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Jerry Leiber, Composer - Jerry Leiber, Lyricist - Mike Stoller, Composer - Mike Stoller, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
John Marascalco, Composer - John Marascalco, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer - Robert Blackwell, Composer - Robert Blackwell, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Agustin Lara, Composer - Agustin Lara, Lyricist - Charles Singleton, Lyricist - Charles Singleton, Composer - Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins & Jerry Lee Lewis, Performer - Ray Gilbert, Lyricist - Ray Gilbert, Composer
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Kelly Owens, Composer - Kelly Owens, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Rosemarie McCoy, Composer - Rosemarie McCoy, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Thomas A. Dorsey, Composer - Thomas A. Dorsey, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley, Performer - Faron Young, Composer - Faron Young, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Aaron Schroeder, Lyricist - Aaron Schroeder, Composer - Elvis Presley, Performer - Ben Weisman, Composer - Ben Weisman, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Jerry Leiber, Composer - Jerry Leiber, Lyricist - Mike Stoller, Composer - Mike Stoller, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Jerry Leiber, Composer - Jerry Leiber, Lyricist - Mike Stoller, Composer - Mike Stoller, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Aaron Schroeder, Composer - Aaron Schroeder, Lyricist - Abner Silver, Composer - Abner Silver, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Jerry Leiber, Composer - Jerry Leiber, Lyricist - Mike Stoller, Composer - Mike Stoller, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley, Performer - Jerry Leiber, Composer - Jerry Leiber, Lyricist - Mike Stoller, Composer - Mike Stoller, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Clyde Otis, Composer - Clyde Otis, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer - Willie Dixon, Composer - Willie Dixon, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Bix Reichner, Composer - Bix Reichner, Lyricist - Sid Wayne, Composer - Sid Wayne, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Aaron Schroeder, Composer - Aaron Schroeder, Lyricist - David Hill, Composer - David Hill, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley, Performer - Naomi Ford, Composer - Naomi Ford, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
DISC 2
Otis Blackwell, Composer - Otis Blackwell, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Lou Handman, Composer - Lou Handman, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Roy Turk, Composer - Roy Turk, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Roy C. Bennett, Composer - Roy C. Bennett, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Sid Tepper, Composer - Sid Tepper, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley, Performer - Ben Weisman, Composer - Ben Weisman, Lyricist - Fred Wise, Composer - Fred Wise, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Sherman Edwards, Composer - Sherman Edwards, Lyricist - Sid Wayne, Composer - Sid Wayne, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley, Adaptor - Elvis Presley, Arranger - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Traditional, Composer
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley, Performer - Sol Marcus, Composer - Sol Marcus, Lyricist - Bennie Benjamin, Composer - Bennie Benjamin, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1960 & released 1991. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Don Robertson, Composer - Don Robertson, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Lawrence Weiss, Composer - Lawrence Weiss, Lyricist - Hugo Peretti, Composer - Hugo Peretti, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Luigi Creatore, Composer - Luigi Creatore, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Hal Blair, Composer - Hal Blair, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer - Don Robertson, Composer - Don Robertson, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Ben Weisman, Composer - Ben Weisman, Lyricist - Fred Wise, Composer - Fred Wise, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Don Robertson, Composer - Don Robertson, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Bob Roberts, Lyricist - Bob Roberts, Composer - Ruth Batchelor, Composer - Ruth Batchelor, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Doc Pomus, Composer - Doc Pomus, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Mort Shuman, Composer - Mort Shuman, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Roy C. Bennett, Composer - Roy C. Bennett, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Sid Tepper, Composer - Sid Tepper, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Dave Weichman, Engineer - Elvis Presley & The Mello Men, Performer - Don Robertson, Composer - Don Robertson, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1962. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Roy C. Bennett, Composer - Roy C. Bennett, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer - Sid Tepper, Composer - Sid Tepper, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Dave Bartholomew, Composer - Dave Bartholomew, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Peter King, Composer - Peter King, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Elvis Presley With Ann Margret & The Jordanaires, Performer - Bernie Baum, Composer - Bernie Baum, Lyricist - Florence Kaye, Composer - Florence Kaye, Lyricist - Bill Giant, Composer - Bill Giant, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Bernie Baum, Composer - Bernie Baum, Lyricist - Florence Kaye, Composer - Florence Kaye, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Bill Giant, Composer - Bill Giant, Lyricist - Domenico Modugno, Composer - Domenico Modugno, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Bernie Baum, Composer - Bernie Baum, Lyricist - Florence Kaye, Composer - Florence Kaye, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Mello Men, Performer - Bill Giant, Composer - Bill Giant, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Roy C. Bennett, Composer - Roy C. Bennett, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer - Sid Tepper, Composer - Sid Tepper, Lyricist
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Stanley Gelber, Composer - Stanley Gelber, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Joy Byers, Composer - Joy Byers, Lyricist - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, Performer
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Album review
A surprising perfectionist, Elvis was known to record dozens of takes for many of his records, often loosening up at the beginning of a session by playing around with different readings of the songs he'd decided to record; and while he got the feel of how he wanted his performances to go, the tape rolled. Commemorating the 25th anniversary of his death, RCA's four-disc Today, Tomorrow, & Forever presented fans with 100 tracks of previously unreleased Presley, a parade of alternate takes -- both very welcome and curiously not so -- and scattered live recordings from throughout his career. (Although not a career record, the version of 1958's "Doncha' Think It's Time" used here was the 48th, and final take.) Among the highlights: seven songs from an incendiary set recorded in Arkansas on May 16, 1956, a 1959 version of "The Fool" recorded with Elvis alone at the piano while serving in Germany, and a few songs each of previously unreleased material from his first two seasons at Las Vegas' International Hotel, in 1969 and 1970. It's not clear, however, why the compilers deemed it necessary to include almost two dozen selections from the notoriously weak material used on Presley's '60s soundtracks, including "The Love Machine" (which the liners admit is "a ghastly song") and "My Desert Serenade" (with the added apology/defense, "he had every reason to sound desperately uncomfortable"). RCA certainly deserves credit for refusing to pad this collection with hits or old material unnecessary for collectors, but that's really the only audience left interested by this exhaustive display.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 100 track(s)
- Total length: 04:27:58
- Main artists: Elvis Presley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - BMG Heritage
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
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