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Pour nombre d'auditeurs plus ou moins amateurs d'Elvis Presley, l'année 1973 est celle du fameux concert à Hawaï retransmis en direct par satellite à la télévision américaine puis édité sous le titre Aloha from Hawaii. Ce que l'on connaît moins est la visite du « King » aux studios Stax de Memphis, temple de la soul s'il en est, au cours de la même année.
L'objectif de ce triple coffret Elvis at Stax n'est pas tant la trente-sixième commémoration de sa disparition que l'occasion de découvrir le roi du rock sous un angle différent, peu documenté et souvent oublié au profit de l'image d'une fin déliquescente. Or, il s'agit bien là de la dernière grande période du rocker, dans son fief de Memphis, avec un groupe à sa disposition, le sien et non les musiciens du cru. Le résultat de la rencontre qui voit Elvis Presley se frotter à la soul imbibée de country du label est proprement étonnant. D'une voix légérement en retrait qui a un peu perdu de sa magie d'antan mais toujours chaleureuse, le monument du rock revient au syncrétisme musical de ses jeunes années, revu et corrigé par la luxuriance des arrangements et la précision des musiciens.
En trois volumes de pistes variées, définitives ou alternatives et de titres laissés en l'état, Elvis at Stax rassemble une trentaine de morceaux infusés de gospel, de rhythm'n'blues à l'ancienne, de soul cuivrée et de country. C'est un roi revigoré qui étreint « I Got a Feelin' in My Body » (encore plus groove sur la deuxième prise) ou aborde « Find Out What's Happening » à sa grande manière. Sans égaler les incunables des années cinquante ou ses plus grands succès suivants, cette collection n'en comporte pas moins quelques pièces de choix comme le plus connu « Promised Land » ou « I've Got a Thing About You, Babe », « Raised on Rock » et « My Boy » qui ont eu les honneurs du hit-parade country. Ces titres et quelques autres qui garniront trois albums de 1973 à 1975 s'avèrent particulièrement vivants dans ce contexte, avec les essais, les commentaires et l'ambiance décontractée qui règne dans le studio. À deux pas de la dernière marche, la geste du « King » est encore bien présente.
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Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Dennis Linde, Composer - Dennis Linde, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Jerry Crutchfield, Composer - Jerry Crutchfield, Lyricist
(P) 2007 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Chuck Berry, Composer - Chuck Berry, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Tony Joe White, Composer - Tony Joe White, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Tony Joe White, Composer - Tony Joe White, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Billy Ed Wheeler, Composer - Billy Ed Wheeler, Lyricist - Jerry Chestnut, Composer - Jerry Chestnut, Lyricist
(P) 2011 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Red West, Composer - Red West, Lyricist - Johnny Christopher, Composer - Johnny Christopher, Lyricist
(P) 2002 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Tom Jans, Composer - Tom Jans, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Waylon Jennings, Composer - Waylon Jennings, Lyricist - Billy Joe Shaver, Composer - Billy Joe Shaver, Lyricist
(P) 2011 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Danny O'Keefe, Composer - Danny O'Keefe, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Jerry Reed, Composer - Jerry Reed, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Troy Seals, Composer - Troy Seals, Lyricist - Danny Rice, Composer - Danny Rice, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Boudleaux & Felice Bryant, Composer - Boudleaux & Felice Bryant, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Jerry Leiber, Composer - Jerry Leiber, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Mike Stoller, Composer - Mike Stoller, Lyricist - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Dennis Linde, Composer - Dennis Linde, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 2002 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Jerry Leiber, Composer - Jerry Leiber, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Mike Stoller, Composer - Mike Stoller, Lyricist - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Chuck Berry, Composer - Chuck Berry, Lyricist - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Mary Greene, Vocal - Mary Holladay, Vocal - Susan Pilkington, Vocal - Ginger Holladay, Vocal - Mary Cain, Vocal - Felton Jarvis, Producer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer
(P) 1997 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
DISQUE 2
Elvis Presley, Performer - Donnie Sumner, Composer - Donnie Sumner, Lyricist
(P) 2011 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Rory Bourke, Composer - Rory Bourke, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Bert Kaempfert, Composer - Bert Kaempfert, Lyricist - Charles Singleton, Composer - Charles Singleton, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - Eddie Snyder, Composer - Eddie Snyder, Lyricist - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Ed Warren, Composer - Ed Warren, Lyricist - Felton Jarvis, Producer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Arthur Kent, Composer - Arthur Kent, Lyricist
(P) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Clive Westlake, Composer - Clive Westlake, Lyricist - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Vocal
(P) 1995 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Tim Baty, Composer - Tim Baty, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 2006 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - William Martin, Composer - William Martin, Lyricist - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Performer - Phillip Michael Coulter, Composer - Phillip Michael Coulter, Lyricist - Claude François, Composer - Claude François, Lyricist - Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Composer - Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Lyricist - Yves Jacques Lavot, Composer - Yves Jacques Lavot, Lyricist
(P) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Les Reed, Composer - Les Reed, Lyricist - Barry Mason, Composer - Barry Mason, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Chris Christian, Composer - Chris Christian, Lyricist
(P) 2011 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Dottie Rambo, Composer - Dottie Rambo, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Mark James, Composer - Mark James, Lyricist
(P) 1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Tony Joe White, Composer - Tony Joe White, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Tony Joe White, Composer - Tony Joe White, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Ed Warren, Composer - Ed Warren, Lyricist - Arthur Kent, Composer - Arthur Kent, Lyricist
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Jerry Leiber, Composer - Jerry Leiber, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Mike Stoller, Composer - Mike Stoller, Lyricist - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Jerry Leiber, Composer - Jerry Leiber, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Mike Stoller, Composer - Mike Stoller, Lyricist - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Les Reed, Composer - Les Reed, Lyricist - Barry Mason, Composer - Barry Mason, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - J. Thornton, Composer - J. Thornton, Lyricist - P. Brown, Composer - P. Brown, Lyricist - R. Bass, Composer - R. Bass, Lyricist - E. Washington, Composer - E. Washington, Lyricist
(P) 1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Jerry Crutchfield, Composer - Jerry Crutchfield, Lyricist
(P) 1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Christian Arnold, Composer - Christian Arnold, Lyricist - David Martin, Composer - David Martin, Lyricist - Geoffrey Stanton Morrow, Composer - Geoffrey Stanton Morrow3, Lyricist - Glen Spreen, Arranger
(P) 1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
DISQUE 3
Elvis Presley, Performer - Chuck Berry, Composer - Chuck Berry, Lyricist - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Mary Greene, Vocal - Mary Holladay, Vocal - Susan Pilkington, Vocal - Ginger Holladay, Vocal - Mary Cain, Vocal - Felton Jarvis, Producer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Billy Ed Wheeler, Composer - Billy Ed Wheeler, Lyricist - Jerry Chestnut, Composer - Jerry Chestnut, Lyricist
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Red West, Composer - Red West, Lyricist - Johnny Christopher, Composer - Johnny Christopher, Lyricist
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Larry Gatlin, Composer - Larry Gatlin, Lyricist
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - William Martin, Composer - William Martin, Lyricist - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Performer - Phillip Michael Coulter, Composer - Phillip Michael Coulter, Lyricist - Claude François, Composer - Claude François, Lyricist - Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Composer - Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Lyricist - Yves Jacques Lavot, Composer - Yves Jacques Lavot, Lyricist
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Tim Baty, Composer - Tim Baty, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Donnie Sumner, Composer - Donnie Sumner, Lyricist
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Dennis Linde, Composer - Dennis Linde, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Tom Jans, Composer - Tom Jans, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Danny O'Keefe, Composer - Danny O'Keefe, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Waylon Jennings, Composer - Waylon Jennings, Lyricist - Billy Joe Shaver, Composer - Billy Joe Shaver, Lyricist
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Troy Seals, Composer - Troy Seals, Lyricist - Danny Rice, Composer - Danny Rice, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer - Mike Omansky, Director - Klaus Schmalenbach, Director
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Jerry Reed, Composer - Jerry Reed, Lyricist - Kathy Westmoreland, Vocal - Voice, Vocal - J.D. Sumner, Vocal - The Stamps, Vocal - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Producer - Roger Semon, Producer - Dennis Ferrante, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Al Pachucki, Engineer - Mike Moran, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Tom Brown Jr., Engineer - Ron Olson, Engineer
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chronique
Pour nombre d'auditeurs plus ou moins amateurs d'Elvis Presley, l'année 1973 est celle du fameux concert à Hawaï retransmis en direct par satellite à la télévision américaine puis édité sous le titre Aloha from Hawaii. Ce que l'on connaît moins est la visite du « King » aux studios Stax de Memphis, temple de la soul s'il en est, au cours de la même année.
L'objectif de ce triple coffret Elvis at Stax n'est pas tant la trente-sixième commémoration de sa disparition que l'occasion de découvrir le roi du rock sous un angle différent, peu documenté et souvent oublié au profit de l'image d'une fin déliquescente. Or, il s'agit bien là de la dernière grande période du rocker, dans son fief de Memphis, avec un groupe à sa disposition, le sien et non les musiciens du cru. Le résultat de la rencontre qui voit Elvis Presley se frotter à la soul imbibée de country du label est proprement étonnant. D'une voix légérement en retrait qui a un peu perdu de sa magie d'antan mais toujours chaleureuse, le monument du rock revient au syncrétisme musical de ses jeunes années, revu et corrigé par la luxuriance des arrangements et la précision des musiciens.
En trois volumes de pistes variées, définitives ou alternatives et de titres laissés en l'état, Elvis at Stax rassemble une trentaine de morceaux infusés de gospel, de rhythm'n'blues à l'ancienne, de soul cuivrée et de country. C'est un roi revigoré qui étreint « I Got a Feelin' in My Body » (encore plus groove sur la deuxième prise) ou aborde « Find Out What's Happening » à sa grande manière. Sans égaler les incunables des années cinquante ou ses plus grands succès suivants, cette collection n'en comporte pas moins quelques pièces de choix comme le plus connu « Promised Land » ou « I've Got a Thing About You, Babe », « Raised on Rock » et « My Boy » qui ont eu les honneurs du hit-parade country. Ces titres et quelques autres qui garniront trois albums de 1973 à 1975 s'avèrent particulièrement vivants dans ce contexte, avec les essais, les commentaires et l'ambiance décontractée qui règne dans le studio. À deux pas de la dernière marche, la geste du « King » est encore bien présente.
©Copyright Music Story 2015
À propos
- 3 disque(s) - 55 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 02:53:53
- Artistes principaux : Elvis Presley
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : RCA - Legacy
- Genre : Pop/Rock Rock
This compilation (P) 2013 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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