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Promised Land came from the last studio recordings that Elvis Presley ever made in Memphis, the city where his fame and his legend started. The December 1973 Stax Records sessions showed him, as he had on From Elvis in Memphis, reaching out to publishers other than those he owned for songs, and the repertory embraces material by Chuck Berry, Waylon Jennings, and Larry Gatlin, among others. With the best players on hand and an upbeat mood when these songs were cut, and the singer himself lean and rested after a couple of years of concertizing, the vibes throughout this album were positive (and then some). Elvis sounds bold and confident in ways that make this album a diverting, if not profoundly exciting experience. It's not as distinctive or as involved a personal document as Elvis Country or the concentrated soul workout of From Elvis in Memphis, but it does feature some fine, passionate singing throughout (most notably on "It's Midnight," a wrenching performance).
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Chuck Berry, Composer - Chuck Berry, Lyricist - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Elvis Presley, Performer - Mike Moran, Engineer
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Danny Rice, Composer - Danny Rice, Lyricist - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Elvis Presley with J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Performer - Felton Jarvis, Producer - Mickey Crofford, Engineer - Mike Leech, Arranger - Mike Moran, Engineer - Troy Seals, Composer - Troy Seals, Lyricist - Voice, Performer
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dick Baxter, Engineer - Elvis Presley, Performer - Felton Jarvis, Producer - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Performer - Larry Gatlin, Composer - Larry Gatlin, Lyricist - Mickey Crofford, Engineer - Mike Leach, Arranger - Mike Moran, Engineer - Voice, Performer
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dick Baxter, Engineer - Donnie Sumner, Composer - Donnie Sumner, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer - Mickey Crofford, Engineer - Mike Leech, Arranger - Mike Moran, Engineer - Voice, Vocal
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Al Pachucki, Engineer - Chris Christian, Composer - Chris Christian, Lyricist - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Elvis Presley, Performer - Felton Jarvis, Producer - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Vocal - Jerry Bradley, A&R Director - Mickey Crofford, Engineer - Mike Leech, Arranger - Moran, Engineer - Voice, Vocal
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Edd Wheeler, Composer - Billy Edd Wheeler, Lyricist - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Elvis Presley, Performer - Felton Jarvis, Producer - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Vocal - Jerry Chestnut, Composer - Jerry Chestnut, Lyricist - Mickey Crofford, Engineer - Mike Leech, Arranger - Moran, Engineer - Voice, Vocal
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dick Baxter, Engineer - Elvis Presley, Vocal - Felton Jarvis, Producer - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Vocal - Jerry Bradley, A&R Director - Mickey Crofford, Engineer - Mike Leech, Arranger - Moran, Engineer - Rory Michael Bourke, Composer - Rory Michael Bourke, Lyricist - Voice, Vocal
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Al Pachucki, Engineer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Elvis Presley, Performer - Felton Jarvis, Producer - Johnny Christopher, Composer - Johnny Christopher, Lyricist - Mickey Crofford, Engineer - Mike Leech, Arranger - Mike Moran, Engineer - Red West, Composer - Red West, Lyricist
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dick Baxter, Engineer - Elvis Presley, Performer - Felton Jarvis, Producer - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Vocal - Mickey Crofford, Engineer - Mike Leech, Arranger - Mike Moran, Engineer - Tim Baty, Composer - Tim Baty, Lyricist - Voice, Vocal
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Joe Shaver, Composer - Billy Joe Shaver, Lyricist - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Elvis Presley, Performer - Felton Jarvis, Producer - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Performer - Mary Greene, Vocal - Mary Holladay, Vocal - Mike Leech, Arranger - Mike Moran, Engineer - Susan Pilkington, Vocal - Voice, Performer - Waylon Jennings, Composer - Waylon Jennings, Lyricist
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Promised Land came from the last studio recordings that Elvis Presley ever made in Memphis, the city where his fame and his legend started. The December 1973 Stax Records sessions showed him, as he had on From Elvis in Memphis, reaching out to publishers other than those he owned for songs, and the repertory embraces material by Chuck Berry, Waylon Jennings, and Larry Gatlin, among others. With the best players on hand and an upbeat mood when these songs were cut, and the singer himself lean and rested after a couple of years of concertizing, the vibes throughout this album were positive (and then some). Elvis sounds bold and confident in ways that make this album a diverting, if not profoundly exciting experience. It's not as distinctive or as involved a personal document as Elvis Country or the concentrated soul workout of From Elvis in Memphis, but it does feature some fine, passionate singing throughout (most notably on "It's Midnight," a wrenching performance).
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:28:46
- Main artists: Elvis Presley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
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