Elvis Presley – From Elvis In Memphis (1969/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 36:30 minutes | 784 MB | Genre: Rock
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From Elvis in Memphis was released in June 1969 to favorable reviews. It was recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis in January and February 1969 under the direction of producer Chips Moman and backed by its house band, informally known as “The Memphis Boys”. The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200, number two on the country charts and number one in the United Kingdom, and its single “In the Ghetto” reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1970. In later years, it garnered further favorable reviews, while it was ranked number 190 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
After a 14-year absence from Memphis, Elvis Presley returned to cut what was certainly his greatest album (or, at least, a tie effort with his RCA debut LP from early 1956). The fact that From Elvis in Memphis came out as well as it did is something of a surprise, in retrospect — Presley had a backlog of songs he genuinely liked that he wanted to record and had heard some newer soul material that also attracted him, and none of it resembled the material that he’d been cutting since his last non-soundtrack album, six years earlier. And he’d just come off of the NBC television special which, although a lot of work, had led him to the realization that he could be as exciting and vital a performer in 1969 as he’d been a dozen years before. And for what was practically the last time, the singer cut his manager, Tom Parker, out of the equation, turning himself over to producer Chips Moman. The result was one of the greatest white soul albums (and one of the greatest soul albums) ever cut, with brief but considerable forays into country, pop, and blues as well. Presley sounds rejuvenated artistically throughout the dozen cuts off the original album, and he’s supported by the best playing and backup singing of his entire recording history.
Tracklist:
01 – Wearin’ That Loved On Look
02 – Only the Strong Survive
03 – I’ll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)
04 – Long Black Limousine
05 – It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin’
06 – I’m Movin’ On
07 – Power of My Love
08 – Gentle On My Mind
09 – After Loving You
10 – True Love Travels On a Gravel Road
11 – Any Day Now
12 – In the Ghetto
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