Also to be released on November 29 will be;
Elvis Sings The Wonderful World Of Christmas : FTD Classic Album 2 CD
A Moment In Time : 4 Days in ‘56 Hardcover book
The Elvis Is Back Sessions 2-disc 180-gram vinyl set
Plus as Elvis Australia first announced in August, FTD will also release a new book, A Moment In Time : 4 Days in ‘56, this one is something special, from author and producer Michael Rose [Elvis: Return to Tupelo DVD], a most stunning glimpse of Elvis' life in 1956. Through literally hundreds of photos : many previously unpublished : we get to join Elvis at his show in Detroit on May 25. We stay with the tour for two more days in Columbus and Dayton and finally arrive in Memphis on May 28. And finally a new addition to the successful series of Elvis albums on vinyl, this time the The Elvis Is Back Sessions double LP.
Promised Land : FTD Classic Album 2 CD
In 1973, Elvis Presley booked sessions at Memphis' famous Stax Studios, where Booker T. & the MGs, Otis Redding, and numerous other soul stars had recorded hits. Unfortunately, initial efforts to have Elvis Presley work with the Stax stable of musicians yielded few usable tracks, and Elvis soon called in his stage band to finish the sessions. The results can be heard on the albums Good Times, Raised On Rock, and Promised Land.
Like most of Elvis' 70s recordings, Promised Land is an eclectic mix reflecting Elvis Presley's many musical enthusiasms. The ten songs that make up this album run the gamut from country heartbreak songs ('There's a Honky Tonk Angel', 'Mr. Songman') to carnal white funk ('If You Talk in Your Sleep') to heartfelt gospel ('Help Me') to schmaltzy pop ('Love Song of the Year', 'It's Midnight'). While the performances on Promised Land are uniformly excellent, the material is a mixed bag of strong material and throwaways.
Buy Promised Land : FTD Classic Album 2 CD
Promised land : Elvis Presley CD
Tracklist not final
Disc 1
The Original Album
- Promised Land
- There's A Honky Tonk Angel (Who Will Take Me Back In)
- Help Me
- Mr. Songman
- Love Song Of The Year
- It's Midnight
- Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming
- If You Talk In Your Sleep
- Thinking About You
- You Asked Me To
Session Highlights : The Alternate Album
- Promised Land : take 4
- There's A Honky Tonk Angel : takes 3,2,7
- Help Me - take 1 (undubbed master)
- Mr. Songman : take 2
- Love Song Of The Year : take 1
- It's Midnight : take 9
- Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming - take 10
- If You Talk In Your Sleep - take 5
- Thinking About You : take 4
- You Asked Me To : ?
More Session Highlights
- Promised Land : take 5
- Love Song Of The Year : take 7
- It's Midnight : take 11
- Thinking About You : takes 5,6
- You Asked Me To : ?
Disc 2
Promised Land : FTD Special Edition 2 CD.
The Sessions : The Making Of
- It's Midnight : takes 1-4, 8,7
- You Asked Me To : ?
- Mr. Songman : take 1
- Thinking About You : rehearsal
- Thinking About You : take 3
- Promised Land : take 3,2
- Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming : takes 2,3
- Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming : take 4
- There's A Honky Tonk Angel : take 1
- Love Song Of The Year : rehearsal
- Love Song Of The Year : take 2
- It's Midnight : take 10
- If You Talk In Your Sleep : takes 6,7, 8
- Mr. Songman : takes 3,6
- Love Song Of The Year : takes x,y, 8 (undubbed master)
- You Asked Me To : take 3B (4 ??)
- There's A Honky Tonk Angel : takes ?
- It's Midnight : takes 15,16
- Promised Land : take 6 : undubbed master
- Thinking About You : ?
- Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming : take 8
- Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming : take 9
Personnel includes: Elvis Presley, Voice, J.D. Sumner & The Stamps (vocals).
Producer: John Snyder.
Reissue producers: Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Roger Semon.
Recorded in Memphis, Tennessee in December 1973.