Elvis (1973 album)
1973 studio album by Elvis Presley
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Elvis is the eighteenth studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released on July 16, 1973.[5] It sold over 1 million copies worldwide. To differentiate it from his eponymous 1956 release, it is sometimes called The "Fool" Album, after its first track which appears just below Elvis' name on the front cover. In the US, "Fool" was issued as the B-side of "Steamroller Blues" from the Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite album. In the UK the sides were flipped and "Fool" was issued as the A-side. It reached No. 15.
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| Released | July 16, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | March 1971 – March 28, 1972 | |||
| Studio | RCA, Hollywood, RCA Studio B, Nashville | |||
| Genre | Country, pop | |||
| Length | 25:25 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Felton Jarvis | |||
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| MusicHound |  [3] |
| Rough Guides | [4] |
Content
The album tracks "Fool" and "Where Do I Go From Here" were recorded in March 1972. "It's Impossible" is a live recording from the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas from February 1972, recorded during a successful fifty-seven show season. The remaining tracks were leftovers from the March and May 1971 recording sessions at RCA's Studio B in Nashville. Three songs feature Presley on piano: "It's Still Here", "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" and "I Will Be True". These three selections were all released together for a second time as part of the 1980 boxed set, Elvis Aron Presley. The song "Fool" was also released in this collection. Four other songs in this album were also reissued in other albums: "It's Impossible" (Pure Gold, 1975), "Padre" (He Walks Beside Me, 1978), "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me" (A Canadian Tribute, 1978) and "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Our Memories Of Elvis Volume 2, 1979).
Track listing
Original LP release
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "Fool" | James Last, Carl Sigman | March 28, 1972 | 2:40 |
| 2. | "Where Do I Go from Here?" | Paul Williams | March 27–29, 1972 | 2:38 |
| 3. | "Love Me, Love the Life I Lead" | Roger Greenaway, Tony Macaulay | May 21, 1971 | 3:03 |
| 4. | "It's Still Here" | Ivory Joe Hunter | May 19, 1971 | 2:04 |
| 5. | "It's Impossible" (live dinner show) | Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne | February 16, 1972 | 2:51 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me" | Gordon Lightfoot | March 15, 1971 | 2:06 |
| 2. | "Padre" | Jacques Larue, Paul Francis Webster, Alain Romans | May 15, 1971 | 2:28 |
| 3. | "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" | Thomas Paine Westendorf | May 19, 1971 | 2:23 |
| 4. | "I Will Be True" | Ivory Joe Hunter | May 19, 1971 | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (edited version) | Bob Dylan | May 16, 1971 | 2:42 |
Follow That Dream CD reissue
After more than 20 years of being out-of-print on vinyl, RCA reissued this album in March 1994 on the CD format, and again in 2010 on the Follow that Dream collectors label.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Fool" | 2:44 |
| 2. | "Where Do I Go From Here" | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Love Me, Love The Life I Lead" | 3:05 |
| 4. | "It's Still Here" | 2:05 |
| 5. | "It's Impossible" | 2:55 |
| 6. | "For Lovin' Me" | 2:16 |
| 7. | "Padre" | 2:30 |
| 8. | "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen" | 2:27 |
| 9. | "I Will Be True" | 2:32 |
| 10. | "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (edited version) | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Steamroller Blues" (single mix) | 3:05 |
| 12. | "For The Good Times" | 3:10 |
| 13. | "Until It's Time For You To Go" (remake take 10) | 3:38 |
| 14. | "Love Me, Love The Life I Lead" | 3:07 |
| 15. | "Padre" | 2:30 |
| 16. | "Fool" | 2:49 |
| 17. | "Where Do I Go From Here" | 1:45 |
| 18. | "Reconsider Baby" | 2:45 |
| 19. | "Blue Hawaii" | 2:38 |
| 20. | "Early Mornin' Rain" | 3:03 |
| 21. | "Hawaiian Wedding Song" | 2:01 |
| 22. | "Ku-U-I-Po" | 2:14 |
| 23. | "No More" | 2:38 |
| 24. | "Fool" (single master) | 2:49 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "For Lovin' Me" (take 1) | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Until It's Time For You To Go" (takes 1, 2) | 5:47 |
| 3. | "Love Me, Love The Life I Lead" (takes 1, 2) | 5:13 |
| 4. | "Padre" (takes 1, 2) | 3:32 |
| 5. | "For Lovin' Me" (takes 3, 7, 8) | 4:58 |
| 6. | "It's Still Here" (takes 1, 2, 3) | 4:47 |
| 7. | "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" (take 1 [undubbed master]) | 2:24 |
| 8. | "I Will Be True" (takes 1, 2) | 4:24 |
| 9. | "It's Still Here" (takes 4, 5) | 5:39 |
| 10. | "Until It's Time For You To Go" (take 6) | 4:56 |
| 11. | "Padre" (take 11) | 2:30 |
| 12. | "Love Me, Love The Life I Lead" (takes 5, 6) | 3:49 |
| 13. | "My Way" (takes 1, 2, 3 master) | 3:34 |
| 14. | "My Way" (take 3 [master]) | 4:32 |
| 15. | "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me" (takes 9 &10) | 4:09 |
| 16. | "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" | 11:20 |
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