Elvis Live

by Elvis Presley

Overview

Elvis Live is one of six thematic compilations released by RCA in 2006, and whereas many of its five companions explored a specific musical theme, this 20-track collection, as evidenced by its title, focuses on live recordings. Of course, most of Elvis' recorded live work dated after his 1968 comeback, since he returned to regular live performances the year after that legendary television special, so don't go into this disc expecting to hear anything from the Louisiana Hayride or highlights from the late '50s. This is devoted to latter-day live recordings -- all but four tracks date from the '70s, 14 of the 20 were recorded in Las Vegas, where he had long-standing concert gigs, four are from his popular 1973 Aloha from Hawaii special (the other two songs were cut in Memphis in 1974 and Ann Arbor in 1977). Although this isn't sequenced like a typical '70s set list from Elvis, it does have many of his '70s staples -- "See See Rider," "In the Ghetto," "Walk a Mile in My Shoes," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "An American Trilogy," "Burning Love," "Steamroller Blues," and "My Way" among them -- and it provides strong evidence that Elvis often was a compelling performer in concert during the '70s, which is what makes it one of the stronger compilations of this 2006 series. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/12/2015
Label:	Smcmg / Sony Music
UPC:	0888751054622

Tracks

1. See See Rider
2. Johnny B. Goode
3. Medley: Mystery Train\Tiger Man
4. In the Ghetto
5. Suspicious Minds
6. The Wonder of You
7. Polk Salad Annie
8. Walk a Mile in My Shoes
9. You've Lost That Loving Feeling
10. I Just Can't Help Believin'
11. Bridge Over Troubled Water
12. You Gave Me a Mountain
13. An American Trilogy
14. Never Been to Spain
15. What Now My Love
16. Burning Love
17. My Way
18. Steamroller Blues
19. How Great Thou Art
20. Unchained Melody

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Presley   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Michael Hill   Liner Notes
Baker Knight   Composer
B.E. Mann   Composer
Billy Mann   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Jacques Revaux   Composer
Claude Francois   Composer
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Ernst Mikael Jorgensen   Compilation Producer
Joe South   Composer
Elvis Presley   Arranger
Mac Davis   Composer
Dennis Linde   Composer
James Taylor   Composer
John Hudson   A&R
Hoyt Axton   Composer
Rob Santos   Production Assistant
Mark James   Composer
Mickey Newbury   Composer
Stuart K. Hine   Composer
Alex North   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Tony Joe White   Composer
Paul Anka   Composer
Vic Anesini   Mastering
Hy Zaret   Composer
Roger Semon   Compilation Producer
Marty Robbins   Composer
Erwin Gorostiza   Art Direction
Jennifer Liebeskind   Project Coordinator
Jeffrey Schulz   Design
Iris Maenza   Project Director
Matthew Stringer   Project Director
Joseph DiMuro   Executive Producer
Traditional   Composer
Paul Simon   Composer