Today: Legacy Edition (40th Anniversary) Elvis Presley

• 1 T-R-O-U-B-L-E 03:02
• 2 And I Love You So 03:39
• 3 Susan When She Tried 02:17
• 4 Woman Without Love 03:34
• 5 Shake a Hand 03:47
• 6 Pieces of My Life 04:04
• 7 Fairytale 02:44
• 8 I Can Help 04:03
• 9 Bringin' It Back 03:00
• 10 Green, Green Grass of Home 03:35
• 11 Fairytale 02:48
• 12 Green, Green Grass of Home 03:38
• 13 I Can Help 04:07
• 14 And I Love You So 03:39
• 15 Susan When She Tried 02:44
• 16 T-R-O-U-B-L-E 03:02
• 17 Woman Without Love 03:37
• 18 Shake a Hand 03:25
• 19 Bringing It Back 02:58
• 20 Pieces of My Life 03:51
• 21 Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) 01:12
• 22 See See Rider 03:03
• 23 I Got a Woman / Amen 05:32
• 24 Love Me 02:47
• 25 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 02:57
• 26 Love Me Tender 02:29
• 27 All Shook Up 01:04
• 28 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel 01:48
• 29 Hound Dog 02:09
• 30 The Wonder of You 02:17
• 31 Burning Love 02:57
• 32 Introductions / Johnny B. Goode 04:03
• 33 Introductions / School Days 02:02
• 34 T-R-O-U-B-L-E 03:40
• 35 Why Me Lord? 02:46
• 36 How Great Thou Art 04:35
• 37 Let Me Be There 03:51
• 38 An American Trilogy 04:46
• 39 Funny How Time Slips Away 03:23
• 40 Little Darlin' 02:23
• 41 Mystery Train / Tiger Man 02:29
• 42 Can't Help Falling In Love 02:29
• Total Runtime 02:12:16

Info for Today: Legacy Edition (40th Anniversary)

Elvis Presley's final studio album „Today“ is new again, via Sony Music to mark the 40th anniversary of the release. The 40th Anniversary Today (Legacy Edition), the last studio album to be released during the King’s lifetime, contains the entire original album (first released on May 7, 1975) while premiering 10 un-dubbed mixes from the sessions, providing a new intimate listening experience. Now, for the first time on an official release, fans can hear Elvis’s pure unvarnished performances of these songs (recorded March 10-12, 1975), freed from the controversial “countrypolitan” overdubs on the original 1975 release and compare them to the more polished versions of the finished album.

„Today“ includes a bonus disc of rare and collectible concert performances recorded live during May and June 1975, the period immediately following the original release of the album.

„Elvis Today is often cited by writers as Elvis' uncertain return to his Sun origins. There really isn't that much difference from the trio that resulted from 1973's Stax sessions, with the lesser tracks being a bit more substantial. The sound is better but the packaging had become, at this point, practically offensive: One color close-up after another, almost all from the Aloha from Hawaii special (or that pre-bloated period), back covers with no notes or technical data, just ads for other Presley Product. Still, an album with 'Susan When She Tried,' 'T-R-O-U-B-L-E,' and a hilariously appropriate reading of 'I Can Help' is worth listening to any time.“ (Neal Umphred, AMG)

Elvis Presley, vocals
James Burton, guitar
Chip Young, guitar
Charlie Hodge, guitar, harmony vocals
Johnny Christopher, guitar
Weldon Myrick, steel guitar
Buddy Spicher, fiddle
David Briggs, keyboards
Tony Brown, keyboards
Glen Hardin, keyboards
Jimmy Gordon, keyboards
Duke Bardwell, bass
Norbert Putnam, bass
Mike Leech, bass
Ronnie Tutt, drums
Millie Kirkham, background vocals
Ginger Holladay, background vocals
Mary Holladay, background vocals
Lea Berinati, background vocals

Recorded March 10–12, 1975 at RCA Studio C, Hollywood
Produced by Felton Jarvis

Digitally remastered

Elvis Presley
was an American actor and singer, born on January 8, 1935, in Mississippi. He played a key role in popularizing rockabilly and later rock ‘n’ roll, and is considered one of the greatest icons of all time. The King, who died on August 16, 1977, remains the second-biggest album seller in music history.

A talented and precocious artist

Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo and showed a passion for music even as a child. At the age of ten, he took part in his first singing competition dressed as a cowboy and came fifth at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show. On his 11th birthday, his family decided to give him his first guitar as a gift. Two of his uncles took the opportunity to give him guitar lessons, while his mother helped him improve his singing.

In 1946, Elvis Presley met Mississippi Slim, a local musician and radio host who helped him perfect his guitar chords. Seeing that Elvis had talent, Mississippi Slim decided to have him perform on his show, giving him his first public performance even though he wasn't even 12 years old! In 1953, after finishing school, he made the final decision to pursue a career in music.

A determined teenager

True to his dream of becoming a musician, Elvis Presley decided to visit the various record companies in Memphis to record his first single. When he arrived at Sun Records, he paid four dollars of his own money for his first recording! At the age of 18, he sang two cover versions: My Happiness and That's When Your Heartaches Begin.

The beginning of a great career

Elvis Presley then recorded several singles with Scotty Moore and Bill Black, who would later become his musicians. On July 5, 1954, in the middle of recording, Elvis Presley began to accompany his songs with body movements that Sam Philips found overwhelming. Considering these gestures to be a real revolution, the producer of Sun Records decided to launch the trio on the road to success.

The three men performed countless times and embarked on a local tour that lasted until 1955 to make themselves known to a wider audience. The success was huge. Elvis Presley's footwork was considered scandalous, but it attracted young audiences. Elvis Presley's sound, a mixture of blues and country music, was heard throughout the southwestern United States and soon became rockabilly. The group then signed with RCA Records, which created the “Elvis Presley Music” label specifically to record the phenomenon's first studio albums.

By 1958, Elvis Presley had become increasingly popular thanks to his albums Elvis Presley (1956) and Elvis (1956) and his film soundtracks: Loving You (1957) and the incredible King Creole (1958). After his appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on September 9, 1956, he became a national star. That evening, 60 million Americans watched Elvis's rendition of Love Me Tender, and over a million copies of the single were pre-ordered after the show.

The King: the birth of a legend

In 1956, Elvis Presley wanted to try his hand at other things and signed a contract with Paramount Pictures to become an actor. Despite mixed reviews, the first films in which Elvis starred were real commercial successes thanks to his fame. He then made several more films, such as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1956) and King Creole (1958), before having to complete his military service from 1958 to 1960.

Despite his absence, his producers released the albums For LP Fans Only (1959) and A Date with Elvis (1959), featuring songs recorded years earlier.

In 1960, after returning from the army, he released the albums Something for Everybody (1961) and Pot Luck (1962), before signing an acting contract with Hollywood. The production company was eager to give him the leading roles in the films for which he was to write the soundtrack. He then starred in The Sheriff of These Ladies (1962), The Man for Everything (1964), and Tickle Me (1965).

At the top of the sales charts, despite a career break!

Although he put his music career on hold from 1960 to 1968, Elvis Presley managed to get ten original movie soundtracks to the top of the singles sales charts! These include Girls! Girls! Girls (1962) and Fun in Acapulco (1963).

The year 1968 is also considered symbolic of the King's return to his roots. In the show entitled Elvis, he is celebrated by the audience. The following year, he releases his first album in nine years: From Elvis in Memphis (1969). This album, which features more soul and less rock ‘n’ roll, demonstrates the King's ability to adapt to the musical trends of the time.

Elvis is determined to return to the stage with concerts and signs a contract for 57 dates over several years at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. At the first of these concerts on July 31, 1969, the audience is captivated by his performance and gives him three standing ovations.

In parallel with the contract with the hotel in Las Vegas, Elvis resumes his tours of the USA and releases seven albums between 1970 and 1973, including Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) (1971) and Raised on Rock (1973). In the same year, he decided to give the first concert ever to be broadcast via satellite around the world. This took his career to global dimensions. In his white suit with the eagle on the back, Elvis became The King forever and released a double album: Aloha From Hawaii via Satellite (1973).

Due to excessive medication use, he died of a heart attack on August 16, 1977, in Memphis, the city where it all began.

Elvis Presley's awards:

Elvis Presley received an impressive number of awards throughout his career. In 2010, the total number of albums and singles he sold was estimated at over 600 million! His album Elvis' Christmas Album (1957), for example, went platinum nine times. In total, he received 144 awards for his singles and albums during his career, which spanned just over 20 years.

Elvis is also the American singer who has appeared most frequently in the charts of best-selling singles in the US. He placed 38 singles in the Top 10, 18 at No. 1 and 114 in the Top 40! He also spent more than 80 weeks at the top of the singles bestseller list during his career.

His musical awards include three Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance in 1968, 1973, and 1975, as well as a Grammy Award in 1971 for his life's work. Today, he has a star on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard and belongs to three major music institutions: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

On the evening of Elvis Presley's death, US President Jimmy Carter summed up the singer's life in a now famous sentence: “Elvis may be gone, but his legend will live on forever.”

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