To celebrate its 60th Anniversary year, FTD will release 'The Elvis Is Back Sessions' on November 18. Hailed by many as Elvis' finest recordings. For the first time, here are all the songs as recorded in sequence. Included are all the RCA outtakes and masters.
The release includes a deluxe 28-page booklet and sound carrier adorned with, beautiful portraits, rare photos, insightful essay, recording data and classic memorabilia.
'The Elvis Is Back Sessions' (4-CD)
The Original Album
01 Make Me Know It 2:02
02 Fever 3:35 )
03 The Girl Of My Best Friend 2:25
04 I Will Be Home Again 2:37
05 Dirty, Dirty Feeling 1:36
06 Thrill Of Your Love 3:05
07 Soldier Boy 3:07
08 Such A Night 3:02
09 It Feels So Right 2:12
10 Girl Next Door Went AíWalking 2:16
11 Like A Baby 2:39
12 Reconsider Baby 3:44
The Original Singles Sides
13 Stuck On You 2:22
14 Fame And Fortune 2:33
15 It's Now Or Never 3:18
16 A Mess Of Blues 2:42
17 Are You Lonesome Tonight? 3:09
18 I Gotta Know 2:18
Disc 2
The March Sessions
01 Make Me Know It (take 1) 2:37
02 Make Me Know It (take 2) 1:59
03 Make Me Know It (take 3) 2:19
04 Make Me Know It (takes 4-8) 4:02
05 Make Me Know It (takes 9-11) 2:55
06 Make Me Know It (takes 12 & 14) 3:33
07 Make Me Know It (takes 15-16) 3:01
08 Make Me Know It (takes 17-18) 2:56
09 Make Me Know It (take 19/M) 2:10
10 Soldier Boy (take 1) 3:09
11 Soldier Boy (takes 2-7) 8:52
12 Soldier Boy (takes 8-10) 4:15
13 Soldier Boy (take 11) 3:07
14 Soldier Boy (takes 12, 14 & 15/M) 4:43
15 Stuck On You (take 1) 2:35
16 Stuck On You (take 2) 2:25
17 Stuck On You (take 3/M) 2:30
18 Fame And Fortune (take 1) 3:32
19 Fame And Fortune (take 2) 2:37
20 Fame And Fortune (takes 3-5) 5:40
21 Fame And Fortune (takes 6-7) 3:39
22 Fame And Fortune (take 8) 2:52
Disc 3
The March Sessions (Continued)
01 Fame And Fortune (take 9) 2:54
02 Fame And Fortune (takes 10-11) 4:10
03 Fame And Fortune (takes 12 & 14) 4:09
04 Fame And Fortune (take 15) 2:42
05 Fame And Fortune (splice of takes 15 & 14/M) 2:33
06 A Mess Of Blues (take 1) 3:05
07 A Mess Of Blues (takes 2-3) 3:00
08 A Mess Of Blues (take 4) 2:13
09 A Mess Of Blues (take 5/M) 2:49
10 It Feels So Right (take 1) 2:08
11 It Feels So Right (take 2) 2:10
12 It Feels So Right (take 3) 3:18
13 It Feels So Right (takes 4 & 5/M) 3:03
The April Sessions
14 Fever (take 1) 3:53
15 Fever (takes 2-3) 4:08
16 Fever (take 4/M) 3:56
17 Like A Baby (takes 1-2) 5:03
18 Like A Baby (takes 3-4) 3:53
19 Like A Baby (takes 5 & 6/M) 3:18
20 It's Now Or Never (take 1) 3:29
21 It's Now Or Never (take 2) 3:24
22 It's Now Or Never (takes 3-4) 3:59
Disc 4
The April Sessions (Continued)
01 It's Now Or Never (splice of takes 4 & 2/undubbed master) 3:18
02 The Girl Of My Best Friend (takes 1-3) 5:10
03 The Girl Of My Best Friend (takes 4-6) 3:51
04 The Girl Of My Best Friend (takes 7-9) 4:36
05 The Girl Of My Best Friend (take 10/M) 2:34
06 Dirty, Dirty Feeling (take 1) 2:25
07 Dirty, Dirty Feeling (takes 2-3) 1:42
08 Dirty, Dirty Feeling (take 4) 1:43
09 Dirty, Dirty Feeling (splice of take 4 and guitar solo from take 1/M) 1:37
10 Thrill Of Your Love (take 1) 3:41
11 Thrill Of Your Love (takes 2 & 3/M) 3:46
12 I Gotta Know (takes 1 & 2/M) 3:05
13 Such A Night (take 1) 3:15
14 Such A Night (takes 2-4) 2:27
15 Such A Night (take 5/M) 3:13
16 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (takes 1-2) 3:49
17 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (takes 3-4) 2:11
18 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (take 5) 3:12
19 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (workpart take 1) 0:58
20 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (workpart take 2) 1:18
21 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (splice of take 5 & workpart take 2) 3:09
22 Girl Next Door Went A' Walking (takes 1-3) 4:06
23 Girl Next Door Went A' Walking (take 4/M) 2:24
24 I Will Be Home Again (take 4/M) 2:47
25 Reconsider Baby (take 2/M) 3:53