Elvis (1973 album)

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.

Elvis
Studio album by
Elvis Presley
ReleasedJuly 16, 1973
RecordedMarch, 1971 – March 28, 1972
GenreRock
Length25:25
LabelRCA Records
ProducerFelton Jarvis
Elvis Presley chronology
Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite
(1973)		 Elvis
(1973)		 Raised on Rock / For Ol' Times Sake
(1973)
Singles from Elvis
  1. "Fool"
    Released: August 3, 1973[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
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. 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
Side one[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Fool"James Last, Carl SigmanMarch 28, 19722:40
2."Where Do I Go from Here?"Paul WilliamsMarch 27-29, 19722:38
3."Love Me, Love the Life I Lead"Roger Greenaway, Tony MacaulayMay 21, 19713:03
4."It's Still Here"Ivory Joe HunterMay 19, 19712:04
5."It's Impossible" (live dinner show)Armando Manzanero, Sid WayneFebruary 16, 19722:51
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me"Gordon LightfootMarch 15, 19712:06
2."Padre"Jacques Larue, Paul Francis Webster, Alain RomansMay 15, 19712:28
3."I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen"Thomas Paine WestendorfMay 19, 19712:23
4."I Will Be True"Ivory Joe HunterMay 19, 19712:30
5."Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (edited version)Bob DylanMay 16, 19712:42

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.

Disc one
No.TitleLength
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
Disc two
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

References
  1. "Elvis Presley - Fool". Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. pp. 892. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  4. Simpson, Paul (2004). The Rough Guide to Elvis. London: Rough Guides. p. 148. ISBN 1-84353-417-7.
  5. "Elvis (1973 album)".
  6. "Elvis Presley Albums". Softshoe-slim.com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
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