From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee
From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee is the twenty-third studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records in May 1976. It became Presley's fourth album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard country music album sales chart within the last four years.
"Hurt" was a top 10 hit on both the country and adult contemporary charts, while "For the Heart" stalled at No. 45 on the country charts. The former did make the pop top 30. Both songs would again find success on the country charts in the '80s – "For the Heart" became the first single for the Judds in 1983, while Juice Newton took her version of "Hurt" to No. 1 in 1986.
From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee was certified Gold on October 10, 1977, by the RIAA.
Content
It is often assumed that From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee is a concert recording as the album states the songs were "recorded live". While this is true, it means the songs were recorded live in the recording studio set up in Presley's mansion, Graceland, not in front of an audience. Two songs recorded during the session, "Moody Blue" and "She Thinks I Still Care" would be released the following year on his final album, Moody Blue.Reissues
In 2000 the album's tracks were added to Moody Blue to create an expanded 19-track CD of the latter title. In 2000 a two-disc edition of From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee was issued on the "Follow That Dream" label.Track listing
Original LP release
All songs recorded at Graceland, Memphis.2000 CD re-issue
2012 Follow That Dream CD edition
Personnel
- Elvis Presley – lead vocals
- J.D. Sumner & The Stamps – background vocals
- Kathy Westmoreland – background vocals
- Myrna Smith – background vocals
- James Burton – lead guitar except “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”
- John Wilkinson – electric rhythm guitar
- Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar
- Jerry Scheff – bass guitar except “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”
- Glen D. Hardin – piano except "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
- David Briggs – Fender Rhodes electric piano; piano on "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
- Ron Tutt – drums
- Billy Sanford – lead guitar on "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
- Norbert Putnam – bass guitar on "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
- Bobby Emmons – Fender Rhodes electric piano on "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
- Bergen White - string and horn arrangements
- Sherrill Nielsen – backing vocals
- Dolores Edgin – backing vocals
- Wendellyn Suits – backing vocals
- Hurschel Wiginton – backing vocals
- Chip Young – guitar
- Dennis Linde – bass
- Shane Keister – Moog synthesizer
- Farrell Morris – congas, timpani
- uncredited musicians – strings, horns
- Al Pachucki, Brian Christian, Ron Olson, Tom Brown, Tom Pick - engineer
- Larry Schnapf - director of engineering
- Roy Shockley - technician
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