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Title:
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Take
Me To The Fair
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Writers:
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Sid
Tepper & Roy C. Bennett
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1st
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October
1962
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Recorded
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MGM
Sound Studios, Culver City.
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1st
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March
1963
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A
nice rendering of a mediocre song, from the film It
Happened At The World's Fair in 1963. In the film Elvis pretends to
play the ukelele.
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Title:
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Take
My Hand Precious Lord
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Writer:
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Thomas
A. Dorsey
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1st
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13th
January 1957
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Recorded
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Radio
Recorders, Hollywood.
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1st
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April
1957
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Organ,
bass and the Jordanaires back Elvis on this slow, reverent spiritual,
a favourite among black congregations in southern Tennessee.
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Title:
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Talk
About The Good Times
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Writer:
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Jerry
Hubbard
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1st
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13th
& 14th December 1973
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Recorded
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Stax
Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee.
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1st
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March
1974
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Notes:
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The
1970 Jerry Hubbard hit, done Elvis style.
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Title:
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Tender
Feeling
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Writers:
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Bill
Grant & Bernie Baum & Florence Kaye
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1st
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27th
May 1963
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Recorded
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RCA
Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
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1st
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April
1964
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Notes:
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From
the the film Kissin' Cousins
in 1964, done to the melody of "Shenandoah", with acoustic guitars,
mandolins and the Jordanaires.
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Title:
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Thanks
To The Rolling Sea
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Writers:
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Bill
Grant & Bernie Baum & Florence Kaye
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1st
Recorded:
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March
1962
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Recorded
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Radio
Recorders, Hollywood.
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1st
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November
1962
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Notes:
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From
the film Girls! Girls!
Girls! in 1962, one minute and twenty-eight seconds of Elvis tearing
his way through some forgettable lyrics with the Jordanaires.
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Title:
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The
Bullfighter Was A Lady
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Writers:
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Sid
Tepper & Roy C. Bennett
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1st
Recorded:
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22nd
January 1963
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Recorded
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Radio
Recorders, Hollywood.
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1st
Released:
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November
1963
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Notes:
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A
very spanish song about Elsa Cardenas, from the film Fun
In Acapulco in 1963.
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Title:
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The
First Noel
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Writer:
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Arranged
& Adapted by Elvis Presley
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1st
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4th
June 1970
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Recorded
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RCA
Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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October
1971
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Notes:
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A
traditional Christmas offering, dating back to the seventeenth century.
Organ introduction and Elvis breathlees with the Christmas spirit backed
by the Imperials.
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Title:
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The
Fool
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Writer:
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Naomi
Ford
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1st
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4th
June 1970
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Recorded
@:
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RCA
Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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January
1971
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Notes:
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Elvis
suits this song perfectly, a former hit for Sanford Clarke in 1955 and
the Gallahads in 1956. This is a rocked up version of a C&W song,
with a bouncy, bluesy feeling.
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Title:
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The
Girl I Never Loved
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Writer:
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Randy
Starr
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1st
Recorded:
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27th
February 1967
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Recorded
@:
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RCA
Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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November
1967
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Notes:
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Elvis
sings about the unconquered girl friend in the film Clambake
in 1967. Dramatic and heavily orchestrated, with the Jordanaires and Elvis
in complete vocal control.
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Title:
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The
Girl Next Door
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Writers:
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Bill
Rice & Thomas Wayne
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1st
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4th
April 1960
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Recorded
@:
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RCA
Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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April
1960
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Notes:
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A
lively, hopping bit of teen stuff with the Jordanaires. Subsequent pressings
of the song have it listed as "The Girl Next Door Went A-Walking".
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Title:
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The
Girl Of My Best Friend
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Writers:
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Beverley
Ross & Sam Bobrick
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1st
Recorded:
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4th
April 1960
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Recorded
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RCA
Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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April
1960
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Notes:
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A
well performed number with Elvis in his most melancholic tones and the
Jordanaires filling in the background. This song was a hit for Ralph Donner
in 1962.
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Title:
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The
Impossible Dream (The Quest)
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Writers:
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Joe
Darion & Mitch Leigh
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1st
Recorded:
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10th
June 1972
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Recorded
@:
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Madison
Square Garden, New York City, New York.
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1st
Released:
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June
1972
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Notes:
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Elvis
took a grand shot at this classic from the Broadway hit "Man Of La
Mancha" at his Madison Square Garden concert. His rendition was well
put together and stirring enough, the finale isbooming and spectacular.
One can only speculate on how Elvis' voice would carry in theatre, without
mikes, in a Broadway show, he obviously liked this sort of thing.??
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Title:
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The
Last Farewell
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Writers:
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Roger
Whittaker & R.A. Webster
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1st
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2nd
& 3rd February 1976
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Recorded
@:
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Graceland,
Memphis, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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May
1976
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Notes:
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A
beautiful, haunting ballad from the Graceland Sessions, unfortunately
underrated, but Elvis emotes every word, even if his voice wasn't at its
best.
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Title:
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The
Love Machine
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Writers:
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Gerald
Nelson & Fred Birch & Chuck Taylor
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1st
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26th
September 1966
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Recorded
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Radio
Recorders, Hollywood.
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1st
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May
1967
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Notes:
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From
the film Easy Come, Easy
Go in 1967, a solid beat with brass, and Elvis jumping on the lyrics.
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Title:
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The
Meanest Girl In Town
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Writer:
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Joy
Byers
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1st
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8th
July 1964
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Recorded
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RCA
Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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April
1965
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Notes:
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A
frantic rocker, from the film Girl
Happy in 1965, with growls and "uh huhs" and a raunchy Sax
break.
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Title:
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There
Ain't Nothing Like A Song
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Writers:
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Joy
Byers & William Johnston
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1st
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19th
June 1967
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Recorded
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MGM
Sound Studios, Culver City.
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1st
Released:
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June
1968
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Notes:
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From
the film Speedway in 1968
comes this speedy tune with Elvis getting lost in the backing and Nancy
Sinatra adding a few lines.
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Title:
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There
Is No God But God
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Writer:
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Bill
Kenny
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1st
Recorded:
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9th
June 1971
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Recorded
@:
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RCA
Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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April
1972
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Notes:
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An
elementary arrangement of a powerful spiritual.
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Title:
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There
Is So Much World To See
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Writers:
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Sid
Tepper & Ben Weisman
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1st
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26th
June 1967
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Recorded
@:
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RCA
Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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June
1967
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Notes:
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A
plodding number from the film Double
Trouble in 1967, in which Elvis gets drowned out by guitar, drums
and electric organ. Still he has a couple of nice moments.
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Title:
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There's
A Brand New Day On The Horizon
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Writer:
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Joy
Byers
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1st
Recorded:
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Janaury
1964
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Recorded
@:
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Radio
Recorders, Hollywood.
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1st
Released:
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November
1964
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Notes:
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From
the film Roustabout in 1964,
an inspirational rendition, sung high and with passion.
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Title:
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There's
A Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me In)
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Writers:
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Troy
Deals & Denny Rice
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1st
Recorded:
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15th
December 1973
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Recorded
@:
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Stax
Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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January
1975
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Notes:
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A
C&W offering with solid lyrics by the Boss. A hit for Conway Twitty
in 1974.
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