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by Haruo Hirose

(Last update, Oct.27,1996)

"I'M 10,000 YEARS OLD" ELVIS COUNTRY"

LP LSP-4460(AFL1-4460)(AYM1-3956)
CD 07863-66279-2

1. SNOWBIRD
2. TOMORROW NEVER COMES
3. LITTLE CABIN ON THE HILL
4. WHOLE LOT-TA SHAKIN' GOIN' ON
5. FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY
6. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW
7. THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING
8. IT'S YOUR BABY, YOU ROCK IT
9. THE FOOL
10. FADED LOVE
11. I WASHED MY HANDS IN MUDDY WATER
12. MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY
13. (I WAS BORN ABOUT TEN THOUSAND YEARS AGO)

"ELVIS COUNTRY"

CD 6330-2-R

1. WHOLE LOT-TA SHAKIN' GOIN' ON
2. FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY
3. BABY LET'S PLAY HOUSE
4. RIP IT UP
5. LOVING ARMS
6. YOU ASKED ME TO
7. SHE THINKS I STILL CARE
8. PARALYZED

Note. Someone in RCA hadn't know about Elvis' 1970 million seller LP album,"ELVIS COUNTRY". This CD originally released with cover of LSP-4460, then changed to the illustrated cover used on "I WAS THE ONE" LP album. It's better RCA/BMG to delete this CD soon.

"ELVIS: GREAT COUNTRY SONGS"

CD 07863-66880-2

1. I FORGOT TO REMEMBER TO FORGET
2. BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
3. WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN
4. OLD SHEP
5. YOUR CHEATIN' HEART (Alt. take 9)
6. (NOW AND THEN THERE'S) A FOOL SUCH AS I
7. JUST CALL ME LONESOME (Alt. take 6)*
8. THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING (Alt. take 1)*
9. KENTUCKY RAIN
10. FROM A JACK TO A KING
11. I'LL HOLD YOU IN MY HEART
12. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW
13. IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN'
14. GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME (Alt. take 1)*
15. FAIRYTALE (Alt. take 2)*
16. GENTLE ON MY MIND
17. MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY
18. YOU ASKED ME TO
19. FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY
20. HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT (Alt. take 3)*
21. SUSAN WHEN SHE TRIED
22. HE'LL HAVE TO GO
23. ALWAYS ON MY MIND
24. GUITAR MAN (remake)

* previously unreleased

SONG INFO

• SNOWBIRD(Gene MacLellan)
  Ann Murray's first hit in 1970(#8 on Hot 100)
• TOMORROW NEVER COMES(Ernest Tubb,Johnny Bond)
  Ernest Tubb, #5 on Country in 1949
• LITTLE CABIN ON THE HILL(Bill Monroe,Lester Flatt)
  Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys'1948 recording(Little Cabin Home on the Hill)
• WHOLE LOT-TA SHAKIN' GOIN' ON(Dave Williams,Sunny David)(Roy Hall)
  (Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On)(Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On)
  Originally recorded by the Commodores in 1954.Roy Hall, Big Maybelle recorded it in 1955 and 1957's recording by Jerry Lee Lewis become #1 hit on Country and R&B charts and #3 on Hot 100.
• FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY(Willie Nelson)
  Willie Nelson wrote it in 1961. It was recorded by Billie Walker(#23 on Country)and Jimmy Elledge(#22 on Hot 100). Also recorded by Joe Hinton titled "FUNNY"(#13 on Hot 100)
• I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW(Don Robertson,Haward Barnes))
  Eddy Arnold's #1 country hit in 1953. 1960 Tommy Edwards(#18 on Hot 100)
• THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING(Dallas Frazier)
  Jack Greene's BIG hit in 1966(#1 for 7 weeks on Country chart) was also hit recorded by Engelbert Humperdink(#20 on Hot 100).
• IT'S YOUR BABY, YOU ROCK IT(Shirl Milete,Nora Fowler)
  Written for Elvis
• THE FOOL(Naomi Ford)(Lee Hazelwood)
  Written by Lee Hazelwood in 1955 and Sanford Clark record hitted on #9 on Hot 100(#16 on Country)
• FADED LOVE(Bob Willis,John Willis)
  Originally recorded by Ray Price in 1946. Bob Willis' Texas Playboys' 1946 country hit(#8 on Country). Also recorded by Leon McAuliff and Patsy Cline.
• I WASHED MY HANDS IN MUDDY WATER(Joe Babcock)
  1965 Stonewall Jackson (#8 on Country) and in 1966 Johnny Rivers recorded it(#19 on Hot 100)
  Joe Babcock,a member of Marty Robbins' band, did a backup vocal on Elvis' May 1963 recording(THE LOST ALBUM) and this 1970's ELVIS COUNTRY session as a member of The Nashville Edition.
• MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY(Hank Cochran)
  1963,Ray Price(#2 on Country),Timi Yuro(#24 on Hot 100),In 1966 Eddy Arnold's #1 on Country(#6 on Hot 100). In 1975,Donny and Marie Osmond recorded it.
• I WAS BORN ABOUT TEN THOUSAND YEARS AGO(traditional)
  Old traditional number.Only segments of the song are used on bridges between each songs
  Complete version was released in "ELVIS NOW" album.

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• BABY LET'S PLAY HOUSE
  Elvis 1955 recording
• RIP IT UP
  Elvis 1956 recording
• LOVING ARMS(Tom Jans)
  From "GOOD TIMES" album.
  Tom Jans wrote for Dobie Grey(#61 on Hot 100)in 1973. Tom Jans and Olivia Newton-John recored it.
• YOU ASKED ME TO(Waylon Jennings,Billy Joe Shaver)
  From "PROMISED LAND" album.
  Waylon Jennings' 1973 recording(#8 on Country)
• SHE THINKS I STILL CARE(Dicky Lee)
  From "MOODY BLUE" album.
  George Jones' #1 hit(on Country)in 1962. Also recorded on another title,"HE THINKS I STILL CARE". Dickie Lee recorded it himself in 1973.
• PARALYZED
  Elvis 1956 recording.

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