Welcome to "ELVIS WORLD"

by Haruo Hirose

(Last Updated, June 16,1997)

"ELVIS IS BACK"

LP, LSP/LPM-2231
LP,AFL1-2231
CD, 2231-2-R

CD, GZS-1111(DCC Compact Classics-BMG Special Product)
LP,LPZ-2037(DCC Compact Classics-BMG Special Product)

"ELVIS IS BACK"

MAKE ME KNOW IT

FEVER

THE GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND

I WILL BE HOME AGAIN

DIRTY, DIRTY FEELING

THRILL OF YOUR LOVE

SOLDIER BOY

SUCH A NIGHT

IT FEELS SO RIGHT

GIRL NEXT DOOR WENT A'WALKING(THE GIRL NEXT DOOR)

LIKE A BABY

RECONSIDER BABY

"ELVIS IS BACK" Recording Session

RCA VICTOR STUDIOS B, Nashville,Tenn.

RCA A&R Rep.; Steve Sholes, Chet Atkins
Engineer; Bill Porter, Bill Bullock, Jackie Niseley

Guitar,Leader; Elvis Presley
Guitar; Scotty Moore
Guitar; Hank Garland
Drums; D.J.Fontana(4 beat drumer)
Drums; Murrey Herman(8 beat drumer)
Piano; Floyd Cramer
Bass; Bob Moore
Sax; Homer Randolph(April session only)
Vocals; The Jordanaires(Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins, Raymond C.Walker)

(Mar.20,'60, 8 pm - midnight)

• MAKE ME KNOW IT(Otis Blackwell)
• SOLDIER BOY(David Jones - (Larry Banks)Teddy Williams,Jr.)
  A hit(#4 on R&B) by the Four Fellows(a group of D.Jones) in 1955.('62's #1 hit of same title by the Shirelles is a different song)

(Mar.21,'60, 0:30 am - 3:30 am)

• STUCK ON YOU(Aaron Schroeder - J.Leslie McFarland)
• FAME AND FORTUNE(Fred Wise - Ben Weisman)

(Mar.21,'60, 4 am - 7 am)

• A MESS OF BLUES(Doc Pomus - Mort Shuman)
• IT FEELS SO RIGHT(Fred Wise - Ben Weisman)

(Apr.3,'60, 7:30 pm - midnight)

• FEVER(John Davenport(Otis Blackwell) - Eddie Cooley)
  Written by Otis Blackwell and a #1 R&B hit by Little Willie John in 1956. Peggy Lee's big hit(#8 on Hot 100, #5 on R&B chart) was in 1958.
  (2 drums & 1 bass only used on record)
• LIKE A BABY(Jesse Stone)
  Written by Jess Stone of the Clovers. Vikki Nelson's 1957 recording? In 1963 James Brown recorded it(#24 on R&B).
• IT'S NOW OR NEVER(Aaron Schroeder - Wally Gold)
  Italian song,"O Sole Mio"(Written by Capurro & Capua in 1901)was recorded by Enrico Caruso(1916) and many other singers. In 1949 Tony Martin's English version,"There's No Tomorrow" was a #2 hit. Elvis' loved Clovers also recorded it. Re-written for Elvis. Later in 1981 John Schneider had #14(Hot 100)hit.

(Apr.4,'60, 0:45 am - 3:45 am)

• THE GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND(Beverly Ross - Sam Bobrick)
  Ral Donner released it in 1961(#19).
• DIRTY, DIRTY FEELING(Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller)
  Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller wrote it for Elvis' 1958 film,"King Creole".
• THRILL OF YOUR LOVE(Stanley Kesler)
• I GOTTA KNOW(Paul Evance - Matt Williams)
  P.Evans & M.Williams wrote "I Gotta Know(different song)" in first for Wanda Jackson in 1956. And they re-wrote it for Elvis?? (Cliff Richard recorded "I Gotta Know" in 1959. Same song??)

(Apr.4,'60, 4 am - 7 am)

• SUCH A NIGHT(Lincoln Chase)
  Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters' 1954 R&B hit(#5) was covered by Johnny Ray same year.
• ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT?(Roy Turk - Lou Handman)
  Al Jolson first recorded it in 1926. Henry Burr also recorded it. Elvis' version must be based on Blue Barron and his Orchestra's 1950 recording. J.P.Morgan also had a smash hit in 1959.
  (Scotty Moore played Elvis' acoustic guitar, and Bob Moore's bass and Murrey Herman's drum was used)
• GIRL NEXT DOOR WENT A'WALKING(THE GIRL NEXT DOOR)(Bill Rice - Thomas Wayne)
  Maybe Thomas Wayne first recorded it himself.
• I WILL BE HOME AGAIN(Bennie Benjamine - Raymond LeVeen - Lou Singer)
  A song writen in 1944. Elvis might heard of the Golden Gate Quartet's version of the song.(Harmony Vocal was done by Charlie Hodge)
• RECONSIDER BABY(Lowell Fulson)
  Lowell Fulson's 1954 hit(#3 on R&B).