From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis

by Elvis Presley

From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 October 1969
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 50:25
  • Community rating: 4.09/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This ambitious double album effectively splits the icon's dramatic late-60s career revitalization into two distinct halves. The first disc, recorded live at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, captures his triumphant, highly energized return to public performance after a decade focused on film. The second disc compiles stellar, soul-inflected studio cuts from his celebrated American Sound Studio sessions, cementing a deeply successful transition into a mature, contemporary musical landscape.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, vintage, crooning, orchestral, spirituality

Tracklist

  1. Wearin' That Loved On Look (2:48)
  2. Only the Strong Survive (2:44)
  3. I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) (4:35)
  4. Long Black Limousine (3:44)
  5. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' (2:40)
  6. I'm Movin' On (2:55)
  7. Power of My Love (2:40)
  8. Gentle On My Mind (3:25)
  9. After Loving You (3:08)
  10. True Love Travels On a Gravel Road (2:41)
  11. Any Day Now (3:03)
  12. In the Ghetto (2:47)
  13. Suspicious Minds (4:23)
  14. Don't Cry Daddy (2:48)
  15. Kentucky Rain (3:16)
  16. Mama Liked the Roses (2:39)

Credits

  • Elvis Presley - primary artist, written-by
  • Glen Spreen - arranged by
  • Mike Leech - arranged by
  • Imperials - backing band
  • The Sweet Inspirations - backing band
  • Carl Perkins - written-by
  • Chuck Berry - written-by
  • Otis Blackwell - written-by

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