Elvis Presley: The Searcher [Original Soundtrack] [Deluxe]

by Elvis Presley

Overview

The intent of Thom Zimny's documentary The Searcher is to showcase the artistry of Elvis Presley, an aspect that can sometimes get overwhelmed by Presley's enduring popularity. Appropriately, its accompanying soundtrack -- available either as a single CD/LP or in a triple-disc deluxe edition -- follows the same aesthetic, showcasing Elvis as an artist, not a hitmaker. Of course, there are plenty of hits here, especially on the three-CD edition, which contains two discs of Presley recordings and a disc split between Elvis inspirations, selections from the evocative score from Mike McCready, and a version of "Wooden Heart" by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. The key is context: "Hound Dog" leads into "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)," "Suspicious Minds" is heard in an alternate take where Elvis is still sorting through the song, "Heartbreak Hotel" is paired with the hard blues of "Lawdy Miss Clawdy." The first disc relies on early material, the second latter-day material, and the editorial touch is a bit more evident on the latter: Since the '50s sides are so frequently reissued, there isn't much room for surprises, but the late-'60s and '70s material -- not unfamiliar, but not as common as the '50s -- makes the case for Presley's artistry quite nicely. Ultimately, this isn't for Elvis fanatics -- there's not much in the way of rarities -- but as an introduction to Presley's work, this is quite good, and it's an excellent way to dig deeper than the hits. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/06/2018
Label:	Rca / Legacy
UPC:	0190758067322
Rank:	188595

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Trouble/Guitar Man [Live]
2. My Baby Left Me
3. Baby, What You Want Me to Do (First 'Stand-Up' Show) [Live]
4. Old Shep
5. That's When Your Heartaches Begin
6. That's All Right
7. Blue Moon of Kentucky
8. Fool, Fool, Fool
9. Tweedlee Dee [Live]
10. Baby, Let's Play House
11. Good Rockin' Tonight
12. Trying to Get to You
13. Blue Moon
14. When It Rains, It Really Pours
15. Blue Christmas [Live]
16. Heartbreak Hotel
17. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
18. Money Honey
19. Hound Dog
20. (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)
21. Crawfish
22. Trouble
23. Farther Along
24. Mona Lisa
25. Hide Thou Me
26. Loving You
27. Lonely Man [Solo Version]
28. Power of My Love

Disc 2

29. Milky White Way
30. A Mess of Blues
31. Fame and Fortune
32. Witchcraft/Love Me Tender
33. Like a Baby
34. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
35. It's Now or Never
36. Wooden Heart
37. Swing Down Sweet Chariot
38. Reconsider Baby
39. Bossa Nova Baby
40. C'mon Everybody
41. Tomorrow Is a Long Time
42. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
43. Run On
44. Baby What You Want Me to Do
45. Suspicious Minds
46. Baby, Let's Play House
47. Words
48. That's All Right [Live]
49. Never Been to Spain [Live]
50. An American Trilogy
51. You Gave Me a Mountain [Live]
52. Burning Love
53. Separate Ways
54. Hurt
55. If I Can Dream [Stereo Mix]

Disc 3

56. Dissolution 2
57. Satisfied
58. That's All Right
59. She May Be Yours (But She Comes to See Me Sometime)
60. Mystery Train
61. Smokestack Lightnin'
62. Rock-a-My Soul
63. Just Walkin' in the Rain
64. Rocket '88
65. Write Me a Letter
66. Blue Moon of Kentucky
67. Ain't That Right
68. Just Walkin' in the Rain
69. Home Sweet Home
70. Blowin' in the Wind
71. Tomorrow Is a Long Time
72. The Weight
73. Heartbreak Hotel
74. Wooden Heart
75. Rebound

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Presley   Primary Artist
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup   Primary Artist
Johnnie Ray   Primary Artist
Odetta   Primary Artist
Gladys Presley   Primary Artist
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers   Primary Artist
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys   Primary Artist
Eddie Snow   Primary Artist
Blackwood Brothers Quartet   Primary Artist
The Blackwood Brothers   Primary Artist
Bill Monroe   Primary Artist
Joe Hill Louis   Primary Artist
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats   Primary Artist
Joe Hill Lewis   Primary Artist
The Orlons   Primary Artist
The Ravens   Primary Artist
Mike McCready   Primary Artist
The Prisonaires   Primary Artist
The Staple Singers   Primary Artist
Howlin' Wolf   Primary Artist
Little Junior's Blue Flames   Primary Artist
Kathy Westmoreland   Featured Artist
Myrna Smith   Featured Artist
J.D. Sumner   Featured Artist
J.D. Sumner & the Stamps   Featured Artist
The Stamps   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Lorenz Hart   Composer
Jay Johnson   Composer
Joy Byers   Composer
Jon Landau   Soundtrack Producer
Howard Biggs   Composer
Robbie Robertson   Composer
Hoyt Axton   Composer
Mark James   Composer
Robert Riley   Composer
Robert Lowry   Composer
Lowell Fulson   Composer
Martha Carson   Composer
Kay Twomey   Composer
Vera Matson   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Jesse Stone   Composer
Roy Brown   Composer
Richard Mainegra   Composer
Roy Turk   Composer
Red Foley   Composer
Ray Evans   Composer
Florence Kaye   Composer
Vic Anesini   Mastering
Jay Livingston   Composer
Mae Boren Axton   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Lloyd Price   Composer
Robin Gibb   Composer
Roger Semon   Art Direction,Photo Research
Jerry Hubbard   Composer
Rose Marie McCoy   Composer
Jimmie Crane   Composer
Marty Robbins   Composer
Maurice Gibb   Composer
Herman "Junior" Parker   Composer
Public Domain   Composer
Ahmet Nugetre   Composer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey   Composer
Sam C. Phillips   Composer
Thom Zimny   Soundtrack Producer
Paul Bevoir   Design,Artwork
Rob Santos   A&R
Jim Parham   Project Director
W. Earl Brown   Composer
John Jackson   A&R
Billy Hayes   Composer
Matt Ross-Spang   Mixing,Mastering
Al Jacobs   Composer
Tommy Durden   Composer
Brock Speer   Arranger
Barry Gibb   Composer
Winfield Scott   Composer
William Raskin   Composer
Bert Kaempfert   Composer
Bernie Baum   Composer
Jackie Brenston   Composer
Frank Sinatra   Duet
Fred Fisher   Composer
Carolyn Leigh   Composer
Frances J. Crosby   Composer
George Brown   Composer
Red West   Composer
Arthur Gunter   Composer
Jennifer Kirell   Project Director
Lou Handman   Composer
Elvis Presley   Arranger,Composer,Adaptation
Tom Burleigh   Production Director
Wally Gold   Composer
Johnny Bragg   Composer
Dennis Linde   Composer
Sol Marcus   Composer
Bill Giant   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Jimmy Reed   Composer
Bill Monroe   Composer
Chester Burnett   Composer
Joe Hill Lewis   Composer
Cy Coleman   Composer
Bennie Benjamin   Composer
Charles Singleton   Composer
Ben Weisman   Composer
Doc Pomus   Composer
Ernst Mikael Jorgensen   Soundtrack Producer
Fred Wise   Composer
Eddie Snow   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Mike McCready   Composer,Producer
Aaron Schroeder   Composer
Mickey Newbury   Composer
William Emerson   Composer
Mort Shuman   Composer
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup   Composer
Ahmet Ertegun   Composer