Promised Land

by Elvis Presley

Overview

Promised Land came from the last recording sessions that Elvis Presley ever had in Memphis, the city where his fame and his legend started. The December 1973 Stax Records studio sessions showed him, as he had on From Elvis in Memphis, reaching out to publishers other than those he owed for songs, and the repertory embraces material by Chuck Berry, Waylon Jennings, and Larry Gatlin, among others. With the best players on hand and an upbeat mood when these songs were cut, and the singer himself lean and rested after a couple of years of concertizing, the vibes throughout this album were positive and then some. Elvis sounds bold and confident in ways that make this album a diverting, if not profoundly exciting experience. It's not as distinctive or as involved a personal document as Elvis Country or the concentrated soul workout of From Elvis in Memphis, but it does feature some fine passionate singing throughout (most notably on "It's Midnight," a wrenching performance). The eight bonus tracks on the spring 2000 remastering (in excellent sound) are drawn from the same sessions but originally appeared on the album Good Times. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	05/16/2000
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0078636793023
Rank:	53894

Tracks

1. Promised Land
2. There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who Will Take Me Back In)
3. Help Me
4. Mr. Songman
5. Love Song of the Year
6. It's Midnight
7. Your Love's Been a Long Time Coming
8. If You Talk in Your Sleep
9. Thinking About You
10. You Asked Me To
11. Loving Arms
12. I Got a Feelin' in My Body
13. If That Isn't Love
14. She Wears My Ring
15. My Boy
16. Spanish Eyes
17. Talk About the Good Times
18. Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Presley   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
VOICE   Guest Artist,Vocals
Mike Leech   Horn
The Stamps   Vocals
J.D. Sumner   Vocals

Technical Credits

J.D. Sumner & the Stamps   Performer
Elvis Presley   Composer
Carmol Taylor   Composer
Mike Moran   Engineer
Waylon Jennings   Composer
Dennis Linde   Composer
Johnny Christopher   Composer
Denny Rice   Composer
Dick Baxter   Engineer
Jerry Chesnut   Composer
Jerry Reed   Composer
Rory Bourke   Composer
Rory Michael Bourke   Composer
Mickey Crofford   Engineer
Mike Leech   String Arrangements
Tom Jans   Composer
Al Pachucki   Engineer
John Snyder   Producer
Donnie Sumner   Composer
Bert Kaempfert   Composer
Billy Edd Wheeler   Composer
Chris Christian   Composer
Felice Bryant   Composer
Eddie Snyder   Composer
Dottie Rambo   Composer
Phil Coulter   Composer
Danny O'Keefe   Composer
Danny Rice   Composer
Norris Taylor   Composer
Jean-Pierre Bourtayre   Composer
Don Wardell   Coordination
Tim Batty   Composer
Charlie Singleton   Composer
Bill Martin   Composer
Donnie Summer   Composer
Tim Baty   Composer
Red West   Composer
Troy Seals   Composer
Billy Joe Shaver   Composer
Boudleaux Bryant   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Larry Gatlin   Composer
Joe Lopes   Engineer
Claude Francois   Composer