Elvis is a 1973 album by Elvis Presley, which
sold over 1 million copies worldwide (despite being released soon
after the much more successful Aloha from Hawaii). To differentiate
it from his eponymous 1956 release it is sometimes called The "Fool"
Album, after its first track. "Fool" was issued as a single and
reached number 15 in the UK, backed by a live version of "Steamroller
Blues".
The album tracks "Fool" and "Where Do I Go From Here" were recorded
in March 1972. "It's Impossible" is a live recording from the Hilton
Hotel in Las Vegas from February 1972. Tracks 3, 4, 6–10 were
leftovers from the March and May 1971 recording sessions at RCA's
Studio B in Nashville. Three songs feature Presley on piano: "It's
Still Here", "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" and "I Will Be
True". These three selections were all released together for a
second time as part of the 1980 boxed set, Elvis Aron Presley. The
song "Fool" was also released in this collection. Four other songs
in this album were also reissued in other albums: "It's Impossible"
(Pure Gold, 1975), "Padre" (He Walks Beside Me, 1978), "(That's What
You Get) For Lovin' Me" (A Canadian Tribute, 1978) and "Don't Think
Twice, It's All Right" (Our Memories Of Elvis Volume 2, 1979). (wikipedia
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