CD comes with an gatefold inlay with liner notes by Larry Jordan.
The songs are overdubbed with additional instrumentation and sound different
than the originals.
On back is printed ℗ & © 2015 Mint Audio and
PRS for Music.
The barcode is registered to Third Power, Inc., Alexandria LA, USA.
Announcement:
Here is another CD from the same producer and musicians behind "Elvis: The New
Recordings," which debuted in January 2015 on the 80th anniversary of Presley's
birth, and quickly won worldwide praise from fans and music critics alike. (The
same team of pro musicians also did the recent "Elvis: A New Way.") Many people
asked for another overdub CD and this is it: "ELVIS: THE NEW SESSIONS."
Each of these fantastic songs - which have been given new musical backings -
will sound FRESH AND NEW to you - as if Elvis just recorded them today!
The musicians who played on this new CD have backed major stars like Aretha
Franklin, Elton John, Patti Austin, Barry Manilow, Carrie Underwood, Willie
Nelson, Norah Jones, Don McLean, Jaci Velasquez, Paul Simon, the Dixie Chicks
and more. One of them even played for the Pope!
These 20 tracks represent some of The King's best studio work, from a timeframe
when he was in good health and good voice (1957-62). Some of the songs are
classics, while others may be unfamiliar to you. First and foremost, the
producer has been careful to preserve the intimacy, simplicity and authenticity
of Elvis's vocal performances through expert remastering and remixing.
The repertoire runs from Memphis/Sun studio-style rock and blues, to pop
stylings with lush strings, to Nashville with steel and dobro, to Latin-flavored
up-tempo (including twin trumpets), some quiet ballads with an acoustic feel, a
reworking of a Presley Gospel number and even a beloved traditional Christmas
carol - "Silent Night" - on which, for the first time, Elvis is backed by an
angelic children's choir! It is a tour de force of some of Elvis's best vocal
performances.
This CD is a vivid reminder of how good this iconic performer, Elvis Presley,
was in his prime.
