Studio Sessions for RCA, January 22-23, 1969

Studio :

American Sound, Memphis, Tennessee

Producer :

Chips Moman, Felton Jarvis

Engineer :

Al Pachucki

Without Love

XPA5 1159

January 23 (Thu.): 00:30 - 03:00 

(

Take 01)

PB

3:01

Probably considered alt. M just after session.

Susp. M.°°('take 1')/FTWH°(2-7-1,"take 4")/Draft mix tape°(track 11)

(

Take 02)

SFS

0:29

tape°

(

Take 03)

FS

0:38

Memphis Sessions°°/Finding the Way H.°(1-8-1, FS "take 1")+"tape°"

(

Take 04)

PB

3:05

Memphis Sessions°°/Finding the Way Home°(1-8-2, complete "take 2")

(

Take 05)

(M)

2:57

Undubbed master take. Further overdubs:

American Crown Jewels°(released as "take 3")








Overdubs

(M)

String overdubs on May 7(noon)

May 7 (UN)

Overdubs

M

2:54

Brass & backup vocal overdubs on May 7(evening)

May 7 (Back in Memphis°°)

I'll Hold You in My Heart

XPA5 1160

January 23 (Thu.): 00:30 - 03:00 

(

Take 01)

2xFS+M

4:34

Master includes 2xFS and is without any overdubs.

Great Country DSD°°(O)/From Elvis in Memphis°°(O)/

Memphis Record°°(R, 4:31, poor eq)/Draft mix tape°(track 10)

I'll Be There

XPA5 1161

January 23 (Thu.): 04:00 - 07:00 

(

Take 01)

-

Talk only

UN

(

Take 02)

LFS

UN

(

Take 03)

(M)

Undubbed master.

UN

( Take 04) LFS Overdone vocal echo UN
( Take 05) FS 0:04 Overdone vocal echo Draft mix tape°(track 9a)

(

Take 06) PB 2:22 Overdone vocal echo. (Probably considered alt. M) Draft mix tape°(track 9b)








Overdubs

(M)

String overdubs on May 5(noon)

May 5 (UN)

Overdubs

M

2:24

Brass & backup vocal overdubs on May 6(evening)

May 6 (Let's Be Friends LP°°/Suspicious Minds°°)

Suspicious Minds

XPA5 1227

January 23 (Thu.): 04:00 - 07:00 

(

Take 01)

LFS

1:25

Finding the Way Home°(1-11-1)+tape°(end)

(

Take 02)

LFS

0:39

Finding the Way Home°(1-11-2)+"tape°(end)"

(

Take 03)

FS

0:41

Preceeded by rehearsal 

tape°(FS)+"FTHW°(1-11-3, rehearsal only)"

( Take 04) LFS 1:16 Finding the Way Home°(1-11-4)+tape°
( Take 05) LFS 3:08 Rehearsal("... Bobby do harmony")+LFS+Rehearsals  FTWH°(1-11-5, Reh 1)+"tape"+FTWH°(2-2-1, LFS)+M Sessions°°(Reh 2)

(

Take 06) FS+FS+PB 3:35 M. Sessions°°(2nd? FS only+PB)+FTWH°(2-2-2, 2xFS+PB)/60's Box 5°°
( Take 07) PB 4:01 "I'm saving the last take for me" Susp. M.°°+"FTWH°(1-11-6)"/Platinum(early fade)°°/A. Crown°
( Take 08) (M) 0:04+ (3:24) Undubbed master. Further overdubs: UN+"Draft Mix tape°(track 8, ~4 seconds dialogue only)"








Overdubs (M) Backup vocals overdubbed on January 24(early)? January 24? (UN)
V.O. (M) 3:24 Harmony v.o. before February 28 February 22? (Draft Mix tape°, track 8)/Edge of R°/E1 DVD-A, part only)

Overdubs

(M)

3:22

Strings overdubbed on March 18

March 18 (Memphis Record°°/Elvis Rocks and the Girls Roll°°)

Overdubs?

Possibly?(probably not) basic brass on March 18

if so: March 18 (Memphis Record°°/Elvis Rocks and the Girls Roll°°)

Overdubs

M

4:31

Brass overdubbed on August 7 (extended)

August 7 (Heart & Soul DSD°°)

 

Musicians:

Guitar :

Reggie Young

Guitar :

Elvis Presley

Bass :

Mike Leech

Drums :

Gene Chrisman

Piano :

Bobby Wood

Piano :

Elvis Presley (I'll Hold You in My Heart)

Organ :

Bobby Emmons


Notes:

Recording dates for harmony vocal overdubs by Elvis are unknown in general. It is interesting for instance that the basic recording of Suspicious Minds wasn't finished until early morning of January 23, that Elvis was supposed not to return to the studio until February and yet the draft mix tape that appears to have nothing recorded after January 24 features harmony vocal done by Elvis after the basic recording.