memphis memphis fifteenth studio album american rock roll singer elvis_presley released rca_records recorded memphis january february direction producer backed house band informally known memphis boys following success christmas television special soundtrack album marked return non soundtrack albums completion film contract paramount_pictures entourage convinced leave studios record album new memphis studio peak hit producing streak reason going studio soul sound house band memphis boys country songs recorded sessions gives feel country soul style impression emphasized frequent use arrangements case memphis boys southern soul sound memphis released june favorable reviews album peaked number billboard number country charts number united_kingdom single reached number billboard hot album certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america later years garnered favorable reviews ranked number rolling_stone_magazine list greatest albums time background return military service manager colonel shifted focus singer career live music albums films soundtracks march performed live concert years benefit construction uss arizona memorial arena hawaii half 1960s soundtrack albums reached number pop charts number popular songs films including help falling love return parker decided record soundtrack albums viewed films soundtracks helping promote turned commercial success films soundtracks steadily diminished paradise hawaiian style easy increasingly disappointed quality work hit crying chapel gospel number recorded new material issued gospel album great thou art won grammy award best sacred performance category colonel parker arranged deal nbc christmas television special starring live audience parker originally planned sing christmas producer convinced singer perform songs original repertoire high ratings received special success attendant established popularity making special said sing song don believe going movie don believe decision music film decided record new album recording left usual musicians studios hollywood california studio nashville tennessee recording new material memphis special approached played early hit making career rejoined television asked moore music city nashville suggestion came fruition january meeting told usual producer want record album friends suggested use coming studio involved contacted studio producer willing work postponed session asked produce sessions second producer agreed recordings days cost backed studio house band thomas street band informally known memphis boys consisted guitar bass drums piano organ rca_records oversaw company policy record studios label sent personnel recording began january arrived studio nursing cold addition personal entourage accompanied publisher colonel parker assistant producer executive engineer representing rca_records board engineer joined musicians harmonica session produced recordings long black loved look non album songs continued day recording colleagues expressed discomfort size entourage singer accompanied fewer people remaining sessions day recorded moving gentle mind leaving studio working rest throat following night appear cold worsened january house band recorded backing tracks subsequent sessions returned january recording takes finishing vocal track gentle mind january recorded hold heart till hold arms non album single suspicious minds took break recording vacation trip colorado celebrate daughter birthday absence approached concerned possible future disputes concerning songs publication decided record compositions instead songs writers particularly interested non album suspicious minds mama liked roses warned surrender publishing rights release songs response told recordings leave studio vice president siding ordering stay away studio let work staff informed publishing issues supported assuring producer handle session work contacted parker told return california retained publishing rights sessions scheduled resume weeks later returned february recording true love travels gravel road power love loving know following day february devoted session non album single kentucky rain songs american sound recordings followed recording strong survive hit previous year took takes february recorded keeps right takes day final session february recorded vocal overdubs true love travels gravel road power love vocals non album cuts following month began work string horn overdubs finish album brass overdubs recorded music moved away usual pop recordings aimed established audience developer sound incorporated memphis sound integrating soul country gospel rural electric blues arrangements lean heavily rhythm section lesser contributions strings brass changed image tracks addition french horns intended blend tracks distinctive sound strings rising track fades vice versa play lines french horns cello darker tones incorporated tracks album selected thirty recorded american sound sessions song loved look features electric bass lead time recording second strong survive backed bass drums plays piano track country song hold heart till hold arms voice cold fourth song country rhythm blues long black featuring trumpet solo fifth song traditional country western keeps right arranged sound like memphis soul ends version country western moving strong bass line driving rhythm begins power love song blues based sound backed brass section drums electric guitar organ lyrics include double crush kick win know baby backing female singers emphasizing sexuality second track cover gentle mind follows string laden arrangement inspired grammy winning version song song hit loving arranged tempo rhythm blues style followed dallas true love travels gravel road hit day twelfth final song album selected single song chosen previously picked material sessions protest song consequences poverty compassion inner city youth lyrics controversial time originally plan record song thought fans said song friends initially opposed convinced singer record album cover trouble guitar man production number nbc special featured red electric guitar wearing black leather suit red neck guitar players set memphis best known productions dusty springfield dusty memphis albums reflected similar times musical trends memphis scene release reception single released april copies shipped second week release entered charts remained thirteen weeks reaching number june single sold million copies united_states reached number british singles chart success triggered confrontation sessions usual producer grew increasingly worried losing control recordings weeks chart production credited called billboard correct producer credit fourth week parker asked billboard remove production credit song entry entirely arguing records traditionally list producer credit memphis released june album topped albums_chart week stand united_states reached number thirteen ranked number seventeen magazine country albums january album certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america selling copies august featured cover rolling_stone album receiving lead review magazine reviewer described great equal praised evident passion invested music adding trying trying hard needs attention involvement comes surprise billboard published positive review saying sounded better choice material perfect high fidelity wrote number stages latest best memphis continued receive praise retrospective reviews rolling_stone described extraordinary attributed sessions success newfound maturity warm distinctly southern musical backing allmusic gives stars highlights allmusic album pick critic said elvis_presley memphis greatest album called greatest white soul albums greatest soul albums cut supported best playing backup singing entire recording history popmatters described memphis best music elvis_presley music reviewer considered album early recordings terms historical importance innovation downright essential fan music fan legacy following american sound sessions returned hollywood march april recorded soundtrack starred thirty motion picture actor album release parker arranged return live performing deal owner play newly built seat weeks shows night appearance assembled band later known band guitar rhythm guitar bass guitar drums piano rhythm guitar background vocals band complimented backing vocals sweet inspirations initial las_vegas attracted audience setting new performance record began tour united_states time thirteen years released remastered compact disc memphis including bonus tracks released sides recorded album sessions reissue received stars rolling_stone don cry daddy kentucky rain minor hits suspicious minds signature songs final chart career album number rolling_stone list greatest albums time issued legacy edition album 40th anniversary discs memphis studio disk memphis memphis tracks originally released singles including suspicious minds kentucky rain personnel track listings original release reissue 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