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1976 studio album by Elvis Presley

From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee is the twenty-third studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records in May 1976.[6] It became Presley`s fourth album to reach #1 on the Billboard country music album sales chart within the last four years.[7]

"Hurt" was a top 10 hit on both the country and adult contemporary charts, while "For the Heart" stalled at #45 on the country charts. The former did make the pop top 30.[7] Both songs would again find success on the country charts in the `80s – "For the Heart" became the first single for The Judds in 1983, while Juice Newton took her version of "Hurt" to #1 in 1986.[8]

From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee was certified Gold on October 10, 1977 by the RIAA.[9]

Content

It is often assumed that From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee is a concert recording as the album states the songs were "recorded live". While this is true, it means the songs were recorded live in the recording studio set up in Presley`s mansion, Graceland, not in front of an audience.[10] Two songs recorded during the session, "Moody Blue" and "She Thinks I Still Care" would be released the following year on his final album, Moody Blue.

Reissues

In 2000 the album`s tracks were added to Moody Blue to create an expanded 19-track CD of the latter title.

[11] In 2000 a two-disc edition of From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee was issued on the "Follow That Dream" label.[12]

Track listing

Original LP release

All songs recorded at Graceland, Memphis.[13]

2000 CD re-issue

2012 Follow That Dream CD edition

Personnel

• Elvis Presley – lead vocals
• J.D. Sumner & The Stamps – background vocals
• Kathy Westmoreland – background vocals
• Myrna Smith – background vocals
• James Burton – lead guitar except “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”
• John Wilkinson – electric rhythm guitar
• Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar
• Jerry Scheff – bass guitar except “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”
• Glen D. Hardin – piano except "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
• David Briggs – Fender Rhodes electric piano; piano on "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
• Ron Tutt – drums
• Billy Sanford — lead guitar on "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
• Norbert Putnam — bass guitar on "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
• Bobby Emmons — Fender Rhodes electric piano on "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
• Bergen White – string and horn arrangements

Overdubbed

• Sherrill Nielsen — backing vocals
• Dolores Edgin — backing vocals
• Wendellyn Suits – backing vocals
• Hurschel Wiginton — backing vocals
• Chip Young – guitar
• Dennis Linde — bass
• Shane Keister – Moog synthesizer
• Farrell Morris – congas, timpani
• uncredited musicians – strings, horns

Technical

• Al Pachucki, Brian Christian, Ron Olson, Tom Brown, Tom Pick – engineer
• Larry Schnapf – director of engineering
• Roy Shockley – technician

Charts

Certifications