Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis

Live album by Elvis Presley

Released

July 7, 1974

Recorded

March 20, 1974

Venue

Mid-South Coliseum
Memphis, Tennessee

Genre

Rock, gospel

Length

41:57

Label

RCA Records

Elvis Presley chronology

Good Times
(1974)

Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis
(1974)

Having Fun with Elvis on Stage
(1974)

Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis is a live album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records in July 1974. It was recorded on March 20 of the same year at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee, Presley's hometown. The cover features of a photograph of Presley's home, Graceland. The album was recorded on the same day as his Good Times album was released. Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis was Presley's fifth live album in less than five years and the last to be issued in his lifetime. He earned his third Grammy Award for this album's performance of "How Great Thou Art". The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 15, 1999.

In the United States, Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis topped Billboard's Country chart and reached the top 40 of the Top LPs & Tape listings (now known as the Billboard 200). It was Presley's last album to reach the top 40 until Moody Blue in 1977. Although the live album was not a major commercial success, it did produce the singer's third and final Grammy Award winner, "How Great Thou Art", which won for best inspirational performance. Two other gospel songs, "Why Me Lord" and "Help Me", are given an inspired performance. Another highlight is the Sun years classic "Trying to Get to You", a favorite live choice of Presley's, which suggested that he still had the power to belt it out when he chose to.

The live recording of "Let Me Be There" from this album was later used as filler on Presley's final studio album, Moody Blue. It was also issued as a promotional single in 1974, with the same song on both sides (mono and stereo).

In 2004, FTD Records re-released Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis containing the entire concert, which had included performances of songs such as "Suspicious Minds" and "Polk Salad Annie" that had been omitted from the 1974 LP to avoid repetition with Presley's previous live albums. On March 17, 2014, close to the 40th anniversary of the concert, Sony/RCA Legacy re-released the album as a two-CD set. Disc one corresponds with the FTD version, in that it features the complete show from the Mid-South Coliseum. The second disc consists of a near-identical concert recorded at the Richmond Coliseum just two days earlier; as it had a similar setlist, this show is known as the "test run" for the Memphis concert, but was recorded only in mono. Disc two also includes several recently rediscovered studio rehearsal recordings from August 1974. On release, the two-CD set re-entered the UK Albums Chart at number 74.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Mojo (2014 reissue)	^[2]
MusicHound	^[3]
Rough Guides	^[4]

Track listing

Original LP release

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"See See Rider"	Traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley	3:03
2.	"Medley: "I Got a Woman" / "Amen"	Ray Charles, Renald Richard	4:45
3.	"Love Me"	Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	1:50
4.	"Trying to Get to You"	Rose Marie McCoy, Charlie Singleton	2:02
5.	"Medley: "Long Tall Sally" / "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" "Mama Don't Dance" / "Flip Flop and Fly" / "Jailhouse Rock" / "Hound Dog"	Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell, Penniman / Dave "Curlee" Williams, Sunny David / Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina / Jesse Stone, Lou Willie Turner / Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	3:32
6.	"Why Me Lord?"	Kris Kristofferson	2:50
7.	"How Great Thou Art"	Stuart K. Hine	3:44

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Medley: Blueberry Hill" "I Can't Stop Loving You"	Al Lewis, Vincent Rose, Larry Stock Don Gibson	2:59
2.	"Help Me"	Larry Gatlin	2:42
3.	"An American Trilogy"	Mickey Newbury	3:57
4.	"Let Me Be There"	John Rostill	3:33
5.	"My Baby Left Me"	Arthur Crudup	2:22
6.	"Lawdy Miss Clawdy"	Lloyd Price	2:14
7.	"Can't Help Falling in Love"	George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore	1:36
8.	"Closing Vamp"	—	0:47

Follow That Dream reissue

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Also sprach Zarathustra" (previously unissued)
2.	"See See Rider"
3.	"Medley: I Got A Woman / Amen"
4.	"Love Me"
5.	"Tryin' To Get To You"
6.	"All Shook Up" (previously unissued)
7.	"Steamroller Blues" (previously unissued)
8.	"Medley: Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel" (previously unissued)
9.	"Love Me Tender" (previously unissued)
10.	"Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Mama Don't Dance / Flip, Flop and Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog"
11.	"Fever" (previously unissued)
12.	"Polk Salad Annie" (previously unissued)
13.	"Why Me Lord"

No.	Title	Length
14.	"How Great Thou Art"
15.	"Suspicious Minds" (previously unissued)
16.	"Introductions" (previously unissued)
17.	"Medley: Blueberry Hill / I Can't Stop Loving You"
18.	"Help Me"
19.	"An American Trilogy"
20.	"Let Me Be There"
21.	"My Baby Left Me"
22.	"Lawdy, Miss Clawdy"
23.	"Funny How Time Slips Away" (previously unissued)
24.	"Can't Help Falling In Love"
25.	"Closing Vamp"

2014 reissue

Disc 1

Same as Follow That Dream 2004 issue

Disc 2

All tracks previously unissued

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Also sprach Zarathustra"
2.	"See Rider"
3.	"Medley: I Got A Woman / Amen"
4.	"Love Me"
5.	"Tryin' To Get To You"
6.	"All Shook Up"
7.	"Steamroller Blues"
8.	"Medley: (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel"
9.	"Love Me Tender"
10.	"Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Mama Don't Dance / Flip, Flop and Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog"
11.	"Fever"
12.	"Polk Salad Annie"
13.	"Why Me Lord"

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Suspicious Minds"
15.	"Introductions"
16.	"I Can't Stop Loving You"
17.	"Help Me"
18.	"An American Trilogy"
19.	"Let Me Be There"
20.	"Funny How Time Slips Away"
21.	"Can't Help Falling In Love"
22.	"Closing Vamp"
23.	"Down in the Alley" (previously unissued rehearsal)
24.	"Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" (previously unissued rehearsal)
25.	"Softly As I Leave You" (previously unissued rehearsal)
26.	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (previously unissued rehearsal)
27.	"The Twelfth of Never" (previously unissued rehearsal)

Personnel

Elvis Presley - vocals, acoustic guitar, executive producer
James Burton - lead guitar
Charlie Hodge - acoustic guitar, backing vocals
John Wilkinson - rhythm guitar
Glen D. Hardin - piano
J.D. Sumner and the Stamps - backing vocals
Kathy Westmoreland - backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations - backing vocals
Duke Bardwell - bass guitar
Ronnie Tutt - drums
Gus Mossler, Larry Schnapf, Mike Moran, Ronnie Olson - engineers

References

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↑ Dellar, Fred (April 2014). "Elvis Presley Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis". Mojo. p. 107. Missing or empty |url= (help)
↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 892. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
↑ Simpson, Paul (2004). The Rough Guide to Elvis. London: Rough Guides. p. 150. ISBN 1-84353-417-7.

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Live albums	On Stage As Recorded at Madison Square Garden Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis Having Fun with Elvis on Stage Elvis in Concert An Afternoon in the Garden

Soundtrack albums	Loving You King Creole G.I. Blues Blue Hawaii Girls! Girls! Girls! It Happened at the World's Fair Fun in Acapulco Kissin' Cousins Roustabout Girl Happy Harum Scarum Frankie and Johnny Paradise Hawaiian Style Spinout Double Trouble Clambake Speedway Elvis That's the Way It Is Viva Elvis

Compilation albums	Elvis' Golden Records 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3 Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4 Elvis Sings Flaming Star Let's Be Friends Almost in Love C'mon Everybody I Got Lucky Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 Elvis' 40 Greatest Pure Gold Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 2 The Sun Sessions Welcome to My World Mahalo from Elvis Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 3 Greatest Hits Volume 1 Elvis' Gold Records Volume 5 Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances Command Performances: The Essential 60s Masters II Elvis 56 Tiger Man Memories: The '68 Comeback Special Sunrise Suspicious Minds: The Memphis 1969 Anthology ELV1S 2nd to None Elvis at Sun Hitstory Elvis Inspirational Elvis Rock Elvis Christmas The Essential Elvis Presley Christmas Duets If I Can Dream Way Down in the Jungle Room The Wonder of You

Box sets	Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1 The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential '60s Masters Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters Live in Las Vegas Today, Tomorrow, and Forever Elvis the King The Complete '68 Comeback Special The Complete Elvis Presley Masters

Bootlegs	Elvis' Greatest Shit

Biographical films	Elvis (1979 film) Elvis Meets Nixon Elvis (2005 mini-series) Elvis & Nixon

Documentaries	The Pied Piper of Cleveland Elvis: That's the Way It Is Elvis on Tour This Is Elvis The New Gladiators

TV specials	The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: Welcome Home Elvis Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite Elvis in Concert

Stage shows based on Elvis	Cooking with Elvis All Shook Up Elvis. The Musical Elvis: The Concert Viva Elvis

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