New
Memory Records CD:
"I
Did It My Way"
Elvis'
28 April 1977 show in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Memory
Records will soon release the CD "I Did It my Way".
Here
are excerpts from the album booklet and the track listing:
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Elvis
finished the year of 1976 with a string of inspired,
high-energy performances culminating in a fantastic
New Years Eve celebration in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
This renewed vitality gave hope for the future.
However,
during January of 1977, the state of affairs became
worse than ever before. Probably due to personal problems
with Ginger, Elvis cancelled an already scheduled recording
session in Nashville as he was in no mood for recording.
The February tour started in the southern states and
some fans were shocked when they saw Elvis during the
first few shows.
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The
second tour of the year was cut short after the Alexandria,
Louisiana concert on the 30th of March due to illness. We
have chosen a somewhat typical show from the third tour: Green
Bay, Wisconsin April 28, 1977. There are no signs that the
singer is overmedicated, "out of it" or vocally weak. Rather
the opposite, Elvis’ voice is strong and he is in a cheerful
mood.
It
is apparent that Elvis is physically tired as he asks Sherrill
Nielsen to sing his two numbers rather early in the show and
there are no traditional power ballads, i.e. "Hurt" or "Unchained
Melody" before the show closing. It was a 1976/1977 “tradition”
that Elvis butcher the majority of his 50s oldies, but this
evening he gives equal effort to all songs: rock, ballad and
country.
Among
the best performances of this Green Bay show are the semi-autobiographical
"You Gave Me A Mountain" and an especially poignant version
of "My Way".
Track
listing:
01.
Also Sprach Zarathustra
02.
C. C. Rider
03.
I Got A Woman/Amen (medley)
04.
Love Me
05.
If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
06.
You Gave Me A Mountain
07.
Danny Boy (by Sherrill Nielsen)
08.
Walk With Me (by Sherrill Nielsen)
09.
Jailhouse Rock
10.
O Sole Mio (by Sherrill Nielsen)/It's Now Or Never (medley)
11.
Little Sister
12.
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel (medley)
13.
My Way
14.
Band Introductions
15.
Early Mornin' Rain
16.
Lead Guitar Solo (Delta Lady - James Burton)
17.
Drums Solo (Ronnie Tutt)
18.
Bass Solo (Blues - Jerry Scheff)
19.
Piano Solo (Tony Brown)
20.
Electric Piano Solo (Bobby Ogdin)
21.
School Day (Hail Hail Rock'n'Roll)
22.
Hawaiian Wedding Song
23.
Hound Dog
24.
Funny How Time Slips Away
25.
Can't Help Falling In Love
26.
Closing Vamp & Announcements. Bonus tracks (recorded 02.06.1977
in Mobile, Alabama, Municipal Auditorium)
27.
An American Trilogy (last live version)
28.
Polk Salad Annie (last live version)
29.
Unchained Melody (Elvis at piano).
(News,
Source: For Elvis CD Collectors Only, 5 March 2005)
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