
The incredible transformation of Elvis Presley from extraordinary pop idol to authoritative rock and roll showman was best captured in Elvis: That’s The Way It Is, a fascinating 1970 documentary and accompanying studio-and-live album. This summer, RCA Records/Legacy Recordings pulls out all the stops with a definitive look at the summer The King of Rock and Roll took a Las Vegas residency by storm, in a new That’s The Way It Is 8CD/2DVD box set featuring six complete concerts—half of which are previously unreleased.
Elvis Presley had made a dramatic comeback two years prior in a rapturously-received NBC-TV special aired in 1968. Las Vegas’ International Hotel, boasting the city’s largest live venue, booked him for an unprecedented 57 shows over the summer of 1969. Presley was keen to adapt to his audience, who expected as much flash and good-natured entertainment as they hoped to hear a command performance from their idol. “There are several unbelievable things about Elvis, but the most incredible is his staying power in a world where meteoric careers fade like shooting stars,” Newsweek wrote of his incredible new approach to live performance. Rolling Stone lauded him as “supernatural—his own resurrection.”
The original That’s The Way It Is album featured eight studio tracks recorded during a marathon session in Nashville’s RCA Studio B and four live selections from the International Hotel in the summer of 1970. Choice cuts include fiery renditions of “You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me,” previously a hit for Dusty Springfield; “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin,’” made famous by The Righteous Brothers, and a show-stopping rendition of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” That original album and the original single sides will comprise one disc of the package, followed by hours of live and rehearsal takes from the International Hotel. This material features Elvis and The TCB Band creating one of the most arresting live spectacles of a generation, as you’ve never heard before. As an added bonus, this set comes with 2 DVDs: Elvis: That’s The Way It Is on DVD, with another disc of rare footage and exciting bonus features.
This 80 page deluxe package will provide the definitive account of Elvis at a most transformative period in his incredible career—a King who, at long last, had made his way back to the throne.
Tracklist: Elvis: That's The Way It Is (Deluxe Edition)
cd 1: the original album
- I Just Can’t Help Believin’
- Twenty Days And Twenty Nights
- How The Web Was Woven
- Patch It Up
- Mary In The Morning
- You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
- I’ve Lost You
- Just Pretend
- Stranger In The Crowd
- The Next Step Is Love
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
The Original Singles
- I’ve Lost You (single version)
- The Next Step Is Love (single version)
- You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me (single version)
- Patch It Up (single version)
The Outtakes
- How The Web Was Woven (take 1)
- I’ve Lost You (take 1)
- You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me (take 2)
- Patch It Up (take 1)
- Bridge Over Troubled Water (take 1)
CD 2 August 10 – Opening Night
- That's All Right
- Medley: Mystery Train/Tiger Man
- I Can't Stop Loving You
- Love Me Tender
- The Next Step Is Love
- Words
- I Just Can't Help Believin’
- Something
- Sweet Caroline
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
- Polk Salad Annie
- Introductions
- I've Lost You
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Patch It Up
- Can't Help Falling In Love
CD 3: August 11 – Dinner Show
- That's All Right
- I Got A Woman *
- Hound Dog
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Love Me Tender *
- I've Lost You
- I Just Can't Help Believin’
- Something
- I Can't Stop Loving You *
- Sweet Caroline *
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
- Polk Salad Annie *
- Introductions *
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Suspicious Minds *
- Can't Help Falling In Love *
CD 4: August 11 – Midnight Show
- That's All Right
- I Got A Woman
- Hound Dog
- Love Me Tender
- There Goes My Everything
- Just Pretend
- I Just Can't Help Believin’
- Something
- Men With Broken Hearts
- Walk A Mile In My Shoes
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
- Polk Salad Annie
- One Night
- Don’t Be Cruel
- Love Me
- Instrumental Vamp
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Introductions
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Suspicious Minds
- Can't Help Falling In Love
CD 5 August 12 – Dinner Show
- That's All Right *
- I Got A Woman *
- Hound Dog *
- Heartbreak Hotel *
- Love Me Tender *
- I've Lost You *
- I Just Can't Help Believin’ *
- Patch It Up
- Twenty Days And Twenty Nights
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' *
- Polk Salad Annie *
- Introductions *
- Blue Suede Shoes *
- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Suspicious Minds *
- Can't Help Falling In Love *
CD 6: August 12 – Midnight Show
- That's All Right
- Medley: Mystery Train/Tiger Man
- Hound Dog
- Love Me Tender
- Just Pretend
- Walk A Mile In My Shoes
- There Goes My Everything
- Words
- Sweet Caroline
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
- Polk Salad Annie
- Introductions
- Heartbreak Hotel
- One Night
- Blue Suede Shoes
- All Shook Up
- Medley: Little Sister/Get Back
- I Was The One
- Love Me
- Are You Lonesome Tonight?
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Suspicious Minds
- Can't Help Falling In Love
CD 7: August 13 – Dinner Show
- That's All Right
- I Got A Woman
- Hound Dog
- Love Me Tender
- Don't Cry Daddy
- In The Ghetto
- I Just Can't Help Believin’
- Stranger In The Crowd
- Make The World Go Away
- Sweet Caroline
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
- Polk Salad Annie
- Introductions
- The Wonder Of You
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Blue Suede Shoes
- One Night
- All Shook Up
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Suspicious Minds
- Can’t Help Falling In Love
CD 8: The Rehearsals
- Alla En Al Rancho Grande
- Ghost Riders In The Sky
- Cotton Fields
- Froggy Went A-Courtin’
- Baby Let’s Play House
- I Was The One
- Money Honey
- Don’t
- (Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I
- Such A Night
- It’s Now Or Never
- What'd I Say
- Yesterday
- Medley: Little Sister/Get Back
- Don’t It Make You Wanna Go Home
- I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water
- Stranger In My Own Home Town
- Farther Along
- Santa Claus Is Back In Town
- Oh Happy Day
* Previously unreleased
DVD 1: 2001 Special Edition
- Mystery Train/Tiger Man
- In The Studio
- That’s All Right
- Little Sister/Get Back
- Horseplay
- Twenty Days And Twenty Nights
- Las Vegas
- Cattle Call; Chime Bells
- Words; You Can’t Say That
- Mary In The Morning
- Countdown To Showtime
- That’s All Right
- I Got A Woman
- Hound Dog
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Love Me Tender
- I Can’t Stop Loving You
- Just Pretend
- The Wonder Of You
- In The Ghetto
- Patch It Up
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
- Polk Salad Annie
- One Night
- Don’t Be Cruel
- Blue Suede Shoes
- All Shook Up
- You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
- Suspicious Minds
- Can’t Help Falling In Love
DVD 2
- Credits
- Good Morning, Hollywood Camera
- Bonafide Fans Of Elvis
- I Just Can’t Help Believin’
- Elvis’ Summer Festival
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (rehearsal)
- A Romantic Wedding
- Opening Night Jitters
- That’s All Right
- I’ve Lost You
- Patch It Up
- When I First Started
- Love Me Tender
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
- Sweet Caroline
- I Just Can’t Help Believin’
- Presley Fans In Vegas
- Elvis Impersonators
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Heartbreak Hotel
- One Night
- Blue Suede Shoes
- All Shook Up
- Polk Salad Annie
- Audience Mingling
- Suspicious Minds
- Can’t Help Falling In Love