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

  1. I Just Can’t Help Believin’
  2. Twenty Days And Twenty Nights
  3. How The Web Was Woven
  4. Patch It Up
  5. Mary In The Morning
  6. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
  7. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
  8. I’ve Lost You
  9. Just Pretend
  10. Stranger In The Crowd
  11. The Next Step Is Love
  12. Bridge Over Troubled Water

The Original Singles

  1. I’ve Lost You (single version)
  2. The Next Step Is Love (single version)
  3. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me (single version)
  4. Patch It Up (single version)

The Outtakes

  1. How The Web Was Woven (take 1)
  2. I’ve Lost You (take 1)
  3.  You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me (take 2)
  4. Patch It Up (take 1)
  5. Bridge Over Troubled Water (take 1)

CD 2 August 10 – Opening Night

  1. That's All Right
  2. Medley: Mystery Train/Tiger Man
  3. I Can't Stop Loving You
  4. Love Me Tender
  5. The Next Step Is Love
  6. Words
  7. I Just Can't Help Believin’
  8. Something
  9. Sweet Caroline
  10. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
  11. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
  12. Polk Salad Annie
  13. Introductions
  14. I've Lost You
  15. Bridge Over Troubled Water
  16. Patch It Up
  17. Can't Help Falling In Love

CD 3: August 11 – Dinner Show

  1. That's All Right
  2. I Got A Woman *
  3. Hound Dog
  4. Heartbreak Hotel
  5. Love Me Tender *
  6. I've Lost You
  7. I Just Can't Help Believin’
  8. Something
  9. I Can't Stop Loving You *
  10. Sweet Caroline *
  11. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
  12. Polk Salad Annie *
  13. Introductions *
  14. Bridge Over Troubled Water
  15. Suspicious Minds *
  16. Can't Help Falling In Love *

CD 4: August 11 – Midnight Show

  1. That's All Right
  2. I Got A Woman
  3. Hound Dog
  4. Love Me Tender
  5. There Goes My Everything
  6. Just Pretend
  7. I Just Can't Help Believin’
  8. Something
  9. Men With Broken Hearts
  10. Walk A Mile In My Shoes
  11. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
  12. Polk Salad Annie
  13. One Night
  14. Don’t Be Cruel
  15. Love Me
  16. Instrumental Vamp
  17. Heartbreak Hotel
  18. Introductions
  19. Bridge Over Troubled Water
  20. Suspicious Minds
  21. Can't Help Falling In Love

CD 5 August 12 – Dinner Show

  1. That's All Right *
  2. I Got A Woman *
  3. Hound Dog *
  4. Heartbreak Hotel *
  5. Love Me Tender *
  6. I've Lost You *
  7. I Just Can't Help Believin’ *
  8. Patch It Up
  9. Twenty Days And Twenty Nights
  10. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' *
  11. Polk Salad Annie *
  12. Introductions *
  13. Blue Suede Shoes *
  14. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
  15. Bridge Over Troubled Water
  16. Suspicious Minds *
  17. Can't Help Falling In Love *

CD 6: August 12 – Midnight Show

  1. That's All Right
  2. Medley: Mystery Train/Tiger Man
  3. Hound Dog
  4. Love Me Tender
  5. Just Pretend
  6. Walk A Mile In My Shoes
  7. There Goes My Everything
  8. Words
  9. Sweet Caroline
  10. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
  11. Polk Salad Annie
  12. Introductions
  13. Heartbreak Hotel
  14. One Night
  15. Blue Suede Shoes
  16. All Shook Up
  17. Medley: Little Sister/Get Back
  18. I Was The One
  19. Love Me
  20. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
  21. Bridge Over Troubled Water
  22. Suspicious Minds
  23. Can't Help Falling In Love

CD 7: August 13 – Dinner Show

  1. That's All Right
  2. I Got A Woman
  3. Hound Dog
  4. Love Me Tender
  5. Don't Cry Daddy
  6. In The Ghetto
  7. I Just Can't Help Believin’
  8. Stranger In The Crowd
  9. Make The World Go Away
  10. Sweet Caroline
  11. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
  12. Polk Salad Annie
  13. Introductions
  14. The Wonder Of You
  15. Heartbreak Hotel
  16. Blue Suede Shoes
  17. One Night
  18. All Shook Up
  19. Bridge Over Troubled Water
  20. Suspicious Minds
  21. Can’t Help Falling In Love

CD 8: The Rehearsals

  1. Alla En Al Rancho Grande
  2. Ghost Riders In The Sky
  3. Cotton Fields
  4. Froggy Went A-Courtin’
  5. Baby Let’s Play House
  6. I Was The One
  7. Money Honey
  8. Don’t
  9. (Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I
  10. Such A Night
  11. It’s Now Or Never
  12. What'd I Say
  13. Yesterday
  14. Medley: Little Sister/Get Back
  15. Don’t It Make You Wanna Go Home
  16. I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water
  17. Stranger In My Own Home Town
  18. Farther Along
  19. Santa Claus Is Back In Town
  20. Oh Happy Day

* Previously unreleased

DVD 1: 2001 Special Edition

  1. Mystery Train/Tiger Man
  2. In The Studio
  3. That’s All Right
  4. Little Sister/Get Back
  5. Horseplay
  6. Twenty Days And Twenty Nights
  7. Las Vegas
  8. Cattle Call; Chime Bells
  9. Words; You Can’t Say That
  10. Mary In The Morning
  11. Countdown To Showtime
  12. That’s All Right
  13. I Got A Woman
  14. Hound Dog
  15. Heartbreak Hotel
  16. Love Me Tender
  17. I Can’t Stop Loving You
  18. Just Pretend
  19. The Wonder Of You
  20. In The Ghetto
  21. Patch It Up
  22. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
  23. Polk Salad Annie
  24. One Night
  25. Don’t Be Cruel
  26. Blue Suede Shoes
  27. All Shook Up
  28. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
  29. Suspicious Minds
  30. Can’t Help Falling In Love

DVD 2

  1. Credits
  2. Good Morning, Hollywood Camera
  3. Bonafide Fans Of Elvis
  4. I Just Can’t Help Believin’
  5. Elvis’ Summer Festival
  6. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (rehearsal)
  7. A Romantic Wedding
  8. Opening Night Jitters
  9. That’s All Right
  10. I’ve Lost You
  11. Patch It Up
  12. When I First Started
  13. Love Me Tender
  14. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
  15. Sweet Caroline
  16. I Just Can’t Help Believin’
  17. Presley Fans In Vegas
  18. Elvis Impersonators
  19. Bridge Over Troubled Water
  20. Heartbreak Hotel
  21. One Night
  22. Blue Suede Shoes
  23. All Shook Up
  24. Polk Salad Annie
  25. Audience Mingling
  26. Suspicious Minds
  27. Can’t Help Falling In Love

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