That's the Way It Is [Legacy Edition]

by Elvis Presley

Overview

Elvis' live albums from the early '70s contain a substantial store of quality material -- dinner-show horn charts, strings, grandstanding vocals, and all. This 1970 offering from Las Vegas proves to be one of his best (it's actually the soundtrack to Denis Sanders' documentary of Elvis' summer run at the International Hotel). Acting on his affinity for country-pop figures like Campbell and Mac Davis, Elvis especially shines on the slow to mid-tempo ballads "I Just Can't Help Believin'" and "Just Pretend" (both seamless blends of torch song glitz and contemporary rock elements). And to provide the requisite amount of sweat for those nightly towel giveaways, the King works out extra hard on showstoppers like "Patch It Up" and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me." Throughout the album, Presley sounds as commanding and powerful as he ever would and gets optimal backing by well oiled, Nashville-to-L.A. session luminaries like guitarist James Burton, bassist Jerry Scheff, and drummer Ronnie Tutt (Aretha Franklin's '60s backup singers, the Sweet Inspirations, deserve special mention as well). Also available as a deluxe three-disc set (including expanded concert highlights and rehearsal takes), That's the Way It Is is essential listening for Elvis fans, both die-hard and casual. [A Digital Legacy Edition was released in 2014.] ~ Stephen Cook

Product Details

Release Date:	08/05/2014
Label:	Legacy / Rca / Sony Legacy / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0888430777927
Rank:	43786

Tracks

Disc 1

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
13. I've Lost You [Single Version]
14. The Next Step Is Love [Single Version]
15. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me [Single Version]
16. Patch It Up [Single Version]
17. How the Web Was Woven [Take 1]
18. I've Lost You [Take 1]
19. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me [Take 2]
20. Patch It Up [Take 1]
21. Bridge Over Troubled Water [Take 1]

Disc 2

22. That's All Right
23. I Got a Woman
24. Hound Dog
25. Heartbreak Hotel
26. Love Me Tender [Edited for Release]
27. I've Lost You
28. I Just Can't Help Believin'
29. Patch It Up
30. Twenty Days and Twenty Nights
31. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
32. Polk Salad Annie
33. Introductions
34. Blue Suede Shoes
35. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
36. Bridge Over Troubled Water
37. Suspicious Minds
38. Can't Help Falling in Love with You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Presley   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Ginger Holladay   Vocals
The Sweet Inspirations   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Glen D. Hardin   Piano,Keyboards
Joe Guercio   Director
Jerry Carrigan   Drums,Percussion
James Burton   Guitar
Charlie McCoy   Organ,Harmonica
Charlie Hodge   Guitar,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Ronnie Tutt   Drums
David Briggs   Piano,Piano
John Wilkinson   Guitar
The Imperials   Vocals
The Imperials Quartet   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Farrell Morris   Percussion,Vibraphone
Chip Young   Guitar
Ron Tutt   Drums
Norbert Putnam   Bass
Mary Holladay   Vocals
The Nashville Edition   Vocals
Jerry Scheff   Bass
Millie Kirkham   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jeanie Greene   Vocals

Technical Credits

Guy Fletcher   Composer
Arthur Gunter   Composer
Donald Most   Composer
Dave Most   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Aaron Schroeder   Composer
Al Lewis   Composer
Buddy Kaye   Composer
Hank Williams   Composer
Dave Bartholomew   Composer
Mort Shuman   Composer
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup   Composer
Al Pachucki   Engineer,Original Engineering
Tommy Durden   Composer
George David Weiss   Composer
Hal Blair   Composer
Barry Gibb   Composer
Hank Snow   Composer
Glen D. Hardin   Arranger
Henry Mancini   Composer
Winfield Scott   Composer
Phil Spector   Composer
Tony Joe White   Composer
Richard Adler   Composer
Bill Trader   Composer
Eduardo DeCapua   Composer
Barry Mann   Composer
Carl Perkins   Composer
Eddie Rabbitt   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Edwin Hawkins   Composer
Florence Kaye   Composer
Vicki Wickham   Composer
Mae Boren Axton   Composer
Les Reed   Composer
Dick Heard   Composer
Lincoln Chase   Composer
Robin Gibb   Composer
Roger Semon   Reissue Coordinator,Reissue Coordination
Sam Phillips   Composer
Jacqueline Murphy   Art Coordinator
Cam Mullins   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Claude Demetrius   Composer
Fats Domino   Composer
Joe Balogh   Composer
Felton Jarvis   A&R,Producer,Liner Notes
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Clive Westlake   Composer
Ben Weisman   Composer
Doc Pomus   Composer
Ernst Mikael Jorgensen   Reissue Coordinator,Reissue Coordination
Joe South   Composer
Dolores Fuller   Composer
Lou Handman   Composer
Elvis Presley   Arranger,Composer
Fred Karger   Composer
Don Gibson   Composer
Mac Davis   Composer
Doug Flett   Composer
Wally Gold   Composer
Geoff Stephens   Composer
Dr. John   Composer
George Harrison   Composer
David Most   Composer
Vito Pallavicini   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Hugo Peretti   Composer
Sam Burns   Composer
Johnny Cymbal   Composer
Dick Baxter   Digital Engineer
Huddie Ledbetter   Composer
Mark James   Composer
Scott Weisman   Composer
Lewis Burns   Composer
David Briggs   Arranger,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Paul Parnes   Composer
George Weiss   Composer
Jorge del Moral   Composer
Anita Steiman   Composer
Lucien Ballard   Photography
Michael Rashkow   Composer
Emilio de Uranga   Composer
Scott "Mac" Davis   Composer
Sid Wayne   Composer
Simon Napier-Bell   Composer
Ray Charles   Composer
Bergen White   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Ken Howard   Composer
Baker Knight   Composer
Bill Peppers   Composer
Bob Miller   Composer
Pino Donaggio   Composer
Chick Crumpacker   Digital Producer
Joe Hill Louis   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Lead Belly   Composer
Percy Mayfield   Composer
Luigi Creatore   Composer
Napier   Composer
Vera Matson   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Rory Bourke   Composer
Rory Michael Bourke   Composer
Jesse Stone   Composer
Jimmie Rodgers   Composer
Roy Turk   Composer
Norbert Putnam   Arranger,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Renald Richard   Composer
Junior Parker   Composer
Michael Lendell   Composer
Stan Jones   Composer
Paul Evans   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Shirl Milete   Composer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Pearl King   Composer
Paul Simon   Composer
Silvano Ramos   Composer
Jerry Ross   Composer
Neil Diamond   Composer
Maurice Gibb   Composer
Joe Babcock   Composer
Public Domain   Composer
Otis Blackwell   Composer
Mike Reid   Composer
Alan Blaikley   Composer
Hank Cochran   Composer
Dallas Frazier   Composer
Victor Young   Composer