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Interesting cd

David L. Banes | McEwen, Tennessee United States | 12/22/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"this cd is worth the price for "WE CAN MAKE THE MORNING",.This song has been overlooked big time.The rest of the cd is very good as well."

Elvis Now & then!

Mr. Bernard F. A. Roughton | Dorset, UK | 01/23/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

""Elvis Now" was originally released on vinyl in 1972 and the majority of the songs come from sessions held at RCA's Studio B in Nashville. However, just one song actually comes from the famous American Sound Studio Memphis sessions, held on January 21st 1969 and that is "Hey Jude"! The first two songs from Studio B come from a June 1970 session, with "I Was Born 10,000 Years Ago" getting it's first proper release here. It was previously used fading in & out between the tracks on "Elvis Country". From a session held in March 1971 Gordon Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain" was committed to wax, and it's a particularly delicate version, with good guitar work from Chip Young. A very long session, known as the "Nashville Marathon", from 15th to 21st June of the same year produced five more Studio B tracks, including the Hit Single "Until It's Time For You To Go/We Can Make The Morning". Interestingly this session also produced "The Miracle Of The Rosary", which has been rather mysteriously 'dropped' from several of his gospel albums. So get it here while you can! Another gospel song, the infectious "Put Your Hand In The Hand" is the final Studio B offering, from a session held on June 6th 1971. For those who may think Elvis only exists from 100 "Greatest Hits" compilations this album contains material you may well not have heard. For only $6.98 it's well worth expanding your Elvis horizons!"

Elvis Now, Always Elvis

JoseJavier | Humacao, PR USA | 04/07/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Elvis Now is a great selection of songs recorded by Elvis Presley between 1971 and 1972, except for "Hey Jude", a then previously unreleased cut taken from the legendary 1969 recording sessions in Memphis. This CD version of the original album includes powerful ballads like "We Can Make The Morning" as well as "Sylvia", a greatly underestimated song with beautiful transitions. Elvis' voice is in top shape. Also included is his rendition of "Early Morning Rain", originally from Gordon Lightfoot; the entire track of the country recording "I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago", originally included as excerpts at the beginning and ending of the songs in his previous album Elvis Country: I'm 10,000 years old; great versions of "Help Me Make It Through the Night" from Kris Kristofferson and Gene MacLellan's "Put Your Hand in the Hand" (a hit for the band Ocean in 1971); and his sweet version of "Until It's Time For You to Go", which by the way is the best known version of this song originally written and recorded by Buffy Sainte-Marie. Also included is an interest version of the 1940 song "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)", and the inspirational song "Miracle Of The Rosary".Elvis Now"