Elvis Presley - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (RCA Victor APL1-0283)

Elvis is the fifty-ninth album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released on July 16, 1973 by RCA Records (APL1-0283). The album was recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee on March 15, 1971, May 15, 16, 19 and 21, 1971, at Showroom, Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 16, 1972, and at RCA Studio C in Hollywood, California on March 27 and 28, 1972. The album peaked at #52 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, remaining 13 weeks on chart, #8 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, remaining 14 weeks on chart, #25 on the Cash Box Albums chart, remaining 13 weeks on chart, and #7 on the Cash Box Country Albums chart. "Elvis" initially sold over 200,000 copies in the US, and over 400,000 copies later. In the UK, the album peaked at #16 on the Guinness Albums chart, remaining 4 weeks on chart, #28 on the NME Albums chart, remaining 2 weeks on chart, and selling over 30,000 copies at time. In Australia, the album reached #24 on the Australian Albums chart, remaining 17 weeks on the chart, selling over 10,000 copies at time. In Canada, the album reached #76 on the Canadian Albums chart, selling over 30,000 copies at time. "Elvis" sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide at time. To differentiate it from his eponymous 1956 release, it is sometimes called "The Fool Album", after its first track which appears just below "Elvis"' name on the front cover. In the US, "Fool" was issued as the B-side of "Steamroller Blues" from the "Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite" album. In the UK, the sides were flipped and "Fool" was issued as the A-side. It reached Nº 15. Content: The album tracks "Fool" and "Where Do I Go From Here" were recorded in March 1972. "It's Impossible" is a live recording from the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas from February 1972, recorded during a successful fifty-seven show season. The remaining tracks were leftovers from the March and May 1971 recording sessions at RCA's Studio B in Nashville. Three songs feature Presley on piano: "It's Still Here", "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" and "I Will Be True". These three selections were all released together for a second time as part of the 1980 boxed set, "Elvis Aron Presley". The song "Fool" (single version) was also released in this collection. Four other songs in this album were also reissued in other albums: "It's Impossible" ("Pure Gold", 1975), "Padre" ("He Walks Beside Me", 1978), "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me" ("A Canadian Tribute", 1978) and "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" ("Our Memories Of Elvis, Volume 2", 1979). Follow That Dream CD reissue: After more than 20 years of being out-of-print on vinyl, RCA reissued this album in March 1994 on the CD format, and again in 2010 on the "Follow that Dream" collectors label. Personnel: Elvis Presley – lead vocals & piano; James Burton – lead guitar; The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals on "It's Impossible"; The Nashville Edition – backing vocals on "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me"; Joe Babcock – backing vocals; Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums; Jerry Carrigan – drums; Chip Young – rhythm guitar; Glen D. Hardin – piano, string arrangements; Dolores Edgin – backing vocals; Joe Esposito – guitar, percussion; Emory Gordy Jr. – bass on "Fool" and "Where Do I Go From Here?"; Charlie Hodge – rhythm guitar; Ginger Holladay – backing vocals; The Imperials Quartet – backing vocals; Millie Kirkham – backing vocals; June Page – backing vocals; Norbert Putnam – bass; Temple Riser – backing vocals; Jerry Scheff – bass on "It's Impossible"; J. D. Sumner – vocals; Ron Tutt – drums; Hurshel Wiginton – backing vocals; John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar on "Fool", "Where Do I Go From Here?" and "It's Impossible"; Mary Holliday – backing vocals; Kathy Westmoreland – backing vocals on "It's Impossible"; Charlie McCoy – harmonica; Joe Guercio – conductor on "It's Impossible"; David Briggs – piano. Note: "Don't Think Twice, It's Right" was recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee on May 16, 1971.