Elvis Presley Recording Sessions

May 18 1971

(+ means you need both ~ means same material °° means stereo or binaural ° means mono)
(SFS = Short False Start | FS = False Start | LFS or BD (Breakdown) = Long False Start | PB (Playback) or Complete = Complete Take)

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee

Producer: Felton Jarvis

Engineer: Al Pachucki

(6.00pm - 9.00pm / 10.00pm - 1.00am / 1.30am - 4.30am)

Musicians:		Backup Vocals:
Guitar:	James Burton	The Imperials: Jimmie Murray; Terry Blackwood; Greg Gordon; Joe
Guitar:	Chip Young	Moscheo
Guitar:	Charlie Hodge	Mary Holladay; Ginger Holladay; Millie Kirkham
Guitar:	Joe Esposito
Drums:	Kenneth Buttrey
Piano:	David Briggs
Bass:	Norbert Putnam
Percussion:	Jerry Carrigan
Organ:	Charlie McCoy
Piano:	Joe Moscheo

Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)				APA4 1276	May 18 1971
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4
Take 5	LFS	0:51		Elvis Now (FTD)°°
Take 6	Complete	2:53		Elvis Now (FTD)°°
Take 7
Take 8	LFS	2:46		Elvis Now (FTD)°°
Take 9	Complete	2:51		Elvis Now (FTD)°° (Count-In)~Today, Tomorrow & Forever 4°°
Take 10	Complete	3:07	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?"	Elvis Now (FTD)°°
Take 11	LFS	1:46		Elvis Now (FTD)°°
Take 12	FS	0:21		Elvis Now (FTD)°°
Take 13
Take 14	Complete	2:59		Elvis Now (FTD)°° (Count-In)~I Sing All Kinds (FTD)°°
Take 15
Take 16
Take 17
Take 18
Take 19
Take 20
Take 21
Take 22
Take 23
Take 24	(M)	2:54	(Unedited Master)	Unedited Masters - Nashville 1971 (Venus)°°~For The Good Times°°

Faded	M	2:40	(Master is without overdubs)	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 22 (Sony)°°~In The Mood (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 24)°°~Elvis Now (FTD)°°~(20 Bit)°°

He Touched Me				APA4 1277	May 18 1971
Take 1
Take 2	Complete	2:54	(Preceded by Rehearsal)	He Touched Me (FTD)°°~Platinum 4°° (2:36 - Complete only)
Take 3	LFS	3:33	(Followed by Rehearsal)	He Touched Me (FTD)°°
Take 4	M	2:36	(Master is without overdubs)	He Touched Me (FTD)°°~Complete Elvis Presley Masters 22 (Sony)°° ~Hymns From The Heart (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 34)°° ~I Believe - The GospelMasters 3°°~He Touched Me (24 Bit)°°~Complete Single Collection 7°°~Ultimate Gospel (DSD)°°~Peace In The Valley 2°° +For The Good Times°° (Acetate) (Different mix)

Johnny B Goode						May 18 1971
Jam		1:13+	(Ending only) "O Holy Night"	He Touched Me (FTD)°°~I Sing All Kinds (FTD)°°+Let It Roll°° (Different Mixes & extra dialogue)

I've Got Confidence				APA4 1278	May 18 1971
Take 1	Complete	3:09	"Give The World A Smile"	He Touched Me (FTD)°°~I Sing All Kinds (FTD)°° (Count-in)~A Leg. Performer Volume 5° (2:36)
Take 2	M	2:43	(Master is without overdubs)	He Touched Me (FTD)°°~Complete Elvis Presley Masters 22 (Sony)°° ~Gospel Jubilee (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 11)°° ~I Believe - The Gospel Masters 3°°~He Touched Me (24 Bit)°°+For The Good Times°° (Acetate) (Different mixes)
Take 3

An Evening Prayer				APA4 1279	May 18 1971
Take 1
Take 2	Complete	1:59		He Touched Me (FTD)°°
Take 3	Complete	2:54	(Preceded by Rehearsal)	He Touched Me (FTD)°°~Easter Special (FTD)°° (2:00 - Listed as Take 2)
Take 4
Take 5	Complete	2:06		He Touched Me (FTD)°° (Count-In)~I Sing All Kinds (FTD)°°
Take 6
Take 7	Complete	2:01		He Touched Me (FTD)°°
Take 8	Complete	2:16		He Touched Me (FTD)°°
Take 9
Take 10	M	1:53	(Master is without overdubs)	He Touched Me (FTD)°°~Complete Elvis Presley Masters 22 (Sony)°° ~Hymns From The Heart (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 34)°° ~I Believe - The Gospel Masters 3°°~He Touched Me (24 Bit)°° ~Inspirational (DSD)°°~Peace In The Valley 2°°+He Walks Beside Me°° (Remixed)+For The Good Times°° (Acetate) (Different mixes)

Elvis can be heard fooling around with O Holy Night after the ending of the Johnny B Goode jam, caught on tape between songs.

Take 2 of An Evening Prayer is listed on FTD's 'Easter Special' but it is Take 3 - It is also incorrectly listed as such in the "In And Outtakes" section of the booklet with the FTD Classic Album 'He Touched Me'.

In March of 2007, Sony decided to go through all of Elvis' masters. They retransferred everything and remastered all tracks including repairing as many clicks, pops, bad edits and dropouts as they could. They have used these newly mastered recordings on their new releases since 2007 including budget soundtracks, 'Legacy' releases, the 30 disc 'Complete Elvis Presley Masters' collection and the Franklin Mint package.



	Recording Information May 18 1971