History Music / FromElvisInMemphis

* FaceOnTheCover: Elvis playing guitar.

* CountryMusic[=/=]{{Soul}}: The main backing group here, informally known as "The Memphis Boys", tended to a fusion of the two styles. String and horn overdubs tend to push individual songs toward one or the other.

* BirthDeathJuxtaposition:

* NewSoundAlbum: Elvis singing Memphis soul and country was certainly something the general public hadn't heard him do before. "Wearin' That Loved On Look" also featured an electric-bass lead, another novelty for Elvis. And "In The Ghetto" has the normally non-political musician actually addressing a socially conscious topic: poverty in city ghettos.

His 1968 comeback special had made Presley interested in his native city and the CountryMusic and {{Soul}} music that was made popular there. The album, cut with ace producer Chips Moman, shows Elvis in top form, enjoying himself by covering music he actually liked and even bringing him back to the top of the charts with "In the Ghetto". Apart from its commercial success, critical reception was also favorable and it's seen by many as his last classic album.

The album was listed at #190 in ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='=]s [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:''From Elvis In Memphis''.]]

# "Wearin' That Loved On Look" (2:46)
# "Only The Strong Survive" (2:46)

# "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'" (2:36)

* YourCheatingHeart:
--> ''[[WaxingLyrical Baby, you're wearing that loved-on look...]]''

* CoverAlbum: All tracks are covers.
** Most, but not all. These were recorded first by Elvis: "Wearin' That Loved On Look", "Power of My Love", and "In the Ghetto", which was written for Elvis by Mac Davis.

''From Elvis In Memphis'' is the twenty-ninth studio album by Music/ElvisPresley, released in 1969. It was released directly after the LiveAlbum ''Music/ElvisNBCTVSpecial'' from 1968 and also a return to making actual music that wasn't the CultSoundtrack to some movie.

His 1968 comeback special had made Presley interested in his native city and the CountryMusic and {{Soul}} music that was made popular there. The album, cut with ace producer Chips Moman, shows Elvis in top form, enjoying himself by covering music he actually liked and even bringing him back to the top of the charts with "In The Ghetto". Apart from its commercial success, critical reception was also favorable and it's seen by many as his last classic album.

# "I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)" (4:34)

# "Power Of My Love" (2:36)
# "Gentle On My Mind" (3:21)

# "True Love Travels On A Gravel Road" (2:38)

# "In The Ghetto" (2:45)

* {{Bookends}}: "In The Ghetto" starts and ends with a boy being born in the ghetto.

** Most, but not all. These were recorded first by Elvis: "Wearin' That Loved On Look", "Power of My Love", and "In The Ghetto", which was written for Elvis by Mac Davis.
* DoubleEntendre: "Power Of My Love", which has female backing singers groaning in a suggestive manner, not to mention the lyrics:

* LongTitle: "I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)".
* {{Melodrama}}: "Long Black Limousine". Elvis gradually gets more emotional as the song goes on until he's wailing in full-blown grief in the final verse, turning a standard CountryMusic {{Tearjerker}} into an intense experience.
* MoralityBallad: "In The Ghetto" shows that poverty in ghettos is a generational problem. People born poor will have children who grew up in poverty and raise other children in poverty.

* ThePowerOfLove: "The Power Of My Love" is literally about this subject.

* ProtestSong: "In The Ghetto" shows Elvis' compassion for inner-city youth, born in poverty.

* SelfTitledAlbum: "From Elvis In Memphis".
* ShootTheShaggyDog: "In The Ghetto", where a boy is born in poverty, lead to a life of crime and gets murdered. And while this happens "another little baby child is born in the ghetto", proving that this kind of situation will keep on occurring in the future if nothing is done about it.
* ShoutOut: Music/NickCaveAndTheBadSeeds covered "In The Ghetto" as their debut single in 1984.
* SpokenWordInMusic: "Only The Strong Survive" retains Jerry Butler's spoken intro.

* ViciousCycle: "In The Ghetto", where a poor boy is born in the ghetto, dies in a life of crime and misery near the end, and the final line mentions yet another child is brought into this world, implying that there is no change or escape possible.

His 1968 comeback special had made Presley interested in his native city and the CountryMusic and {{Soul}} music that was made popular there. The album, cut with ace producer Chips Moman, shows Elvis in top form, enjoying himself by covering music he actually liked and even bringing him back to the top of the charts with "In The Ghetto". Apart from its commercial success, critical reception was also favorable and it's seen as his last classic album.

''From Elvis In Memphis'' is the twenty-ninth studio album by Music/ElvisPresley, released in 1969. It was released directly after the LiveAlbum ''Music/ElvisNBCTVSpecial'' from 1968 and also a return to making actual music that wasn't the CultSoundtrack to some movie. His 1968 comeback special had made Presley interested in his native city Memphis and the CountryMusic and {{Soul}} music that was made popular by the town. The album shows Elvis in top form, enjoying himself by covering music he actually liked and even bringing him back to the top of the charts with "In The Ghetto". Apart from its commercial success, critical reception was also favorable and it's seen as his last classic album.

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[[caption-width-right:348:''From Elvis In Memphis''.]]

* CutSong: Elvis completed 35 songs during the sessions. Two of the finished takes, "Kentucky Rain" and "Suspicious Minds", ended up as non-LP singles and stand among his most famous songs. Others ended up on the later ''Back In Memphis'' album.
** CompilationRerelease: 1999's ''Suspicious Minds'' features every final cut and several alternate versions.

-->'''Music/ElvisPresley''', opening the album

'''''From Elvis In Memphis''''' is the twenty-ninth studio album by Music/ElvisPresley, released in 1969. It was released directly after the LiveAlbum ''Music/ElvisNBCTVSpecial'' from 1968 and also a return to making actual music that wasn't the CultSoundtrack to some movie. His 1968 comeback special had made Presley interested in his native city Memphis and the CountryMusic and {{Soul}} music that was made popular by the town. The album shows Elvis in top form, enjoying himself by covering music he actually liked and even bringing him back to the top of the charts with "In The Ghetto". Apart from its commercial success, critical reception was also favorable and it's seen as his last classic album.

'''''From Elvis In Memphis''''' is the twenty-ninth studio album by Music/ElvisPresley, released in 1969. It was released directly after the LiveAlbum ''Music/ElvisNBCTVSpecial'' from 1968 and also a return to making actual music that wasn't the CultSoundtrack to some movie. His 1968 comeback special had made Presley interested in his native city Memphis and the CountryMusic and {{Soul}} music that was made popular by the town. The album shows Elvis in top form, enjoying himself by covering music he actually liked and even bringing him back to the top of the charts with "In The Ghetto". Apart from its commercial success critical reception was also favourable and it's seen as his last classic album.

The album was listed at nr. #190 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]]

* NewSoundAlbum: Elvis singing Memphis soul and country was certainly something the general public hadn't heard him do before. "Wearin' That Loved On Look" also featured an electric-bass lead, another novelty for Elvis. And "In The Ghetto" has the normally non-political musician actually addresses a socially conscious topic: poverty in city ghettos.

* AlliterativeTitle: "'''L'''ong Black '''L'''imousine"
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: "Wearin' That Loved On Look"

** SongStyleShift: "I'm Movin' On" is particularly illustrative - it opens as a country shuffle before turning into a horn- and bass-driven soul number

* GenerationXerox: The vicious cycle of poverty implied at the end of "In The Ghetto."

'''''From Elvis In Memphis''''' is the twenty-ninth studio album by Music/ElvisPresley, released in 1969. It was released directly after the live ''Music/ElvisNBCTVSpecial'' from 1968 and, just like this album, a return to making actual music that wasn't the CultSoundtrack to some movie. His 1968 comeback special had made him interested in his native city Memphis and the CountryMusic and {{Soul}} music that was made popular by the town. The album shows Elvis in top form, enjoying himself by covering music he actually liked and even bringing him back to the top of the charts with "In The Ghetto". Apart from its commercial success critical reception was also favourable and it's seen as his last classic album.

-->"Baby, if you ever loved me
-->Then Bonnie and Clyde loved the law
-->Well, a bird can't fly and I don't like apple pie
-->And a tree won't grow in Arkansas!"

-->"There's just no stoppin the love I have for you!"

-->"I remember my first love affair...somehow or another the whole darn thing went wrong. My mama had some great advice, so I thought I'd put it into words of this song. I can still hear her sayin'..."
* ViciousCycle: "In The Ghetto"
* YourCheatingHeart: [[WaxingLyrical Baby, you're wearing that loved-on look...]]

* CountryMusic[=/]{{Soul}}: The main backing group here, informally known as "The Memphis Boys", tended to a fusion of the two styles. String and horn overdubs tend to push individual songs toward one or the other.

!! ''Tropin' in the ghetto''

* CountryMusic: Elvis returned to the music of his youth with this album.
* CoverAlbum: All tracks are covers.

* ShoutOut: Music/NickCaveAndTheBadSeeds covered "In The Ghetto" as their debut single in 1984.
* {{Soul}}: This album saw Elvis embracing Memphis soul.

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'''From Elvis in Memphis''' is a 1969 album by Music/ElvisPresley, released directly after ''Music/ElvisNBCTVSpecial'' (1968) and, just like this album, a return to making actual music that wasn't the CultSoundtrack to some movie. His 1968 comeback special had made him interested in his native city Memphis and the CountryMusic and {{Soul}} music that was made popular by the town. The album shows Elvis in top form, enjoying himself by covering music he actually liked and even bringing him back to the top of the charts with "In The Ghetto". Apart from its commercial success critical reception was also favorable and it's seen as his last classic album.

'''Tracklist'''

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* NewSoundAlbum: Elvis singing Memphis soul and country was certainly something the general public hadn't heard him do before. "Wearin' That Loved On Look" also featured an electric-bass lead, another novelty for Elvis. And "In The Ghetto" has the normally non-political musician actually adresses a socially concscious topic: poverty in city ghettos.

* ShootTheShaggyDog: "In The Ghetto", where a boy is born in poverty, lead to a life of crime and gets murdered. And while this happens "another little baby child is born in the ghetto", proving that this kind of situation will keep on occuring in the future if nothing is done about it.