Elvis - That's The Way It Is 2 CD FTD Special Edition - So, you already have the 3-disc That's The Way It Is: Special Edition from 2000, what do you need with this new 2-disc version? Yes, There is over 40 minutes of new material on this 2008 version of That's The Way It Is. Most of the performances not previously released on earlier editions of That's The Way It Is, A Hundred Years From Now, and The Nashville Marathon are incomplete rehearsals and blown takes, though. However, there are some real gems on this release, including the multiple 'Patch It Up' takes. Plus, this edition pulls everything together in one nice package. It has improved sound quality on a number of the previously released alternate tracks. However, the slight degrading of sound quality on most of the master recordings compared to previous releases is disturbing. This is most noticeable with headphones and probably won't otherwise affect you.
Despite the potential strikes against it, this 2008 re-issue turns out to be a must-have for serious fans of Elvis: That's The Way It Is. This is the definitive look at the outtakes of the That's The Way It Is portions of the June 1970 Nashville sessions. Just hang on to your previous copies of the album, too.
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Disc 1 The Album
1) I Just Can't Help Believin' (live)
(Cynthia Weil/Barry Mann)
2) Twenty Days And Twenty Nights
(Weisman/Westlake)
3) How The Web Was Woven
(C. Westlake/M. Most)
4) Patch It Up (live)
(E. Rabbitt/R. Bourke)
5) Mary In The Morning
(Cymbal/Rashkow)
6) You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
(Wickham/Napier-Bell/Donaggio/Pallovicine)
7) You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling (live)
(Cynthia Weil/Barry Mann)
8) I've Lost You (live)
(Howard/Blaikley)
9) Just Pretend
(D. Flett/G. Fletcher)
10) Stranger In The Crowd
(Winfield Scott)
11) The Next Step Is Love
(Evans/Parnes)
12) Bridge Over Troubled Water
(Paul Simon)
Bonus Tracks
13) Patch It Up (studio version)
(Eddie Rabbitt/Rory Bourke)
14) I've Lost You (studio version)
(Howard/Blaikley)
15) Twenty Days And Twenty Nights take 8
(Weisman/Westlake)
16) Bridge Over Troubled Water (live)
(Paul Simon)
17) Little Sister/Get Back (live)
(Pomus/Shuman)(Lennon/McCartney)
18) Something (live)
(George Harrison)
19) The Next Step Is Love - undubbed master
(Evans/Parnes)
20) Patch It Up take 1
(Eddie Rabbitt/Rory Bourke)
21) Bridge Over Troubled Water alternate mix
(Paul Simon)
Disc 2 The Sessions
1) Tiger Man (jam)
(Lewis/Burns)
2) Twenty Days And Twenty Nights rehearsal, takes 1,2,3
(Weisman/Westlake)
3) I've Lost You rehearsal, take 1
(Howard/Blaikley)
4) Bridge Over Troubled Water take 1
(Paul Simon)
5) You Don't Have To Say You Love Me rehearsal composite
(Wickham/Napier-Bell/Donaggio/Pallovicine)
6) The Next Step Is Love rehearsal, takes 2,3,6
(Evans/Parnes)
7) How The Web Was Woven rehearsal, take 1
(C. Westlake/M. Most)
8) Stranger In The Crowd rehearsal, takes 1,3,4,5
(Winfield Scott)
9) Stranger In The Crowd master take 9 rough mix
(Winfield Scott)
10) Mary In The Morning takes 1,2,3,4
(Cymbal/Rashkow)
11) Patch It Up takes 2-7
(E. Rabbitt/R. Bourke)
12) Patch It Up take 9 alternate master
(E. Rabbitt/R. Bourke)
13) You Don't Have To Say You Love Me takes 1,2
(Wickham/Napier-Bell/Donaggio/Pallovicine)
14) Just Pretend takes 1,2
(D. Flett/G. Fletcher)
15) The Next Step Is Love takes 7,8,9,10
(Evans/Parnes)
16) Bridge Over Troubled Water rehearsal, takes 2,5
(Paul Simon)
17) I've Lost You takes 4,5,6
(Howard/Blaikley)
18) Twenty Days And Twenty Nights takes 5,6
(Weisman/Westlake)
19) Twenty Days And Twenty Nights take 9 master rough mix
(Weisman/Westlake)
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