rockinrebel
02-19-2005, 08:17 PM
The Concept
The 1971 album “I’m 10,000 Years Old – Elvis Country” is regarded as one of Elvis Presley’s best. The song “I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago”, which later appeared in its entirety on the “Elvis Now” album in 1972, was used to link the songs together and illustrate the album’s concept to the listener, whilst the album’s twelve tracks recorded between June and September of 1970 showcased Elvis in fine voice.
What is interesting about the original album is that despite its title, it isn’t strictly a country collection. There was folk music with the inclusion of Anne Murray’s hit “Snowbird”, out and out rock ‘n’ roll in the shape of the Jerry Lee Lewis hit “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”, whilst old country standards such as Bob Willis’ “Faded Love” were given Elvis’ own unique interpretation of ‘country rock’. Just as he had done back in the early days at Sun Studios, Elvis threw several music styles into the mix and made these songs his own.
As the 70’s progressed Elvis explored different musical genres, but country music remained a constant theme. Hence, this compilation of fourteen tracks recorded after the “Elvis Country” album at a number of sessions from 1971 to 1976. In keeping with the theme of the original album this is not strictly a country collection. Again there is folk with Elvis’ covers of Gordon Lightfoot’s “That’s What You Get For Loving Me”, “Early Morning Rain” and Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right”, and good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll with a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Promised Land”, whilst the inclusion of Jerry Chesnut penned “T-R-O-U-B-L-E” and Dennis Linde’s “For The Heart” bring the spotlight back on Elvis’ own versions of songs that have been country hits for other artists in recent years. It may not be strictly country, but it is “Elvis Country” and as any Elvis fan will tell you that ain’t no bad thing.
The 1971 album “I’m 10,000 Years Old – Elvis Country” is regarded as one of Elvis Presley’s best. The song “I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago”, which later appeared in its entirety on the “Elvis Now” album in 1972, was used to link the songs together and illustrate the album’s concept to the listener, whilst the album’s twelve tracks recorded between June and September of 1970 showcased Elvis in fine voice.
What is interesting about the original album is that despite its title, it isn’t strictly a country collection. There was folk music with the inclusion of Anne Murray’s hit “Snowbird”, out and out rock ‘n’ roll in the shape of the Jerry Lee Lewis hit “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”, whilst old country standards such as Bob Willis’ “Faded Love” were given Elvis’ own unique interpretation of ‘country rock’. Just as he had done back in the early days at Sun Studios, Elvis threw several music styles into the mix and made these songs his own.
As the 70’s progressed Elvis explored different musical genres, but country music remained a constant theme. Hence, this compilation of fourteen tracks recorded after the “Elvis Country” album at a number of sessions from 1971 to 1976. In keeping with the theme of the original album this is not strictly a country collection. Again there is folk with Elvis’ covers of Gordon Lightfoot’s “That’s What You Get For Loving Me”, “Early Morning Rain” and Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right”, and good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll with a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Promised Land”, whilst the inclusion of Jerry Chesnut penned “T-R-O-U-B-L-E” and Dennis Linde’s “For The Heart” bring the spotlight back on Elvis’ own versions of songs that have been country hits for other artists in recent years. It may not be strictly country, but it is “Elvis Country” and as any Elvis fan will tell you that ain’t no bad thing.