Promised Land (Elvis Presley album)

Promised Land
Studio album by Elvis Presley
Released	January 8, 1975 (1975-01-08)
Recorded	December 10–12, 15, 1973
Genre	Rock and roll, country rock
Length	28:17
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Felton Jarvis
Elvis Presley chronology
Elvis: As Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis (1974) Promised Land (1975) Today (1975)

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Promised Land is a 1975 album by Elvis Presley on RCA Records. It was recorded in December 1973 at Stax Records studios in Memphis and released on Presley's 40th birthday. The material was the second pick from the December 1973 session as the songs considered strongest had been issued on Good Times. The title track, a cover of a 1965 hit by Chuck Berry, was issued as a single and hit number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK top ten, the flip side "Its Midnight" reached 9 on the Country Charts. Another hit single from the album was "If You Talk in Your Sleep" reaching 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the US the album only reached number 47 on the Billboards Top LP's chart, but reached 1 in the Billboards Top Country Lp's chart. The album also reached 1 in the Country Cashbox albums chart. In the UK the album reached a 21 position.

In 2011, the FTD (Follow That Dream) collectors label released an expanded, 48-track version of the album including outtakes.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Promised Land"	Chuck Berry	2:57
2.	"There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)"	Troy Seals, Danny Rice	3:01
3.	"Help Me"	Larry Gatlin	2:27
4.	"Mr. Songman"	Donnie Summer	2:08
5.	"Love Song of the Year"	Chris Christian	3:33
6.	"It's Midnight"	Billy Edd Wheeler, Jerry Chesnut	3:21
7.	"Your Love's Been a Long Time Coming"	Rory Bourke	3:47
8.	"If You Talk in Your Sleep"	Red West, Johnny Christopher	2:35
9.	"Thinking About You"	Tim Baty	3:00
10.	"You Asked Me To"	Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver	2:52
Total length:			29:47

Personnel

• David Briggs - piano, organ
• James Burton - guitar
• Johnny Christopher - guitar
• Doug Bartenfeld - guitar
• Jeannie Green - backing vocals
• Per Erik Hallin - piano, organ
• Mary Holladay - backing vocals
• Susan Pilkington - backing vocals
• Elvis Presley - vocals, guitar
• Norbert Putnam - bass
• Ronnie Tutt - drums
• Voice (Donnie Sumner; Sherrill Nielsen; Tim Baty; Per Eric "Pete" Hallin) - backing vocals
• JD Sumner & The Stamps (Bill Baize; Ed Enoch; David Rowland) - backing vocals
• Kathy Westmoreland - backing vocals
• Per Eric "Pete" Hallin ("Promised Land") - clavinet
• Felton Jarvis - producer
• Mike Moran / Dick Baxter - engineers

External links

• Yahoo! Music page