Today (Elvis Presley album)
Elvis Presley's twenty-second studio album, released in 1975.
Elvis Presley's twenty-second studio album, Today, came out on May 7, 1975, through RCA Records. It showcases the country and pop style common to his 1970s work, plus the rock and roll track "T-R-O-U-B-L-E," which became the first single and reached the US Top 40. The second US single was "Bringing It Back." The record includes covers of songs by Perry Como, Tom Jones, the Pointer Sisters, Billy Swan, Faye Adams, the Statler Brothers, and Charlie Rich.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Elvis Presley
- Released
- May 7, 1975
- Recorded
- March 10–12, 1975
- Studio
- RCA (Hollywood)
- Genre
- Country, pop
- Length
- 34:15
- Label
- RCA Victor
- Producer
- Felton Jarvis
Facts from the source article.
Track listing
Side A
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-R-O-U-B-L-E | Jerry Chesnut | 3:03 |
| 2 | And I Love You So | Don McLean | 3:41 |
| 3 | Susan When She Tried | Don Reid | 2:20 |
| 4 | Woman Without Love | Jerry Chesnut | 3:37 |
| 5 | Shake a Hand | Joe Morris | 3:52 |
Side B
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pieces of My Life | Troy Seals | 4:07 |
| 2 | Fairytale | Bonnie Pointer, Anita Pointer | 2:47 |
| 3 | I Can Help | Billy Swan | 4:08 |
| 4 | Bringing It Back | Gregg Gordon | 3:04 |
| 5 | Green, Green Grass of Home | Curly Putman | 3:39 |
Disc 1
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-R-O-U-B-L-E | |
| 2 | And I Love You So | |
| 3 | Susan When She Tried | |
| 4 | Woman Without Love | |
| 5 | Shake A Hand | |
| 6 | Pieces of My Life | |
| 7 | Fairytale | |
| 8 | I Can Help | |
| 9 | Bringin’ It Back | |
| 10 | Green, Green Grass Of Home | |
| 11 | Tiger Man | |
| 12 | And I Love You So (take 2) | |
| 13 | Pieces Of My Life (take 1) | |
| 14 | Fairytale (takes 1,2) | |
| 15 | Bringin’ It Back (take 1) | |
| 16 | Green, Green Grass Of Home (take 1) | |
| 17 | Shake A Hand (take 1) | |
| 18 | Susan When She Tried (take 3) | |
| 19 | Pieces Of My Life (takes 2,3) | |
| 20 | And I Love You So (take 3) |
Track listing from the source article.
Content
In March 1975, Elvis Presley spent three days at RCA’s Studio C in Hollywood, Los Angeles, for what would become his final studio recording sessions. He was 40 years old at the time, and his girlfriend Sheila Ryan was with him. The same studio had been the site of his 1972 sessions that produced the gold singles "Burning Love" and "Separate Ways." A 2005 reissue of the album includes a moment from the first take of Don McLean’s "And I Love You So," where Presley can be heard saying, "step up here Sheila, let me sing to ya baby."
Both "And I Love You So" and "Fairytale" remained in his live concert setlists for the rest of his life, and he often described "Fairytale" onstage as the story of his own life. The song "Green, Green Grass of Home" was issued as a single in the United Kingdom, where it reached the Top 30, and it also received airplay in the United States. Presley admired Tom Jones’ version of that song so much that, while traveling, he would repeatedly ask his friends to phone local radio stations and request it.
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