The Complete ’68 Comeback Special

~ Release by Elvis Presley (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Original Album

Tracks 1-15: First "Sit Down" Show
Tracks 16-26: First "Stand Up" Show

Tracks 1-16: Second "Sit Down" Show
Tracks 17-27: Second "Stand Up" Show

Tracks 1-10: First Rehearsal
Tracks 11-21: Second Rehearsal

Annotation last modified on 2008-10-02 21:30 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Original Album
#TitleRatingLength
1Trouble / Guitar Man
medley including a cover recording of:
Guitar Man (on 1968-06-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
publisher:
Sixteen Stars Music (BMI-affiliated) and The International Music Network
medley including a recording of:
Trouble (Elvis Presley) (on 1968-06-22)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Jerome Leiber Music, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Purple Starfish Music, Sony Songs and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3:29
2Lawdy, Miss Clawdy / Baby, What You Want Me to Do / Medley: Heartbreak Hotel / Hound Dog / All Shook Up / Can't Help Falling in Love / Jailhouse Rock / Love Me Tender
live medley including a recording of:
All Shook Up (from 1968-06-27 until 1968-06-28)
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Global (publisher) and Shalimar Music Corp.
live medley including a cover recording of:
Baby What You Want Me to Do (from 1968-06-27 until 1968-06-28)
lyricist:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (until 1952-08-07)
composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (until 1959-08-07)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Seeds of Reed Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
live medley including a recording of:
Can’t Help Falling in Love (from 1968-06-27 until 1968-06-28)
writer:
Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and George David Weiss
publisher:
ABG EPE Gladys Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Gladys Music, Gladys Music (Joachim Jean Aberbach), Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Gladys Music Inc., INTERSONG International Musikverlag G.m.b.H. (German publisher), Luigi Creatore Music (ASCAP) and The Manor Music Co. Ltd.
sub-publisher:
日音 (ended), フジパシフィックミュージック, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and 日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Plaisir d’amour (Romance du chevrier)
live medley including a recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel (from 1968-06-27 until 1968-06-28)
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Unichappell Music, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
live medley including a recording of:
Hound Dog (from 1968-06-27 until 1968-06-28)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:
Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
live medley including a recording of:
Jailhouse Rock (from 1968-06-27 until 1968-06-28)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, Fujipacific Music, Inc., Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Nichion Synch Division, Silver Seahorse Music LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
live medley including a cover recording of:
Lawdy Miss Clawdy (from 1968-06-27 until 1968-06-28)
lyricist and composer:
Lloyd Price (in 1952-03)
publisher:
ATV Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
live medley including a recording of:
Love Me Tender (from 1968-06-27 until 1968-06-28)
lyricist:
Ken Darby (in 1956)
additional writer:
Vera Matson (in 1956) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (in 1956)
composer:
George R. Poulton (in 1861)
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, R&H Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Williamson Music Company and Elvis Presley Music (from 1956 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and 日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Aura Lea
14:42
3Where Could I Go but to the Lord / Up Above My Head / Saved
medley including a cover recording of:
Saved (from 1968-06-20 until 1968-06-21)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
medley including a cover recording of:
Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air (Sister Rosetta Tharpe version) (from 1968-06-20 until 1968-06-21)
lyricist and composer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1947-11)
publisher:
Princess Music Publishing Corp
is based on:
Up Above My Head
medley including a cover recording of:
Where Could I Go but to the Lord (from 1968-06-20 until 1968-06-21)
lyricist and composer:
James B. Coats
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Stamps Baxter Music & Printing Co.
7:35
4Blue Christmas / One Night
medley including a cover recording of:
Blue Christmas (on 1968-06-27)
writer:
Bill Hayes (songwriter) and Jay Johnson (songwriter of "Blue Christmas")
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
medley including a cover recording of:
One Night (on 1968-06-27)
writer:
Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King and Anita Steiman
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Travis Music, Inc.
version of:
One Night (Of Sin)
5:34
5Memories
recording of:
Memories (on 1968-06-23)
writer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor) and Billy Strange
publisher:
Billy Strange Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Movieville Music and Songpainter Music
3:20
6Medley: Nothingville / Big Boss Man / Guitar Man / Little Egypt / Trouble / Guitar Man
medley including a cover recording of:
Big Boss Man (from 1968-06-20 until 1968-06-21)
writer:
Luther Dixon and Al Smith (US blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Mijac Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tristan Music Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック
medley including a cover recording of:
Guitar Man (from 1968-06-20 until 1968-06-21)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
publisher:
Sixteen Stars Music (BMI-affiliated) and The International Music Network
medley including a cover recording of:
If I Can Dream (from 1968-06-20 until 1968-06-21)
lyricist and composer:
Earl Brown (composer and arranger)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Gladys Music, Gladys Music (Joachim Jean Aberbach), Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Steve Peter Music (ASCAP), Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and 日音 Synch事業部
medley including a cover recording of:
Little Egypt (Ying Yang) (from 1968-06-20 until 1968-06-21)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Jerry Leiber Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
medley including a cover recording of:
Nothingville (from 1968-06-20 until 1968-06-21)
writer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor) and Billy Strange
medley including a recording of:
Trouble (Elvis Presley) (from 1968-06-20 until 1968-06-21)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Jerome Leiber Music, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Purple Starfish Music, Sony Songs and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
6:43
7If I Can Dream
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1968)
live recording of:
If I Can Dream (on 1968-06-23)
lyricist and composer:
Earl Brown (composer and arranger)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Gladys Music, Gladys Music (Joachim Jean Aberbach), Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Steve Peter Music (ASCAP), Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and 日音 Synch事業部
3:22
8It Hurts Me
recording of:
It Hurts Me
writer:
Joy Byers and Charles Daniels (tenor)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc.
2:32
9Let Yourself Go
cover recording of:
Let Yourself Go
lyricist and composer:
Joy Byers
2:37
10A Little Less Conversation
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1968-06-20 until 1968-06-24)
remixer:
Dennis Ferrante
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-06-20 until 1968-06-24)
remix of:
A Little Less Conversation by Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
cover recording of:
A Little Less Conversation (from 1968-06-20 until 1968-06-24)
writer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor) and Billy Strange
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Elvis Presley Music
1:46
11Memories (stereo mix)
recording of:
Memories
writer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor) and Billy Strange
publisher:
Billy Strange Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Movieville Music and Songpainter Music
3:08
12If I Can Dream (stereo mix)
live recording of:
If I Can Dream
lyricist and composer:
Earl Brown (composer and arranger)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Gladys Music, Gladys Music (Joachim Jean Aberbach), Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Steve Peter Music (ASCAP), Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and 日音 Synch事業部
3:09
▶ CD 2: First “Sit Down” Show
▶ CD 3: First “Stand Up” Show
▶ CD 4: Second “Sit Down” Show

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
distributed by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4631132 [info]
ASIN:US: B001AX60KU [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0001666788 [info]