Elvis Presley Classics Get Orchestration on 'If I Can Dream'.
08-08-15 | 08:55 AM
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Elvis Presley Classics Get Orchestration on 'If I Can Dream'.
Fourteen of Elvis Presley's greatest vocal performances will be paired with new orchestral accompaniment on an upcoming collection titled If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
On the LP, classic tracks like "Love Me Tender" and "Can't Help Falling In Love" will boast new arrangements courtesy of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, which recorded their performance at London's Abbey Road Studios. The album, the latest addition to the ongoing celebration of what would have been Presley's 80th birthday in 2015, arrives on October 30th.
If I Can Dream will also feature guests like Michael Bublé, who duets with Presley on "Fever," as well as guitarist Duane Eddy ("An American Trilogy" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water") and Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo ("It's Now or Never"). Don Reedman and Nick Patrick produced the album. If I Can Dream will be available on both CD and 2-LP.
“This would be a dream come true for Elvis,” Priscilla Presley said of If I Can Dream in a statement. “He would have loved to play with such a prestigious symphony orchestra. The music…the force that you feel with his voice and the orchestra is exactly what he would have done."
If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Track List
1. "Burning Love"
2. "It’s Now Or Never"
3. "Love Me Tender"
4. "Fever" (feat. Michael Bublé)
5. "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
6. "And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind"
7. "You've Lost That Loving Feeling"
8. "There's Always Me"
9. "Can't Help Falling In Love"
10. "In The Ghetto"
11. "How Great Thou Art"
12. "Steamroller Blues"
13. "An American Trilogy"
14. "If I Can Dream"
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...#ixzz3iEQ4lq8d
On the LP, classic tracks like "Love Me Tender" and "Can't Help Falling In Love" will boast new arrangements courtesy of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, which recorded their performance at London's Abbey Road Studios. The album, the latest addition to the ongoing celebration of what would have been Presley's 80th birthday in 2015, arrives on October 30th.
If I Can Dream will also feature guests like Michael Bublé, who duets with Presley on "Fever," as well as guitarist Duane Eddy ("An American Trilogy" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water") and Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo ("It's Now or Never"). Don Reedman and Nick Patrick produced the album. If I Can Dream will be available on both CD and 2-LP.
“This would be a dream come true for Elvis,” Priscilla Presley said of If I Can Dream in a statement. “He would have loved to play with such a prestigious symphony orchestra. The music…the force that you feel with his voice and the orchestra is exactly what he would have done."
If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Track List
1. "Burning Love"
2. "It’s Now Or Never"
3. "Love Me Tender"
4. "Fever" (feat. Michael Bublé)
5. "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
6. "And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind"
7. "You've Lost That Loving Feeling"
8. "There's Always Me"
9. "Can't Help Falling In Love"
10. "In The Ghetto"
11. "How Great Thou Art"
12. "Steamroller Blues"
13. "An American Trilogy"
14. "If I Can Dream"
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...#ixzz3iEQ4lq8d
08-09-15 | 06:31 AM
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Re: Elvis Presley Classics Get Orchestration on 'If I Can Dream'.
No Hound Dog = No sale
08-15-15 | 06:31 PM
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Re: Elvis Presley Classics Get Orchestration on 'If I Can Dream'.
Hound Dog isn't the sort of song that would much benefit from a full orchestral accompaniment.
Why Always On My Mind isn't included is more of a puzzlement.
Why Always On My Mind isn't included is more of a puzzlement.
08-16-15 | 10:00 AM
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Re: Elvis Presley Classics Get Orchestration on 'If I Can Dream'.
I'm looking forward to hearing this and would also like to see an Elvis Cd come out that is just a stripped down version of some of his songs with just his vocals and a acoustic guitar.
09-18-15 | 10:04 AM
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Re: Elvis Presley Classics Get Orchestration on 'If I Can Dream'.
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