Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite
Edited 03-Feb-1973
Album, Recorded Live At Honolulu International Center (HIC), Honolulu, Hawaii
- Fever
- My Way
- Love Me
- Something
- It’s Over
- Hound Dog
- Burning Love
- See See Rider
- Johnny B. Good
- Blue Suede Shoes
- What Now My Love
- Suspicious Minds
- Steamroller Blues
- I’ll Remember You
- A Big Hunk O’ Love
- Welcome To My World
- An American Trilogy
- You Gave Me A Mountain
- I Can’t Stop Loving You
- Can’t Help Falling In Love
- I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
- Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
- Also Sprach Zarathustra (introduction; theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey)
Released in February 1973, “Aloha From Hawaii” is the disc containing the recording of the NBC special, live and via satellite, made at the International Convention Center Arena in Honolulu on January 14, 1973. It is the most important live disc of Elvis’ career, but not necessarily the best.
Elvis, looking fantastic (he had lost a lot of weight in a month and a half to make this special), puts on a show that is sober in terms of execution but quite static, and not as dynamic as months before at Madison Square Garden. The songs recorded were largely changed in relation to the concert in June 1972 to avoid duplications, but taking into account the historic opportunity that was presented, perhaps it would have been better to replace some songs with others from Elvis’ repertoire that had been hits for him recently.
In any case, we are at the height of his fame and popularity. The cover again does not reflect the reality or the aesthetics that this release deserved. The Special was a television success and the LP was no less.
“Aloha From Hawaii” reached number 1 on the Billboard charts. Not since Roustabout (1964) had an album of his topped the charts. Commercially, the LP quickly sold more than 500,000 copies, giving it another gold record. Currently, “Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite” is classified by the RIAA as 5 times platinum.
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