RAISED ON ROCK
EDITED 30-SEP-1973. ALBUM, STAX STUDIOS MEMPHIS – ELVIS’ HOME PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
- I MISS YOU
- GIRL OF MINE
- RAISED ON ROCK
- SWEET ANGELINE
- ARE YOU SINCERE
- JUST A LITTLE BIT
- FOR OL’ TIMES SAKE
- THREE CORN PATCHES
- IF YOU DON’T COME BACK
- FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING
INFORMATION
“Raised On Rock” was released in October 1973. The recording sessions took place again in Memphis but this time at the legendary Stax studios in July 1973. Punctually and to finish the album two mini sessions were held at Elvis’s house in Palm Springs in September of that same year.
With a cover that despite being from a concert again, gives some sense to the title of the album, this LP is again inconsistent, with few good songs and others that are not up to the level of an artist like Elvis Presley.
Raised On Rock also marks the beginning of Elvis’s new contract with RCA. By mid-1973, RCA had already bought Elvis’s recording catalog but it continued to belong to RCA Records, under another contract, new obligations and new companies that would have the rights to his new songs.
Initially it seemed that all this would favor Elvis Presley in terms of being able to choose any song he wanted, and thus avoid past problems with the copyright of the songs. Unfortunately, it soon became clear that this would not be the case, since the demos provided for this recording session left a lot to be desired, not helping much to carry out a job that was already made difficult by Elvis’s lack of desire to record. As we have previously mentioned, the sessions were a little frustrating, not finishing the album and having to finish several songs at his home in Palm Springs.
Commercially the LP reached number 50 on the Billboard charts and sales did not exceed 200,000 copies.
Information provided by Club Elvis Spain http://www.clubelvis.org
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