“An American Trilogy”: The Emotional Anthem That Defined Elvis Presley in 1972

Complete history of Elvis Presley’s An American Trilogy, recorded live on February 16, 1972 at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas and released as a single on April 3, 1972 (ref. 74-0672), featuring “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” —recorded in 1971 in Nashville— on the B-side.














