That's the Way It Is | ||||
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Released | November 11, 1970 | |||
Recorded | June 5–7 & August 11–12, 1970 | |||
Venue | International Hotel (Las Vegas) | |||
Studio | RCA Studio B (Nashville) | |||
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Length | 47:00 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Felton Jarvis | |||
Elvis Presley chronology | ||||
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Singles from That's the Way It Is | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+ [1] |
MusicHound | 2.5/5 [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Rough Guides | [5] |
That's the Way It Is is the 12th studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records, LSP 4445, in November 1970. It consists of eight studio tracks recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville, and four live in-concert tracks recorded at The International Hotel in Las Vegas. It accompanied the theatrical release of the documentary film Elvis: That's the Way It Is , although it is not generally considered a soundtrack album. The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and at number eight on the country chart. [6] It was certified Gold on June 28, 1973, by the Recording Industry Association of America and up-graded to Platinum, for sales of a million copies on March 8, 2018. [7]
The original vinyl LP consisted of eight tracks recorded in the studio in Nashville at the marathon sessions in June 1970 that would also yield several singles and the Elvis Country album, and four tracks from his August 1970 engagement at The International Hotel in Las Vegas. The track "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" had been released as the advance single on October 6; its b-side, "Patch It Up", appears in a live version here. "The Next Step Is Love" had previously been released as a B-side in July 1970, and its A-side "I've Lost You" appears in a live version here too. The concert version of "I Just Can't Help Believin'" from this album was released as a single in the United Kingdom in November 1971, reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart. Its b-side "How the Web Was Woven" was also taken from this album. A rehearsal version of the latter song was featured in the 1970 documentary Elvis: That's the Way It Is.
In 2009, the Follow That Dream label released The Wonder of You which contains the full concert from August 13, 1970. Some concert footage from that date was used in the documentary. [8]
On July 6, 2012, Follow That Dream released a two-disc LP special edition of the album. This edition offers highlights from the 2-CD Follow That Dream release. It contains 21 tracks and features different takes of the songs. [9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "I Just Can't Help Believin" | Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann | August 11, 1970 | 4:34 |
2. | "Twenty Days and Twenty Nights" | Ben Weisman, Clive Westlake | June 4, 1970 | 3:15 |
3. | "How the Web Was Woven" | Clive Westlake, David Most | June 5, 1970 | 3:25 |
4. | "Patch It Up" | Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke | August 12, 1970 | 4:03 |
5. | "Mary in the Morning" | Johnny Cymbal, Michael Rashkow | June 5, 1970 | 4:11 |
6. | "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" | Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini | June 6, 1970 | 2:30 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector | August 12, 1970 | 4:23 |
2. | "I've Lost You" | Alan Blaikley, Ken Howard | August 11, 1970 | 3:43 |
3. | "Just Pretend" | Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett | June 6, 1970 | 4:02 |
4. | "Stranger in the Crowd" | Winfield Scott | June 5, 1970 | 3:47 |
5. | "The Next Step Is Love" | Paul Evans, Paul Parnes | June 7, 1970 | 3:31 |
6. | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | June 5, 1970 | 4:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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13. | "Love Letters" | Edward Heyman, Victor Young | June 7, 1970 | 2:52 |
14. | "When I'm Over You" | Shirl Milete | June 7, 1970 | 2:26 |
15. | "Something" | George Harrison | August 11, 1970 | 3:40 |
16. | "I'll Never Know" | Ben Weisman, Sid Wayne, Fred Karger | June 5, 1970 | 2:24 |
17. | "Sylvia" | Geoff Stephens, Les Reed | June 8, 1970 | 3:17 |
18. | "Cindy, Cindy" | Dolores Fuller, Buddy Kaye, Scott Weisman | June 4, 1970 | 2:31 |
19. | "Rags to Riches" | Richard Adler, Jerry Ross | September 22, 1970 | 1:54 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Version | Length |
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13. | "Patch It Up" | Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke | Studio Version | 4:02 |
14. | "I've Lost You" | Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley | Studio Version | 3:31 |
15. | "Twenty Days and Twenty Nights" | Scott Weisman, Clive Westlake | Take 8 | 3:17 |
16. | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | Live | 4:14 |
17. | "Little Sister" / "Get Back" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman / John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Live | 3:10 |
18. | "Something" | George Harrison | Live | 3:37 |
19. | "The Next Step Is Love" | Paul Evans, Paul Parnes | Undubbed master | 6:06 |
20. | "Patch It Up" | Eddie Rabbitt, Wade Jones | Take 1 | 5:17 |
21. | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | Alternate Mix | 5:40 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Version | Length |
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1. | "Tiger Man" | Lewis Burns, Al Lewis, Joe Hill Louis | Jam | 2:49 |
2. | "Twenty Days and Twenty Nights" | Scott Weisman, Clive Westlake | Take 1, 2, 3 | 4:33 |
3. | "I've Lost You" | Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley | Take 1 | 5:25 |
4. | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | Take 1 | 5:01 |
5. | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini | Rehearsal Composite | 2:44 |
6. | "The Next Step Is Love" | Paul Evans, Paul Parnes | Take 2, 3, 6 | 5:11 |
7. | "How the Web Was Woven" | Clive Westlake, David Most | Take 1 | 4:55 |
8. | "Stranger in the Crowd" | Winfield Scott | Take 1, 3, 4, 5 | 4:52 |
9. | "Stranger in the Crowd" | Winfield Scott | Master Take 9 - Rough Mix | 4:33 |
10. | "Mary in the Morning" | Johnny Cymbal, Michael Rashkow | Take 1, 2, 3, 4 | 7:45 |
11. | "Patch It Up" | Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke | Take 2, 7 | 5:17 |
12. | "Patch It Up" | Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke | Take 9 - Alternate master | 3:16 |
13. | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini | Take 1, 2 | 3:12 |
14. | "Just Pretend" | Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett | Take 1, 2 | 4:46 |
15. | "The Next Step Is Love" | Paul Evans, Paul Parnes | Take 7, 8, 9, 10 | 6:06 |
16. | "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" | Paul Simon | Take 2, 5 | 5:40 |
17. | "I've Lost You" | Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley | Take 4, 5, 6 | 5:22 |
18. | "Twenty Days and Twenty Nights" | Scott Weisman, Clive Westlake | Take 5, 6 | 2:18 |
19. | "Twenty Days and Twenty Nights" | Scott Weisman, Clive Westlake | Take 9 (Master) - Rough Mix | 3:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Version | Length |
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1. | "I Just Can't Help Believin'" | Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann | MGM rehearsal | 6:08 |
2. | "Twenty Days and Twenty Nights" | Scott Weisman, Clive Westlake | Take 8 | 3:16 |
3. | "Patch It Up" | Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke | Live | 3:49 |
4. | "Mary in the Morning" | Johnny Cymbal, Michael Rashkow | Take 4 | 4:16 |
5. | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini | Take1,2 | 3:12 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Version | Length |
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1. | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector | Stage rehearsal | 4:18 |
2. | "I've Lost You" | Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley | Live | 3:16 |
3. | "Stranger in the Crowd" | Winfield Scott | Master take 9, rough mix | 4:31 |
4. | "The Next Step Is Love" | Paul Evans, Paul Parnes | Live | 3:27 |
5. | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | Live | 4:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Version | Length |
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1. | "Just Pretend" | Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett | Take 1, 2 | 4:46 |
2. | "How the Web Was Woven" | Clive Westlake, David Most | Master | 3:25 |
3. | "Patch It Up" | Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke | Alternate master take 9 | 3:14 |
4. | "Sweet Caroline" | Neil Diamond | Live | 2:43 |
5. | "Make The World Go Away" | Hank Cochran | Live | 3:21 |
6. | "The Wonder Of You" | Baker Knight | Live | 2:39 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Version | Length |
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1. | "Little Sister" / "Get Back" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman / John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Live | 3:09 |
2. | "Something" | George Harrison | Live | 3:36 |
3. | "Patch It Up" | Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke | Take 1 | 2:42 |
4. | "The Next Step Is Love" | Paul Evans, Paul Parnes | Take 9, 10 | 4:55 |
5. | "I've Lost You" | Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley | Take 4, 6 | 4:55 |
Sourced from Keith Flynn. [10] [11] [12] [13]
Studio tracks
Live tracks
Chart (2000 Special Edition) | Peak position |
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Netherlands Top 100 Albums [14] | 87 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [15] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [16] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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