That's the Way It Is (Elvis Presley album)

Elvis: That's the Way It Is

Studio album / Soundtrack by Elvis Presley

Released

November 11, 1970

Recorded

June and August 1970

Genre

Country, pop, soft rock

Length

47:00

Elvis Presley chronology

Almost in Love
(1970)

That's the Way It Is
(1970)

Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old)
(1971)

Singles from That's the Way It Is

"I've Lost You"
Released: July 1970
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"
Released: October 6, 1970

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	C+^[2]
MusicHound	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]
Rough Guides	^[5]

Elvis: That's the Way It Is is the 40th album by 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 of the same name (although it is not generally considered a soundtrack album), and 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.^[7]

Releases

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 as well. The concert version of "I Just Can't Help Believin'" from this album would be released as a single in the United Kingdom in November 1971 and go to number six on their charts."Elvis Presley chart positions". Lenin Imports. 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 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.

On June 11, 2000, a three-disc Special Edition was released. It contained the full album remastered, along with added bonus studio tracks recorded around the same time. The set also includes the full August 12, 1970 midnight show from The International Hotel and rehearsals from late July and early August prior to the engagement. The bonus tracks included an additional concert track previously released on Walk A Mile In My Shoes: The Essential 70s Masters, five tracks that appeared on Presley studio LPs from the 1970s, and the single "Rags to Riches" from February 1971.

In 2008, the collectors' label Follow That Dream released a two-disc special edition of the album, with a 20-page booklet. This edition contains the full original album plus bonus tracks and outtakes.

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]

Personnel

Studio tracks

Elvis Presley – vocals, guitar
James Burton – lead guitar
Chip Young – rhythm guitar
David Briggs – piano, organ
Norbert Putnam – bass
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Charlie McCoy – organ, harmonica
Farrell Morris – percussion, vibes
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
The Imperials – backing vocals

Live tracks

Elvis Presley – vocals, guitar
James Burton – lead guitar
John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge – acoustic guitar, vocals, scarves
Glen Hardin – piano, Rhodes piano
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ronnie Tutt – drums
Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
The Stamps Quartet – backing vocals
The Imperials – backing vocals
The Joe Guercio Orchestra

Track listing

Original release

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"I Just Can't Help Believin'"	Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann	August 11, 1970	4:34
2.	"Twenty Days and Twenty Nights"	Ben Weisman and Clive Westlake	June 4, 1970	3:15
3.	"How the Web Was Woven"	David Most and Clive Westlake	June 5, 1970	3:25
4.	"Patch It Up"	Eddie Rabbitt and Rory Bourke	August 12, 1970	4:03
5.	"Mary in the Morning"	Johnny Cymbal and 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

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
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 and Ken Howard	August 11, 1970	3:43
3.	"Just Pretend"	Guy Fletcher and 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 and Paul Parnes	June 7, 1970	3:31
6.	"Bridge Over Troubled Water"	Paul Simon	June 5, 1970	4:29

2000 special edition

Disc one (Tracks 1-12 are from the original album)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
13.	"Love Letters"	Edward Heyman and 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 and 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 and Jerry Ross	September 22, 1970	1:54

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"That's All Right"	Arthur Crudup	August 12, 1970	2:32
2.	"Mystery Train" / "Tiger Man"	Herman Parker Jr., Sam Phillips / Lewis Burns, Al Lewis, Joe Hill Louis	August 12, 1970	3:42
3.	"Hound Dog"	Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	August 12, 1970	2:46
4.	"Love Me Tender"	Vera Matson and Elvis Presley	August 12, 1970	6:54
5.	"Just Pretend"	Guy Fletcher and Doug Flett	August 12, 1970	4:12
6.	"Walk a Mile in My Shoes"	Joe South	August 12, 1970	2:01
7.	"There Goes My Everything"	Dallas Frazier	August 12, 1970	4:10
8.	"Words"	Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb	August 12, 1970	2:36
9.	"Sweet Caroline"	Neil Diamond	August 12, 1970	2:55
10.	"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector	August 12, 1970	6:29
11.	"Polk Salad Annie"	Tony Joe White	August 12, 1970	5:48
12.	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Mae Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley	August 12, 1970	1:45
13.	"One Night"	Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman	August 12, 1970	1:45
14.	"Blue Suede Shoes"	Carl Perkins	August 12, 1970	1:31
15.	"All Shook Up"	Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley	August 12, 1970	2:00
16.	"Little Sister / Get Back"	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman / John Lennon, Paul McCartney / Elvis Presley	August 12, 1970	3:32
17.	"I Was The One"	Aaron Schroeder, Claude DeMetrius, Hal Blair, Bill Peppers	August 12, 1970	1:11
18.	"Love Me"	Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	August 12, 1970	2:03
19.	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?"	Lou Handman and Roy Turk	August 12, 1970	1:58
20.	"Bridge Over Troubled Water"	Paul Simon	August 12, 1970	4:28
21.	"Suspicious Minds"	Mark James	August 12, 1970	6:05
22.	"Can't Help Falling In Love"	George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore	August 12, 1970	2:08

Disc three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"I Got A Woman"	Ray Charles and Renald Richard	August 13, 1970	3:15
2.	"I Can't Stop Loving You"	Don Gibson	August 10, 1970	2:50
3.	"Twenty Days and Twenty Nights"	Scott Weisman and Clive Westlake	August 12, 1970	4:02
4.	"The Next Step Is Love"	Paul Evans and Paul Parnes	August 10, 1970	3:31
5.	"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"	Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini	August 10, 1970	2:33
6.	"Stranger in the Crowd"	Winfield Scott	August 13, 1970	3:59
7.	"Make the World Go Away"	Hank Cochran	August 13, 1970	3:50
8.	"Don't Cry Daddy"	Mac Davis	August 13, 1970	2:32
9.	"In the Ghetto"	Mac Davis	August 13, 1970	2:42
10.	"Peter Gunn Theme" (instrumental)	Henry Mancini	July 15, 1970	1:02
11.	"That's All Right"	Arthur Crudup	July 15, 1970	2:34
12.	"Cottonfields"	Huddie Ledbetter	July 15, 1970	1:23
13.	"Yesterday"	Lennon–McCartney	July 15, 1970	2:45
14.	"I Can't Stop Loving You"	Don Gibson	July 15, 1970	2:26
15.	"Such A Night"	Lincoln Chase	July 29, 1970	1:39
16.	"It's Now or Never"	Eduardo di Capua, Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold	July 29, 1970	2:16
17.	"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"	Bill Trader	July 29, 1970	2:45
18.	"Little Sister" / "Get Back"	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman / John Lennon, Paul McCartney / Elvis Presley	July 29, 1970	6:05
19.	"I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water"	Joe Babcock	July 24, 1970	4:23
20.	"Johnny B. Goode"	Chuck Berry	July 24, 1970	3:04
21.	"Mary in the Morning"	Johnny Cymbal and Michael Rashkow	July 24, 1970	4:06
22.	"The Wonder Of You"	Baker Knight	July 24, 1970	3:16
23.	"Santa Claus Is Back In Town"	Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	August 4, 1970	2:02
24.	"Farther Along"	(traditional - public domain)	August 4, 1970	1:20
25.	"Oh Happy Day"	(traditional - public domain)	August 7, 1970	1:50

2008 FTD 2 discs Special Edition

Disc one Tracks 1-12 are from the original album. The following are bonus tracks:
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Version	Length
13.	"Patch It Up"	and Rory Bourke	Studio Version	4:02
14.	"I've Lost You"	Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard	Studio Version	3:31
15.	"Twenty Days and Twenty Nights"	Scott Weisman and Clive Westlake	Take 8	3:17
16.	"Bridge Over Troubled Water"	Paul Simon	Live	4:14
17.	"Little Sister" / "Get Back"	Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman / John Lennon and Paul McCartney	Live	3:10
18.	"Something"	George Harrison	Live	3:37
19.	"The Next Step Is Love"	Paul Evans and Paul Parnes	Undubbed master	6:06
20.	"Patch It Up"	Eddie Rabbitt and Wade Jones	Take 1	5:17
21.	"Bridge Over Troubled Water"	Paul Simon	Alternate Mix	5:40

Disc two (outtakes)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Version	Length
1.	"Tiger Man"	Lewis Burns, Al Lewis, Joe Hill Louis	Jam	2:49
2.	"Twenty Days and Twenty Nights"	Scott Weisman and Clive Westlake	Take 1, 2, 3	4:33
3.	"I've Lost You"	Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard	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 and Paul Parnes	Take 2, 3, 6	5:11
7.	"How the Web Was Woven"	David Most and Clive Westlake	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 and 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 and Doug Flett	Take, 1, 2	4:46
15.	"The Next Step Is Love"	Paul Evans and 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"	Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard	Take 4, 5, 6	5:22
18.	"Twenty Days and Twenty Nights"	Scott Weisman and Clive Westlake	Take 5, 6	2:18
19.	"Twenty Days and Twenty Nights"	Scott Weisman and Clive Westlake	Take 9 Master - Rough Mix	3:35

2012 LP Special Edition

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Version	Length
1.	"I Just Can't Help Believin'"	Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann	MGM rehearsal	6:08
2.	"Twenty Days and Twenty Nights"	Scott Weisman and Clive Westlake	Take 8	3:16
3.	"Patch It Up"	Eddie Rabbitt and Rory Bourke	Live	3:49
4.	"Mary in the Morning"	Johnny Cymbal and 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

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Version	Length
1.	"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector	Stage rehearsal	4:18
2.	"I've Lost You"	Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard	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 and Paul Parnes	Live	3:27
5.	"Bridge Over Troubled Water"	Paul Simon	Live	4:13

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Version	Length
1.	"Just Pretend"	Guy Fletcher and Doug Flett	Take 1, 2	4:46
2.	"How the Web Was Woven"	David Most and Clive Westlake	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

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Version	Length
1.	"Little Sister" / "Get Back"	Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman / John Lennon and 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 and Paul Parnes	Take 9, 10	4:55
5.	"I've Lost You"	Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard	Take 4, 6	4:55

Chart performance

Chart (2000 Special Edition)	Peak position
Netherlands Top 100 Albums^[10]	87

References

↑ That's the Way It Is at AllMusic
↑ Christgau, Robert. "Elvis Presley (Consumer Guide Reviews)". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 892. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
↑ "Elvis Presley: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
↑ Simpson, Paul (2004). The Rough Guide to Elvis. London: Rough Guides. pp. 144–45. ISBN 1-84353-417-7.
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↑ "Elvis The Wonder of You FTD CD | Shop the ShopElvis.com Official Store". Shopelvis.com. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
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↑ Dutch Charts - That's the Way It Is (Special Edition)

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Live albums	On Stage As Recorded at Madison Square Garden Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis Having Fun with Elvis on Stage Elvis in Concert An Afternoon in the Garden

Soundtrack albums	Loving You King Creole G.I. Blues Blue Hawaii Girls! Girls! Girls! It Happened at the World's Fair Fun in Acapulco Kissin' Cousins Roustabout Girl Happy Harum Scarum Frankie and Johnny Paradise Hawaiian Style Spinout Double Trouble Clambake Speedway Elvis That's the Way It Is Viva Elvis

Compilation albums	Elvis' Golden Records 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3 Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4 Elvis Sings Flaming Star Let's Be Friends Almost in Love C'mon Everybody I Got Lucky Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 Elvis' 40 Greatest Pure Gold Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 2 The Sun Sessions Welcome to My World Mahalo from Elvis Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 3 Greatest Hits Volume 1 Elvis' Gold Records Volume 5 Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances Command Performances: The Essential 60s Masters II Elvis 56 Tiger Man Memories: The '68 Comeback Special Sunrise Suspicious Minds: The Memphis 1969 Anthology ELV1S 2nd to None Elvis at Sun Hitstory Elvis Inspirational Elvis Rock Elvis Christmas The Essential Elvis Presley Christmas Duets If I Can Dream Way Down in the Jungle Room The Wonder of You

Box sets	Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1 The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential '60s Masters Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters Live in Las Vegas Today, Tomorrow, and Forever Elvis the King The Complete '68 Comeback Special The Complete Elvis Presley Masters

Bootlegs	Elvis' Greatest Shit

Feature films	Love Me Tender Loving You Jailhouse Rock King Creole G.I. Blues Flaming Star Wild in the Country Blue Hawaii Follow That Dream Kid Galahad Girls! Girls! Girls! It Happened at the World's Fair Fun in Acapulco Kissin' Cousins Viva Las Vegas Roustabout Girl Happy Tickle Me Harum Scarum Frankie and Johnny Paradise, Hawaiian Style Spinout Easy Come, Easy Go Double Trouble Clambake Stay Away, Joe Speedway Live a Little, Love a Little Charro! The Trouble with Girls Change of Habit

Biographical films	Elvis (1979 film) Elvis Meets Nixon Elvis (2005 mini-series) Elvis & Nixon

Documentaries	The Pied Piper of Cleveland Elvis: That's the Way It Is Elvis on Tour This Is Elvis The New Gladiators

TV specials	The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: Welcome Home Elvis Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite Elvis in Concert

Stage shows based on Elvis	Cooking with Elvis All Shook Up Elvis. The Musical Elvis: The Concert Viva Elvis

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