"A Day in the life"
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 1, 1968, (Friday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 2, 1968, (Saturday)
No information.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)
HOT 100:
"Hey Jude" by the Beatles.
"A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley. #77
EASY LISTENING (TOP 40):
"Those Were the Days" by Mary Hopkin.
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)
HOT C&W SIDES:
"Next in Line" by Conway Twitty.
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
HOT R&B SIDES:
"Say it Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" by James Brown.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
TOP LP's
"Cheap Thrills" by Big Brother & the Holding Company.
BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART (LP)
HOT C&W ALBUMS
"Harper Valley P.T.A." by Jeannie C. Riley.
BILLBOARD RHYTHM/BLUES CHART (LP)
HOT R&B ALBUMS
"Aretha Now" by Aretha Franklin.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 3, 1968, (Sunday)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 4, 1968, (Monday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 5, 1968, (Tuesday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
RCA issued the new Elvis single (RCA 47-9670). The A-side was "If I Can Dream" the closing tune for the upcoming TV Special, the B-side "Edge of Reality" taken from the movie "Live A Little, Love A Little." The front of the sleeve used a publicity photo from the movie.
Songs: "If I Can Dream"/"Edge of Reality"
RCA Victor (47-9670)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 6, 1968, (Wednesday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 7, 1968, (Thursday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 8, 1968, (Friday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 9, 1968, (Saturday)
No information.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)
HOT 100:
"Hey Jude" by the Beatles.
EASY LISTENING (TOP 40):
"Those Were the Days" by Mary Hopkin.
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)
HOT C&W SIDES:
"I Walk Alone" by Marty Robbins.
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
HOT R&B SIDES:
"Say it Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" by James Brown.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
TOP LP's
"Cheap Thrills" by Big Brother & the Holding Company.
BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART (LP)
HOT C&W ALBUMS
"Harper Valley P.T.A." by Jeannie C. Riley.
BILLBOARD RHYTHM/BLUES CHART (LP)
HOT R&B ALBUMS
"Aretha Now" by Aretha Franklin.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 10, 1968, (Sunday)
1174 Hillcrest Road, Beverly Hills, California.
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 11, 1968, (Monday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 12, 1968, (Tuesday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 13, 1968, (Wednesday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 14, 1968, (Thursday)
Elvis had a day off from filming and flew to Reno for the day.
Sometime in November, RCA released an album sponsored by the Singer corporation as part of their sponsorship deal with NBC for the TV Special. It mostly contained various movie tracks plus a live performance of "Tiger Man" from the special. The front cover used a publicity shot from the TV Special and the back cover promoted Elvis' gold records series and two gospel albums.
"Singer presents Elvis Singing Flaming Star and others" (PRS-279)
Songs:
Side 1: "Flaming Star", "Wonderful World", "Night Life", "All I Needed was the Rain", "Too Much Monkey Business"
Side 2: "Yellow Rose of Texas/The Eyes Of Texas", "She's a Machine", "Do the Vega", "Tiger Man"
RCA Victor (PRS-279)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 15, 1968, (Friday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 16, 1968, (Saturday)
No information.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)
HOT 100:
"Hey Jude" by the Beatles.
EASY LISTENING (TOP 40):
"Those Were the Days" by Mary Hopkin.
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)
HOT C&W SIDES:
"I Walk Alone" by Marty Robbins.
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
HOT R&B SIDES:
"Hey, Western Union Man" by Jerry Butler.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
TOP LP's
"The Jimi Hendrix Experience" by Jimi Hendrix.
BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART (LP)
HOT C&W ALBUMS
"Harper Valley P.T.A." by Jeannie C. Riley.
BILLBOARD RHYTHM/BLUES CHART (LP)
HOT R&B ALBUMS
"Aretha Now" by Aretha Franklin.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 17, 1968, (Sunday)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 18, 1968, (Monday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
1174 Hillcrest Road, Beverly Hills, California.
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 19, 1968, (Tuesday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 20, 1968, (Wednesday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 21, 1968, (Thursday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 22, 1968, (Friday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION: - (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Chautauqua"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Principal photography continued on "Chautauqua."
RCA released the soundtrack album to his upcoming NBC TV Special (LPM-4088). This album was available in mono only. It contained some live performances along with some staged sequences. The front cover was a live shot of Elvis performing "If I Can Dream" and the back cover had various shots from the show.
"Elvis" (LPM-4088)
Songs:
Side 1: "Trouble / Guitar Man", "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy / Baby What You Want Me to Do / Dialogue / Heartbreak Hotel / Hound Dog / All Shook Up / Can't Help Falling in Love / Jailhouse Rock / Love Me Tender"
Side 2: "Dialogue / Where Could I Go But to the Lord / Up Above My Head / Saved", "Dialogue / Blue Christmas / One Night", "Memories","Nothingville / Dialogue / Big Boss Man / Guitar Man / Little Egypt / Trouble / Guitar Man", "If I Can Dream"
RCA Victor (LPM-4088)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" November 23, 1968, (Saturday)
No information.