"A Day in the life"
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 1, 1975, (Saturday)
No information.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)
HOT 100:
"Best of My Love" by the Eagles.
"My Boy" by Elvis Presley. #23
EASY LISTENING (TOP 40):
"Poetry Man" by Phoebe Snow.
"My Boy" by Elvis Presley. #8
BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART (singles)
HOT COUNTRY SINGLES:
"It's Time to Pay the Fiddler" by Cal Smith.
"My Boy" by Elvis Presley. #34
BILLBOARD SOUL CHART (singles)
BEST SELLING SOUL SIDES:
"Shame, Shame, Shame" by Shirley (and Company).
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP's & TAPE)
TOP LP's
"Blood on the Tracks" by Bob Dylan.
"Promised Land" by Elvis Presley. #52
BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART (LP)
HOT COUNTRY LP'S
"Heart Like a Wheel" by Linda Ronstadt.
"Promised Land" by Elvis Presley. #2
BILLBOARD SOUL CHART (LP)
BEST SELLING SOUL LP'S
"Average White Band" by Average White Band.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 2, 1975, (Sunday)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 3, 1975, (Monday)
Elvis flew to California for the recording session which was originally planned for the fall and in preparation for his Vegas opening.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 4, 1975, (Tuesday)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 5, 1975, (Wednesday)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 6, 1975, (Thursday)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 7, 1975, (Friday)
No information.
Sometime in March, RCA issued an album titled "Pure Gold". (ANL1-0971). The material consisted of a mixed bag of songs that were recorded in various parts of Elvis' career over the last nineteen years. The front cover used a live shot from the "Aloha" special while the rear promoted albums from other RCA artists.
"Pure Gold"
Tracks:
Side 1: "Kentucky Rain", "Fever", "It's Impossible", "Jailhouse Rock", "Don't Be Cruel"
Side 2: "I Got A Woman", "All Shook Up", "Loving You", "In the Ghetto", "Love Me Tender"
RCA Victor (ANL1-0971)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 8, 1975, (Saturday)
No information.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)
HOT 100:
"Have You Ever Been Mellow" by Olivia Newton-John.
"My Boy" by Elvis Presley. #20
EASY LISTENING (TOP 40):
"Have You Ever Been Mellow" by Olivia Newton-John.
"My Boy" by Elvis Presley. #6
BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART (singles)
HOT COUNTRY SINGLES:
"Linda On My Mind" by Conway Twitty.
"My Boy" by Elvis Presley. #20
BILLBOARD SOUL CHART (singles)
BEST SELLING SOUL SIDES:
"Express" by B.T. Express.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP's & TAPE)
TOP LP's
"Blood on the Tracks" by Bob Dylan.
"Promised Land" by Elvis Presley. #48
BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART (LP)
HOT COUNTRY LP'S
"Promised Land" by Elvis Presley.
BILLBOARD SOUL CHART (LP)
BEST SELLING SOUL LP'S
"Average White Band" by Average White Band.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 9, 1975, (Sunday)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 10, 1975, (Monday)
RECORDING SESSION: - (RCA)
RCA Studio C, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. (9:00 pm - 12:00 am) (12:30 am - 3:30 am) (4:00 am - 7:00 am)
Producer(s): Felton Jarvis.
Engineer: Rick Ruggieri.
MUSICIANS: Vocals: Elvis Presley - Lead Guitar: James Burton - Rhythm Guitar: John Wilkinson - Bass Guitar: Duke Bardwell - Drums: Ronnie Tutt - Piano: Glen D. Hardin - Clavinet: David Briggs - Guitar & Vocals: Charlie Hodge.
Backup Vocals: Voice: Lead: Donnie Sumner - Tenor: Sean 'Sherrill' Nielsen - Vocals: Tim Baty - Bass Guitar: Tommy Hensley.
Accompanied by Sheila Ryan and Lisa Marie, Elvis arrived at RCA's Sunset Boulevard studios at 9.00 p.m. RCA was anxious to get enough product from this session.
Elvis decided to use his live band and the session lasted until the early hours.
Songs recorded: "Fairytale" (Undubbed M), "Green, Green Grass of Home" (Undubbed M), "I Can Help" (Undubbed M), "And I Love You So" (Undubbed M) (audio)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 11, 1975, (Tuesday)
RECORDING SESSION: - (RCA)
RCA Studio C, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. (9:00 pm - 12:00 am) (12:30 am - 3:30 am) (4:00 am - 7:00 am)
Producer(s): Felton Jarvis.
Engineer: Rick Ruggieri.
MUSICIANS: Vocals: Elvis Presley - Lead Guitar: James Burton - Rhythm Guitar: John Wilkinson - Bass Guitar: Duke Bardwell - Drums: Ronnie Tutt - Piano: Glen D. Hardin - Clavinet: David Briggs - Guitar & Vocals: Charlie Hodge.
Backup Vocals: Voice: Lead: Donnie Sumner - Tenor: Sean 'Sherrill' Nielsen - Vocals: Tim Baty - Bass Guitar: Tommy Hensley.
Elvis went into the RCA studio again, and worked just like the day before. He recorded four masters once again, including "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" (not to be confused with the 1958 song from "King Creole") and "Shake A Hand".
Songs recorded: "Susan When She Tried" (Undubbed M), "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" (Undubbed M), "Tiger Man" (Jam), "Woman Without Love" (Undubbed M), "Shake a Hand" (Undubbed M) (audio)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 12, 1975, (Wednesday)
RECORDING SESSION: - (RCA)
RCA Studio C, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. (9:00 pm - 12:00 am) (12:30 am - 3:30 am)
Producer(s): Felton Jarvis.
Engineer: Rick Ruggieri.
MUSICIANS: Vocals: Elvis Presley - Lead Guitar: James Burton - Rhythm Guitar: John Wilkinson - Bass Guitar: Duke Bardwell - Drums: Ronnie Tutt - Piano: Glen D. Hardin - Clavinet: David Briggs - Guitar & Vocals: Charlie Hodge.
Backup Vocals: Voice: Lead: Donnie Sumner - Tenor: Sean 'Sherrill' Nielsen - Vocals: Tim Baty - Bass Guitar: Tommy Hensley.
Elvis returned for the third and final day completing the sessions in the RCA studio with two more masters before he broke off at 3.30 am. The ten songs were barely enough for a new album and there was no new single among them.
Songs recorded: "Bringin' it Back" (Undubbed M), "Pieces of My Life" (Undubbed M) (audio)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 13, 1975, (Thursday)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 14, 1975, (Friday)
No information.
Felton Jarvis and Rick Ruggieri spent the next two days doing mix downs of all the songs recorded at Sunset and decided to replace all of the bass tracks laid down by Duke Bardwell.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 15, 1975, (Saturday)
Elvis traveled to Las Vegas by plane, while his belongings were delivered to the Las Vegas Hilton.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)
HOT 100:
"Black Water" by the Doobie Brothers.
"My Boy" by Elvis Presley. #20
EASY LISTENING (TOP 40):
"I've Been This Way Before" by Neil Diamond.
"My Boy" by Elvis Presley. #5
BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART (singles)
HOT COUNTRY SINGLES:
"Before the Next Teardrop Falls" by Freddy Fender.
"My Boy" by Elvis Presley. #16
BILLBOARD SOUL CHART (singles)
BEST SELLING SOUL SIDES:
"Supernatural thing (Part 1)" by Ben E. King.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP's & TAPE)
TOP LP's
"Have You Ever Been Mellow" by Olivia Newton-John.
"Promised Land" by Elvis Presley. #47
BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART (LP)
HOT COUNTRY LP'S
"Linda On My Mind" by Conway Twitty.
"Promised Land" by Elvis Presley. #3
BILLBOARD SOUL CHART (LP)
BEST SELLING SOUL LP'S
"Average White Band" by Average White Band.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" March 16, 1975, (Sunday)
REHEARSALS
The Main Showroom, The Las Vegas Hilton Hotel, 3000 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada.
MUSICIANS: Vocals: Elvis Presley - Lead Guitar: James Burton - Rhythm Guitar: John Wilkinson - Bass Guitar: Duke Bardwell -
Drums: Ronnie Tutt - Piano: Glen D. Hardin - Electric Piano & Clavinet: David Briggs - Guitar & Vocals: Charlie Hodge.
BACKUP VOCALS: The Sweet Inspirations: Soprano: Myrna Smith - First Tenor: Estelle Brown - Second Tenor: Sylvia Shemwell.
J.D. Sumner & the Stamps Quartet: Lead: Ed Enoch - Tenor: Bill Baize - Baritone: Ed Hill - Bass: J.D. Sumner.
Voice: Donnie Sumner - Sean 'Sherrill' Nielsen - Tim Baty - Tommy Hensley
Soprano: Kathy Westmoreland.
MUSICIAL CONDUCTOR: Joe Guercio.
ORCHESTRA: Joe Guercio Orchestra.
Elvis began three days of rehearsals to prepare for his latest Las Vegas engagement.
Songs rehearsed: "NA"
