2CD 50 Songs Love, Romantic Music, Musica D'Amore, Elvis presley, Billie Holiday, T... 2CD 50 Songs Country, Johnny Cash, Tex Ritter, Dolly Parton, Country Music. I'm not sure if this is because the sleeve has been in the box for ages and has had no air / other things pressed against it. Elvis Presley would have loved to have taken advantage of today’s meticulous recording standards. Many of the studio recordings had reverb already recorded on Elvis’s vocal track, so time was also spent on reducing that without in any way damaging the original sound. Reedman: We wanted songs that were more upbeat in feel and more instant, yet have them be surprising to the audience with a little more imagination and positivity in feel — all the while capturing all the different styles that Elvis had to give. Elvis and the RPO have recorded three huge-selling and critically acclaimed albums: If I Can Dream, The Wonder of You, and Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Me, I’m just as partial to the emotionality inherent in Elvis’s vocal on “Don’t” as Priscilla Presley is. The initial impetus to take on these projects was driven by a dream to hear this incredible voice with all the drama and emotion imbedded in those performances, exquisitely accompanied by a symphony orchestra. 'If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra' to be released October 30, 2015 is being promoted as "The remarkable new album features classic Elvis vocal performances with brand-new orchestral accompaniment, along with a duet with Michael Bublé, and appearances by Il … elvis and the royal philharmonic orchestra, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Jim Ellis. Maybe for something for the future. We will ship quickly, normally within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. The RPO has long been a band for hire and without endeavours such as these it would probably be a case of RPO RIP. The room allows you to hear the orchestral sound breathe. 'And the grass won't pay no mind' is new to me but what a great Neil Diamond song, really like it. Mettler: I understand your original If I Can Dream mantra was, “Listen to Elvis.” Did that still hold true the second time around? Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (also known as Christmas with Elvis) is a compilation album by American singer Elvis Presley (1935–77). Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2015. Bought as a Christmas present for my partner, she has had a chance to give it a listen, along with me. Patrick: This album presented some real challenges in terms of matching the quality of the original vocal recordings from the live performances and those of the studio recordings. ‘Elvis Christmas’ with the RPO is No.1 on the U.S. I reached out across The Pond to get Reedman and Patrick’s takes on the sonic differences between the two albums, how a certain mantra guided their respective hands and ears, and just what aspects of modern recording Elvis would have embraced. Poor old Elvis: exploited in life by Col Parker and in death by his ex-wife. This enabled us to create our own acoustic space for him to work with the orchestra and other new elements. Lisa Marie Presley has sold her manor house in East Sussex for ca. The new album is the follow-up to the global phenomenon If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, released in 2015. 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