With the 1970 album Elvis, That's the Way It Is/The Way It Was, Follow That Dream Records continues its program of reissuing classic Elvis albums that are no longer part of Sony BMG's mainstream RCA Elvis catalog. All these reissues include the content of the original release plus a great selection of bonus material from the sessions that produced the original albums.


DISC 1

ORIGINAL ELVIS, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS ALBUM

I Just Can’t Help Believin’ (live)
(Cynthia Weil/Barry Mann)

Twenty Days And Twenty Nights
(Weisman/Westlake)

How The Web Was Woven
(C. Westlake/M. Most)

Patch It Up (live)
(E. Rabbitt/R. Bourke)

Mary In The Morning
(Cymbal/Rashkow)

You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
(Wickham/Napier-Bell/Donaggio/Pallovicine)

You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling (live)
(Cynthia Weil/Barry Mann)

I’ve Lost You (live)
(Howard/Blaikley)

Just Pretend
(D. Flett/G. Fletcher)

Stranger In The Crowd
(Winfield Scott)

The Next Step Is Love
(Evans/Parnes)

Bridge Over Troubled Water
(Paul Simon)


BONUS TRACKS

Patch It Up (studio version)
(Eddie Rabbitt/Rory Bourke)
I’ve Lost You (studio version)
(Howard/Blaikley)

Twenty Days And Twenty Nights – take 8
(Weisman/Westlake)

Bridge Over Troubled Water (live)
(Paul Simon)

Little Sister/Get Back (live)
(Pomus/Shuman)(Lennon/McCartney)

Something (live)
(George Harrison)

The Next Step Is Love - undubbed master
(Evans/Parnes)

Patch It Up – take 1
(Eddie Rabbitt/Rory Bourke)

Bridge Over Troubled Water –alternate mix
(Paul Simon)


Disc 2

THE SESSIONS

Tiger Man (jam)
(Lewis/Burns)

Twenty Days And Twenty Nights – rehearsal, takes 1,2,3
(Weisman/Westlake)

I’ve Lost You – rehearsal, take 1
(Howard/Blaikley)

Bridge Over Troubled Water – take 1
(Paul Simon)

You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me – rehearsal composite
(Wickham/Napier-Bell/Donaggio/Pallovicine)

The Next Step Is Love – rehearsal, takes 2,3,6
(Evans/Parnes)
How The Web Was Woven – rehearsal, take 1
(C. Westlake/M. Most)

Stranger In The Crowd – rehearsal, takes 1,3,4,5
(Winfield Scott)

Stranger In The Crowd – master take 9 – rough mix
(Winfield Scott)

Mary In The Morning – takes 1,2,3,4
(Cymbal/Rashkow)

Patch It Up – takes 2-7
(E. Rabbitt/R. Bourke)

Patch It Up – take 9 – alternate master
(E. Rabbitt/R. Bourke)

You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me – takes 1,2
(Wickham/Napier-Bell/Donaggio/Pallovicine)

Just Pretend – takes 1,2
(D. Flett/G. Fletcher)

The Next Step Is Love – takes 7,8,9,10
(Evans/Parnes)

Bridge Over Troubled Water – rehearsal, takes 2,5
(Paul Simon)
I’ve Lost You – takes 4,5,6
(Howard/Blaikley)

Twenty Days And Twenty Nights – takes 5,6
(Weisman/Westlake)

Twenty Days And Twenty Nights – take 9 master – rough mix
(Weisman/Westlake)

Compilation produced and art directed by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen & Roger Semon
Mastered by Jean-Marc Juilland and Vic Anesini
Original A&R/Producer: Felton Jarvis
Original engineer: Al Pachucki
Recorded at RCA’s studio B in Nashville June 4-8, 1970, and live at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, August 11-13, 1970

Nashville musicians:
Guitar: James Burton, Chip Young, Elvis Presley; Bass: Norbert Putnam; Drums: Jerry Carrigan; Piano: David Briggs; Organ & Harmonica: Charlie McCoy
Overdubs: Guitar: James Burton; Organ: David Briggs; Percussion: Jerry Carrigan;
Percussion and Vibes: Farrell Morris; Steel Guitar: Weldon Myrick; Vocals: Mary Holladay, Mary (Jeannie) Green, Dolores Edgin, Ginger Holladay, Millie Kirkham, June Page, Joe Babcock, The Jordanaires, The Imperials.

Las Vegas musicians:
Guitar: James Burton, John Wilkinson, Elvis Presley; Bass: Jerry Scheff; Drums: Ronnie Tutt; Piano: Glen D. Hardin; Vocals: Millie Kirkham, The Sweet Inspirations, The Imperials. Joe Guercio and his Orchestra.