Elvis Presley Album That's The Way It Is

That's the Way It Is
That's the Way It Is
Studio album by Elvis Presley
Released	November 11, 1970
Recorded	June 5–7 & August 11–12, 1970
Venue	International Hotel (Las Vegas)
Studio	RCA Studio B (Nashville)
Genre	Country; pop; rock;
Length	47:00
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Felton Jarvis
Elvis Presley chronology
Singles from That's the Way It Is
	"I've Lost You" / "The Next Step Is Love"; Released: July 14, 1970; "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" / "Patch It Up"; Released: October 6, 1970; "I Just Can't Help Believin'"; Released: November 21, 1971;

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 Elvis: That's the Way It Is, although it is not generally considered a soundtrack album. The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and at number eight on the country chart. It was certified Gold on June 28, 1973, by the Recording Industry Association of America and up-graded to Platinum, for sales of a million copies on March 8, 2018.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	C+
MusicHound	2.5/5
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Rough Guides

Content

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 too. The concert version of "I Just Can't Help Believin'" from this album was released as a single in the United Kingdom in November 1971, reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart. 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.

Reissues

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.

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.

Track listing

Original release

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"I Just Can't Help Believin"	Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann	August 11, 1970	4:34
2.	"Twenty Days and Twenty Nights"	Ben Weisman, Clive Westlake	June 4, 1970	3:15
3.	"How the Web Was Woven"	Clive Westlake, David Most	June 5, 1970	3:25
4.	"Patch It Up"	Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke	August 12, 1970	4:03
5.	"Mary in the Morning"	Johnny Cymbal, 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, Ken Howard	August 11, 1970	3:43
3.	"Just Pretend"	Guy Fletcher, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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., / Joe Hill Louis, and Sam Phillips (as Sam Burns)	August 12, 1970	3:42
3.	"Hound Dog"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	August 12, 1970	2:46
4.	"Love Me Tender"	Vera Matson, Elvis Presley	August 12, 1970	6:54
5.	"Just Pretend"	Guy Fletcher, 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, 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, Hal Blair, Bill Peppers, Claude DeMetrius	August 12, 1970	1:11
18.	"Love Me"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	August 12, 1970	2:03
19.	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?"	Lou Handman, 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, 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, Clive Westlake	August 12, 1970	4:02
4.	"The Next Step Is Love"	Paul Evans, 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, 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, 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"	Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke	Studio Version	4:02
14.	"I've Lost You"	Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley	Studio Version	3:31
15.	"Twenty Days and Twenty Nights"	Scott Weisman, Clive Westlake	Take 8	3:17
16.	"Bridge Over Troubled Water"	Paul Simon	Live	4:14
17.	"Little Sister" / "Get Back"	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman / John Lennon, Paul McCartney	Live	3:10
18.	"Something"	George Harrison	Live	3:37
19.	"The Next Step Is Love"	Paul Evans, Paul Parnes	Undubbed master	6:06
20.	"Patch It Up"	Eddie Rabbitt, 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, Clive Westlake	Take 1, 2, 3	4:33
3.	"I've Lost You"	Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley	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, Paul Parnes	Take 2, 3, 6	5:11
7.	"How the Web Was Woven"	Clive Westlake, David Most	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, 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, Doug Flett	Take 1, 2	4:46
15.	"The Next Step Is Love"	Paul Evans, 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"	Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley	Take 4, 5, 6	5:22
18.	"Twenty Days and Twenty Nights"	Scott Weisman, Clive Westlake	Take 5, 6	2:18
19.	"Twenty Days and Twenty Nights"	Scott Weisman, 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, Barry Mann	MGM rehearsal	6:08
2.	"Twenty Days and Twenty Nights"	Scott Weisman, Clive Westlake	Take 8	3:16
3.	"Patch It Up"	Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke	Live	3:49
4.	"Mary in the Morning"	Johnny Cymbal, 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"	Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley	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, 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, Doug Flett	Take 1, 2	4:46
2.	"How the Web Was Woven"	Clive Westlake, David Most	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, Mort Shuman / John Lennon, 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, Paul Parnes	Take 9, 10	4:55
5.	"I've Lost You"	Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley	Take 4, 6	4:55

Personnel

Sourced from Keith Flynn.

Studio tracks

Elvis Presley – lead vocals, guitar, harmony vocals on “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
James Burton – lead guitar
Chip Young – rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge – harmony vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
David Briggs – piano, organ on "How the Web Was Woven"
Norbert Putnam – bass
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Charlie McCoy – organ, harmonica, marimba on "Just Pretend,” “Twenty Days and Twenty Nights,” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
Farrell Morris – percussion, vibes
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar on "How the Web Was Woven"
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
The Imperials – backing vocals

Live tracks

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

Charts

Chart (2000 Special Edition)	Peak position
Netherlands Top 100 Albums	87

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold	100,000^‡
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

That's the Way It Is at Discogs (list of releases)

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