My fictious Elvis Folk Album: "Freight Trains"

Rider · Feb 1, 2005

This is the tracklisting and artwork of my fictious Elvis folk album that I mentioned in Bob Lovely's "Just The Hits" - Elvis ~ Disc #4 [1960 - 1969] thread. Elvis' version of Bob Dylan's Tomorrow Is A Long Time was mentioned there and that he got into folk music during the mid-60ies.

In fact Elvis started recording for a follow-up album to I'm 10,000 Years Old - Elvis Country when he recorded in Nashville in March/May 1971. Unfortunately this project was never completed. Since there wasn't enough material recorded at those sessions Freight Trains features two additional songs from Elvis' March 1972 sessions at RCA's Studio C in Hollywood, California.

Hope you like it.

The songs:

Side A:

01. Early Mornin' Rain (master [Elvis Now])
02. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (master [Walk A Mile In My Shoes boxset])
03. Until It's Time For You To Go (alt. take 5 [Today, Tomorrow & Forever boxset])
04. It's Still Here * (master, one verse edited by me [Walk A Mile In My Shoes boxset])
05. For The Good Times (master [Walk A Mile In My Shoes boxset])
06. (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me (master [Walk A Mile In My Shoes boxset])

Side B:

07. Don't Think Twice, It's Allright (4:00 minutes version [Walk A Mile In My Shoes boxset]))
08. I Will Be True * (master [Walk A Mile In My Shoes boxset])
09. Where Do I Go From Here (master [Walk A Mile In My Shoes boxset])
10. Help Me Make It Through The Night (alt. take 3, earlier fade out [Great Country Songs]
11. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen * (master [Walk A Mile In My Shoes boxset])
12. I'm Leavin' (master [Walk A Mile In My Shoes boxset])

Bonus tracks:

13. Goin' Home (master [Double Features: Kissin' Cousins / Clambake / Stay Away, Joe])
14. Tomorrow Is A Long Time (master [From Nashville To Memphis boxset])

[Hidden track: I Shall Be Released (rehearsal [Walk A Mile In My Shoes boxset])]

* undubbed version - Elvis Presley on piano

The artwork: