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| March 15, 1971: RCA's Studio B, Nashville. With a three-album agenda before him, Elvis arrived on the first day of the sessions with a runny nose and aching eyes. Yet he was determined to go ahead, and his enthusiasm seemed inspired by an unlikely source: contemporary folk music. The spate of home taping he'd done during the soundtrack years reveals that Elvis had been tuned in to the folk boom since the mid-60's, and it was through the sweet harmonies of Peter, Paul and Mary that he was introduced to songwriters like Bob Dylan and Gordon Lightfoot. Elvis had been listening to Peter, Paul and Mary's interpretations of songs like "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Early Morning Rain,""(That's What You Get)For Lovin' me," among others. Eager to work with similar textures himself, Elvis picked up on a suggestion from Charlie Hodge and brought in a male-female quartet, the Nashville Edition, to help on the sessions. His first attempt at blending his voice with another's would come with Evan McColl's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," which he wanted to try as a duet. Except for a brief contributions from Ann-Margret in Viva Las Vegas and Nancy Sinatra in Speedway, Elvis had rarely shared the spotlight with female singers; now he tried the song in tandem with Ginger Holladay, one of his regular backup singers, but when it didn't come off the way Elvis wanted, Felton Jarvis shelved the backing track for a later solo overdub. Recorded March 15, 1971, released as a single, An American Trilogy/The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, 1972. (The Complete Recording Sessions by Ernst Jorgensen) & (The Elvis Encyclopedia by David E. Stanley) Another request from Linda, she asked for photo's of Elvis with Lisa Marie. So, you got it girl! |
| The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave To the dark and the empty skies my love To the dark and the empty skies The first time ever I kissed your mouth I felt the earth move in my hands Like a trembling heart of a captive bird That was there at my command my love That was there at my command Hoa hoa hoa oh oh oh oh oh oh Woh oh oh oh hoa hoa hoa Oh hoa hoa hoa hoa hoa hoa That was there at my command my love That was there at my command The first time ever I kissed your mouth I felt the earth move in my hands Like a trembling heart of a captive bird That was there at my command my love That was there at my command Hoa hoa hoa oh oh oh oh oh oh Woh oh oh oh hoa hoa hoa Oh hoa hoa hoa hoa hoa hoa That was there at my command my love That was there at my command Words & music: Ewan McColl |
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