Studio Sessions for RCA March 27-29, 1972: RCA's Studio C, Hollywood
"When I went into those recording sessions there was a lot of exuberance, a lot of energy. I thought that was one of the best things I had ever done, and we did some great tunes and there was a lot of hashing over the tunes to get them just exactly the right way. And, everybody was there. It was very professional and at the same time the energy level was high," said Emory Gordy.
Sitting in for Jerry Scheff, bass player Emory Gordy was playing with Elvis for the first time at Elvis's first session since he had stormed out of Nashville studio the year before. Everyone was hoping that moving to RCA's Hollywood studios, where he hadn't recorded since G.I. Blues in April of 1960, and recording with his touring band for the first time ever might be just the artistic and commercial shot in the arm he needed.
Elvis always pushed himself to excel whenever he was recording with new players, and despite the fact that he'd played countless live shows with them it was a whole different ball game working with his road band in the studio. Emory Gordy, the only newcomer, noted that Elvis's "intent and concentration" were all there; "he was in very good shape at that time," he remembers. Focusing in on each number carefully, they worked on no more than two or three songs each night, but each of the songs got everyone's full attention. "For The Good Times" was recorded in four takes. First released June 10, 1972-Madison Square Garden. LP's: Elvis as Recorded at Madison Square Garden, Welcome To My World. This version was taken from Walk A Mile In My Shoes, The Essential 70's Masters.
The Complete Recording Sessions by Ernst Jorgensen |
