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The wonder of you : Elvis with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Contributor(s): Material type: MusicMusicPublisher number: 88985362242 | RCA/LegacyPublisher: [New York] : RCA/Legacy, [2016]Description: 1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • performed music
Media type:
  • audio
Carrier type:
  • audio disc
Other title:
  • Elvis with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Contents:
A big hunk o' love (2:21) -- I've got a thing about you baby (2:34) -- Suspicious minds (3:44) -- Don't (3:09) -- I just can't help believin' (4:34) -- Just pretend (4:05) -- Love letters (2:54) -- Amazing grace (3:45) -- Starting today (3:10) -- Kentucky rain (4:03) -- Memories (3:14) -- Let it be me (3:25) -- Always on my mind (3:38) -- The wonder of you (2:31) -- bonus track. Just pretend (duet with Helene Fischer) (4:05).
Elvis Presley, vocals ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Steve Sidwell, Don Reedman, conductors.Summary: A pairing of old vocal recordings by Elvis Presley with new accompaniment by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult CD Adult CD Main Library CD POP/ROCK Presley, Elvis Available 33111008678118
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Wonder of You is a sequel in the truest sense: it delivers more of the same thing that made the 2015 album If I Can Dream into a surprise hit around the globe. The gimmick behind both of the albums is taking original Elvis Presley vocal performances and setting them to brand-new orchestral arrangements from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The Wonder of You isn't as splashy as its predecessor, lacking duets with Michael Bublé and Il Volo (the bonus track, "Just Pretend," does feature Helene Fischer), and it also doesn't contain quite as many rockers as If I Can Dream. All this means The Wonder of You is thoroughly middlebrow, largely consisting of ballads and soft pop tunes, all given pompous pops arrangements. Occasionally, the new versions aren't too far away from the originals -- usually, this would be for such '70s Vegas showstoppers as "I Just Can't Help Believin'" -- but there's still a disconnect between Presley's vocal performances and the cheerfully cheesy orchestrations, particularly on numbers like "Kentucky Rain" and "Suspicious Minds," recordings that benefited from the interaction of Elvis and the musicians in Chips Moman's American Sound Studio. To the creators of The Wonder of You, all that matters is the power of Presley's performance, which the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra accentuates. It, like If I Can Dream, is executed well -- the separation between the old tapes and new performance is seamless. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Title from disc.

Elvis Presley, vocals ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Steve Sidwell, Don Reedman, conductors.

Orchestra recorded at Abbey Road Studios 2, London.

Compact disc.

Program notes and full credits on container insert.

A big hunk o' love (2:21) -- I've got a thing about you baby (2:34) -- Suspicious minds (3:44) -- Don't (3:09) -- I just can't help believin' (4:34) -- Just pretend (4:05) -- Love letters (2:54) -- Amazing grace (3:45) -- Starting today (3:10) -- Kentucky rain (4:03) -- Memories (3:14) -- Let it be me (3:25) -- Always on my mind (3:38) -- The wonder of you (2:31) -- bonus track. Just pretend (duet with Helene Fischer) (4:05).

A pairing of old vocal recordings by Elvis Presley with new accompaniment by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

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