Overdub Session for RCA, February 22?, 1969

	Studio :	American Sound, Memphis, Tennessee
	Producer :	Chips Moman, Felton Jarvis
	Engineer :	Al Pachucki

Don't Cry Daddy (harmony v.o.)

XPA5 1149

January 22-February 28?

	Take NA	(M)	2:55	Harmony v.o. by Elvis after basic vocal overdub		Draft mix tape°(track 20)
	Overdubs	(M)		Brass overdubs on March 19		March 19 (UN)
	Overdubs	M	2:47	String overdubs on March 21		March 21 (2nd to None°°-clipped/Suspicious Minds°°/Rare Elvis°°)

Mama Liked the Roses (harmony v.o.)

XPA5 1152

January 22-February 28?

	Take NA	(M)	2:48	Harmony v.o by Elvis after basic vocal overdub		Draft mix tape°(track 17)/American Rej.°(intro cut, 1.5% fast)/Tiger M. 1°
	Overdubs	(M)		Brass overdubs and re-recording of 'bell intro'		March 18 (UN)
	Overdubs	(M)	2:36+	String overdubs on March 19		March 19 (Memphis Memories°°)
	Overdubs	M	2:48	Female backup vocal overdub on March 31, 1970		March 31, 1970 (Suspicious Minds°°)

Suspicious Minds (harmony v.o.)

XPA5 1227

February 22? (Sat.): 21:00 - 00:00+?

	Take NA	(M)	3:24	Harmony v.o. probably after backup vocals		Draft Mix tape°(track 8)/EdgeR°/E1 SE/DVDA(incl. talk on harmony tr.)
	Overdubs	(M)	3:22	Strings overdubbed on March 18		March 18 (Memphis Record°°/Elvis Rocks and the Girls Roll°°)
	Overdubs?			Possibly basic brass on March 18		if so: March 18 (Memphis Record°°/Kid Galahad 3°°)
	Overdubs	M	4:31	Brass overdubbed on August 7 (extended)		August 7 (Heart & Soul DSD°°)

True Love Travels on a Gravel Road (harm. v.o.)

XPA5 1265

February 22? (Sat.): 21:00 - 00:00+?

	Take NA	(M)	2:30+	Elvis harmony vocal overdub of Feb. 17 master		Elvis Rocks & the Girls Roll°(acetate)
	Overdubs	M	2:41	String and backup vocal overdubs on March 25		March 25 (From Elvis in Memphis°°)

Power of My Love (harmony v.o.)

XPA5 1268

February 22? (Sat.): 21:00 - 00:00+?

	Take NA	(M)	1:16+	Harmony v.o. of February 18 master		Memphis Memories°(incomplete, acetate source, ~5.9% too fast)
	Overdubs	(M)		Brass overdubs on March 19		March 19 (UN)
	Overdubs	M	2:40	Backup vocal overdubs on March 25		March 25 (From Elvis in Memphis°°)

Do You Know Who I Am? (harmony v.o.)

XPA5 1270

February 22? (Sat.): 21:00 - 00:00+?

	Take NA	(M)	3:00	Harmony vocal overdub after vocal repair		Memphis Memories°(acetate source,~5.6% too fast)
	Overdubs	M	2:51	String and backup vocal overdubs on March 25		March 25 (Back in Memphis°°)

In the Ghetto (v.o.)

XPA5 1154

February 22?

	Take NA	(M)	2:50	Vocal replacement, probably after backup vocals		E1 SE/DVD-A(part only-isolated vocal replacement)
	Overdubs	(M)		String overdubs on March 18(noon)		UN
	Overdubs	M	2:47	Brass overdubs on March 18(night)		March 18 (From Elvis in Memphis°°/24 K Hits°°/E1°°)

 

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	Notes:
	Recording dates for harmony vocal overdubs by Elvis are unknown in general. It is interesting for instance that the basic recording of Suspicious Minds wasn't finished until early morning of January 23, that Elvis was supposed not to return to the studio until February and yet the draft mix tape that appears to have nothing recorded after January 24 features harmony vocal done by Elvis after the basic recording. The date for the vocal replacements of In the Ghetto is unknown. Vocal replacement of In the Ghetto possibly recorded after backup vocal overdubs is in contradiction with 'A Life in Music'. However the draft mix tape, probably dated close to February 28, has the unrepaired vocals together with overdubbed backup vocals. There is reason to believe the much better, repaired vocal would have been used for the rough mix if it had been recorded by the time of the draft mix tape. There is a small chance that both vocal takes co-existed on the master tape before the March overdubs, but the original live vocal take is removed from the master tape.