Elvis Presley - Stranger In The Crowd - From First Take to the Master

Recorded by Elvis in Nashville on 5 June 1970, and a real highlight of the “That’s The Way it Is” album, it is yet another example of the more mature material Elvis was tackling by this period.

As seems to be the norm with Elvis of this period, the vocal is well judged with Elvis making the most out of the catchy choruses, but not over using the power his new mature voice had.

Wearing the 'Red Ladder' suit, Elvis would sing 'Stranger In The Crowd' live for the first and last time at the 13 August 1970, dinner show for the MGM cameras. If you listen carefully you can hear the Latin-American arrangement coming through on the live version in the second half of the song, around the 3 minute mark.

As with all of these videos, to get the most out of the re-edited audio, I highly recommend you use ear /headphones and turn the volume up as much as you dare!