Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

Not long after his discharge from the US Army, RCA executives and manager Colonel Tom Parker booked recording sessions for Elvis at RCA's studios in Nashville. All present were eager to see if Elvis could still produce the magic after two years in uniform, but thanks to a solid backing group and songs drafted in from his favourite writers, they needn't have worried. Whilst Elvis Is Back! peaked at #2 on the US charts, it returned him to the summit of the UK charts for the first time since King Creole some two years previously. Elvis was back, and how!