“I Love You Because” was first recorded by Elvis in July of 1954 at Sun Studio. The session started on the 4th and ended early on the morning of the 5th in Memphis, Tenn., the same day he recorded “That’s All Right.” Producer Sam Phillips did not think “I Love You Because” was the right song for Elvis’ first single, so it eventually found its way to his first album released in 1956. Following its first studio recording, the song was never performed again by Elvis. Lisa Marie recorded her vocals to the song on August 8, 2012, at The Village in Santa Monica, CA, after consulting with producer T-Bone Burnett who presented her with the idea of “I Love You Because” as a special song for her fans.
The video for the track was a personal project for Lisa Marie, in which she introduces her four children as the continuation of her father’s legacy. She recorded the vocals on August 8, 2012, and made the video over the course of just four days in time to debut it August 16, 2012 at the 35th Anniversary Elvis Concert at the Fedex Forum in Memphis. Lisa Marie Presley’s four-year-old twin girls Finley and Harper, as well as her son Benjamin (19) and daughter Riley (23), are featured in never-before-seen family photos, along with Lisa Marie and Elvis.
The "Early Years" documentary DVD will be re-issued once more on October 24, 2012 in Europe.
Elvis - Walk A Mile In My Shoes
The book "Elvis - Walk A Mile In My Shoes" was released by the Dutch "Elvis For Everyone". It contains 300 unpublished pictures on 180 pages. Pictures from November 14, 1970, the March 01, 1970 Houston press-conference and more. The book comes with a CD including the recently found "I Forgot To Remember To Forget" (probably) sourced from eBay.
Tracklisting:
1. I Forgot To Remember To Forget – Louisiana Hayride live broadcast, Probably October 1, 1955 March 19 1955 (Saturday - 10.45pm) Grand Prize Jamboree, Eagles Hall, Houston, Texas: 2. Intro/Good Rockin' Tonight/Band Intros , 3. Intro/Baby Let's Play House , 4. Intro/Blue Moon Of Kentucky , 5. Intro/I Got A Woman , 6. Intro/That's All Right, 7. Rare Detroit radio promo 1956, 8. Hound Dog, 9. Brown Eyed Handsome Man 10. Elvis interviewed by Hannelore Krab from ‘Bayerischen Rundfunk’, Munich (Germany), June 18, 1959. Complete interview from mastertape source.
11. I Feel That I’ve Known You Forever (Movie Version) 12. Let Me Be The One – Home recording, Palm Springs, April 1974
13. Spanish Eyes – Home recording, Palm Springs, April 1974.
(Source: EPE / Elvis Info / Elvis Club Berlin)