Way Down in the Jungle Room explained

Way Down in the Jungle Room
Type:compilation
Artist:Elvis Presley
Cover:Elvis Way Down in the Jungle Room.jpeg
Recorded:February 2–8, 1976 and October 28–30, 1976
Studio:
Producer:Elvis Presley (exec.), Felton Jarvis (associate), Ernst Mikael Jørgensen (compilation), Rob Santos (compilation)
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Prev Year:2016
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Way Down in the Jungle Room is a compilation album by American singer Elvis Presley. It was released on August 5, 2016 by RCA Records and Legacy Recordings. The album features master recordings and outtakes from two recording sessions on February 2–8, 1976 and October 28–30, 1976 in the Jungle Room, a recording studio set up by Elvis in the den of Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee.[1] [2] The first disc subtitled The Masters features material from these sessions that were later released on From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee (1976), and the subsequent final studio album, Moody Blue (1977). The second disc, The Outtakes, features outtakes and "in-the-studio dialog" newly mixed by Matt Ross-Spang at the Sam Phillips Recording Studio.[1]

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 3,665 units.[3] The album debuted at number 6 on the Top Country Albums and number 79 on the Billboard 200 with 7,000 equivalent album units.[4] The album has sold 14,000 copies as of September 2016.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RCA/Legacy Recordings Set to Release Elvis Presley's Way Down In The Jungle Room, A New 2CD Collection of Elvis' Final Studio Recordings, on Friday, August 5. Legacy Recordings. PR Newswire Association LLC.. August 21, 2016. June 16, 2016.
  2. Jordan. Runtagh. Inside Elvis Presley's Legendary Man-Cave Studio. Rolling Stone. August 21, 2016. August 8, 2016.
  3. Jones. Alan. Official Charts Analysis: Blossoms take top spot with eponymous debut. Music Week. 22 October 2016. 12 August 2016.
  4. Caulfield. Keith. Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'American Idol' Reaches New Low for Winner's Debut Album. Billboard. 22 October 2016. 18 August 2016.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20160928004910/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases . September 28, 2016 . Upcoming Releases . Hits Daily Double . HITS Digital Ventures .
  6. Web site: Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan. August 26, 2016. Click on "Veckans albumlista".