*(1973) RCA ''Are You Sincere'' (Take 3 Undubbed Master) Elvis Presley

Описание: ''Are You Sincere'' (CPA5-4775)
Recorded Sunday September 23, 1973 (1:15 AM - 3:15 AM)

''Are You Sincere'' is recorded in Palm Springs only few days before Elvis divorce and disillusion and a little bit of despair is noticeable, mainly in first one. Both are in very good sounding quality and undubbed.

Name (Or. No. of Instruments)
James Burton - Guitar
Charlie Hodge - Guitar
Donnie Sumner - Piano
Thomas Hensley - Upright Bass
Voice: consisting of Donnie Sumner, Tim Baty, and Sherrill ''Shaun'' Nielsen - Backup Vocals)

"Are You Sincere" is a song written by Wayne Walker, originally released in 1957. Andy Williams recorded the song, which Cadence Records issued as a single in 1958, with an orchestra conducted by Archie Bleyer. Since Williams' success, the song has been covered many times in pop and country styles. Notable covers include versions by: The Platters (1959), Eddy Arnold (1961), Gene McDaniels (1961), Marty Robbins (1961), Lenny Welch (1963), Trini Lopez (1965), Ray Anthony (1968), Bobby Vinton (1969), Brook Benton (1970), Jean Shepard (1973), Elvis Presley (1973), Mel Tillis (1979), Charley Pride (1986).

"Are You Sincere" reached number three on the Billboard Most Played by Disc Jockeys chart.

Elvis Presley recorded it on September 24, 1973, at his home in Palm Springs, California. It first appeared on the 1973 album ''Raised On Rock / For Ol' Times Sake'', and then saw release as a single after his death, reaching number 10 on the U.S. country chart It appeared on Disc 4 of Walk A Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters''.

Wayne Paul Walker (December 13, 1925 - January 2, 1979) was an American songwriter. Walker was born in Quapaw, Oklahoma. He wanted to become a country music performer but later found success as a songwriter in the 1950s and 1960s.

Walker began his music career, influenced by his association with Webb Pierce and Tillman Franks. His first hit, "I've Got A New Heartache'', was a country hit for Ray Price in 1956, later revived by Ricky Skaggs in 1986. His songwriting resulted in top 10 country singles in the 1950s and 1960s. "All The Time," written by him, topped the charts in 1967 in Jack Greene 's rendition, receiving Billboard's Country Song of the Year award. Some other country musicians who performed Walker's compositions include Kitty Wells and Ray Price. "Are You Sincere" broke beyond the country genre, reaching number 3 on the 1958 Billboard pop chart with Andy Williams and earning Walker a BMI Million Play award.

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