An American Trilogy

"An American Trilogy"
Single by Elvis Presley
B-side	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
Released	April 4, 1972
Recorded	February 16, 1972
Venue	Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada
Genre	Popular, country, gospel
Length	4:34
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Mickey Newbury
Producer(s)	Felton Jarvis
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"He Touched Me" / "Bosom of Abraham" (1972) "An American Trilogy" / "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (1972) "Burning Love" / "It's a Matter of Time" (1972)

"An American Trilogy" is a 1972 song medley arranged by country composer Mickey Newbury and popularized by Elvis Presley, who included it as a showstopper in his concert routines. The medley uses three 19th-century songs:

• "Dixie" — a popular folk song about the southern United States.
• "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" — a marching hymn of the Union Army during the American Civil War;^[1] and
• "All My Trials" — a Bahamian lullaby related to African American spirituals and widely used by folk music revivalists