Promised Land (Elvis Presley album)

Promised Land
Studio album by
Elvis Presley
ReleasedJanuary 8, 1975 (1975-01-08)
RecordedDecember 10–15, 1973
StudioStax (Memphis)
GenreCountry
Length28:17
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerFelton Jarvis
Elvis Presley chronology
Having Fun with Elvis on Stage
(1974) 		Promised Land
(1975) 		Today
(1975)
Singles from Promised Land
  1. "If You Talk in Your Sleep"
    Released: May 10, 1974
  2. "Promised Land"
    Released: September 27, 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
MusicHound[3]
Rough Guides[4]

Promised Land is the twenty-first studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records on January 8, 1975. It was recorded in December 1973 at Stax Records studios in Memphis and released on Presley's 40th birthday in January, 1975. In the US the album reached number 47 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and number 1 in Billboard's Top Country LPs chart, as well as the Cashbox Country albums chart. In the UK the album reached #21.

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. pp. 892. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  4. ^ Simpson, Paul (2004). The Rough Guide to Elvis. London: Rough Guides. p. 150. ISBN 1-84353-417-7.