We all remember Elvis Presley's last No. 1 single, 1969's soulful and emotionally-driven 'Suspicious Minds.'
Now the track is has been reworked by producer Brendan O'Brien and the Cirque du Soleil franchise for the upcoming new album fittingly titled 'Viva ELVIS - The Album,' in stores Nov. 9.
While Grammy Award winning producer O'Brien mixed 'Suspicious Minds' and two other tracks on 'Viva ELVIS,' other tracks were mixed by Serban Ghenea, as well as Robert Meunier & Erich van Tourneau -- with van Tourneua helming the entire project.
With the help of assistant producer and assistant arranger Hugo Bombardier, van Tourneau spent over 3,000 hours reviewing Elvis' entire discography, as well as films, concert recordings, interviews and even home recordings to rework with Cirque du Soleil's raw material (17,000 samples of Elvis songs). The end result was a new sound that respects Elvis' ability to master Delta blues, rockabilly, gospel, Southern folk and pop, while incorporating more modern genres of garage rock, punk, urban and even hip-hop.
Now the track is has been reworked by producer Brendan O'Brien and the Cirque du Soleil franchise for the upcoming new album fittingly titled 'Viva ELVIS - The Album,' in stores Nov. 9.
While Grammy Award winning producer O'Brien mixed 'Suspicious Minds' and two other tracks on 'Viva ELVIS,' other tracks were mixed by Serban Ghenea, as well as Robert Meunier & Erich van Tourneau -- with van Tourneua helming the entire project.
With the help of assistant producer and assistant arranger Hugo Bombardier, van Tourneau spent over 3,000 hours reviewing Elvis' entire discography, as well as films, concert recordings, interviews and even home recordings to rework with Cirque du Soleil's raw material (17,000 samples of Elvis songs). The end result was a new sound that respects Elvis' ability to master Delta blues, rockabilly, gospel, Southern folk and pop, while incorporating more modern genres of garage rock, punk, urban and even hip-hop.








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