The final disc of this set opens with the released version, which is a splice of the takes 4 and 2. On April 5th Steve Sholes overdubbed  piano and brass.

The first take is played noticably slower than the released version, otherwise the arrangement is set right from the start. After 50 seconds Elvis looses his step and apologizes "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!". With the second take the group get a little bit further, but now the king accidentally leaves the melody during the bridge ("I want to tell her, that I love her so..."). The third take finally is a complete performance, which was released by FTD on the compilation "Fame And Fortune" as well as on the collector's edition of "Elvis Is Back!".

From now on the ballad is played faster, but the lead vocalist has to laugh after a few seconds. Even though it was a short ride, someone in the studio says "That's a better tempo". I cannot contradict him, in the previous version "The Girl Of My Best Friend" sounds rather sluggish than sad. The next take is more or less meant to try out the new tempo, because Elvis is snapping his fingers during the intro and ends the performance after half a minute or so. Both takes were previously released on FTD's "Elvis Is Back!". The same album also included the 6th take. Because it's a complete one BMG also offered it to a broader audience by using it on their "Essential Elvis - Volume 6" compilation. The performance is quite close to the master, but the king's phrasing during the line "I want to tell her, that I love her so" is different.

Attempt number seven is more or less a very long intro, because Elvis doesn't find into the song. Take 8 works better, but during the bridge the king once again looses his step and apologizes "I'm sorry, but I forgot the damn words". The 9th try is a complete performance. Elvis still has trouble to phrase the bridge, but it's certainly an improvement over the previous takes. BMG released the track on their boxed set "Close Up", the collector's label FTD put it on their version of "Elvis Is Back!". Finally take number ten doesn't just turn out to be a complete rendition, but also a flawless one. It's approved for release and the group moves on the the next song.

Before the official recording begins, Elvis and his crew rehearse some parts of the song and coordinate themselves. It certainly pays off, take number one already sounds very good. FTD released this outtake on their compilation "Fame And Fortune" as well as on the collector's edition of "Elvis Is Back!". The latter one also includes the next two takes, which are false starts. The 4th try is another complete performance. After the session we get to hear the master, which is take number 4 with the guitar solo of take 1 spliced in.

Again the group is practicing in advance of the official recording. Take 1 sounds comparatively tame, but otherwise it's a fine performance. It was first released on FTD's "Fame And Fortune" and their collector's edition of "Elvis Is Back!". The last mentioned album also included the second take, which ends after twenty seconds, because the king has to laugh. Take 3 already is the master.

The cover version of Cliff Richard's "I Gotta Know" was nailed even faster. Take 1 is a false start, take 2 is a long false start of 30 seconds and a complete performance. It was so good, that it was agreed to release it. Both takes were available previously on the classic album edition of "Elvis Is Back!".

Elvis also didn't need much time to nail the classic "Such A Night". Take number one was previously released on FTD's compilation "Fame And Fortune", the complete session can be found on their edition of "Elvis Is Back!". The first try is a complete one, albeit played noticably slower than the master take.  It's not bad, but it drags a bit. The musicians rehearse the intro, afterwards the producer gives the "go" for another take. But the king misses his cue and the process is canceled. The same happens during the next attempt, somehow the king doesn't know when to start. He asks for a hand signal and the idea works well. Take number four sounds great and is played a tad faster, too. Nevertheless the producer ends it after 1.5 minutes by saying "Better hold it". Take 5, the second complete walkthrough, sounds perfect and is selected for release.

The recording starts with the producer announcing "Here we go!". After a false start Elvis sings the first words, but is interrupted by Mr. Sholes. Take number two is a complete performance. Of course there are a few glitches to be ironed out, but in general the old ballad doesn't challenge anyone in the studio. Colonel Parker had asked his client to record "Are You Lonesome Tonight", since it was the favorite song of his wife. As we know today, this didn't happen spontaneously during the actual sessions. Sometime in the late 2010s a tape with homerecordings from 1959 was found, which includes a private performance of this song. So Elvis was experimenting with "Are You Lonesome Tonight" during his army days in Germany, maybe because he already had this tune on his recording agenda. However, BMG released the first two official takes on their boxed set "Close Up", later FTD also issued them on their collector's editions of "Elvis' Golden Records - Volume 3" and "Elvis Is Back!". The latter one also included the following takes 3 and 4 as well as a splice of the workpart takes.

Take number 3 begins with a false start. The following performance falters during the line "Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there". During the 4th attempt Elvis drags the word "lonesome" out and looses the beat. After the next try also failed, the producer regards it to be take 4. The next try works very well...until The Jordanaires fail on the very last note. Because everything but the finale sounds tremendously well, it is decided to produce a workpart take of the song's final part. After two attempts the ending is in the can, too. The "Are You Lonesome Tonight" session ends with the master, which is a splice of take 5 and workpart take 2.

After having missed his cue, Elvis coordinates himself with the band and starts again. Because the tempo is too high he ad-lips "The girl next door went a-rush me". Take 2 is nothing but two short false starts. After another false start it seems to work well, but then the king misses out a modulation and the attempt is laid to rest. The 4th try works so well, that it's choosen for release. FTD issued the complete session on their compilation album "Fame And Fortune" as well as on "Elvis Is Back!".

Over the decades just the master take survived. It's not known, whether the original session tapes have been destroyed or if they are simply lost in Sony's vaults. Maybe some day they'll turn up.

The same applies to "Reconsider Baby". Elvis ended his first post-army session with this great blues song. Within a few nights he had recorded three hit singles as well as a new longplayer. He definitely was back!