Selected Cover Recordings
An American Trilogy combined three Civil War era songs from the Confederacy ("Dixie"), the Union ("Battle Hymn of the Republic"), and African American spirituals ("All My Trials") into a powerful new recording. Newbury debuted the song in a 1970 live performance at the Bitter End West. Elvis Presley made the song a part of his Las Vegas shows in 1972, and his version was included on live albums Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden (1972), Aloha From Hawaii: Via Satellite (1973), Elvis: As Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis (1974), and Elvis' 1972 documentary Elvis on Tour. The song is largely associated with Presley's interpretation, though in execution it is substantively different than Newbury's original version. Manowar included the song on their 2002 album Warriors of the World. Over 465 different versions of "An American Trilogy" have been recorded by different artists.
"Remember The Good" has been recorded by Eddy Arnold, Roy Orbison, Brook Benton, and Glenn Yarbrough, among others.
"Frisco Depot" was recorded by Waylon Jennings in 1972 prior to his breakthrough Lonesome, On'ry and Mean which included Newbury's "San Francisco Mabel Joy". Jennings has also recorded this album's "Mobile Blue" and "You're Not My Same Sweet Baby". Robert Forster included the song on his 1995 covers album I Had a New York Girlfriend. The song has also been covered by Roberta Flack and Ronny Cox.
"How I Love Them Old Songs" has merited thirty six different cover versions including recordings by Gene Vincent, Carol Channing, Bill Monroe, and Don Gibson. Mickey Gilley recorded the song on his 1975 album Movin' On, and it was recorded by Tompall Glaser on his 1977 album The Wonder of It All.
Roger Miller recorded "Swiss Cottage Place" prior to the release of the album. Ronnie Milsap recorded a version of "The Future's Not What It Used To Be" in 1977.
In 2000 Peter Blackstock, the founder of No Depression magazine, organized a multi-artist tribute that recreated the entire album titled Frisco Mabel Joy Revisited. Artists that participated in the recording include Dave Alvin performing "Mobile Blue," Michael Fracasso's "Remember The Good," and Kris Kristofferson recording "San Francisco Mabel Joy".
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