Promised Land (song) - Cover Versions

Cover Versions

There are numerous cover versions of this song:

• In 1964 Johnny Rivers released his live album In Action including this song.
• In 1971 Johnnie Allan released a cajun version in the US. It was released in 1974 in the UK.
• In 1972 Freddy Weller released a version on an album of the same name. It was a Top 5 country hit.
• In 1972 The band Juicy Lucy recorded a version on their album Pieces.
• In 1972 Dave Edmunds recorded a cover on the release his album Rockpile, released also as a single in 1972, it reached number 5 in the Australian charts.
• In 1973 the Canadian-American rock group The Band recorded "Promised Land" for their sixth studio LP Moondog Matinee.
• In December 1973, Elvis Presley recorded a powerful, driving version. Presley's version of "Promised Land" was released as a single on September 27, 1974. It peaked at number 14 on the charts in the fall of 1974. It was included on his 1975 album Promised Land. The Presley version was used in the soundtrack of the 1997 motion picture Men in Black.
• In 1974 James Taylor recorded a version on his album Walking Man.
• In 1977 it was recorded by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock on his album Live!.
• In 1983 Meat Loaf recorded the song for his Midnight at the Lost and Found album.
• In 2007 Geno Delafose released a zydeco version on his album Le Cowboy Creole.
• In 2009 W.A.S.P. recorded a version of this song on the album Babylon.
• The Grateful Dead performed this song live 425 times from July 1971 through the band's last show in 1995; live performances appear on several of the band's Dick's Picks releases.