Elvis started it. Back in 2015, Elvis Presley Enterprises teamed with producers Nick Patrick and Don Reedma and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for If I Can Dream. The 14-song album featured Elvis's original vocal tracks with the instrumentals dropped out and replaced by new arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic.
I suspect the concept was conceived fol…
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