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March 26 1969 (Overdub)
(+ means you need both    ~ means same material    °° means stereo or binaural    ° means mono)
(SFS = Short False Start | FS = False Start | LFS or BD (Breakdown) = Long False Start | PB (Playback) or Complete = Complete Take)

Decca Universal Studio, Universal City - Hollywood, California
Overdub Session for Universal's Change Of Habit
Universal Producer: William Goldenberg
Engineers: Mel Metcalf / Phil Yen
(7.00pm - 10.00pm)

Musicians:   Backup Vocals:
Unknown
  B.J. Baker; Sally Stevens; Jackie Ward
    The Blossoms: Darlene Love; Jean King; Fanita James

Let Us Pray (overdub)
M5 March 26 1969 (Wed)
Overdub PB 3:04 Backup vocals overdubbed to
Take NA

(not used)
Memphis Tennessee°~The Alternate 1969 Recordings° (acetate)

Let Us Pray (overdub)
M5 March 26 1969 (Wed)
Overdub (M) 3:09 Backup vocals overdubbed to
Take 8

Alternate master
Today, Tomorrow And Forever 3°°+The Last Movies (FTD)°°
         
Dubdown (M)   Dubdown to track of Take 8
- Elvis' vocals erased, backup
vocals kept
 
         
Overdub (M) 3:04 Additional backup v.o.'s on September 3
(used for movie version)
 
         
V.O. M 3:01 Vocals re-recorded by Elvis
on September 26
(MV5)
Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 18 (Sony)°°~Gospel Jubilee (Franklin Mint
Complete Masters Collection 11)°°~I Believe - The Gospel Masters 4°°
~Double Features - Live A Little, Love A Little / Charro / The Trouble With
Girls / Change Of Habit°°~The Last Movies (FTD)°° (track 5)+The
Last Movies (FTD)°° (track 27 - vocal only)+Soundtrack° (with chorus)

Let Us Pray (movie version)
  (M1003) (September 3 1969)
Overdub (M) 2:58 Additional backup v.o.'s on
rhythm track
Soundtrack° (with re-recorded vocals by Elvis & extra chorus)

Vida Song (instrumental)
M10 March 26 1969 (Wed)
Take NA (M) 1:53 (not used)  

Block Party Bugalu (instrumental)
M11 March 26 1969 (Wed)
Take NA (M) 2:51   Soundtrack°

Bugalu Of The Block (instrumental)
M12 March 26 1969 (Wed)
Take NA (M) 0:50   Soundtrack° (0:32)

Bum-Bam-Bum (instrumental)
M13 March 26 1969 (Wed)
Take NA (M) 0:47   Soundtrack°

Notes

Two takes (MV5-NA & MV5-08) may have been considered as master for 'Let Us Pray', having backup vocals overdubbed to both takes individually on March 26 by The Blossoms (Darlene Love; Jean King & Fanita James).
This is assumed because the backup vocals are totally different on 'Let Us Pray' on the bootleg Memphis Tennessee from acetate, as opposed to the alternate master' (Take 8) on Today, Tomorrow And Forever.
Take NA must have then been discarded, in favour of Take 8 being used for the master.

Elvis' vocals were then removed (dubdown to track) from Take 8, although the backing vocals were kept, and Elvis re-recorded new lead vocals on September 26 in Nashville.

The movie version of 'Let Us Pray' has extra backing vocals in the chorus, recorded on September 3 1969, before Elvis replaced his own vocal track on September 26 1969.

M10, M11, M12 and M13 are instrumentals used in the movie.

Thanks to DarkShade on FECC for providing information on the missing production numbers.

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