Elvis, Royal Phil team up

Elvis Presley’s voice is posthumously teamed with the full forces of an orchestra for a second time with “The Wonder of You: Elvis Presley With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,” a collection due Oct. 21 that adds newly recorded orchestral accompaniment to more than a dozen of the King’s original recordings.

It follows last year’s “If I Can Dream” album, which has sold just under 100,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music, and about 1.5 million copies worldwide, according to Sony Music Entertainment’s Legacy Recordings label that assembled both projects.

“The Wonder of You” set features new arrangements recorded at London’s Abbey Road Studios, blended with Presley’s vocals and some or all of the original instruments from his own released recordings.

The track list includes the title track plus such hits as “Suspicious Minds,” “Kentucky Rain,” “Memories,” “Don’t” along with deeper cuts, including “I’ve Got a Thing About You Baby,” “Just Pretend,” “Starting Today,” “Let It Be Me” and his version of the gospel standard “Amazing Grace.”

“The Wonder of You” is being released in several configurations, from single- and double-CD versions and digital downloads to a double-LP edition in a gatefold album jacket and a deluxe edition with CD, two LPs, a poster and 12-page booklet in a box set listing for $149.98.