Elvis Presley's If I Can Dream is given a moving orchestral makeover for a new album - listen

Elvis Presley fans will soon have another record to add to their collections following the recent announcement that a number of his classic songs have been reworked for a brand new album.

The record, called If I Can Dream, sees 14 of The King's best known hits including Love Me Tender, Burning Love and Michael Buble duet Now Or Never given a fresh makeover by the The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Ahead of the collection's release on October 30 (via Sony Music Entertainment), listen to the title track - unveiled first in the UK on OfficialCharts.com - below: 

The original gospel-inspired version of the song, which was written by Walter Earl Brown, peaked at Number 11 on the Official Singles Chart in 1969. Click here to see Elvis' full Official Chart history.

Discussing the track, Elvis' former wife Priscilla Presley said: "Elvis had such a diverse taste in music. He liked all types of music from the time he was very, very young he appreciated music in a very adult way. Really, he totally would consume it so his record collection, and this may surprise a lot of people... he went to mostly gospel he would listen to and mostly black music.

"He was passionate about his music but the ones that he really felt close to or felt that moved him emotionally in a passionate way, he would have someone - myself or one of the guys - listen to it because he would want to record it or cover it."

The release of If I Can Dream will tie in with a new documentary on the star this Autumn called Elvis And Me, starring Joanna Lumley. The show will see the actress travel to Graceland and meet some of Elvis’ closest surviving friends and family in order to uncover "the man behind the myth". 

The album is also part of this year's ongoing 80th birthday celebrations for Elvis, which has already seen the release of The Complete '60s Albums Collection Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 and the launch of Direct From Graceland: Elvis at the O2 on DVD.

The full tracklisting for If I Can Dream is: 

1. Burning Love 
2. It’s Now Or Never 
3. Love Me Tender 
4. Fever (feat. Michael Buble)
5. Bridge Over Troubled Water 
6. And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind 
7. You've Lost That Loving Feeling 
8. There's Always Me
9. Can't Help Falling In Love 
10. In The Ghetto 
11. How Great Thou Art 
12. Steamroller Blues 
13. An American Trilogy 
14. If I Can Dream