Chris Isaak makes Memphis album

Chris Isaak is returning to the roots of rock 'n' roll and doing it old-school: All in one take.

The U.S. soul singer headed back to the original Sun Studios in Memphis to record a collection that includes cover versions of hits by Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.

The album, "Beyond the Sun," was released this week and Isaak will soon embark on a string of U.S. concert dates.

The 56-year-old, well known for his mesmerizing vocals on the now-classic 1989 hit "Wicked Game," says the decision to make the new album was easy.

"I just went 'I'll sing a bunch of those songs I like singing. I got a band, I'll just call them up and tell them to come over,'" he told the Associated Press in an interview in London.

To make it truly authentic, Isaak and his band recorded with no headphones, no separate takes, just everyone listening to each other and going with the flow.

"It scared the hell out of the band because they go, you know, 'If I screw up the guitar solo then everybody is going to look at me,'" Isaak said.

Sun Studios, the record label owned by Sam Phillips, launched the careers of some of the greatest U.S. singer/songwriters - including Elvis, Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison.

Influenced by those big names while growing up as a child in California, Isaak delivers his interpretations of "Ring of Fire," "Great Balls of Fire," "Can't Help Falling In Love," "Oh, Pretty Woman," while also penning his own original songs.

The first single to be released is one of Isaak's own, "Live It Up." U.S. fans will get a chance to see Isaak in action starting in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 13 and ending in Napa, California, on April 27.