Great Country Songs

Elvis Presley - Great Country Songs

Great Country Songs
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Artist: Elvis Presley
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2003-01-07
Music Label: Bmg / Elvis
Soundtracks:
  1. I Forgot To Remember To Forget
  2. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
  3. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
  4. Old Shep
  5. Your Cheatin' Heart (Alt. Take 9)
  6. (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I
  7. Just Call Me Lonesome (Alt. Take 6)
  8. There Goes My Everything (Alt. Take 1)
  9. Kentucky Rain
  10. From A Jack To A King
  11. I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)
  12. I Really Don't Want To Know
  13. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'
  14. Green, Green Grass Of Home (Alt. Take 1)
  15. Fairytale (Alt. Take 2)
  16. Gentle On My Mind
  17. Make The World Go Away
  18. You Asked Me To
  19. Funny How Time Slips Away
  20. Help Me Make It Through The Night (Alt. Take 3)
  21. Susan When She Tried
  22. He'll Have To Go
  23. Always On My Mind
  24. Guitar Man (Remake)

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Music Review: A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock & Roll
Rating: 3 Stars

"Elvis: Great Country Classics" is BMG's latest attempt to validate Elvis's influence beyond the boundary of the rock and roll by packaging a collection of tunes rooted in the country music genre. The 24 song compilation captures the full scope of the King's career from the early 1950s to the late 1970s. Tracks like "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky" depict a young Presley (a singer obviously influenced by the country music foundation germaine to his native South) successfully making the leap from country/blues to rockability/rock and roll. Before our very ears, Elvis transitions from a country music neophyte to innovative rock star. With songs like "He'll Have to Go" and "Green, Green Grass of Home," an older Elvis effectively revisits his musical foundation...in essence, the quintessential rocker becomes the consummate country crooner. Several of the CD's tracks prove Elvis could hold his own with any of the leading country stars of the era. Presley's powerful cover of Hank Williams' "Your Cheatin' Heart" and equally strong performances on "I'll Hold You in My Heart" and the Jim Reeves standard, "I Really Don't Want to Know" leave little doubt Elvis could light up the Grand Ole Opry with the same intensity he could rock the roof off of Madison Square Garden. Most of the remaining tracks add credibility to Presley's standing as a bona fide country music artist although Elvis falters in his attempt to cover Glen Campbell's "Gentle on My Mind." Likewise, "Kentucky Rain," a 1970 release that hit the Top 20 on the pop music charts seems out of place in this collection...perhaps included because it was penned by the late country star Eddie Rabbit. The wonderful ballad "Always on My Mind" is another question mark...true, Elvis took it to Number 16 on the Country charts in 1972, but for all intents and purposes, it's a mainstream tune that Willie Nelson, and then a few years later, the Pet Shop Boys, covered and placed on the pop charts in the 1980s. While "KR" and "AOMM" shouldn't have been included in this collection, several songs were omitted that bear mention. Of note, 1979's "There's a Honky Tonk Angel" and the 1981 release "Lovin' Arms." Both tracks are genuine country and each record hit the Top Ten on the Country charts in their respective years. Additionally, including "Faded Love," "Tomorrow Never Comes," "Early Mornin' Rain," and "Just Pretend" would have significantly enhanced the country flavor of this effort. Lastly, "EGCC" ends on a very high note with the inclusion of "Guitar Man." Recorded by Elvis in 1967, it was a very modest pop hit the same year. RCA resurrected the song in 1981 - revamped with new Jerry Reed guitar licks - and the posthumous release became Elvis's final Country chart topper, hitting Number 1!
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Tracks include: 1. I Forgot To Remember To Forget 2:30 2. Blue Moon Of Kentucky 2:03 3. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again [with The Jordanaires] 2:21 4. Old Shep [with The Jordanaires] 4:10 5. Your Cheatin' Heart (Alternate Take) [with The Jordanaires] 2:44 6. (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I [with The Jordanaires] 2:38 7. Just Call Me Lonesome (Alternate Take 6) 2:02 8. There Goes My Everything [with The Imperials Quartet] 2:47 9. Kentucky Rain 3:15 10. From A Jack To A King 2:26 11. I'll Hold You In My Heart (till I Can Hold You In My Arms) 4:32 12. I Really Don't Want To Know [with The Imperials Quartet] 2:44 13. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' 2:38 14. Green, Green Grass Of Home (Alternate Take) [with Voice] 3:33 15. Fairytale (Alternate Take) [with Voice] 3:03 16. Gentle On My Mind 3:25 17. Make The World Go Away 3:34 18. You Asked Me To [with Voice & J.D. Sumner & The Stamps] 2:54 19. Funny How Time Slips Away [with The Jordanaires & The Imperials Quartet] 4:18 20. Help Me Make It Through The Night (Alternate Take) [with The Imperials Quartet] 3:08 21. Susan When She Tried 2:19 22. He'll Have To Go [with J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Kathy Westmoreland, Sherrill Nielsen] 4:30 23. Always On My Mind [with J.D. Sumner & The Stamps] 3:37 24. Guitar Man (Remake) Elvis Presley 2:50
Elvis Presley was perceived as a country music newcomer in 1954, albeit an unorthodox one. In later years, regardless of how much pop fluff and insipid movie fare he recorded, country remained a vital touchstone. This generously programmed collection (including five previously unissued alternate takes) serves as a powerful reminder. It begins with the Sun recordings of "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky" and samples Elvis's rocking, early RCA versions of beloved country tunes "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" and his childhood favorite, "Old Shep." Elvis drew from all over the spectrum, covering Eddy Arnold's 1947 hit, "I'll Hold You in My Heart," along with the later "Green, Green Grass of Home," "Help Me Make It Through the Night," and "He'll Have to Go." A newer country cover, of Jerry Reed's "Guitar Man," returned him to the hard-rocking style that many feared he'd abandoned. By drawing from across the board, this set offers a vital look at an often-underappreciated side of Presley. --Rich Kienzle

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