2000, EAN: 0078636793122

The last {|Elvis Presley|} album released in the singer's lifetime, {|Moody Blue|} has a somewhat checkered history, especially among fans. Issued two months before {|Presley|} died, the … More...

The last {|Elvis Presley|} album released in the singer's lifetime, {|Moody Blue|} has a somewhat checkered history, especially among fans. Issued two months before {|Presley|} died, the album sold moderately well until {|Presley|} died -- then it soared up the charts to number three, as his most current album, and it ultimately sold two million copies. As to the music, the original ten-song album was a mixed bag of live recordings, interspersed with new studio work from the previous fall at {|Graceland|}. For all of its slapped-together feel, however, {|Moody Blue|} held up. The title song, authored by {|Mark James|} (who'd previously written {|Suspicious Minds|}), was just about as good a single as {|Elvis|} released in the 1970s, topping the country charts earlier in 1977; additionally, he did a superb re-interpretation of the {|George Jones|} hit {|She Thinks I Still Care.|} {|Little Darlin'|} was almost more of a burlesque of the '50s rock & roll standard than a real performance, but it is more than made up for by the presence of the {|Johnny Ace|} classic {|Pledging My Love,|} done with depth and sincerity. At the time, {|Let Me Be There|} was also on the album, drawn from the 1974 Memphis live album, but it has been removed from the spring 2000 CD remastering, with nine songs from a series of early February 1976 session substituting for it. Some of the 1976 material doesn't hold up as well, but the bonus tracks end this CD on a high note with {|Presley|}'s rendition of the {|Tom Jones|} hit {|I'll Never Fall in Love Again.|} The 24-bit remastering has added a good deal of luster to the 19 songs here, making this the first proper way to hear this material. ~ Bruce Eder Music>Music>Oldies>Oldies>Oldies, Bmg Core >3<

EAN: 0078636793122

Moody Blue: Elvis Presley Moody Blue: Elvis Presley Musik 0078636793122, Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH / München

EAN: 0078636793122

Rock Rock Musik Musik>Rock & Pop>Rock>Classic Rock & Pop, Sony Music Entertainment

EAN: 0078636793122

Musik > Pop > CD Rock Pop, Sony Music

ISBN: 0078636793122

CD Audio, RCA Records Label