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Elvis Presley - Sad Songs (2 CD-set)

Label: JimmyCool (Released: 2014)

Tracklisting:

CD 1: Always On My Mind

1.Separate Ways
2.Don't Cry Daddy
3.My Boy
4.Solitaire
5.Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall
6.Hurt
7.Pieces Of My Life
8.I Miss You
9.It's Midnight
10.I've Lost You (live)
11.You Gave Me A Mountain (live)
12.Unchained Melody (live)
13.Always On My Mind

Bonus Tracks

14.Never Again
15.She Thinks I Still Care
16.Twenty Days And Twenty Nights
17.There Goes My Everything
18.I Need Somebody To Lean On
19.They Remind Me Too Much Of You
20.That's Someone You Never Forget
21.The Sound Of Your Cry
22.Make The World Go Away
23.Take Good Care Of Her
24.I'll Never Fall In Love Again

CD 2: Fool & Other Selections

1.Fool
2.I'm Leavin'
3.Do You Know Who I Am
4.For The Good Times
5.Funny How Time Slips Away
6.You Don't Know Me
7.Loving Arms
8.I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (live)
9.You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (live)
10.It's Over (live)
11.Until It's Time For You To Go
12.Are You Lonesome Tonight
13.This Is The Story
14.It's Still Here (album master)
15.Indescribably Blue
16.I'll Remember You (album master)
17.Love Letters
18.Anything That's Part Of You
19.In My Way
20.In The Ghetto
21.Mama Liked The Roses
22.Green, Green Grass Of Home
23.For Ol' Times Sake
24.Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues
25.It's Easy For You
26.Love Coming Down

Incl. covers

Notes: "Always On My Mind" was a concept compilation album produced by Gregg Geller and released in June of 1985, given over to breakup songs. Especially after his own divorce in 1972, Presley showed a real affection for maudlin, self-pitying material like "Don't Cry Daddy" (actually recorded in January 1969 and a Top Ten hit), "You Gave Me a Mountain" (recorded in January 1973), and, of course, the excuse-filled title track (recorded in March 1972, the month after he was legally separated from his wife). It's all here; put it on, raise a glass, and cry in your beer.

This is an expanded version of sad ballads recorded by Elvis between 1960 and 1977. After his marriage broke up, Elvis was drawn to material that reflected what was happening in his personal life. So, he recorded a lot of songs about the end of a relationship.

This set includes covers of "Solitaire" (written by Neil Sedaka but a hit for both Andy Williams and the Carpenters), "Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall" (a country song by Larry Gatlin), "You Gave Me A Mountain" (a Marty Robbins country song) and the standard "Unchained Melody."

"Separate Ways," "Pieces Of My Life," "I Miss You," "It's Midnight" and a live version of "I've Lost You" are all great songs worthy of their place in this compilation. An example of this is "Hurt" (a huge sixties pop hit for Timi Yuro), where he sings, "You said our love was true and we'd never ever part. Now you love someone new and it breaks my heart.". When he gets to the recitation part where he says, "Yes, darling, I'm so hurt, because I still love you so.", you can tell that he really means it. But wasn't it Elton John who said, "Sad songs say so much."? Listening to this CD will give you an idea of what was going through Elvis' mind during the last years of his life.