Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #62286 in Music
- Released on: 2003-01-07
- Number of discs: 1
- Format: Original recording remastered
- Dimensions: .35" h x
5.75" w x
5.00" l,
.21 pounds
Product Description
Over 70 minutes of toe-tapping country tunes featuring five unreleased performances!
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful.The Definitive Overview.....
By Nathan D. Watson
This review is written mainly to refute some points made by the other reviewers who are quite mistaken. This CD was not a quick release to cash in on 30 #1 Hits....in fact, it was actually released in 1996 - a full 7 years before 30 #1 Hits! Some fact checking is in order, folks. Ignore the reviewer who said Kentucky Rain and Always On My Mind don't fit in. Both are seamlessly integrated into the tracklist (let's not forget Willie Nelson's cover was a much bigger hit on the country chart than the pop chart and the fact that the Pet Shop Boys covered it - turning it into a disco hit - has no bearing on its country roots.). If you enjoy this, I recommend his 1971 Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) CD....but this is for those who want an overview and it does the job in spades. The only song that does not really work is "He'll Have To Go" because Elvis tried to be too faithful to the Jim Reeves original. Elvis almost always relied on his own instincts in covering a song and this one feels like he's trying to be ol' Jim. But this is still an essential CD.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.A great collection of fine performances.
By Burning Love
This collection features some of the more country-oriented songs that Elvis recorded in his 20+ recording career. From "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" in 1954 to "He'll Have to Go" in 1976, Elvis puts a lot into these performances.
Highlights on this collection include "Kentucky Rain", "Make the World Go Away", and "Always On My Mind".
For the collectors, there are outtakes of "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Just Call Me Lonesome", "There Goes My Everything", "Green Green Grass of Home", "Fairytale", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night". Also included is the 1981 remix of "Guitar Man".
Nice collection, considering some of the lesser compilations that RCA has put out.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Why Elvis is in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
By A Customer
After hearing Elvis Presely sing these country songs you begin to forget that he's known by most people as a rock singer! His voice is excellant and I recommend this CD to all you young country music fans. I always wondered why Elvis was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and now I found my answer wilh this CD.
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