Best track on "From Elvis in Memphis" LP 1969

[rickeap]

probably Elvis' greatest album with only It Keeps Right On a Hurtin' as anything less than excellent.
I voted for Wearin' That Loved On Look but 10 others could win my votew on another day
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[Delboy]

I've missed the poll! What's going on? I would have gone for 'Wearin That Loved On Look'. The reason? Well, this was one of the later albums in my collection. The reason being when I got it (83/84 I think), it was extremely difficult to get hold of (deleted?). Anyway, when I finally got my hands on it I was familiar with Ghetto/Any Day Now and Gentle on My Mind ... the rest were all new to me. I had read the review of the tracks in Robert Matthew Walker's book prior to hearing them so my anticipation was fever pitch. When I eventually played it and the opening bars of WTLOL came out I was taken aback!! It was not only the quality of Elvis' delivery but also the quality of the material. I would have liked the album by anyone because the material was so strong (the Tillotson number being the weak link IMO). I could only imagine how the fans who got to hear it upon iits release felt after a dire decade. I still feel to this day that WTLOL was crying out for single release! After that, almost every track was a winner (sans Tillotson IMO ). It has lost none of its power to this day. Elvis' finest album? For me ... yes!

[drjohncarpenter]

Doc, here is the review from Peter Guralnick (Rolling Stone) :

"...The first arrangement of "That's All Right", it is said, was worked out during a coffeebreak between takes of a ballad called "Without You"...

Not strictly true.

The attempts at Without You and the That's All Right session were separate occasions.

Yes, indeed, but information about June-July 1954 was a lot more scarce in the middle of 1969.

Thanks for the review, jeanno.

[dreambear]

Even if it was almost impossible to choose a favourite on this splendid album, some of you managed to do it, and most of you choosed "Long black limousine".

Thanks for voting!

//Björn

[elvisa]

"After loving you"....lol, ok it`s not there to vote for so I`ll go for "True love travels on a gravel road"

[eric c]

in the ghetto.

his greatest album.
so many great cuts.
wearin that loved on look
only the strong survive
i'll hold you in my heart til i can hold you in my arms
long black limosuine
power of my love
after loving you
true love travel on a gravel road
any day now

but in the ghetto fights its way to the top.
limosuine a very close 2nd
only the strong survive 3rd