Track Listing

1. Hurt
2. Never Again
3. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
4. Danny Boy
5. Last Farewell
6. For The Heart
7. Bitter They Are
8. Solitaire
9. Love Coming Down
10. I'll Never Fall In Love Again

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6150 in Music
• Released on: 1997-06-28
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

For The Heart!
This most excellent album is a fusion of songs that are of regreat and despair. It's hardly original, but could not be bettered in any way, shape or form.

The opening song "Hurt" is towering, a massive vocal effort by Elvis....this is a standout on the album and a huge favourite.

"Never Again" is the weakest song here, it fails to grip like the others, even though Elvis sings it so damn good.

"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" is a honkytonk version of a country blues song....it is infectiously good.

"Danny Boy" is a career highlight and without exception, nobody has sung this classic song as good.

"The Last Farewell" has the most dramatic opening I have ever heard....it's like a high seas epic movie soundtrack. It calms, and Elvis delivers another fine performance.

The only up-tempo song on the CD, "For the Heart" is sensational; from the slippery bass and funky beats, this again is a song that should have been a single. It would have been big, and would have turned more people onto this album.

"Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall" brings us back to the sad songs. I love this track, the lyrics are excellent, "She caught me lying, and she caught a train; and I caught a fever standing here in the rain."

Again, "Solitaire", Neil Sedaka's masterpiece is gripping stuff, the sorrowfull lyrics almost become depressing.....anyone who knows this classic song will agree....both Sedaka's and Elvis are great, so is Andy William's superb version. The best of the three, Neil's original or Elvis'.

"Love Coming Down" is a lesson to those who put career before the love of a good woman.....listen carefully.

"I'll Never Fall In Love Again" ends this excellent album. Clyde McPhatter's great version has been forgotten in favour of Tom Jones' scmaltzy over the top version. Elvis obliterates this. He sings this in mesmorising fashion, this is simply a stunning song, performed with bruavado.

And so concludes my review....I love this album. Buy it now, put it on late at night and be captivated.

DESERVES TO BE BETTER KNOWN
ELVIS SECOND LAST ALBUM, FROM ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD WAS AND STILL IS A WONDERFUL AND DEEP COLLECTION OF SONGS.

ELVIS AT THIS TIME (76) HAD NOT MADE A HUGE SELLING ALBUM SINCE 73, AND HAD RARELY BEEN IN THE PUBLIC EYE; ALTHOUGH HIS TOURS WERE MASSIVE EVENTS.

THIS ALBUM DID NOT BRING ANYTHING CONTEMPORARY THAT HIS FANS MAY HAVE WANTED AT THE TIME; BUT IT WAS GOOD, VERY GOOD.

THIS IS POWERFUL MUSIC, FROM THE OPENING POWER OF HURT TO THE BEST VERSION OF DANNY BOY EVER MADE, THIS IS AN ALBUM THAT IS SINCERE AND HEARTFELT.

FOR THE HEART IS THE ONLY UP=TEMPO SONG, IT IS SUPERB, AS IS A UNIQUE VERSION OF BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN; WHICH IS UNLIKE WILLIE NELSON'S VERSION.

NEIL SEDAKA'S SOLITAIRE IS TREATED WITH CARE, AS IS ILL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN, MADE FAMOUS BY TOM JONES, BUT BETTERED HERE BY THE KING.

I LOVE THIS CD, IT IS GREAT LISTENING ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIKE GOOD LYRICS AND EXCELLENT SINGING.

An album that is sorely misjudged.
An album that is slammed by the critics, but what do they know? This is an album where Elvis puts his whole life into it. It is his last testament, the last complete album he was ever to make. It has a magnificence that only the true fan or someone who can sense the deeper emotions can possibly appreciate. There is a depth and pathos to these recordings that makes every track standout as something special. It is magnificent. Elvis digs this one out of the depth of both his tired and broken body and his soul. He never dug so deep or gave so much, I would say. There is no pretence here, no attempt at showmanship or snow-manning. It is Elvis and the pain he was feeling. You only have to listen to the soulfullness of 'Danny Boy' or the resignation in 'I'll Never Fall In Love Again', to realise that he knew he would not be long for this world when he recorded these songs. In this album Elvis reaches a height and depth he had never accessed since those "SUN" recordings from those heady days of 1954/5. This album should be remembered as one of the greatest pieces of music ever recorded.