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Elly Roberts reviews
Sony/BMG
- Released: January 2005
- Rating: 10/10
- Cat.no.: 82876674482
With the record books about to be re-written as the Elvis singles frenzycontinues to sweep the nation, Sony/BMG bring out another well-timed offering.
This is presumably an effort to get Elvis at number one in the album charts,breaking further records. Nevertheless, Love,Elvis is a great 24-trackerthat will also capitalise on the Valentines Day market. Inevitably,it includessome of the current UK singles – Are You Lonesome Tonight?, Its Now Or Never,A Fool Such As I, Surrender and The Wonder Of You
The remainder are singles and album tracks which have previously been spreadaround over the years. Incredibly track 2, Cant Help Falling In Lovenever made it as an A-side single release, which is one of his greatest everballads. His definitive cover of Peggy Lees classic Fever was neverreleased either as a single but became one of his show-stoppers in concert.
Always On My Mind is here, though I prefer Willie Nelsons version. Thecollection goes right back to the 50s with Presleys third release thedoo-wop I Want You, I Need You, I Love You from July 1956, to the early70s including I Just Cant Help Believin, and There Goes MyEverything.
Bonus wise,you get a loungy cabaret For The Good Times, previouslyunreleased take. Theres none of his out and out RocknRoll for obviousreasons it aint good for the old romancing routine.
The Elvis 68 Comeback SpecialandAloha From Hawaiiand are both in the top 20 music DVD charts.
The ultimate Elvis experience his emotionally charged gospel climax on bothCD (and DVD), the incredible If I Can Dream.
The full list of tracks included are :
1. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
2. Cant Help Falling In Love
3. Always On My Mind
4. Its Now Or Never
5. Love Me Tender
6. I Want You,I Need You,I Love You
7. Dont
8. (Now And Then Theres) A Fool Such As I
9. Any Way You Want Me
10. Surrender
11. Hawaiian Wedding Song
12. Doin The Best I Can13. Fever
14. It Hurts Me
15. I Just Cant Help Believin
16. The Wonder Of You
17. Let It Be Me
18. Its Impossible
19. For The Good Times (prev. unreleased alternate take 3)
20. There Goes My Everything
21. And I Love You So
22. You Dont Have To Say You Love Me
23. Unchained Melody
24. If I Can Dream
Elly Roberts passed away in 2011, but he was a man who was so passionate about all types of music and loved meeting his musical heroes, such as Mick Hucknall at a book signing at the Trafford Centre, Manchester in 2007.
A former teacher and also a music journalist, DJ and radio presenter on local community station Calon FM, plus appearances on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 2, Elly started doing reviews for DVDfever.co.uk in 2004 and he did the majority of the CD and concerts reviews on the website.
I know also that he loved getting away for the summer to Spain and I hope that wherever he is now he is enjoying the hot sunshine and, as one of his friends has said on his Facebook page, that he is interviewing his musical heroes.