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Elvis Presley. Command Performances. The Essential 60's Masters II
Command Performances, a two-disc, 62-track compilation, completes the survey of Elvis Presley's 1960s recordings begun with From Nashville to Memphis. That box set chronicled Presley's secular non-movie studio recordings of the decade; Command Performances distills his extensive soundtrack work. Since Presley's string of musical comedy films of the '60s and their accompanying soundtrack songs are not among his most critically acclaimed efforts, the album has the challenge of providing a revisionist view, which it does in two ways. First, Susan M. Doll's liner notes attack the criticisms head on: You say the material is slight? You fail to realize the songs are written for the "integrated musical" nature of the films, to advance the plots and explain character. You say the movies themselves are slight? But they must be seen in the context of the other star vehicles of the time, the "beach- and ski-party movies" of Frankie Avalon and others. You complain that Presley's choice of material was restricted to songs from a publishing firm in which he had a financial interest? Okay, but what about the top-flight songwriters, like Otis Blackwell and Leiber and Stoller, whose songs were used? It's a brave, but largely failed effort to resurrect the reputation of some minor efforts by a major figure. But the second and more successful way the set resurrects the movie music is found in the music itself. Producers Ernst Mikael Jorgensen and Roger Semon have made an intelligent selection of the material. There are hits, including the Top Tens "Can't Help Falling in Love," "Return to Sender," and "Bossa Nova Baby," as well as 15 more Top 40 singles. And there is probably no collection better at displaying Presley's versatility. He can rock out on songs like "G.I. Blues," wax sincere on ballads like "Can't Help Falling in Love," and display his abilities at pop, doo wop, country, and R&B, not to mention Hawaiian and Spanish music. In a sense, the very mediocrity of much of even the best material here is another reflection of Presley's talent: Who else could do so much with so little? Includes Covers Disc 1 01. G.I. Blues 02. Wooden Heart 03. Shoppin' Around 04. Doin' the Best I Can 05. Flaming Star 06. Wild in the Country 07. Lonely Man 08. Blue Hawaii 09. Rock. A. Hula Baby 10. Can't Help Falling in Love 11. Beach Boy Blues 12. Hawaiian Wedding Song 13. Follow That Dream 14. Angel 15. King of the Whole Wide World 16. I Got Lucky 17. Girls! Girls! Girls! 18. Because of Love 19. Return to Sender 20. One Broken Heart for Sale 21. I'm Falling in Love Tonight 22. They Remind Me Too Much of You 23. Fun in Acapulco 24. Bossa Nova Baby 25. Marguerita 26. Mexico 27. Kissin' Cousins 28. One Boy, Two Little Girls 29. One Is Enough 30. Viva Las Vegas 31. What'd I Say Disc 2 01. Roustabout 02. Poison Ivy League 03. Little Egypt 04. There's A Brand New Day On The Horizon 05. Girl Happy 06. Puppet On A String 07. Do The Clam 08. Harem Holiday 09. So Close, Yet So Far 10. Frankie And Johnny 11. Please Don't Stop Loving Me 12. Paradise, Hawaiian Style 13. This Is My Heaven 14. Spinout 15. All That I Am 16. I'll Be Back 17. Easy Come, Easy Go 18. Double Trouble 19. Long Legged Girl (With A Short Dress On) 20. Clambake 21. You Don't Know Me 22. Stay Away, Joe 23. Speedway 24. Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby 25. Let Yourself Go 26. Almost In Love 27. A Little Less Conversation 28. Edge Of Reality 29. Charro! 30. Clean Up Your Own Back Yard 31. Change Of Habit Multi Tracker @ FrankFoo Related Torrents
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