Elvis at his Romantic best

This album is comprised of some of Elvis' most romantic songs from 1956 to 1972. A wonderful collection that has 'Love me Tender' for the first time in stereo. I challenge anyone, even those Elvis detractors, not to be moved by this cd. He's not called The King, for nothing. There really cannot be many households around that don't have at least one Elvis recording. I would recommend this album to anyone who appreciates good music, no matter the genre.

Elvis Presley - A lot of Heart and a lot of Soul

This is a tremendous album which shows clearly why Elvis was with little argument the greatest ballader of all time. One of my favorites is "Young and Beautiful", a lesser known track. When you listen to it you think you are sitting in a 50's night club. The more I listen to Elvis the more impressed I become at his vocal range and technique. The song "Always on My Mind" sounds simple enough but when you listen carefully you will hear Elvis hitting 7 notes in rapid succesion with words such as "time and blind". The speed of his vibrato is amazing. My wife hates Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" but she loves Elvis' version. In fact when you hear an Elvis remake i.e. Just Can't Stop Believing, Bridge Over Troubled Water etc. you can hardly recall who sang the original, so good is the King's version. I higly recommend this CD.

Great collection

Makes one realize just how great an interpreter of songs Elvis
was. He never recorded one self-penned song, but with his interpretive capabilities he didn't have to. He put his own personal stamp on everything he did, from the sublime to
the ridiculous. This collection has much of the great ballads
he recorded, many rarely heard from early in his career with
a pure innocence and heartfelt simplicity that he lost shortly
thereafter. As he matured, he created a more mature, langerous
style, not unlike Patsy Cline, that was part pop, part country,
part blues. Finally, you get ballads near the end of his career,
as some thought he was entering a new, creative phase. In
the last stage of his career, he was still using outstanding
songwriters like Willie Nelson. Funny, when you think of it,
as much as Elvis is identified with Rock and Roll, he may have
been just as groundbreaking and capable as a ballader. Don't
forget, according to Elvis himself, his greatest influence was

Dean Martin. Therefore, the absolute core of Elvis was and always
will be his ballads. Listen to any of these, from "love me tender', to "Are you lonesome tonight", to "It's now or never",
to "Suspicious Minds", and you will hear someone born to be
a balladeer.

The King as romantic as ever!

This album should be entitled "His greatest Love Songs," because that is what this album contains. This album is perfect for a romantic night with a loved on, or on the other hand, a depressing night all alone. His songs and voice pull your emotional strings and leave you wanting more. Sure the King is the King of Rock and Roll, but he is also the master of the slow song. "Heart and Soul" is the perfect companion for any Elvis fan, or any fan of great love songs. I love this album, and hope you will too.