This CD issue of the original Tamla LP 313 of October 1971 was all right nine or ten years ago, but now even the Elvis CD re-issues of his original albums have added tracks. Quite simply, the buying public wants a bigger bang for their buck today, including informative liner notes which are completely lacking in this volume.

Like another reviewer I also wondered at the inclusion, even in the original vinyl LP, of track 10. Not that it was a bad tune, per se, but after all it was the flipside of his interpretation of The Beatles' hit We Can Work It Out which hit # 3 R&B and # 13 Billboard Pop Hot 100 in 1971. The B-side managed only a # 78 Hot 100 and was completely shut out of the R&B charts.

A much better bet, given the time-frame covered, the title of "greatest hits" and the contents of Volume 1, would have been I Don't Know Why, the flipside of My Cherie Amour. Sometimes shown as Don't Know Why I Love You, it made it to # 16 R&B and # 39 Hot 100in 1969 - clearly a "greater" hit than track 10.

There is no denying the massive talent of this singer,song writer and multi-instrumentalist who was rightfully inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame in 1989, and who was the winner of 18 Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. But 5 stars shouldn't be awarded solely on the basis of his name.

We're looking at the CD itself here, and there are simply too many flaws to warrant more than three - in my opinion. Spend a few dollars more and get one of the newer 20+ track issues.
This CD issue of the original Tamla LP 313 of October 1971 was all right nine or ten years ago, but now even the Elvis CD re-issues of his original albums have added tracks. Quite simply, the buying public wants a bigger bang for their buck today, including informative liner notes which are completely lacking in this volume. Like another reviewer I also wondered at the inclusion, even in the original vinyl LP, of track 10. Not that it was a bad tune, per se, but after all it was the flipside of his interpretation of The Beatles' hit We Can Work It Out which hit # 3 R&B and # 13 Billboard Pop Hot 100 in 1971. The B-side managed only a # 78 Hot 100 and was completely shut out of the R&B charts. A much better bet, given the time-frame covered, the title of "greatest hits" and the contents of Volume 1, would have been I Don't Know Why, the flipside of My Cherie Amour. Sometimes shown as Don't Know Why I Love You, it made it to # 16 R&B and # 39 Hot 100in 1969 - clearly a "greater" hit than track 10. There is no denying the massive talent of this singer,song writer and multi-instrumentalist who was rightfully inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame in 1989, and who was the winner of 18 Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. But 5 stars shouldn't be awarded solely on the basis of his name. We're looking at the CD itself here, and there are simply too many flaws to warrant more than three - in my opinion. Spend a few dollars more and get one of the newer 20+ track issues.