Heart & Soul
Heart & Souloften finds Elvis Presley in choirboy-pure form. Though "Anything That's Part of You," "She's Not You," and "It Hurts Me" are from the midpoint of his career, they possess a sweetness akin toFrank Sinatra's very early sides. Elsewhere among these 22 tracks are the classic "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You," which effects a meld of Presley'sDean Martininfluences and the metallic clang of the early RCA period that spawned it; the impossibly dramatic "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"; and the later, bittersweet artistic triumph of "Suspicious Minds." Even those not strictly enamored of the King may find it hard to say no to these masterly performances.--Rickey Wright