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by Haruo Hirose

(Last update, Feb.21,1996)

"LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS"

LP, LSP-4530,AFL1-4530
CD, 07863-54350-2

1. LOVE LETTERS(Edward Hayman - Victor Young)
   (Elvis re-recorded it for the LP) Written for a 1945 Paramount film,"Love Letters". Dick Haymes(#11 on Hot 100) in 1945. Ketty Lester's 1962 recording hit the charts(#2 on R&B,#5 on Hot 100).Elvis covered Kitty Lester's version.
2. WHEN I'M OVER YOU(Shirl Mileto)
   Written for Elvis
3. IF I WERE YOU(Gerald Nelson)
   Written for Elvis
4. GOT MY MOJO WORKING(McKinley Morganfield)
   Mudy Waters(Mckinley Morganfield)'s 1957 recording. 1966 Jimmy Smith(#51 on Hot 100, #17 on R&B)
5. HEART OF ROME(Geoff Stephens - Alan Blaikey - Ken Howard)
   Written for Elvis
6. ONLY BELIEVE(Paul Rader)
   Written in 1921. Recorded by Harmonizing Four and Mahalia Jackson. Elvis' favorite Hymn from his army days. Elvis had Harmonizing Four's recording of it in Germany home. "All things are possible if you only believe".
7. THIS IS OUR DANCE(Les Reed - Geoff Stephens)
   Written for Engerbert Humperdink?
8. CINDY,CINDY(traditional)
   Old song. Ricky Nelson sung it(Get Along Home Cindy) in 1956 John Wayne Film,"Rio Bravo". Torini Lopez recorded it as "I'm Coming Home Cindy" in 1968. Eddy Fisher's "Cindy Oh Cindy" is same song??
9. I'LL NEVER KNOW(Fred Karger - Ben Weisman - Sid Wayne)
   Written for Elvis
10. IT AIN'T NO BIG THING (BUT IT'S GROWING)(Merrit - Joy - Hall)
    Written for Elvis?? Almost same time Mills Brothers(#64 on Country) and Tex Williams(#50 on Country) recorded it.
11. LIFE(Shirl Mileto)
    Written for Elvis

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