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Martin Torgoff, The Complete Elvis, 1982Ĭheck out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for Tell Me WhyĬheck out other opinions at Rate Your Music Potent, bluesy ballad (originally by Marie Knight in 1956), a gem done in the old Sun style with lots of echo and Elvis jumping all over the words, slurring, twisting and getting raucous. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 The performance, though, could hardly be improved upon. It stood outside the mainstream of Presley's success at that time, and was probably felt to lack commercial appeal. 'Tell Me Why', which was not released until 1965, is largely a country ballad. RCA may have had some legal reason for holding it back for release initially, but certainly it wasn't due to sub-par quality! This is a pure blues outing, and Elvis digs into it pretty heavily, giving a nice rough edge to his vocals at times, contrasting it with gentle cooing at the right places. 'Tell Me Why' wasn't released until practically nine years after it was recorded, and then didn't show up on an album for another six years. Single:w/ ' Blue River', 47-8740, December 3, 1965Īlso re-released as Gold Standard Series, 447-0655, February 1968ġst LP release: Elvis - The Other Sides - Worldwide Gold Award Hits, Vol 2 - August 1971

Recorded: January 12, 1957, Radio Recorders, Hollywood

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