Almost in Love

Elvis Presley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 25, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
• ASIN: B000FFJ7J0
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,686 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Almost in Love

2. Long Legged Girl (With the Short Dress On)

3. Edge of Reality

4. My Little Friend

5. A Little Less Conversation

6. Rubberneckin'

7. Clean Up Your Own Backyard

8. U.S. Male

9. Charro!

10. Stay Away Joe

Editorial Reviews

The King's 1970 Camden release features the original versions of A Little Less Conversation and Rubberneckin' , plus Long Legged Girl (with the Short Dress On); Edge of Reality; My Little Friend; Clean Up Your Own Back Yard; U.S. Male; Charro; Stay Away Joe (take 17), and the hit title track.

Customer Reviews

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of My Favorite Elvis Releases, May 14, 2006

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Lon S. Roberts (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Almost in Love (Audio CD)

This was originally released as a budget album back in the 70s. I bought my first copy on cassette for $3.99. I always enjoyed the album. First, I admit, part of this is nostalgic for me. But it's also a strong release. The title track is a strong song that was in the film Live a Little, Love a Little. Long Legged Girl is a rocking number from Easy Come, Easy Go. Edge of Reality is from Live a Little, Love a Little and it's probably the most unique Elvis song ever recorded. And a good one at that. My Little Friend was the B side song on the single release of Suspicious Minds. It's a subtle yet endearing song. I have always enjoyed listening to it. The next two songs have been remixed over the last few years - Little Less Conversation and Rubberneckin'. Rubberneckin' was recorded in the same studio sessions that gave us Suspicious Minds, Kentucky Rain, and In the Ghetto (which Taylor Hicks did a good job on recently on Idol). Rubberneckin' was later used for Change of Habit. Although the remix of Little Less Conversation didn't us this particular version of Little Less Conversation (it used a 1968 Comeback Special version), this version is excellent. Both songs, and the whole album, proved that Elvis still had it, even when recording movie songs. U.S. Male is a great little song that was released as a single in 1967 and it the first shot in the Elvis "comeback" battle that eventually culminated in the NBC special and the 1969 Memphis recordings. Charro was the theme song of the movie of the the same name. It's another great song done in a western / cowboy feel of it's day. Elvis made Clint Eastwood proud with this one. The closing song, Stay Away Joe, is the romping title song from the movie of the same name. Some releases of this album had a version of a song "Stay Away" which was used at the begining of the film but this was apparently an error back in the day.

In short, this is a very enjoyable album. It's held up over the years as one of my favorites. I'm glad to add it to my collection. I'm sure other Elvis fans will do the same thing.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great Elvis Camden LP finally on CD...but why is the intro still edited?..., November 6, 2006

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Michael Slater (Massapequa Park, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Almost in Love (Audio CD)

"Almost In Love" was a great Elvis LP to have when it was first released in 1970. At the time, most of these songs had only been released as singles, except for the track "Long Legged Girl", which was originally from the "Double Trouble" soundtrack. The sticker on the front of this CD claims that it was remastered...however, the guitar intro on "Almost In Love" is still shortened, just like it was on the original LP. Why wasn't the unedited master used here instead? However, we do get one change here that was an improvement. The song "Stay Away", which was only in mono on the original LP, is the stereo version from the "Double Features" series. Also, the reviewer named Lon above got it backwards. The original version of the LP included "Stay Away, Joe", and was later replaced with "Stay Away" in later pressings...not the other way around. When I first purchased this CD, it did list the song as "Stay Away, Joe" on the cover and the disc, but this was soon corrected in later pressings as well. The CD now has the song listed correctly as "Stay Away". A great Elvis compilation, and well worth purchasing because of the low price.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for the price!, December 12, 2006

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A Fan (VA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Almost in Love (Audio CD)

This album was originally released in 1970. It was one in a series of low budget releases which included songs that had been recorded earlier for use in his movies or released as singles, but had not been included on an album. This is one of the best in the series and was certified Platinum by the RIAA!

While the title song sounds dated, the rest of the CD is very good! It has two top 40 hits ("U.S. Male" peaked at 28 in 1968 and the underappreciated "Clean up Your Own Backyard" hit 35 in 1969) and several other songs that were minor hits ("Long Legged Girl" 63, "Stay Away" 67, "A Little Less Conversation" 69, and "Almost in Love" 95). It has the original versions of "A Little Less Conversation" and "Rubberneckin'" which were remixed and became international hits just a few years ago. And this CD contains "Stay Away" not "Stay Away Joe".

This is an excellent collection for a budget price!