Something for Everybody

Elvis Presley

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Something for Everybody Review

by Bruce Eder

Elvis Presley's third non-soundtrack, post-Army album is, in many ways, his most interesting from those years, though nowhere near his best. Something for Everybody offers a tamer body of songs than Elvis Is Back!, but also shows the effect of Presley's maturation -- his voice is better than ever, and this is reflected in the arrangements, most of which are closer in spirit to the finely crafted pop symphonies of Roy Orbison than they are to any of Presley's earlier work. His ballad performances are impeccable, displaying a richness of intonation and delicacy of nuance that is downright seductive. Rather less successful are the rockers, including "I'm Coming Home," "Judy," and "Put the Blame on Me," which show a cooling of some of the white heat that Presley used to generate on the rhythm numbers. The one moment where the old Elvis Presley manifests himself is "I Want You with Me," a shouter that's only missing maybe a Gene Vincent-style scream or two from the backing band on the choruses.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Stream
1	There's Always Me Don Robertson	Elvis Presley	Spotify Amazon
2	Give Me the Right Norman Blagman / Fred Wise	Elvis Presley	Spotify Amazon
3	It's a Sin Fred Rose / Zeb Turner	Elvis Presley	Spotify Amazon
4	Sentimental Me Jimmy Cassin / Jim Morehead	Elvis Presley	Spotify Amazon
5	Starting Today Don Robertson	Elvis Presley	Spotify Amazon
6	Gently Edward Lisbona	Elvis Presley	Spotify Amazon
7	I'm Coming Home Charlie Rich	Elvis Presley	Spotify Amazon
8	In Your Arms Wally Gold / Aaron Schroeder	Elvis Presley	Spotify Amazon
9	Put the Blame on Me Norman Blagman / Kay Twomey / Fred Wise	Elvis Presley	Spotify Amazon
10	Judy Teddy Reddell	Elvis Presley	Spotify Amazon
11	I Want You With Me Woody Harris	Elvis Presley	Spotify Amazon
12	I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell Ben Weisman / Fred Wise	Elvis Presley	Spotify Amazon