This is an excellent CD with excellent sound and an excellent selection of songs. The unreleased version of For the Good Times is worth the price of admission. Unchained Melody just sweetens the deal.

A fantastic collection of Elvis' best love songs.

Elvis recorded many great love songs during his career so trying to select just twenty-four for this compilation must have been a daunting task.

Several of those selected are the obvious classics that will be forever associated with Elvis (even if one or two of them were previously recorded by other singers) - these include Are you lonesome tonight, Can't help falling in love, Always on my mind, It's now or never, Love me tender, A fool such as I, The wonder of you and There goes my everything.

There also some Elvis songs that aren't always selected for compilations of this type (Don't, If I can dream) as well as covers of songs generally associated with other singers, but which Elvis sing superbly. These include Hawaiian wedding song, Fever, Let it be me, And I love you so, You don't have to say you love me and Unchained melody.

While this collection has much to commend it, you may wish to consider the similarly themed double CD (50 greatest love songs), which contains most of the tracks here and appears to offer better value for money.

Elvis recorded many great love songs during his career so trying to select just twenty-four for this compilation must have been a daunting task.

Several of those selected are the obvious classics that will be forever associated with Elvis (even if one or two of them were previously recorded by other singers) - these include Are you lonesome tonight, Can't help falling in love, Always on my mind, It's now or never, Love me tender, A fool such as I, The wonder of you and There goes my everything.

There also some Elvis songs that aren't always selected for compilations of this type (Don't, If I can dream) as well as covers of songs generally associated with other singers, but which Elvis sing superbly. These include Hawaiian wedding song, Fever, Let it be me, And I love you so, You don't have to say you love me and Unchained melody.

While this collection has much to commend it, you may wish to consider the similarly themed double CD (50 greatest love songs), which contains most of the tracks here and appears to offer better value for money.

How long does a sex symbol last? Isn't it time to seaze repackaging and stick to re-releasing? Those are the questions one'd likely pose to RCA Victor. With everything he has been to America and the world to date - Elvis is the last artist on the roster to benefit from this 20-something ad-hoc tracks culled from dozen original sources. OK, it's a brilliant remaster to bring out yet new dynamics in "Are You Lonesome..." and the booklet texture feels silky stylish, but what's definitely missing is His singularity. Mundane "Surrender" takes place where fancier "Suspicion (torments my heart)" should've been. Few live recordings (again and umpteenth time!) virtually ruin the studio homogenity of this - predominantly studio - collection. No, it's not THAT bad. No one can take Elvis material and come up with an offhand product. But it stand no chance in the store against a "two Elvis albums on 1 CD" thing. Remaster or no remaster.

Elvis' love songs are beautifully rendered on this CD. The only problem is that the front cover of the CD is not as advertised. Rather, the CD I received from Amazon had the cover shown at

[...] I suppose one could print a new cover from the appropriate image!