The 50 Greatest Love Songs (CD - 2001)

Personnel includes: Elvis Presley, J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, Mary Greene, Donna Thatcher, Susan Pilkington, Mary Holladay, The Jordanaires, The Sweet Inspirations, The Imperials Quartet, Kelly Westmoreland, Sherrill Nielsen, Rad Robinson, Jon Dodson, Charles Prescott, Ben Speer, Brock Speer, Gordon Stoker.

Compilation producers: Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Roger Sermon.

When will the onslaught of Elvis Presley repackaging end? This is the question even the most obsessive Elvis collectors have been asking themselves ever since the king's death. Apparently, as the intervening decades have shown, the answer is never. So those who admire the man's work might as well sit back and enjoy the seemingly endless parade of new clothes adorning the royal catalog. A collection of Elvis's love songs is hardly a new spin, but a compilation this extensive (the titular 50 tunes take up two full discs) is an impressive turn of events. Those who long for the rockabilly rebel of the Sun Records era should look elsewhere, but anyone entranced by Elvis's way with a romantic ballad will be in heaven upon experienced the abundance of riches here. From the milestone "Suspicious Minds" to the Kris Kristofferson evergreen "For the Good Times," this set runs the romantic gamut with considerable aplomb. minimize