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Agreed. The song is fine, the arrangement a bit pedestrian, and the vocal more than competent (although he over-sings on occasion), but I have never found the recording overly appealing.

 

RE Loving Arms and some other Stax recordings. I REALLY prefer the Ferrante mixes found on the 70s box and the Promised Land expanded over the original mixes. If only he had not added digital reverb though. But the original analog reverb was more pronounced, so there's that. Ferrante's mixes seem to delineate each instrument better, and has more punch in the bass and percussion. Plus, Elvis' voice tends to be more upfront. All good qualities in my opinion.

 

I don't like the remixes. I think they sound strange, maybe it's the mastering and the digital reverb. But some of the remixes are longer than the original mixes.

 

I had to go back and read this again. Thank you DirkM! After we have seen big hair (giant brain) Elvis, Elvis at the old country store shack ringing up his records on the cash register, a giant 6 story tall Elvis in traffic, a photo that is so poorly cropped, it's laughable on the Aloha inner sleeve, and two major album covers with Elvis having severe facial convulsions, Colonel Parker was concerned that there wad a bit too much pink in this cover photo. ??????? Lol. Talk about trimming the hedges as the house burned down. Lol

 

I Got A Feelin' In My Body
Written By :
Dennis Linde

Recorded :
Stax Studios, Memphis, December 10-16, 1973 : December 10, 1973. take 3

I enjoy this track as well. This song is almost, or at least seems to me to be the epitome of a seventies song. It has a cool funk about it and was arranged and played like it may have been going on an Issac Hayes album or something. Personally I like that.
The tone of Elvis' vocal is unusual, but it is certainly not bad.
This track was released as a single in 1979 also, with There's A Honky Tonk Angel on the b-side. I charted at number 6 and 5 on the US billboard and cashbox country charts respectively.
I really like the guitars at the beginning. Such a cool drum groove also. I think the backing vocals here, although fairly high in the mix, suit the song perfectly.

 

If That Isn't Love
Written By :
Dottie Rambo

Recorded :
Stax Studios, Memphis, December 10-16, 1973 : December 16, 1973. take 4

To me it was cool that Elvis was putting these kind of songs on his so called secular albums. As virtually always, this track for me is a stand out. A great lyric, really nice musical arrangement, and an excellent vocal.
So far to me there isn't really a weak spot on the album, except for the somewhat poorly thought out track order ... and that is mainly the opening song.
It is quite remarkable to me that this album followed Raised On Rock, which I don't hate or anything, but these songs and performances are an awful lot better.

 

I GOT A FEELIN' IN MY BODY
One of the few highlights of the "Good Times" LP. A nice and dynamic combination of Gospel and R&B. Still, I believe that the first take is way more exciting with Elvis really into it ("Hot damn, wooo wooo!...") even if he sounds at times a little bit hesitant and unsure. Great job from the backup vocals too.

 

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April 1964 - Sept 1967
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Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt2 The Sixties

 

Reference Guide

Jan 27 1970
Kentucky Rain/ My Little Friend Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Apr 1970
Lets Be Friends - Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 1 Stay Away Joe Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 2 If I'm A Fool For Loving you Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 3 Lets Be Friends Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 4 Lets Forget About The Stars Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 5 Mama Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 6 I'll Be There Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 7 Almost Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 8 Change Of Habit Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 9 Have A Happy Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Apr 20 1970
The Wonder Of You/ Mama Liked the Roses Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

June 1970
On Stage - Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 1 See See Rider Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 2 Release Me Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 3 Sweet Caroline Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 4 Runaway Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 5 The Wonder Of You Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 6 Polk Salad Annie Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 7 Yesterday Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 8 Proud Mary Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 9 Walk A Mile In My Shoes Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 10 Let It Be Me Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

July 1970
I've Lost You/ The Next Step Is Love Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

August 1970
Worldwide Fifty Gold Award Hits vol 1 - Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

August 1970
Elvis Christmas Album (Camden) - Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

October 1970
Almost In Love Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

October 6 1970
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me/Patch It Up Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

October 1970
Elvis in Person Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

October 1970
Back In Memphis Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

November 11 1970
That's The Way It Is Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 1 I Just Can't Help Believin' Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 2 Twenty Days And Twenty Nights Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 3 How The Web Was Woven Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 4 Patch It Up Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 5 Mary In The Morning Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 6 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 7 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 8 I've Lost You Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 9 Just Pretend Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 10 Stranger In The Crowd Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 11 The Next Step Is Love Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 12 Bridge Over Troubled Water Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

December 8 1970
I Don't Really Want To Know/ There Goes My Everything Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

January 7 1971
Elvis Country (I Was Born 10,000 Years Ago) - Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 1 Snowbird Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 2 Tomorrow Never Comes Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 3 Little Cabin On the Hill Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 4 Whole Lotta Shakin Going On Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 5 Funny How Time Slips Away Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 6 I Really Don't Want To Know Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 7 There Goes My Everything Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 8 It's Your Baby, You Rock It Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 9 The Fool Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 10 Faded Love Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 11 I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 12 Make The World Go Away Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

February 23 1971
Rags To Riches/Where Did They Go Lord Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

March 22 1971
You'll Never Walk Alone - Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 2 Who Am I Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 3 Let Us Pray Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

March 1971
Life/Only Believe Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

June 16 1971
Love Letters From Elvis Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 1 Love Letters Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 2 When I'm Over You Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 3 If I Were You Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 4 Got My Mojo Working/Keep Your Hands Off It Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 5 Heart Of Rome Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 6 Only Believe Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 7 This Is Our Dance Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 8 Cindy Cindy Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 9 I'll Never Know Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 10 It Ain't No Big Thing Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 11 Life Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

June 22 1971
I'm Leavin/ Heart Of Rome Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

July 1971
C'mon Everybody - Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

August 1971
The Other Sides - Worldwide Gold Award Hits Vol. 2 - Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Sept 21 1971
It's Only Love/The Sound Of Your Cry Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Oct 1971 I Got Lucky Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Oct 20 1971 The Wonderful World Of Christmas Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 1 O Come All Ye Faithful Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 2 The First Noel Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 3 On a Snowy Christmas Night Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 4 Winter Wonderland Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 5 The Wonderful World Of Christmas Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 6 It Won't Seem Like Christmas Without You Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 7 I'll Be Home On Christmas Day Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 8 It I Get Home On Christmas Day Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 9 Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 10 Merry Christmas Baby Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 11 Silver Bells Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Nov 9 1971
Merry Christmas Baby/ O Come All Ye Faithful Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Jan 4 1972
Until It's Time For You To Go/ We Can Make The Morning Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Feb 1972 Elvis Now Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 1 Help Me Make It Through The Night Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 2 Miracle Of The Rosary Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 3 Hey Jude Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 4 Put Your Hand In The Hand Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 5 Until It's Time For You To Go Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 6 We Can Make The Morning Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 7 Early Morning Rain Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 8 Sylvia Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 9 Fools Rush In Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 10 I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Feb 29 1972
He Touched Me/ Bosom Of Abraham

April 1 1972 He Touched Me Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 1 He Touched Me Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
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track 2 I've Got Confidence Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 3 Amazing Grace Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 4 Seeing Is Believing Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 5 He Is My Everything Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 6 Bosom Of Abraham Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 7 An Evening Prayer Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 8 Lead Me, Guide Me Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 9 There Is No God But God Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 10 Thing Called Love Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 11 I John Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 12 Reach Out To Jesus Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

MSG press conference and other bits and pieces Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

April 4 1972
American Trilogy/The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

June 1972 Elvis Sings His Hits From The Movies Vol 1 Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

June 1972 Elvis As Recorded at MSG Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 1 Also Sprach Zarathustra Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 2 That's Alright Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 3 Proud Mary Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 4 Never Been To Spain Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 5 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 6 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 7 Polk Salad Annie Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 8 Love Me Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 9 All Shook up Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 10 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 11 Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 12 Love Me Tender Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 13 Impossible Dream Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 14 Hound Dog (+introductions) Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 15 Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 16 For The Good Times Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 17 An American Trilogy Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 18 Funny How Times Slips Away Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 19 I Can't Stop Loving You Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 20 Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 21 End Theme Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies thanks @Pelvis Ressley

August 1 1972
Burning Love/ It's A Matter Of Time Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

October 1972 BURNING LOVE AND HITS FROM HIS MOVIES, VOLUME 2 Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

October 31 1972 (my fourth birthday )
Separate Ways/Always On My Mind Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

December 1972 Separate Ways Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Feb 1973 Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
Pt 1 Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
Pt 2 Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
Pt 3 Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
Pt 4 Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
Pt 5 Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
Pt 6 Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Mar 13 1973
Steamroller Blues/ Fool Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

July 1973 Elvis (Fool) Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 1 Fool Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 2 Where Do I Go From Here Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 3 Love Me, Love The Life I Lead Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 4 I'm Still Here Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 5 It's Impossible Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 6 For Lovin' Me Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 7 Padre Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 8 I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 9 I Will Be True Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 10 Don't Think Twice It's Alright Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

August 2 1973 Elvis Mail Order compilehttps://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/elvis-presley-the-albums-and-singles-thread-pt3-the-seventies.843184/page-131#post-22032689
Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Sept 1 1973
Raised On Rock/ For Ol' Times Sake Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Oct 1 1973 Raised On Rock/For Ol' Times Sake Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 1 Raised On Rock Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 2 Are You Sincere Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 3 Find Out What's Happening Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 4 I Miss You Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 5 Girl Of Mine Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 6 For Ol' Times Sake Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 7 If You Don't Come Back Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 8 Just A Little Bit Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 9 Sweet Angeline Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 10 Three Corn Patches Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Nov 1973
Elvis A Legendary Performer Vol 1 Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
I Love You Because take 2 Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
Tonight Is All Right For Love Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies thanks @czeskleba

Jan 11 1874
Ive' Got A Thing About You Baby/ Take Good Care Of Her Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

Mar 1974
Good Times Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 1 Take Good Care Of Her Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 2 Lovin' Arms Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 3 I've Got A Feelin' In My Body Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies
track 4 If That Isn't Love Elvis Presley - The Albums and Singles Thread pt3 The Seventies

 

I Got A Feelin' In My Body is pretty good, but something feels off about it. The opening is arresting, the overall sound is there...there's just something missing, something that would really sell the song. Part of the issue for me is the backing singers. They add to the song when they're responding to Elvis, but they distract from it when they're singing behind him, like on the title phrase. They're a bit less intrusive on the outtakes and Our Memories Of Elvis mix, but I'd love to hear a mix that completely eliminated them.

If That Isn't Love starts off slowly and never really goes anywhere. I tend to skip it.

 

I heard the Ferrante mixes first, so they'll never sound strange to me in that regard, but I do tend to prefer the original mixes. The Ferrante mixes are clearer but not as soulful, if that makes sense. Promised Land, in particular, sounds best in its original mix, imo.

 

There is something that is happening to my hearing as I get older. Or maybe it is my brain processing the sound. But distortions, reverb, electronic artifacts and a lot of extraneous sounds seemingly overwhelm the music and voices. I am getting more and more intolerant of unnatural sounds in a recording. And I have a hard time hearing dialogue in a movie due to the sound effects. With music the coloration of the microphone overrides the tonality of the vocal. Compression exaggerates distortions and screws up the music for me. It has to be my brain or ears aging rather than a hyper-critical mindset. So many recordings I used to quite admire the sound quality now sounds like trash to me.

 

Go and get your ears checked mate.
I had to stop listening to music for a while because it sounded like three different bands playing at once. Turned out I had Meniere's disease.
Two Diuretics a day, and a potassium pill and I can listen again.

 

I’m with you. Every year I appreciate this album more and more. No, it’s not a masterpiece but it’s a really good listen. I’ve Got A Feeling In My Body has that great funk-via-Stax sound, and like you I appreciate the biblical references in such a song that you would think be about any number of tawdry subjects instead. And I love when Elvis bends that note up when he sings ‘daaaayyyyy’.

And If That Isn’t Love is another track I like. Of course, upon only seeing the title one would think it would be a maudlin ballad. But no, it’s religious in its nature. And it works very well in my book.

I wish we’d see these two tracks appear on some of the religious-themed Elvis comps that seem to come out annually.

 

I remember getting an annual FAA hearing test. They put you in a sound proof booth and they used WWII technology. The sound of the cord from the headset rubbing against your body was LOUDER than the tones generated. On top of that the sound of your own breathing and heart beating was also louder. I came close to passing out holding my breath so I could hear the tones.

 

I've Got A Feeling In My Body is great for its funkiness. If That Isn't Love belongs on a gospel album and is out of place here.

 

Look up an Otolaryngology place. I wrestled with doctors for ten years, as it slowly got worse and worse. They just kept saying "it's hearing loss from playing music" ... I say "that isn't logical, it's one damn ear and I use both"
Finally went to Arkansas Otolaryngology and they fixed it, as much as it can be fixed

 

I feel the exact same way as both Mark and Shawn. Good Times is a surprisingly strong album and to me we have not even gotten to the three best performances on the album, I've Got A Thing About You Baby, Good Times Charlie's Got The Blues, and My Boy. I know they are completely opposite ends of the spectrum and one is considered really cool ("Hey, it's a Tony Joe White song,") and one of the others (My Boy) is considered by many to be MOR schlock. I can understand why some fans might feel that way, but again, Elvis's eclectic musical tastes is one of his greatest assets as an artist in my opinion. To Elvis's ears, music was either good or bad, melodically challenging or pedestrian, lyrical strong or words he just could not connect with in a passionate way. I do not think he gave a hoot about what genre his material came from or what popular music critics would think of his choices.

 

You're probably right about the given hoots but MY BOY still remains for me Elvis' highest position in the I.S.C. (International Schlock Charts.)

 

I have to admit that's pretty funny. I guess that just another crossover chart that Elvis could have scored highly on. Go Elvis!

 

I first heard My Boy by Richard Harris. I did not like it. Elvis didn't change that opinion.

 

I can appreciate Richard Harris the actor, but Richard Harris the singer, not so much. I could see how it might not have left a good taste in your mouth, when Elvis got around to recording it later.

 

Agreed. A cringe-worthy master from the 1970's era catalogue if there ever was one.

 

I would have probably extracted the following songs from the 1973 sessions (and I am not crazy about a few of them, including Loving Arms), compiled an LP and relegated most of the others to the archives. Some would have been interesting finds later on in 1995 when the producers of the Essential 70's Masters were combing the vaults for rarities.

Side 1:
Promised Land
I've Got A Feeling In My Body
Loving Arms
If You Talk In Your Sleep
Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues

Side 2:
I've Got A Thing About You Baby
For Ol' Times Sake
You Asked Me To
There's A Honky Tonk Angel
Are You Sincere

 

This song is strong proof that Elvis's period of rest and partial detox did him a good deal of good--there's no way this performance could have derived from the previous Stax session. The old swagger is back. It's been a couple of years since Elvis has hit a song so hard, especially when he stutters the first part of the title. He hasn't sounded this energized on uptempo material since 1970. The song itself is convincing example of funk and Elvis sounds so suited to the genre that it's a pity more swamp funk didn't appear in his later recordings, aside from "If You Talk In Your Sleep."

Had this song been on He Touched Me it would have been a definite highlight. Elvis's vocal swells with oceanic force; his melisma on "fly" is not only majestic but touching. It's been a while since Elvis has sounded this enraptured with a song. Trust a good gospel number about love to bring out a rich performance.