The last Elvis Presley album released in the singer's lifetime, Moody Blue has a somewhat checkered history, especially among fans.
Issued two months before Presley died, the album sold moderately well until Presley died -- then it soared up the charts to number three, as his most current album, and it ultimately sold two million copies.
As to the music, the original ten-song album was a mixed bag of live recordings, interspersed with new studio work from the previous fall at Graceland.
For all of its slapped-together feel, however, Moody Blue held up.
The title song, authored by Mark James (who'd previously written "Suspicious Minds"), was just about as good a single as Elvis released in the 1970s, topping the country charts earlier in 1977; additionally, he did a superb reinterpretation of the George Jones hit "She Thinks I Still Care." "Little Darlin'" was almost more of a burlesque of the '50s rock & roll standard than a real performance, but it is more than made up for by the presence of the Johnny Ace classic "Pledging My Love," done with depth and sincerity.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unchained MelodyAlex North, Hy Zaret | Elvis Presley | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 2 | If You Love Me (Let Me Know)John Rostill | Elvis Presley | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | Little Darlin'Maurice Williams | Elvis Presley | Play | 01:56 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 4 | He'll Have to GoAudrey Allison, Joe Allison | Elvis Presley | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | Let Me Be ThereJohn Rostill | Elvis Presley | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Way DownLayng Martine, Jr. | Elvis Presley | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 7 | Pledging My LoveDon Robey, Ferdinand Washington | Elvis Presley | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | Moody BlueMark James | Elvis Presley | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | She Thinks I Still CareDickey Lee Lipscomb | Elvis Presley | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 28 mins | 64 MB | |||||
| 28 mins | 165 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audrey Allison | Composer |
| 2 | Joe Allison | Composer |
| 3 | Dick Baxter | Digital Engineer |
| 4 | Chick Crumpacker | Digital Producer |
| 5 | Mark James | Composer, Writer |
| 6 | Felton Jarvis | Associate Producer |
| 7 | Dickey Lee Lipscomb | Composer |
| 8 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Composer |
| 9 | Layng Martine, Jr. | Composer |
| 10 | Sherrill Nielsen | Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Alex North | Composer |
| 12 | Elvis Presley | Executive Producer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 13 | Tim Rice | Composer |
| 14 | Don Robey | Composer |
| 15 | John Rostill | Composer |
| 16 | Myrna Smith | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | J.D. Sumner | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | J.D. Sumner & the Stamps | Vocals (Background) |
| 19 | The Sweet Inspirations | Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 20 | Don Wardell | Executive Producer |
| 21 | Ferdinand Washington | Composer |
| 22 | Kathy Westmoreland | Vocals, Vocals (Background), Voices |
| 23 | Bergen White | Arranger, Horn |
| 24 | Maurice Williams | Composer |
| 25 | Hy Zaret | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |