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Written by: Mark James Recorded: February 4-5, 1976, Graceland, Memphis Released master is take 10. Single:w/ "She Thinks I Still Care", PB-10857, November 29, 1976. Also released as Disc Jockey promotional release in various different colored vinyl, JB-10857, November 29, 1976. Also released w/ "For The Heart", as Gold Standard original release, GB-11326, August 1978. Highest U.S. Charts Positions: #31 on Billboard Hot 100 #39 on Cash Box Top 100 #1 on Billboard Country chart #2 on Billboard Easy Listening chart 1st LP release: Moody Blue - July 19, 1977 |
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Released as a single a full eight months ahead of the album of the same name, "Moody Blue" did quite well on the country and easy listening charts. Although, in hindsight, it's hard to be objective about these last few recording sessions in Graceland, and it's all too easy to "read into them" all kinds of imagined fatigue in Elvis' performances, the truth is, he (sometimes) delivered the goods right up to the end! This particular recording is an example, an engaging performance of a Mark James tune that deserves to be a country pop classic, even if we fans may have trouble divorcing it from the associated album and its depressing place in Elvis' timeline. I'll add some more later, but meanwhile check out the music and links. |
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)In "Moody Blue", we hear a fine arrangement of a mediocre song. It has an up-tempo beat, but Presley sounds less than totally-committed. The song does not suit his voice, but the arrangement almost compensates for the continuous sense of strain. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 One of the best songs from the Graceland recordings - unusual lyrics and stylishly delivered. Martin Torgoff  , The Complete Elvis, 1982 Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for Moody Blue Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "Moody Blue" Links
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Well, it's hard to be a gambler bettin' on a number That changes ev'ry time Well, you think you're gonna win, think she's givin' in A stranger's all you find Yeah, it's hard to figure out what she's all about, but she's woman through and through She's a complicated lady, so color my baby moody blue [Chorus:] Oh, moody blue Tell me am I gettin' through I keep hangin' on Try to learn the song But I never do Oh, Moody blue Tell me who I'm talkin' to You're like the night and day And it's hard to say Which one is you. Well, when Monday comes she's Tuesday, when Tuesday comes she's Wednesday To another day again Her personality unwinds, just like a ball of twine On a spool that never ends Just when I think I know her well, her emotions reveal She's not the person that I though I knew She's a complicated lady, so color my baby moody blue [Repeat Chorus] |
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