POT LUCK

Nel 1962 gli album registrati in studio sembravano costituire una parte irrilevante della produzione di Presley, vendendo (come questo e Something for everybody) appena 200.000 copie.

Forse all’epoca fu l’assenza di nuovi singoli di successo a condannare Pot Luck, perché la nuova edizione rimasterizzata, con brani extra, in qualche modo reinserisce questo disco all’interno del canzoniere di Elvis.

Vero è che la “temperatura emotiva” del disco è più bassa che mai, ma questo anche perché i pezzi rock come Night rider non erano abbastanza buoni da infiammare gli animi. Elvis sembra più a suo agio in Suspicion. Tra i brani melodici migliori sono She’s not you, Something blue, Just for old time sake e la stupenda That’s someone that never forget.

Fontain of love e You’ll be gone (in un primo tempo vista come una riscrittura del brano di Cole Porter Begin the beguine) rilevano una sicura influenza latina.

Tracklisting: CD 1 ORIGINAL ALBUM 1. Kiss Me Quick 2. Just For Old Time Sake 3. Gonna Get Back Somehow 4. (Such An) Easy Question 5. Steppin’ Out Of Line 6. I’m Yours 7. Something Blue 8. Suspicion 9. I Feel That I’ve Known You Forever 10. Night Rider 11. Fountain Of Love 12. That’s Someone You Never Forget SINGLES 13. She’s Not You 14. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello 15. You’ll Be Gone Bonus Songs 16. For The Millionth And The Last Time 17. I Met Her Today FIRST TAKES 18. Kiss Me Quick 19. Just For Old Time Sake 20. Gonna Get Back Somehow 21. (Such An) Easy Question 22. I’m Yours (Take 1) 23. Something Blue (Take 1) 24. Suspicion (Take 1) 25. I Feel That I’ve Known You Forever (Take 1) 26. Night Rider (Take 1) 27. Fountain Of Love (Takes 1, 2) 28. That’s Someone You Never Forget (Take 1) 29. She’s Not You (Take 1) 30. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (Take 1) 31. You’ll Be Gone (Take 1) 32. For The Millionth And The Last Time (Take 1) 33. I Met Her Today (Take 1) CD 2 MARCH 1962 SESSION 1. Something Blue (Take 2) 2. Something Blue (Takes 3, 4) 3. Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (Take 2) 4. Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (Takes 3, 5) 5. (Such An) Easy Question (Takes 1, 3) 6. Fountain Of Love (Takes 4, 9) 7. Just For Old Time Sake (Takes 2, 3, 4) 8. Night Rider (Takes 2, 3) 9. Night Rider (Take 5) 10. You’ll Be Gone (Take 2) 11. You’ll Be Gone (Take 4)12. I Feel That I’ve Known You Forever (Takes 4, 3) 13. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (Take 2) 14. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (Take 4) 15. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (Take 5) 16. Suspicion (Takes 3, 2) 17. She’s Not You (Take 2, Wp Take 4) OCTOBER 1961 SESSION 18. For The Millionth And The Last Time (Takes 10, 7)19. I Met Her Today (Take 4) 20. I Met Her Today (Takes 8, 9) 21. I Met Her Today (Take 16) 22. Night Rider (Takes 1-Fs, 2) JUNE 1961 SESSION 23. Kiss Me Quick (Take 4) 24. I’m Yours (Take 2) 25. I’m Yours (Take 4) 26. I’m Yours (Take 5) 27. That’s Someone You Never Forget (Take 5) 28. That’s Someone You Never Forget (Take 7)

Tratto da GUIDA COMPLETA A ELVIS PRESLEY (ed. Vallardi, 2006).