Elvis Presley

At the time of its release, Elvis Presley's 1970 album That's the Way It Is was generally
perceived as simply the latest in a series of comebacks by the King. The album is an odd
hybrid of live recordings and studio work linked to a big Vegas show; it's also magnificent.
Drawing inspiration from the Kris Kristofferson singer-songwriter movement that was
encroaching on Nashville in the early Seventies, That's the Way It Is may be Presl... More >

His seventh album (three admittedly reissues) and third live LP of 1970 leans toward uptempo countryish ballads rather than the usual pop-rock eclecticism and proves that he can remember the words without cue cards. I know that's the way it is--but is it the way it has to be? (Grade: C+)