Words & Music:
Joe Allison
Audrey Allison
Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
Just pretend that we're together all alone
Tell the man to turn the juke box way down low
You can tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go
You can't say the words I want to hear
When your with another man
If you love me, answer yes or no
Darling I will understand
Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
Just pretend that we're together all alone
Tell the man to turn the juke box way down low
You can tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go
You can't say the words I want to hear
When your with another man
If you love me, answer yes or no
Darling I will understand
Just put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
Just pretend that we're together all alone
Tell the man to turn the juke box way down low
And you can tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go
Yes you can tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go
Recordingdate: 1976/10/30, first released on: Moody Blue (album)
Musicians
Musicians who contributed to the first recording of He'll Have to Go:
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(guitar)
(guitar)
(guitar)
(bass)
(drums)
(piano)
(electric piano)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(vocals)
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Others*
*Orchestra, overdubs
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Cant touch the Jim Reeves classic which is a country/pop standard. Too draggy.
Another very solid rendition of a country standard that was made popular by Jim Reeves in 1959-60. Of the two version, Jim's is the one that drags, but his record was very good. Elvis put quite a bit into his version, but not near as much emotion as he put into most of the "Jungle Room" tracks. Elvis' version does have a little bit of a soul in it and brings back fond memories of his classic renderings of "Funny How Time Slips Away" and "There Goes My Everything". I will call it a draw between "Gentleman Jim" and Elvis. Noteworthy as the last song Elvis ever recorded (not counting concert recordings).
I prefer the Ry Cooder version, but the song is so good, it's hard to spoil it.
A competent performance by Elvis on this song but it just lacks that bit of magic one comes too expect from him.
I too prefer the Jim Reeves version which seemed to suit his silky baritone a bit more than our boy - 3 1/2 stars
A dirge,sounds like Elvis recorded it after one too many pills awful.
Think when he recorded this he was thinking of firing Red and Sonny- "He'll have to go"...
I do like Elvis' version of this classic Country gem, but I prefer Jim Reeves' smash hit recording of it by far.
I prefer the Jim Reeves version. But I like Elvis' version. He does it his way. Jim Reeves, 5 stars. Elvis, 3 and a half.
I have several records of Jim Reeves but i can't play them in one row, i can't stand his voice that long. So i'll take Elvis' version any time. 4 stars from me.
One of the few songs that really stick out to my ears. Luv it.
Just listened to Jim's version. I wasn't around when it came out so don't have the warm memories that accompany the time but listening to it cold and then listening to Elvis' version, the Elvis performance is much more tender and relatable... Jim hits all the notes but I don't believe a word he says.
The Elvis version seems to never end and is produced poorly. Give me the brilliant sounding RCA Studio B Jim Reeves version any day. Big crossover hit in 1960.
Country soul, if there ever was such musikal style. I don't compare great recordings among artists. I can easily like many different performances by different artists. Elvis' rendition of this song is very good imo! He gave it his own touch, and that's what I like. Jim Reeves was a great singer, I really like him. But, when I play He'll Have To Go it's Elvis!
Not great, but better than some others
This is the worst song of the Jungle room sessions. It drags and feels tired. I love the sessions but skip this one every time.
Slightly prefer Jim's version, but you cannot say Elvis simply copied it. Country soul is a nice term. Maybe if he had tried it live it could have been even more "real"? 4 stars from me.