I Love You Because

A very strange song, there are times I hate it and then again I love it for its simplicity and the subtle way Elvis treated it.

A country song covered by a multitude of singers but more associated with Jim Reeves. There are few 1950s songs which I dislike by Elvis and this recording is one of them.

I love the Jim Reeves version but what's hypnotic about Elvis's rendition is that to me he sounds like he's sitting outside his house just playing his guitar and singing for himself, unaware thathe's beeing taped. He sounds so lost in it and off in his own world that for that reason mainly I do usually let this one play when it pops up on Ipod Shuffle.

one of the weaker sun tracks, but it´s still very listenable. I prefer the alternate take that´s been around on a few sun compilations, Elvis at sun is one of them. The monologue part in that version is just incredible. Already at the age of 19, he showed what a great ballad singer he really was

An amateurish Sun track from the very early days. I don't say amateurish as an insult, it is just apparent with this track that Elvis had not yet perfected his ballad singing in July of 1954. His total lack of knowledge in the field of music at that time is one of the things that made his rockabilly tunes from that time so great. He was singing totally from his soul and just waling. Unfortunately with a ballad you have to have the pipes plus the soul to make it go over well. This one is not awful, and it is important in listening to where Elvis began as a professional singer and what he achieved in a few short years. Listen to "I Was The One" recorded 1 1/2 years later and you will here how Elvis had matured when it comes to singing ballads. Even on the super slow ones like "Playing For Keeps" and "Don't" (recorded in '57), Elvis was learning how to use his God-given vocals to perfection. By the time he returned from the Army, he had become the best ballad singer in the world. Better than Pat Boone, Nat "King" Cole, Sinatra or any of them.

I guess there's nothing strange to this song. It's a young talented singer in the making trying out a ballad in his day.

A song I never play, I usually skip this one.

I never really liked this song by Elvis or anyone else. Just dont dig the tune. Its an interesting track because he was so young, but other than that, it does nothing for me.

Fate would have it that we came to hear it. Unfortunately this is one I never really liked. But, I have a feeling that Elvis during the 70's might have done it better with his voice then. I tend to like Jim Reeves' version in between. I'm not too fond of those SUN ballads but can live with them. Blue Moon is a standout though! That's a classic!

Take it or leave it. Gotta be in the mood I guess or I just skip it because I am not a fan of whistling in songs.

Put the song in your head and give it a rockabilly treatment. That'll do wonders. When listening to Scotty on this one I can almost hear Sam Phillips say:"Don't make it so damn complicated Scotty." Historical.

Better than Harbour Lights and the early private ballad efforts and for me more enjoyable than 'When It Rains It Really Pours ' from the Sun Period. I think the speaking voice of Presley was always an attraction and so I prefer that version. Obviously with his underdeveloped ballad voice at this time, this was not the best thing to come out of Sun, but it does have an innate simplistic charm

Bear in mine that Elvis's real style and trend was still to come. In hind site he should have re-recorded this during the 60's

This is such a terrific song and Elvis' rendition of it is magnificent. I've never skipped it. 5 Stars

This was one of the absolute first records I ever owned by Elvis Presley on 78 RPM record; on the other side was Trying to get to You, a real classic. This was a Christmas Gift if memory serves me right. Not one of his better efforts but he's trying and it does hold nostalgic for me.

Elvis didn't had the voice nor the technical abilities to sing a song like this in this early stage of his career. Sam left this in the vault for a very good reason. It's boring and amateurish. 1 star.