Elvis (Fool) Songwriting Credits by Elvis Presley

Elvis is the thirty-second studio album by Elvis Presley, released in July 1973 on RCA Victor Records and produced by Felton Jarvis. It is one of several mid-1970s albums recorded in Nashville during a period when Presley was fulfilling contractual obligations to RCA with material compiled from various sessions rather than albums conceived as unified artistic statements. Presley did not write any of the 12 tracks; the album's content reflects the country, gospel, and easy listening material that dominated Presley's studio work during this period, 'Fool,' 'Steamroller Blues' (James Taylor's original reworked into a high-energy performance), 'Are You Sincere,' and 'I'm Still Here' among the principal tracks. 'Steamroller Blues' reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 'Fool' was a modest R&B chart presence; the album reached number 52 on the Billboard 200, reflecting the diminished commercial profile of Presley's studio albums during the period when his live performances at the Las Vegas Hilton and on tour constituted his primary commercial presence. The album is not generally cited among Presley's strongest recordings, but 'Steamroller Blues' is one of the more energetic vocal performances of his late career and demonstrates the disconnect between his live concert vitality and the production framework of the studio sessions during this period. Despite the modest chart performance of individual tracks, Presley's live performances during this period, documented in the 1973 Aloha from Hawaii television special, watched by over one billion viewers via satellite, demonstrated the continued vitality of his concert presence even as his studio recordings were receiving less creative investment than his earlier work.