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The March 1975 session that yielded this album marked the last time Elvis Presley set foot in a recording studio; everything after this was recorded at Graceland. He’s in swaggering form on the opening “T-R-O-U-B-L-E,” one of his most rocking songs of the ’70s. The bulk of the album is taken up with country-pop ballads that Presley sings with commitment, deploying the power of his mature voice in service to the material. A take on the country classic “Green, Green Grass of Home” was directly inspired by Presley’s love of Tom Jones’ version, and closes the album on a high note.