Elvis Presley Turned a Decade-Old Willie Nelson Heartbreak Song Into a Timeless Hit

After country singer Billy Walker and Nelson's own version, Presley took a swing at the bittersweet song. He released it in 1971 on his 13th album, Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old). The album was ...
USA Today

Elvis balked about recording the oversexed 'Burning Love.' Then it became his last hit.

The song, a slightly shocking blend of the spiritual and sexual, seemed like a hit to those in the room, with its reverent, raunchy intro: Lord Almighty, I feel my temperature rising, mmm. Higher, ...
American Songwriter

The Heartbreaking Waylon Jennings Ballad That Made Elvis Presley Throw Down His Mic Down and Yell in Frustration

A year after Waylon Jennings and his manager Neil Reshen negotiated the outlaw’s contract with RCA Records in 1972, which gave him creative control over his work, he released Lonesome, On’ry and Mean, ...