Steamroller Blues – Fool
Edited 12-Mar-1973. Single, Live Recording – Aloha From Hawaii
- Fool
- Steamroller Blues
Reference: 74-0910
Side A: Steamroller Blues
Recording: January 14, 1973, Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Author: James Taylor
Side B: Fool
Recording: March 28, 1972, RCA Studio C, Hollywood, California
Author: Carl Sigman & James Last
Publication date: March 13, 1973
Released in March 1973, the single Steamroller Blues/Fool was the promotional release for the satellite television special Elvis had recently made in Hawaii.
Steamroller Blues was a recent composition by James Taylor, and one that Elvis had already “played around” with in 1972 during the summer season (known as the Summer Festival) at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. The song was very good, it captivated Elvis as well as its bluesy character. For his television special he reintroduced it, being one of the best moments of the special, both for the interpretation of Elvis and his band, who nailed it, especially the magnificent guitar of James Burton.
For the B-side, they chose another of the songs recorded in March 1972. Fool was a new song, which dealt with heartbreak, break-up, loss. The treatment that Elvis gives it is perfect along with a band that perfectly supports the singer, who sings with a wonderful fragility and sensitivity. It is a simple but emotional song. The pity about these songs is that they will not be released without the traditional production arrangements. Here again, the Stamps (present at the recording session) and, of course, Elvis’ voice appear to take the magic away from the band.
The single, commercially, reached a creditable number 17 on the Billboard charts, and sold over 400,000 copies.
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