Consumer Guide Album

Elvis Presley: That's the Way It Is [RCA Victor, 1970]
His seventh album (three admittedly reissues) and third live LP of 1970 leans toward uptempo countryish ballads rather than the usual pop-rock eclecticism and proves that he can remember the words without cue cards. I know that's the way it is--but is it the way it has to be? C+