There’s Always Me/Give Me The Right/It’s A Sin/Sentimental Me/Starting Today/Gently/I’m Comin’ Home/In Your Arms/Put The Blame On Me/Judy/I Want You With Me/I Slipped I Stumbled I Fell
Something for Everyone was one of the few none film LPs released by Elvis during the 1960s. It was divided into a romantic ballad side for female fans, and a more rocking side for the boys. (US:1 UK:2)
“In the early 60s Elvis' voice was in its prime. He wasn't quite rockin’ out like the Sun days, but he was in total control and was putting out perfect pop/rock gems. This is an album without a single dud. And though it may not have a plentiful supply of must have songs, it satisfies all the way through.”
“Something For Everybody is one of those Elvis Presley albums that just glides under the radar. It was a solid, if not spectacular release. The priorities at this time were films and their accompanying soundtracks, plus his single releases which would receive massive airplay and sell millions of copies.”
“Something For Everybody contains a ballad side and an uptempo side. Personally, I prefer a mixture of the two as the first side drags a little. The original intent may have been to create a romantic atmosphere on side one, and it is up to each listener to decide if that was accomplished. His smooth vocal just flows along and lulls the listener into a journey of relaxed mood and sound.”
“When the album was released the ballad side was aimed at his female fans and the B side more toward his male fan base. I Want You With Me and I Slipped I Stumbled I Fell are excellent moderate rockers. In Your Arms, Put The Blame On Me and Judy are all straight pop songs that Elvis had been producing for the past year, and there is nothing wrong with any of them.”
“This is one of Elvis's few actual non-soundtrack studio albums of the 1960s. The first half is the ballad side, the second has upbeat songs. None of these songs belong in the Elvis canon.”
“Something For Everybody was a mixed bag. Looking at the album's song list there are no memorable songs or classic Elvis performances. Yet when playing the album the songs hold together well and are a pleasurable listening experience. Not bad, certainly, but very much an album geared towards the Elvis enthusiast.”
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