Suspicion

[CountCanada]

Elvis or Terry Stafford...which do you prefer?
Did Elvis hear Terry's version?

[Dan_T]

One of my fav's since I was a Kid....God only knows why it wasn't a Single at the time.

I like Terry Stafford's version, but, imo, Elvis' is the real deal.

[jbnva58]

From the underrated "Pot Luck" album-this should have been Elvis' second single of 1962.I love "Shes Not You",but this song is superior,possibly No. 1.
Staffords effort,to me was an exaggerated Elvis knock off,just listen to Elvis' understated vocal compared to Staffords.
A lost chance at a Gold number one.

[OnStage55]

From the underrated "Pot Luck" album-this should have been Elvis' second single of 1962.I love "Shes Not You",but this song is superior,possibly No. 1.
Staffords effort,to me was an exaggerated Elvis knock off,just listen to Elvis' understated vocal compared to Staffords.
A lost chance at a Gold number one.

I agree.

Elvis version is the best hands down, one of my favorites, love it.

Shoulda Coulda Woulda been a hit as a single if released in 62 i think. Elvis vocal on this song is wonderful.

[skatterbrane]

I like the female backup singers when they sing the word "suspicion" on Stafford's. But as for the lead vocal, Elvis' version wins handily.

[TINML]

ELVIS!

[Fish]

I like the female backup singers when they sing the word "suspicion" on Stafford's. But as for the lead vocal, Elvis' version wins handily.

Haha, that is the one thing I think ruins the song.
Elvis' version is indeed much better; understated and would have been a definite winner if released as a single.

[Juan Luis]

ELVIS.

[LSP-4445]

Elvis version all the way,not a fan of a certain instrument during the song though.......

[promiseland]

Elvis or Terry Stafford...which do you prefer?
Did Elvis hear Terry's version?

[londonflash]

Without question, Elvis.

It's a gorgeous recording.

[matilda]

If only he had sung it in 1968 with his "out of the cage vocal approach" nobody would have talked about the original master of suspicion anyway.....because than it had to be inferior to 1968.

[Bodie]

Elvis' version is the definitive version for me and it amazes me when you go onto say youtube, the amount of comments where people think that Stafford's version is the original just cause it was released as a single in '64 and Elvis' version wasn't in '62 and these are from so-called Elvis fans.

The master take of Elvis' version has a slight mistake in it and don't understand why it was missed.

In the second verse Elvis stutters the word 'Just' in the line 'Why should our romance just keep on causing me such sorrow?'

[r&b]

Elvis by a mile. This song was better than any single Elvis release of 1962. If Elvis surely chose the songs for single releases, I cant see how he didnt think this was more radio friendly than She's Not You for a summer release. Missed chance for a number one.

[sweetangeline]

Elvis' version is the definitive version for me

agree

and it amazes me when you go onto say youtube, the amount of comments where people think that Stafford's version is the original just cause it was released as a single in '64 and Elvis' version wasn't in '62 and these are from so-called Elvis fans.

...the fact that it was released as a single is clearly the reason why...there is no "just cause" (at a time when singles were dominate with radio airplay) it makes total sense...sadly Elvis, RCA or whoever made a big mistake!!

[brian]

Elvis made the decision to go with She's not you over Suspicion as a single in 1962. It would have allegedly been Such an easy question as the B-side if Elvis had chosen Suspicion.

I agree a potential #1 hit.

[RonBaker2003]

Elvis followed by Bobby Russell (Ed Hardin was his pseudonym on Hit Records) and then Terry.

[Bodie]

Elvis made the decision to go with She's not you over Suspicion as a single in 1962. It would have allegedly been Such an easy question as the B-side if Elvis had chosen Suspicion.

I agree a potential #1 hit.

'She's Not You was a commercial hit, especially in the UK where it reached No.1

Then Elvis' only Christmas No.1 was 'Return To Sender released at the end of 1962.

Maybe 'Suspicion' could have been released as a A-side single in early 1963 as Elvis only released 3 singles in that year. The first being 'One Broken Heart For Sale' which failed to get in the top 10.

It was released as the B-side to 'Kiss Me Quick' in 1964 which i think is a much more weaker song.

[brian]

Elvis made the decision to go with She's not you over Suspicion as a single in 1962. It would have allegedly been Such an easy question as the B-side if Elvis had chosen Suspicion.

I agree a potential #1 hit.

'She's Not You was a commercial hit, especially in the UK where it reached No.1

Then Elvis' only Christmas No.1 was 'Return To Sender released at the end of 1962.

Maybe 'Suspicion' could have been released as a A-side single in early 1963 as Elvis only released 3 singles in that year. The first being 'One Broken Heart For Sale' which failed to get in the top 10.

It was released as the B-side to 'Kiss Me Quick' in 1964 which i think is a much more weaker song.

In the United States it only reached #5 and it wasn't a million seller.

Fans from the United States point out that Suspicion was the more commercial of the two and more likely to sell a million copies and hit #1.

[Bodie]

Elvis made the decision to go with She's not you over Suspicion as a single in 1962. It would have allegedly been Such an easy question as the B-side if Elvis had chosen Suspicion.

I agree a potential #1 hit.

'She's Not You was a commercial hit, especially in the UK where it reached No.1

Then Elvis' only Christmas No.1 was 'Return To Sender released at the end of 1962.

Maybe 'Suspicion' could have been released as a A-side single in early 1963 as Elvis only released 3 singles in that year. The first being 'One Broken Heart For Sale' which failed to get in the top 10.

It was released as the B-side to 'Kiss Me Quick' in 1964 which i think is a much more weaker song.

In the United States it only reached #5 and it wasn't a million seller.

Fans from the United States point out that Suspicion was the more commercial of the two and more likely to sell a million copies and hit #1.

I do agree.
Even though 'She's Not You' was a hit, it didn't do as well as other singles around that time.

'Suspicion' would have been the better choice and i feel that as much as 'She's Not You' went to No. 1 in the UK, that 'Suspicion' would have also reached the top spot in the UK.

[brian]

Perhaps in the U.K. both She's not you and Suspicion could have been released as singles in 1962.

I say that because in the U.K. they always found a way to squeeze in more single releases than they did in America.

I don't know how but they often did it.

[Good Time Charlie]

Elvis by a mile. This song was better than any single Elvis release of 1962. If Elvis surely chose the songs for single releases, I cant see how he didnt think this was more radio friendly than She's Not You for a summer release. Missed chance for a number one.

I personally enjoy "She's Not You" more than "Suspicion".

As for the topic in hand, I can't stand Stafford's cover, it's horrible.

[Elfan]

I like both 'She's Not You' and 'Suspicion'. Ideally 'Suspicion' should have been released instead of 'One Broken Heart For Sale' but I guess they wanted to promote the movie.
'Suspicion' was eventually released as a single in the U.K in 1976 and peaked at #9 on the chart.

[jeanno]

No matter how great Suspicion is, I still believe that She's Not You coupled with Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello was a wonderful single. There was clearly a quality drop right after it.

[Bodie]

No matter how great Suspicion is, I still believe that She's Not You coupled with Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello was a wonderful single. There was clearly a quality drop right after it.

I wouldn't say Return To Sender was a quality drop from She's Not You.