Mark James Suspicious Minds ( The Original Version)

This is one of those soulinfluenced, hyperproduced, and horndriven pop ballads that were prevalent on the radio in the early 70s, the sort that were hits for B. J. Thomas, the Hollies, Neil Diamond, etc. In fact, it was Mark James, a childhood friend of Thomas from Houston, who wrote Suspicious Minds as well as Thomas Hooked on a Thomas also released a version of Suspicious Minds in 1972, but it is Elvis Presley s 1969 recording that will remain forever embedded in the public s consciousness. The recording was produced by legendary Memphis soul producer Chips Moman at the downhome American studio, which had according to Peter Guralnick s Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley (1999) produced an unprecedented string of 64 chart records over 18 months (19681969) for a variety of outoftown labels. The track marked a return to form as well as a literal return to the singer s hometown. After years of wasting his ta