"Separate Ways," released as a single in 1972 shortly after Elvis and Priscilla Beaulieu Presley legally separated, is by no means unknown to Elvis fans at large; it was certified gold in the United States for sales of 500,000 copies. However, it's the B-side of that single which became a better-known Elvis hit: the country ballad "Always on My Mind." While both songs are broodingly morose, "Separate Ways," which details the effects of divorce on a couple's young child

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