"A Mess of Blues" is a song written by Doc Pomus

Doc Pomus

Jerome Solon Felder, better known as Doc Pomus , was a twentieth-century American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category of non-performer in 1992. He was also inducted into...

 and Mort Shuman

Mort Shuman

Mort Shuman was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas"...

 that was originally recorded by Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....

 for RCA Records

RCA Records

RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...

 in 1960, reaching number 32 in the US charts and number 2 in the UK charts.

Status Quo cover

"A Mess of Blues" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1983. It was included on the album Back to Back.

Due to a printing error several hundred copies of the picture sleeve for this release were printed with the front and rear photographs inter-changed.

12 inch

1. "A Mess of Blues" (Extended version) (D Pomus/M Shuman) (4.48)
2. "Big Man" (Lancaster/Green) (3.40)
3. "Young Pretender" (Rossi/Frost) (3.32)

Charts

Chart (1983)	Position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	15
Ireland	12