Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4
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Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4 is the thirty-first album
by Elvis Presley
, issued on RCA Victor in mono
and stereo
, LPM/LSP 3921, in January 1968, with recording sessions taking place over an eight-year span at RCA Studio B
in Nashville
, Tennessee
, and at RCA Studios
and Radio Recorders
in Hollywood. It is a compilation of hit singles released between 1961 and 1967, peaking at #33 on the Billboard 200
. It was certified Gold on 3/27/1992 by the R.I.A.A.
volume in 1963, placing eight albums in the Top Ten and 17 singles
in the Top 40, Presley's sales had cooled off since his heyday. The compilation album Elvis for Everyone
in 1965 was his first to sell under 300,000 copies, and his last five soundtrack
albums had all done progressively worse in the marketplace, units shifted dropping to under 200,000. Singles were no longer reaching the Top 40 automatically, and while his recent 45 "Big Boss Man
" sold 350,000, that fell short of the needed 500,000 to qualify for gold status in US singles sales. Usually a guaranteed seller, this volume sold only 400,000 copies; better than his recent soundtrack albums, but well off the mark set by its three predecessors. The future of Presley's career was certainly in question.
Gold Records Vol. 4 comprises five Top 40 A-sides along with seven b-sides
, five of which also made the Top 40. Three songs had not been written expressly for Presley: "Love Letters
" came from the 1945 film of the same name
; "Witchcraft" had been a 1956 hit record
for The Spiders
; and "What'd I Say
" was the Ray Charles
classic from 1959. Three b-sides, "Lonely Man," "A Mess of Blues
," and "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
" were old enough to have been included on Golden Records Volume 3
, and another b-side, "Ain't That Loving You Baby," came from RCA's furlough session of June 10, 1958, set up to augment their stock of Presley product while their star was in the army
.
The first three Gold Records volumes covered two to three years of singles releases, but there was a five-year gap between this and the previous volume. This would be the last of the series issued during Presley's lifetime, the fifth and final volume
released posthumously in 1984 surveying singles from 1969 to 1977. Volume 5 would fail to chart.
The July 15, 1997 reissue added six tracks and altered the running order. "Rock-A-Hula Baby
" dated from the 1961 soundtrack
to Blue Hawaii
, pulled off that album as the flip to accompany "Can't Help Falling In Love
" as a single. Three tracks were the advance singles for their respective soundtracks: "Bossa Nova Baby
" for Fun in Acapulco
; "Kissin' Cousins" for its album
; and the famous "Return to Sender
," released a month before Girls! Girls! Girls!
. The flipside to "What'd I Say," "Viva Las Vegas
" by the team of Doc Pomus
and Mort Shuman
, would prove a more durable Elvis recording, receiving myriad cover versions including those by the Dead Kennedys
, Bruce Springsteen
, and Nine Inch Nails
. The gospel song
"Crying in the Chapel
" had been recorded during the sessions for His Hand in Mine
, this five year-old track going to #3 and selling a million copies as a single in 1965.
By 1968, the practice of releasing LPs in mono was being discontinued. As a result, RCA issued very few mono copies of Gold Records Vol. 4, and mono pressings of this record are considered collector's items.
Original recordings were produced by Steve Sholes, Joseph Lilley, Chet Atkins
, Urban Thielmann, George Stoll, and Felton Jarvis
.
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
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"....
, issued on RCA Victor in mono
Monaural
Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or channels are fed from a common signal path...
and stereo
STEREO
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, LPM/LSP 3921, in January 1968, with recording sessions taking place over an eight-year span at RCA Studio B
RCA Studio B
RCA Studio B is a noted recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Situated at 30 Music Square W and originally known simply as RCA Studios, it became famous in the 1960s for being a part of what many refer to as the Nashville Sound...
in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, and at RCA Studios
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...
and Radio Recorders
Radio Recorders
Radio Recorders, Inc. was a recording studio based in Los Angeles, California. Famous musicians to have been recorded in the studio include Charlie Parker, Jimmie Rodgers, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and The Carpenters among others. In its prime, the studio was known...
in Hollywood. It is a compilation of hit singles released between 1961 and 1967, peaking at #33 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. It was certified Gold on 3/27/1992 by the R.I.A.A.
Content
Although he had remained a popular artist since the release of his previous Golden RecordsElvis' Golden Records Volume 3
Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3 is a greatest hits album by American rock and roll icon Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor, RCA Victor LPM-2765, on August 11, 1963. The record was the third volume of a five volume collection...
volume in 1963, placing eight albums in the Top Ten and 17 singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in the Top 40, Presley's sales had cooled off since his heyday. The compilation album Elvis for Everyone
Elvis for Everyone
Elvis for Everyone! is the twenty-third album by Elvis Presley, issued on RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 3450, in August 1965. Recording sessions took place over a ten-year span at Sun Studio in Memphis, RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, and Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California...
in 1965 was his first to sell under 300,000 copies, and his last five soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
albums had all done progressively worse in the marketplace, units shifted dropping to under 200,000. Singles were no longer reaching the Top 40 automatically, and while his recent 45 "Big Boss Man
Big Boss Man (song)
"Big Boss Man" is a blues song written by Luther Dixon and Al Smith in 1960 and first recorded by Jimmy Reed. The song was a hit for Reed and has been interpreted and recorded by a variety of artists, including Elvis Presley and B.B...
" sold 350,000, that fell short of the needed 500,000 to qualify for gold status in US singles sales. Usually a guaranteed seller, this volume sold only 400,000 copies; better than his recent soundtrack albums, but well off the mark set by its three predecessors. The future of Presley's career was certainly in question.
Gold Records Vol. 4 comprises five Top 40 A-sides along with seven b-sides
B-Sides
B-Sides is an iTunes-exclusive album from the Coventry Trio The Enemy, consisting of ten songs that were B-sides to the single releases from their debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns.-Track list:#Fear Killed the Youth of Our Nation...
, five of which also made the Top 40. Three songs had not been written expressly for Presley: "Love Letters
Love Letters (song)
"Love Letters" is a 1945 popular song with music by Victor Young and lyrics by Edward Heyman. The song appeared, without lyrics, in the movie of the same name, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song for 1945....
" came from the 1945 film of the same name
Love Letters (1945 film)
Love Letters is a 1945 film adapted by Ayn Rand from the novel Pity My Simplicity by Christopher Massie. It was directed by William Dieterle and stars Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ann Richards, Cecil Kellaway, Gladys Cooper and Anita Louise...
; "Witchcraft" had been a 1956 hit record
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
for The Spiders
The Spiders (band)
The Spiders were an R&B vocal group from New Orleans, who achieved their greatest fame in the 1950s.The group was founded as a gospel group in 1947 under the name Zion City Harmonizers, and later sang as the Delta Southernaires, recording and performing on radio under the latter name in 1952-53...
; and "What'd I Say
What'd I Say
According to Charles' autobiography, "What'd I Say" was accidental when he improvised it to fill time at the end of a concert in December 1958. He asserts that he never tested songs on audiences before recording them, but "What'd I Say" is an exception...
" was the Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
classic from 1959. Three b-sides, "Lonely Man," "A Mess of Blues
A Mess of Blues
"A Mess of Blues" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman that was originally recorded by Elvis Presley for RCA Records in 1960, reaching number 32 in the US charts and number 2 in the UK charts.- Status Quo cover :...
," and "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello is a song written for Elvis Presley by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller....
" were old enough to have been included on Golden Records Volume 3
Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3
Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3 is a greatest hits album by American rock and roll icon Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor, RCA Victor LPM-2765, on August 11, 1963. The record was the third volume of a five volume collection...
, and another b-side, "Ain't That Loving You Baby," came from RCA's furlough session of June 10, 1958, set up to augment their stock of Presley product while their star was in the army
United States armed forces
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.
The first three Gold Records volumes covered two to three years of singles releases, but there was a five-year gap between this and the previous volume. This would be the last of the series issued during Presley's lifetime, the fifth and final volume
Elvis' Gold Records Volume 5
Elvis' Gold Records Volume 5 is the final album in the Golden/Gold Records series by Elvis Presley , issued posthumously on RCA Records in stereo, AFL1 4941, in March 1984. It is a compilation of hit singles released between 1968 and 1977. It is the only one of the series to miss the Billboard...
released posthumously in 1984 surveying singles from 1969 to 1977. Volume 5 would fail to chart.
The July 15, 1997 reissue added six tracks and altered the running order. "Rock-A-Hula Baby
Rock-A-Hula Baby
"Rock-A-Hula Baby" is a song performed by Elvis Presley for the 1961 movie Blue Hawaii. Written by Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Dolores Fuller, it is a genre mix of Hawaiian folk and rock n' roll. It was Dolores' first published song, and she would eventually co-write a dozen songs for Elvis Presley...
" dated from the 1961 soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
to Blue Hawaii
Blue Hawaii
Blue Hawaii is a 1961 musical film set in the state of Hawaii and starring Elvis Presley. The screenplay by Hal Kanter was nominated by the Writers Guild of America in 1962 in the category of Best Written American Musical. The movie opened at no...
, pulled off that album as the flip to accompany "Can't Help Falling In Love
Can't Help Falling in Love
"Can't Help Falling in Love" is a pop song originally recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company. It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. The melody was based on "Plaisir d'Amour" but with a different...
" as a single. Three tracks were the advance singles for their respective soundtracks: "Bossa Nova Baby
Bossa Nova Baby
"Bossa Nova Baby" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and recorded on May 27, 1963, in RCA Studio B, in Nashville, Tennessee by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack of the 1963 motion picture Fun in Acapulco....
" for Fun in Acapulco
Fun in Acapulco (album)
Fun in Acapulco is the nineteenth album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2756, in November 1963 - the November 1 date is disputed. Recording sessions took place at Radio Recorders in Hollywood on January 22 and 23, 1963, and at RCA Studio B in Nashville,...
; "Kissin' Cousins" for its album
Kissin' Cousins (album)
Kissin' Cousins is the twentieth album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2894, in April 1964. Recording sessions took place at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 26 and 27, and September 29 and 30, 1963. These would be Presley's final recording...
; and the famous "Return to Sender
Return to Sender (song)
"Return to Sender" is a 1962 rock and roll hit single recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music. The song was written by Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell....
," released a month before Girls! Girls! Girls!
Girls! Girls! Girls! (album)
Girls! Girls! Girls! is the sixteenth album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2426, in November 1962. Recording sessions took place at Radio Recorders in Hollywood on March 26, 27, and 28, 1962. It peaked at #3 on the Top Pop Albums chart...
. The flipside to "What'd I Say," "Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas (song)
"Viva Las Vegas" is a 1964 song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and recorded by Elvis Presley for his Viva Las Vegas film vehicle of that year...
" by the team of 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"...
, would prove a more durable Elvis recording, receiving myriad cover versions including those by the Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk music scene....
, Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
, and Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
. The gospel song
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
"Crying in the Chapel
Crying in the Chapel
"Crying in the Chapel" is a song written by Artie Glenn for his son Darrell to sing. Darrell recorded it while still in high school in 1953, along with Artie's band the Rhythm Riders. It became a local hit and publishers got a hold of it and it went nationwide. He released the original version as...
" had been recorded during the sessions for His Hand in Mine
His Hand in Mine
His Hand in Mine is the twelfth album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2328, in November 1960. It was the first of three gospel music albums that Presley would issue during his lifetime. Recording sessions took place on October 30 and 31, 1960, at RCA...
, this five year-old track going to #3 and selling a million copies as a single in 1965.
By 1968, the practice of releasing LPs in mono was being discontinued. As a result, RCA issued very few mono copies of Gold Records Vol. 4, and mono pressings of this record are considered collector's items.
Original recordings were produced by Steve Sholes, Joseph Lilley, Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
, Urban Thielmann, George Stoll, and Felton Jarvis
Felton Jarvis
Felton Jarvis, , produced most of Elvis Presley's recordings from 1966-1977.He also released several singles in the late 1950s and early 1960s...
.
Collective Personnel
- Elvis PresleyElvis PresleyElvis 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"....
– vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Scotty MooreScotty MooreWinfield Scott "Scotty" Moore III is an American guitarist. He is best known for his backing of Elvis Presley in the first part of his career, between 1954 and the beginning of Elvis' Hollywood years...
– guitar - Hank GarlandHank GarlandWalter Louis Garland , better known as Hank Garland, was a Nashville studio musician who performed with Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison and many others.-Biography:...
- guitar, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Barney Kessell - guitar
- Chet AtkinsChet AtkinsChester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
- guitar - Billy StrangeBilly StrangeWilliam E. "Billy" Strange is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor.-Recordings and songwriting:...
- guitar - Glen CampbellGlen CampbellGlen Travis Campbell is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.During his 50 years in show...
- guitar - Tiny TimbrellTiny TimbrellHilmer J. Timbrell was a Canadian-born session musician and master guitarist.Hilmer J. "Tiny" Timbrell was born in Canada but moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue his career in music...
- guitar - Chip Young - guitar
- Harold BradleyHarold BradleyHarold Bradley is a pop guitarist and an American country guitarist.Harold played banjo as a child but switched to guitar on the advice of his elder brother, Owen Bradley. Owen arranged for Harold to tour with Ernest Tubb while Harold was still in high school. After graduation, Harold joined the...
- guitar - Grady MartinGrady MartinThomas Grady Martin was one of the most renowned, inventive and historically significant American session musicians in country music and rockabilly....
- guitar - Pete DrakePete DrakePete Drake , born Roddis Franklin Drake, was a major Nashville, Tennessee-based record producer and pedal steel guitar player....
- steel guitarPedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"... - Floyd CramerFloyd CramerFloyd Cramer was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the "Nashville sound." He popularized the "slip note" piano style where an out-of-tune note slides effortlessly into the correct note...
- pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with... - Dudley Brooks - piano
- David BriggsDavid Briggs (American musician)David Briggs is an American keyboardist, record producer, arranger, composer and studio owner....
- piano - Artie Cane - piano
- Calvin JacksonCalvin JacksonCalvin Jackson was an American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader....
- organ - Henry SlaughterHenry SlaughterHenry Thaxton Slaughter is an American southern gospel singer and piano player.-Biography:Five-time Dove Award-winning keyboardist, singer and songwriter has captivated countless audiences since the 1940s with such memorable groups as the Stamps-Ozark Quartet, The Weatherford Quartet, The...
- organ - Bob MooreBob MooreBob Loyce Moore is an American session musician, orchestra leader, and bassist who was a member of the legendary Nashville A-Team during the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:...
- bass - Ray Siegel - bass
- Meyer Rubin - bass
- D.J. Fontana - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Buddy HarmanBuddy HarmanBuddy Harman was an American session musician.-Career:Born in Nashville, Tennessee, he played drums on over 18,000 sessions for artists such as Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, Connie Francis, Chet Atkins, Marty Robbins, Roger Miller,...
– drums, tympani - Hal BlaineHal BlaineHal Blaine is an American drummer and session musician. He is most known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in California. Blaine played on numerous hits by popular groups, including Elvis Presley, John Denver, the Ronettes, Simon & Garfunkel, the Carpenters, the Beach Boys, Nancy Sinatra, and...
- drums - Frank Carlson - drums
- Boots RandolphBoots RandolphHomer Louis "Boots" Randolph III was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit, "Yakety Sax"...
- saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846... - Rufus Long - saxophone
- Steve DouglasSteve Douglas (saxophonist)Steven Douglas Kreisman , better known as Steve Douglas, was an American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist. Douglas is best known as a Los Angeles session musician, a member of The Wrecking Crew, who worked with Phil Spector, Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys...
- saxophone - The JordanairesThe JordanairesThe Jordanaires are an American vocal quartet, which formed as a gospel group in 1948. They are best known for providing vocal background for Elvis Presley, in live appearances and recordings from 1956 to 1972...
- backing vocals - Millie KirkhamMillie KirkhamMildred 'Millie' Kirkham is an American singer who was featured on many classic hit recordings from the mid 1950s through the 1980s.-Early life:Kirkham was born in Nashville, Tennessee...
- backing vocals - Dolores Edgin - backing vocals
- June Page - backing vocals
Side One
| Track | Recorded | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5/26/66 | 47-8870 | 6/8/66 | #19 | Love Letters Love Letters (song) "Love Letters" is a 1945 popular song with music by Victor Young and lyrics by Edward Heyman. The song appeared, without lyrics, in the movie of the same name, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song for 1945.... |
Edward Heyman Edward Heyman Edward Heyman was an American musician and lyricist, best known for his compositions "Body and Soul", "When I Fall in Love", and "For Sentimental Reasons". He also contributed many songs for films.-Biography:... and Victor Young Victor Young Victor Young was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. He was born in Chicago.-Biography:... |
2:30 |
| 2. | 5/26/63 | 47-8243b | 10/1/63 | #32 | Witchcraft | Dave Bartholomew Dave Bartholomew Dave Bartholomew is a musician, band leader, composer and arranger, prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century... and Pearl King |
2:19 |
| 3. | 1/12/64 | 47-8307b | 2/10/64 | #29 | It Hurts Me | Joy Byers and Charlie Daniels Charlie Daniels Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer... |
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| 4. | 8/30/63 | 47-8360 | 4/28/64 | #21 | What'd I Say What'd I Say According to Charles' autobiography, "What'd I Say" was accidental when he improvised it to fill time at the end of a concert in December 1958. He asserts that he never tested songs on audiences before recording them, but "What'd I Say" is an exception... |
Ray Charles Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records... |
3:02 |
| 5. | 5/26/63 | 47-8188b | 6/18/63 | Please Don't Drag That String Around | Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock 'n' roll... and Winfield Scott Winfield Scott (songwriter) Winfield Scott was a songwriter who wrote or co-wrote the hit songs "Tweedle Dee" for LaVern Baker and "Return to Sender" for Elvis Presley. "Return to Sender", written for the Presley film Girls! Girls! Girls!, was his biggest hit, selling over 14 million copies in the U.S... |
1:54 | |
| 6. | 6/10/66 | 47-9056 | 1/10/67 | #33 | Indescribably Blue | Darrell Glenn Darrell Glenn Darrell Glenn made his mark in the music business with his 1953 recording of "Crying In the Chapel", written by his dad, Artie Glenn.... |
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Side Two
| Track | Recorded | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5/26/63 | 47-8188 | 6/18/63 | #3 | (You're the) Devil in Disguise (You're The) Devil in Disguise " Devil in Disguise" is a UK number one single by Elvis Presley which was written by the songwriting team Giant, Baum and Kaye and published by Elvis Presley Music in 1963. It peaked at number three in the US on the Billboard singles chart and number nine on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues singles... |
Bernie Baum Bernie Baum Bernie Baum was a songwriter who worked extensively with Elvis Presley. He grew up in New York City and later worked with Harvey Zimmerman and Florence Kaye. The majority of their songs were used in Presley's musicals. Their work was also credited in the American version of Kimba the White Lion... , Bill Giant, Florence Kaye Florence Kaye Florence Kaye was a member of a song-writing trio that also included Harvey Zimmerman and Bernie Baum. She was born in New York City. She performed a radio show in Georgia and entertained troops for United Service Organizations... |
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| 2. | 11/7/60 | 47-7850b | 2/7/61 | #32 | Lonely Man | Bennie Benjamin Bennie Benjamin Claude A. Benjamin was a songwriter, often teaming with George David Weiss. He was born on November 4, 1907 in Christiansted on the island of St. Croix . At the age of twenty, he moved to New York City. There, he studied the banjo and guitar with Hy Smith... and Sol Marcus |
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| 3. | 3/20/60 | 47-7777b | 7/5/60 | #32 | A Mess of Blues A Mess of Blues "A Mess of Blues" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman that was originally recorded by Elvis Presley for RCA Records in 1960, reaching number 32 in the US charts and number 2 in the UK charts.- Status Quo cover :... |
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"... |
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| 4. | 1/12/64 | 47-8840 | 9/22/64 | #12 | Ask Me | Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno was an Italian singer, songwriter, actor, and later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu "... , Bernie Baum Bernie Baum Bernie Baum was a songwriter who worked extensively with Elvis Presley. He grew up in New York City and later worked with Harvey Zimmerman and Florence Kaye. The majority of their songs were used in Presley's musicals. Their work was also credited in the American version of Kimba the White Lion... , Bill Giant, Florence Kaye Florence Kaye Florence Kaye was a member of a song-writing trio that also included Harvey Zimmerman and Bernie Baum. She was born in New York City. She performed a radio show in Georgia and entertained troops for United Service Organizations... |
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| 5. | 6/10/58 | 47-8840b | 9/22/64 | #16 | Ain't That Loving You Baby | Clyde Otis Clyde Otis Clyde Otis, born in Prentiss, Mississippi, , was an American songwriter and producer best known for his collaboration with singer Brook Benton, and for being one of the first African American A&R executive for a major label.According to the music licensing organization Broadcast Music Inc., Otis is... and Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid 1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recording, "Since I Met You Baby" . He was billed as The Baron of the Boogie, and also known as The... |
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| 6. | 3/19/62 | 47-8041b | 7/17/62 | #55 | Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello is a song written for Elvis Presley by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.... |
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1997 Reissue with Bonus Tracks
| Track | Recorded | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | 3/27/62 | 47-8100 | 10/2/62 | #2 | Return to Sender Return to Sender (song) "Return to Sender" is a 1962 rock and roll hit single recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music. The song was written by Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell.... |
Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock 'n' roll... and Winfield Scott Winfield Scott (songwriter) Winfield Scott was a songwriter who wrote or co-wrote the hit songs "Tweedle Dee" for LaVern Baker and "Return to Sender" for Elvis Presley. "Return to Sender", written for the Presley film Girls! Girls! Girls!, was his biggest hit, selling over 14 million copies in the U.S... |
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| 2. | 3/23/61 | 47-7968b | 11/22/61 | #23 | Rock-A-Hula Baby Rock-A-Hula Baby "Rock-A-Hula Baby" is a song performed by Elvis Presley for the 1961 movie Blue Hawaii. Written by Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Dolores Fuller, it is a genre mix of Hawaiian folk and rock n' roll. It was Dolores' first published song, and she would eventually co-write a dozen songs for Elvis Presley... |
Fred Wise, Ben Weisman Ben Weisman Ben Weisman was an eccentric American composer significant for having written more songs recorded by Elvis Presley than any other songwriter in history. The "Mad Professor" as Weisman was nicknamed by Elvis, worked with the King from 1956 to 1971... , Dolores Fuller Dolores Fuller Dolores Agnes Fuller was an American actress and songwriter best known as the one-time girlfriend of the low-budget film director Edward D. Wood, Jr. She played the protagonist's girlfriend in Glen or Glenda, co-starred in Wood's Jail Bait, and had a minor role in Bride of the Monster... |
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| 3. | 5/26/66 | 47-8870 | 6/8/66 | #19 | Love Letters Love Letters (song) "Love Letters" is a 1945 popular song with music by Victor Young and lyrics by Edward Heyman. The song appeared, without lyrics, in the movie of the same name, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song for 1945.... |
Edward Heyman Edward Heyman Edward Heyman was an American musician and lyricist, best known for his compositions "Body and Soul", "When I Fall in Love", and "For Sentimental Reasons". He also contributed many songs for films.-Biography:... and Victor Young Victor Young Victor Young was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. He was born in Chicago.-Biography:... |
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| 4. | 1/22/63 | 47-8243 | 10/1/63 | #8 | Bossa Nova Baby Bossa Nova Baby "Bossa Nova Baby" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and recorded on May 27, 1963, in RCA Studio B, in Nashville, Tennessee by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack of the 1963 motion picture Fun in Acapulco.... |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:02 |
| 5. | 5/26/63 | 47-8243b | 10/1/63 | #32 | Witchcraft | Dave Bartholomew Dave Bartholomew Dave Bartholomew is a musician, band leader, composer and arranger, prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century... and Pearl King |
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| 6. | 9/30/63 | 47-8307 | 2/10/64 | #12 | Kissin' Cousins | Fred Wise and Randy Starr Randy Starr Randy Starr is the stage name of Warren Nadel . He was educated at Columbia University where he took his undergraduate degree from Columbia College in 1951, and his DDS degree in dentistry from Columbia College of Dental Medicine in 1954... |
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| 7. | 1/12/64 | 47-8307b | 2/10/64 | #29 | It Hurts Me | Joy Byers and Charlie Daniels Charlie Daniels Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer... |
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| 8. | 7/10/63 | 47-8360b | 4/28/64 | #29 | Viva Las Vegas Viva Las Vegas (song) "Viva Las Vegas" is a 1964 song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and recorded by Elvis Presley for his Viva Las Vegas film vehicle of that year... |
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"... |
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| 9. | 8/30/63 | 47-8360 | 4/28/64 | #21 | What'd I Say What'd I Say According to Charles' autobiography, "What'd I Say" was accidental when he improvised it to fill time at the end of a concert in December 1958. He asserts that he never tested songs on audiences before recording them, but "What'd I Say" is an exception... |
Ray Charles Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records... |
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| 10. | 5/26/63 | 47-8188b | 6/18/63 | Please Don't Drag That String Around | Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock 'n' roll... and Winfield Scott Winfield Scott (songwriter) Winfield Scott was a songwriter who wrote or co-wrote the hit songs "Tweedle Dee" for LaVern Baker and "Return to Sender" for Elvis Presley. "Return to Sender", written for the Presley film Girls! Girls! Girls!, was his biggest hit, selling over 14 million copies in the U.S... |
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| 11. | 6/10/66 | 47-9056 | 1/10/67 | #33 | Indescribably Blue | Darrell Glenn Darrell Glenn Darrell Glenn made his mark in the music business with his 1953 recording of "Crying In the Chapel", written by his dad, Artie Glenn.... |
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| 12. | 5/26/63 | 47-8188 | 6/18/63 | #3 | (You're the) Devil in Disguise (You're The) Devil in Disguise " Devil in Disguise" is a UK number one single by Elvis Presley which was written by the songwriting team Giant, Baum and Kaye and published by Elvis Presley Music in 1963. It peaked at number three in the US on the Billboard singles chart and number nine on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues singles... |
Bernie Baum Bernie Baum Bernie Baum was a songwriter who worked extensively with Elvis Presley. He grew up in New York City and later worked with Harvey Zimmerman and Florence Kaye. The majority of their songs were used in Presley's musicals. Their work was also credited in the American version of Kimba the White Lion... , Bill Giant, Florence Kaye Florence Kaye Florence Kaye was a member of a song-writing trio that also included Harvey Zimmerman and Bernie Baum. She was born in New York City. She performed a radio show in Georgia and entertained troops for United Service Organizations... |
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| 13. | 11/7/60 | 47-7850b | 2/7/61 | #32 | Lonely Man | Bennie Benjamin Bennie Benjamin Claude A. Benjamin was a songwriter, often teaming with George David Weiss. He was born on November 4, 1907 in Christiansted on the island of St. Croix . At the age of twenty, he moved to New York City. There, he studied the banjo and guitar with Hy Smith... and Sol Marcus |
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| 14. | 3/20/60 | 47-7777b | 7/5/60 | #32 | A Mess of Blues A Mess of Blues "A Mess of Blues" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman that was originally recorded by Elvis Presley for RCA Records in 1960, reaching number 32 in the US charts and number 2 in the UK charts.- Status Quo cover :... |
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"... |
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| 15. | 1/12/64 | 47-8840 | 9/22/64 | #12 | Ask Me | Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno was an Italian singer, songwriter, actor, and later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu "... , Bernie Baum Bernie Baum Bernie Baum was a songwriter who worked extensively with Elvis Presley. He grew up in New York City and later worked with Harvey Zimmerman and Florence Kaye. The majority of their songs were used in Presley's musicals. Their work was also credited in the American version of Kimba the White Lion... , Bill Giant, Florence Kaye Florence Kaye Florence Kaye was a member of a song-writing trio that also included Harvey Zimmerman and Bernie Baum. She was born in New York City. She performed a radio show in Georgia and entertained troops for United Service Organizations... |
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| 16. | 6/10/58 | 47-8840b | 9/22/64 | #16 | Ain't That Loving You Baby | Clyde Otis Clyde Otis Clyde Otis, born in Prentiss, Mississippi, , was an American songwriter and producer best known for his collaboration with singer Brook Benton, and for being one of the first African American A&R executive for a major label.According to the music licensing organization Broadcast Music Inc., Otis is... and Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid 1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recording, "Since I Met You Baby" . He was billed as The Baron of the Boogie, and also known as The... |
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| 17. | 3/19/62 | 47-8041b | 7/7/62 | #55 | Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello is a song written for Elvis Presley by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.... |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 1:52 |
| 18. | 10/31/60 | 47-0643 | 4/6/65 | #3 | Crying in the Chapel Crying in the Chapel "Crying in the Chapel" is a song written by Artie Glenn for his son Darrell to sing. Darrell recorded it while still in high school in 1953, along with Artie's band the Rhythm Riders. It became a local hit and publishers got a hold of it and it went nationwide. He released the original version as... |
Artie Glenn | 2:24 |