"The number five ""She's Not You"" (1962) ""integrates the Jordanaires so completely, it's practically doo-wop"". The modern blues/R&B sound captured with success on ""Elvis Is Back!"" was essentially abandoned for six years until such 1966–67 recordings as ""Down in the Alley"" and ""Hi-Heel Sneakers"". Presley's output during most of the 1960s emphasized pop music, often in the form of ballads such as ""Are You Lonesome Tonight?"", a number one in 1960. ""It's Now or Never"", which also topped the chart that year, was a classically influenced variation of pop based on the Neapolitan ""’O sole mio"" and concluding with a"
"""Elvis Aron Presley"" (on the record 8 titled ""Lost Singles""). It's Only Love (B. J. Thomas song) ""It's Only Love'"" is a 1969 song by B. J. Thomas from his LP ""Young and In Love"". Elvis Presley made the song into a major hit in the UK, reaching #3 in 1980. Thomas' original of ""It's Only Love"" was released in the spring of 1969. It became a modest hit in the United States (U.S. ""Billboard"" #45, ""Cash Box"" #28; AC #19), performing somewhat better in Canada (#24). ""It's Only Love"" was covered two and a half years later by Elvis"
"Elvis Now Elvis Now is the sixteenth studio album by American singer Elvis Presley, released on February 20, 1972. The only single from the album, ""Until It's Time for You to Go"" / ""We Can Make The Morning"" reached number 9 on the Adult Contemporary Chart in the US in March 1972 and number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1972. The album was certified Gold on March 27, 1992, by the RIAA. ""Sylvia"" became a hit for Elvis in Brazil in the 1970s. Despite the ""now"" in the title, the tracks on this album were recorded anywhere"
"disco classic by Santa Esmeralda in 1977, the Neapolitan traditional ""¡Oh Sole Mío!"", also covered by Elvis Presley in English as ""It's Now Or Never"", but, Azúcar Moreno's large LGBT following in both Europe and South America considered, most importantly their take on Gloria Gaynor's 1979 gay anthem ""I Will Survive"", retitled ""Sobreviviré"". Despite this ""Desde El Principio"" proved to be a modest commercial success. ""Mi Ritmo"" was somewhat surprisingly the first Azúcar Moreno lead single since the late 1980s to be issued without any accompanying dance remixes, and the follow-up's ""Sobreviviré"", ""Se Me Va"" and ""El"" were never commercially"
"It's Only Love (B. J. Thomas song) ""It's Only Love'"" is a 1969 song by B. J. Thomas from his LP ""Young and In Love"". Elvis Presley made the song into a major hit in the UK, reaching #3 in 1980. Thomas' original of ""It's Only Love"" was released in the spring of 1969. It became a modest hit in the United States (U.S. ""Billboard"" #45, ""Cash Box"" #28; AC #19), performing somewhat better in Canada (#24). ""It's Only Love"" was covered two and a half years later by Elvis Presley in the fall of 1971 and released as a"
"lasting more than nine minutes (its shortened version having been included on the 1973 ""Elvis"" album). Sourced from Keith Flynn. Elvis Now Elvis Now is the sixteenth studio album by American singer Elvis Presley, released on February 20, 1972. The only single from the album, ""Until It's Time for You to Go"" / ""We Can Make The Morning"" reached number 9 on the Adult Contemporary Chart in the US in March 1972 and number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1972. The album was certified Gold on March 27, 1992, by the RIAA. ""Sylvia"" became a hit for"
"MORE"" as part of the text. The release was not a complete soundtrack, as it omitted the film version of ""C'mon Everybody"", the duet version of ""Today, Tomorrow and Forever"" and ""The Climb"" featuring Presley on backing vocals. It also excludes the songs with Ann-Margret on lead vocals, ""My Rival"" and ""Appreciation"". In August 2018 the Follow That Dream label released ""The Viva Las Vegas Sessions"" as a ""Special 3–CD Deluxe Edition"". Viva Las Vegas (EP) Viva Las Vegas is an EP by American singer Elvis Presley, containing four songs from the 1964 motion picture, ""Viva Las Vegas"". It was"
"It's Now or Never (song) ""It's Now or Never"" is a ballad recorded by Elvis Presley in 1960. It is one of two popular songs based on the Italian song of Neapolitan language ""'O Sole mio"" (music by Eduardo di Capua), the other being ""There's No Tomorrow"", recorded by U.S. singer Tony Martin in 1949, which inspired Presley's version. The lyrics were written by Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold. The single is the best-selling single by Presley (20 million copies), and one of the best-selling singles of all time. It was recorded by Bill Porter at RCA Studio B in"
"for Elvis Presley. The song was Presley's first hit single after two years in the US Army, recorded March 1960. The single rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late-April of that year, and became Presley's thirteenth hit overall. ""Stuck On You"" was one of six Elvis Presley songs featured in the 2002 Disney movie ""Lilo & Stitch"". McFarland arranged the songs on Aretha Franklin's debut album for Columbia Records """" and wrote six songs for the album: ""Won't Be Long"", ""Love Is The Only Thing"", ""Sweet Lover"", ""Right Now"", ""Maybe I'm A Fool"", and ""Blue"
"the album ""The Wonder of You: Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra"", which included new versions of Presley's songs, remixed and dubbed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. There were two versions of the song: Presley's solo version and his duet with Helene Fischer. Just Pretend (Elvis Presley song) ""Just Pretend"" is a 1970 song by Elvis Presley. It was composed by Guy Fletcher in partnership with his writing partner Doug Flett. Elvis Presley recorded it on June 6, 1970 as part of his July 4–8 studio sessions for RCA at RCA's Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. The song was"
"Kiss Me Quick (Elvis Presley song) ""Kiss Me Quick"" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, recorded by Elvis Presley on June 25, 1961, and released on June 5, 1962 through RCA as a part of the album ""Pot Luck"". The song, backed by ""Something Blue"", was released in the United Kingdom and Europe as a single by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires on December 1962 through RCA Victor. It was listed as number-one single for eight weeks, from June until July 1963, in Europe. The song was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc. A 4-track extended"
"Easy Come, Easy Go (Elvis Presley song) ""Easy Come, Easy Go"" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1967 motion picture ""Easy Come, Easy Go"". Its first release was on the soundtrack EP ""Easy Come, Easy Go"" in spring 1967. The Australian Kent Music Report (calculated in retrospect using archival data) lists the song / the EP ""Easy Come, Easy Go"" on the singles chart for 5 weeks, with the peak of 78 on the week of May 13, 1967. The song was written by Ben Weisman (music) and Sid Wayne (lyrics)."
"The album featured the hit single ""In the Ghetto"", issued in April, which reached number three on the pop chart—Presley's first non-gospel top ten hit since ""Bossa Nova Baby"" in 1963. Further hit singles were culled from the American Sound sessions: ""Suspicious Minds"", ""Don't Cry Daddy"", and ""Kentucky Rain"". Presley was keen to resume regular live performing. Following the success of the Comeback Special, offers came in from around the world. The London Palladium offered Parker $28,000 for a one-week engagement. He responded, ""That's fine for me, now how much can you get for Elvis?"" In May, the brand new"
"ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits is a greatest hits collection of songs by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. It was released by RCA Records on September 24, 2002. It is the first Elvis Presley album to feature the remix of ""A Little Less Conversation"" by Junkie XL that was released earlier in the year and reached No. 1 in the UK and Australia. When released, ""ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits"" was an instant success, going straight to the top of the albums charts in several countries and shipping mass quantities around the world. A companion"
"Parke Puterbaugh, on his ""Rolling Stone"" review of the album, gave the album five out of five stars and felt that the recordings had improved sound quality. ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits is a greatest hits collection of songs by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. It was released by RCA Records on September 24, 2002. It is the first Elvis Presley album to feature the remix of ""A Little Less Conversation"" by Junkie XL that was released earlier in the year and reached No. 1 in the UK and Australia. When released, ""ELV1S: 30"
"Viva Las Vegas (EP) Viva Las Vegas is an EP by American singer Elvis Presley, containing four songs from the 1964 motion picture, ""Viva Las Vegas"". It was released by RCA Victor in May 1964 to coincide with the film's premiere. The soundtrack EP made the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 at #92, the lowest-charting release of Presley's career to this point. RCA had not released a Presley EP single in two years; given that it was a dying format, and given the disappointing chart performance of ""Viva Las Vegas"", the company would only issue two more for the remainder of Presley's"
"from its A-side, a modest hit reaching #29 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 pop singles chart. The Elvis version of ""What'd I Say"" peaked at #21, the two sides having equivalent appeal in the marketplace. ""Viva Las Vegas"" reached #17 on the UK Singles Chart, improving to #15 after a reissue in 2007. In the years since its first release, the song has become one of Presley's most recognized numbers. In the 1990s and 2000s, the song appeared in countless movies and TV sitcoms, either as a reference to the city of Las Vegas, or simply as an expression of"
"no longer a viable marketing medium, and the poor performance of ""Easy Come, Easy Go"", it was the final release of new material by Presley in the EP format. The British issue, however, did top the UK EP charts despite featuring only four of the six tracks on the US edition (""The Love Machine"" and ""You Gotta Stop"" were omitted). Easy Come, Easy Go (EP) Easy Come, Easy Go is an EP by American singer Elvis Presley, containing songs from the motion picture of the same name, released by RCA Victor in March 1967. Recording sessions took place on September"
"writer's biography in Wikipedia's Spanish language page. Fun in Acapulco Fun in Acapulco is a 1963 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley and Ursula Andress. The film featured the Top 10 ""Billboard"" hit ""Bossa Nova Baby"" and reached #1 on the national weekly box office charts a week after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. The film would be Presley's last release before the arrival of Beatlemania. It was the top-grossing movie musical of 1963. Mike Windgren works on a boat in Acapulco, Mexico. When Janie Harkins, the bratty daughter of the boat owner, gets"
"number one in July 1965. (Such an) Easy Question ""(Such an) Easy Question"" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley in 1962. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott. It was first released on the ""Pot Luck"" album in 1962 and again in 1965 as a single due to its inclusion in the Elvis Presley movie ""Tickle Me"". The single release was the follow-up to ""Crying in the Chapel"" and peaked at number 11 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. As with ""Crying in the Chapel"", ""(Such an) Easy Question"" reached the top of the ""Billboard"" Easy Listening"
"Cole's ""Mona Lisa"" was marked as unknown, with the notation that the two recordings had been discovered at Graceland, Presley's mansion. Later, it was learned that the two recordings were among a number that Presley made informally in April 1959 while he was stationed in Germany. This collection is rounded off by a quartet of live performances: a previously unissued performance of ""That's All Right"" from the 1968 NBC Comeback Special, a 1969 Las Vegas outtake performance of ""Are You Lonesome Tonight"" in which Elvis begins laughing during the song (this is the album's sole previously released track, having appeared"
"Just Pretend (Elvis Presley song) ""Just Pretend"" is a 1970 song by Elvis Presley. It was composed by Guy Fletcher in partnership with his writing partner Doug Flett. Elvis Presley recorded it on June 6, 1970 as part of his July 4–8 studio sessions for RCA at RCA's Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. The song was first released on Presley's album ""That's the Way It Is"" that appeared on November 11, 1970. Robert Matthew-Walker in his 1995 book ""Heartbreak Hotel: The Life and Music of Elvis Presley"" calls the song ""massive, slow and uninspired"": In 2016 the song appeared on"
"in a musical film. This was the only acting award that he received during his film career. Tickle Me Tickle Me is a 1965 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley as a champion rodeo bull-rider and bronco-buster. Presley won a 1966 Golden Laurel Award as best male actor in a musical film for this role. It is the only Elvis film released by Allied Artists Pictures and saved the studio from financial collapse, ""Tickle Me"" helping to avert bankruptcy thanks to a song from its recycled soundtrack, ""(Such an) Easy Question"", which was a"
"Viva Las Vegas (song) ""Viva Las Vegas"" is a 1963 song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and recorded that same year by Elvis Presley for his ""Viva Las Vegas"" film vehicle, which along with the song was set for general release the year after. Although Presley never sang the song live, it has since become widely known and often performed by others. The RIAA on March 27, 1992 certified it gold having sold in the United States 500,000 copies. Released as the b-side of the ""What'd I Say"" single from the same film, ""Viva Las Vegas"" charted separately"
"Mio"", now titled ""It's Now or Never"". After Presley failed several times to achieve the full voice ending of the song, Porter offered to splice it for him. Presley refused and tried the song until he achieved the desired ending. ""Girl Next Door Went A-Walking"", was recorded in ten takes, followed by ""Thrill of Your Love"". The non-album cut ""Are You Lonesome Tonight"" was followed by ""I Will Be Home Again""—a duet with Hodge. For the last song of the session, Lowell Fulson's ""Reconsider Baby"", Presley played the lead using his Gibson Super 400 guitar. ""Elvis Is Back!"" represented a"
"Tickle Me Tickle Me is a 1965 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley as a champion rodeo bull-rider and bronco-buster. Presley won a 1966 Golden Laurel Award as best male actor in a musical film for this role. It is the only Elvis film released by Allied Artists Pictures and saved the studio from financial collapse, ""Tickle Me"" helping to avert bankruptcy thanks to a song from its recycled soundtrack, ""(Such an) Easy Question"", which was a Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at #11 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and reaching"
"known how much, if any, input Haley himself had into the writing process. Examples of the new arrangements include ""Come Rock with Me,"" based upon the melody of ""’O sole mio"", which was later again adapted by Elvis Presley as ""It's Now or Never"", and ""Piccadilly Rock,"" which was based upon the melody of ""London Bridge is Falling Down"". Most of the melodies were in the public domain, with the exception of ""Rockin' Matilda,"" based upon ""Waltzing Matilda"", which was still in copyright and thus credited to its original writers. Haley's steel guitar player, Billy Williamson, performs lead vocals on"
"A Little Less Conversation ""A Little Less Conversation"" is a song written by Mac Davis and Billy Strange, originally performed by Elvis Presley for the 1968 film ""Live a Little, Love a Little"". The song became a minor hit in the United States when released as a single with ""Almost in Love"" as the A-side. A 2002 remix by Junkie XL of a later re-recording of the song by Presley became a worldwide hit, topping the singles charts in nine countries and was awarded certifications in ten countries by 2003. The song has made numerous appearances in popular culture and"
"Almost in Love (song) ""Almost in Love"" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1968 motion picture ""Live a Little, Love a Little"". In September 1968 it was released on a single with the song ""A Little Less Conversation"" on the other side. Its first LP release was as the title track of Presley's budget album ""Almost in Love"" in November 1970. On December 1, 1970 the single ""Almost in Love"" / ""A Little Less Conversation"" was re-released as part of RCA Victor's Gold Standard Series (together with 9 other Presley's singles). The"
"Me"" was influenced by the song ""Non ho l'età (Per amarti)"" (""I'm Too Young to Love You""), with which Gigliola Cinquetti won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964. The book states that ""although the chorus is completely different in ""Please Don't Be Loving Me,"" the similarity between the melody and the verses is striking"". Please Don't Stop Loving Me (Elvis Presley song) ""Please Don't Stop Loving Me"" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1966 motion picture ""Frankie and Johnny"". It was also in 1966 released as a B-side to ""Frankie and"
"Presley). One track, a rhythm and blues dance number called ""The Climb"", performed by an ensemble vocal group that included Presley on backing vocals, as of 2014 has never been officially released by RCA. Two songs were released as a single, catalogue 47-8360 on April 28, a cover of the Ray Charles rhythm and blues classic from 1959, ""What'd I Say"", with the film title song ""Viva Las Vegas"" by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman on the b-side. The strength of both sides caused it to split the difference on the chart, with ""What'd I Say"" peaking at disappointing #21"
"Charro (song) ""Charro"" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1969 motion picture ""Charro!"", a western directed by Charles Marquis Warren. It was its title song and the only song that played in it, as it was Presley's first film where he didn't sing. The song was written by Billy Strange and Mac Davis specially for the movie ""Charro!"". The recordings took place at the Samuel Goldwyn Studio in Hollywood in October–November 1968. Presley probably overdubbed his vocals on October 15. Takes 5 and 9 were spliced together to form the vocal"
"30 years. In 1967 Proby scored his only ""Billboard"" Hot 100 Top 30 hit with ""Niki Hoeky"". In September 1968, he recorded ""Three Week Hero"", released in 1969. A collection of country-style ballads mixed with blues, it used The New Yardbirds, later to become Led Zeppelin, as backing band. The album was produced by Steve Rowland. In 1971 he appeared as Cassio in a rock musical of Shakespeare's ""Othello"", ""Catch My Soul"". He performed in cabaret and nightclubs, singing 1960s ballads and rhythm and blues. Signing with Good again in 1977, he portrayed Elvis Presley in ""Elvis – The Musical"","