"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 the UK chart. Elvis Presley reached number 2 in the UK chart with ""Heartbreak Hotel"" in 1956 and had nine more singles in the Top 30 that year. His first number 1 was ""All Shook Up"" in 1957 and there would be more chart-toppers for him and for Buddy Holly and the Crickets and Jerry Lee Lewis in the next two years. The initial response of the British music industry was to attempt to produce exact copies of American records. These were often recorded with session musicians and, even if note perfect, lacked the energy and spontaneity that characterised"
"Stuck on You (Elvis Presley song) ""Stuck on You"" is Elvis Presley's first hit single after his two-year stint in the US Army. He recorded the song during March 1960, and the single was released within weeks and went to number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in late-April 1960, becoming his first number-one single of the 1960s and thirteenth overall. ""Stuck on You"" peaked at number six on the R&B chart. The song knocked Percy Faith's ""Theme from A Summer Place"" from the top spot, ending its nine-week run at number one on the chart. The record reached"
"CP-1468 (single). Good Luck Charm ""Good Luck Charm"" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company, that reached number 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 list in the week ending April 21, 1962. It remained at the top of the list for two weeks. It reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in the week ending 24 May 1962 and stayed there for five weeks. The song was written by Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold and recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee by Presley in 1961. It completed his"
"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"
"Good Luck Charm ""Good Luck Charm"" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company, that reached number 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 list in the week ending April 21, 1962. It remained at the top of the list for two weeks. It reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in the week ending 24 May 1962 and stayed there for five weeks. The song was written by Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold and recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee by Presley in 1961. It completed his second hat-trick"
"the British Elvis and recognised as one of the best voices of the rock and roll era of pre-Beatles Britain. His first single, ""A White Sport Coat"", in the first seven weeks sold in excess of 300,000 copies, together with ""Stairway of Love"", which remained in the chart for eight weeks, and his own version of ""Start Movin'"" at number 14, put his records in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart twice in the same year, securing his name in the ""Guinness Book of Records"". He toured Britain, was one of the first to appear in the BBC"
"and discharge, Presley had ten top 40 hits, including ""Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"", the best-selling ""Hard Headed Woman"", and ""One Night"" in 1958, and ""(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"" and the number one hit ""A Big Hunk o' Love"" in 1959. RCA Victor released four albums compiling old material during this period, most successfully ""Elvis' Golden Records"" (1958) (which rose to third position on the LP chart) and ""50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong. During his final months in the Army, Presley started to experiment with new material and thinking ahead to his anticipated"
"UK ""Strictly Elvis"" EP had no direct US equivalent. Strictly Elvis Strictly Elvis is an extended play (EP) by American singer and musician Elvis Presley released in January 1960. It peaked at number one in the number-one EPs chart in the United Kingdom and was five weeks in the number-one, until it was superseded by ""Expresso Bongo"", which became number-one in April 23, 1960. An EP, also called ""Strictly Elvis"", had been issued in the USA in January 1957. This contained a completely different set of tracks; it was not issued in the UK until 1964, when it came out"
"fashion. A two-disc set was released on the Follow That Dream collectors label on August 15, 2006, with bonus tracks and numerous alternate takes. Elvis Presley (album) Elvis Presley (released in the UK as Elvis Presley Rock n' Roll) is the debut studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley. It was released on RCA Victor, catalogue number LPM-1254, in March 1956. The recording sessions took place on January 10 and January 11 at the RCA Victor recording studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and on January 30 and January 31 at the RCA Victor studios in New York. Additional material"
"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"
"an eventual release in late October 1960, following copyright discussions. It became the first song to enter the new Record Retailer charts at no.1 - later adopted as the UK Singles Chart. During an eight-week run at the top, Elvis held off strong competition from Shirley Bassey (""As Long as He Needs Me"") and The Drifters (""Save the Last Dance for Me""). Eventually, one week before Christmas, he was deposed by Cliff Richard and the Shadows' ""I Love You"". Elvis dropped to no.2 and would leave the top 10 as ""Are You Lonesome Tonight?"" began its ascent to no.1. After"
"whom he had married six months before. None of Lewis's Imperial singles sold more than 100,000 copies, but cover versions of his songs were commercially successful for other artists. Gale Storm's pop version of ""I Hear You Knocking"" reached the top five on the charts. In the 1970s, Dave Edmunds recorded a version of song, which was his first hit. Elvis Presley's cover of the Lewis song ""One Night"" (altering one risque lyric) was number 4 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart and number 1 on UK Singles Chart. Lewis's recording of ""I Hear You Knocking"" was released when"
"goodnight!"", a line made famous by Elvis. On 16 December 2007, ""Elvis Ain't Dead"" debuted in the UK Top 40 at #33 in the UK Singles Chart via download sales alone. From then on, it slowly crept up the charts. It rose five places to #28 in its first week of physical release, then two places up to #26 the next week, climbed a further nine places to #17 in its third week and it then jumped another seven places to #10 in its fourth week, hence becoming the band's second UK Top 10 single. It rose two more places"
"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"
"number three in the UK. The song was written by Aaron Schroeder and J. Leslie McFarland and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company. In New Zealand (and perhaps other countries), the single had a special paper sleeve with the usual RCA logo top left and 45 R.P.M. bottom left and included, in large letters, ""ELVIS"" top right and bottom left: ""Elvis' 1st new recording for his 50,000,000 fans all over the world."" The Blue Moon Boys Additional personnel and production staff Stuck on You (Elvis Presley song) ""Stuck on You"" is Elvis Presley's first hit single after his"
"Elvis Presley (album) Elvis Presley (released in the UK as Elvis Presley Rock n' Roll) is the debut studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley. It was released on RCA Victor, catalogue number LPM-1254, in March 1956. The recording sessions took place on January 10 and January 11 at the RCA Victor recording studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and on January 30 and January 31 at the RCA Victor studios in New York. Additional material originated from sessions at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 5, August 19 and September 10 of 1954, and on July 11, 1955."
"Wooden Heart ""Wooden Heart"" ("""" ""lit."" Must I then) is a song best known for its use in the 1960 Elvis Presley film ""G.I. Blues"". The song was a hit single for Presley in the UK Singles Chart, making No. 1 for six weeks there in March and April 1961, but was not released on a single in the United States until November 1964, where it was the B-side to ""Blue Christmas"". Presley performed the song live during his Dinner Show concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas in 1975, a recording available on the Elvis Presley live album"
"""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"
"new lyrics, feeling sure they would meet his label's approval. It was issued as a single in October 1958 and peaked at No. 4 on Billboard's singles chart. The song was published by Elvis Presley Music. Presley's recording was issued as a double A-side with ""I Got Stung"", and reached number one twice on the UK Singles Chart. In the U.S., ""One Night"", reached number four on the pop singles chart and number ten on the R&B chart. The song became the UK's 1000th number-one single upon its second release in January 2005. It was also his last single to"
"""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in May 1976. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen recorded the Robins' ""Riot in Cell Block Number 9""; the Beach Boys recorded a version with revised lyrics by Mike Love, entitled ""Student Demonstration Time"", in 1971. The novelty singer Ray Stevens reached number 27 on the U.S. pop singles chart with a 1969 remake of ""Along Came Jones"". Elvis Presley included ""Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)"" in the soundtrack of his 1964 film ""Roustabout"". The first two British hits of the Hollies were ""(Ain't That) Just Like Me"" and ""Searchin'"". The Monkees reached number 10 on Cashbox"
"Number One. (Elvis Presley's double-sided hit ""Don't Be Cruel/ Hound Dog,"" then recognized as the longest-running Number One of the rock era, spent eleven weeks atop the Billboard Best Sellers chart in 1956, before the 1958 debut of the Hot 100. The previous Hot 100 record was held by Percy Faith's recording of ""Theme from ""A Summer Place"""" (1960) and The Beatles's ""Hey Jude"" (1968), both of which remained at #1 for nine weeks.) The ten-week record was matched in 1982 by Olivia Newton-John's ""Physical,"" but never surpassed until a 1991 change in chart methodology allowed songs to achieve longer"
"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"
"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"
"saxophone and piano solos. The first single from ""Elvis Is Back!"", ""Stuck on You"", was released two days after its recording with ""Fame and Fortune"" on the B-side, attracting 1.4 million advanced orders. The pre-printed single sleeve said, ""Elvis' 1st New Recording For His 50,000,000 Fans All Over The World"". It was the first Presley single to be released in stereo. ""Elvis Is Back!"" was released on April 8, 1960, in stereo and monaural versions. The album reached number two on ""Billboard""s Top LP's and topped the UK Albums Chart. Despite this, its commercial performance was a disappointment, with fewer"
"would later be recorded by Elvis Presley, with whom Peterson became friends. Peterson scored a Top 10 hit with the teenage tragedy song, ""Tell Laura I Love Her"". In the UK, Decca Records made the decision not to release the latter recording on the grounds that it was ""too tasteless and vulgar,"" and destroyed about twenty thousand copies that had already been pressed. A cover version by Ricky Valance, released by EMI on the Columbia label, was No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks. In 1960, Peterson created his own record label with his manager Stan Shulman,"
"Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirteenth studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records (LSP 4460) in January 1971. Recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville, it reached number 12 on the ""Billboard"" 200. It peaked at number six in the United Kingdom, selling over one million copies worldwide. It was certified Gold on December 1, 1977 by the Recording Industry Association of America. The lead single of the album, ""I Really Don't Want to Know"" backed with ""There Goes My Everything"", was released on December"
"Elvis his 21st UK number one single, his fourth of the new millennium. Overall, ""It's Now Or Never"" has managed 22 weeks in the UK top 40. American country music singer and actor John Schneider released in 1981 a cover of the song as his first single and the title track of his debut album ""Now or Never"". Schneider's version was a top five hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart and peaked at #14 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. An instrumental version is used in a scene from Masahiro Shinoda's 1964 film Pale Flower. Presley's version appears in"
"induction and discharge, Presley had ten top 40 hits, including ""Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"", the best-selling ""Hard Headed Woman"", and ""One Night"" in 1958, and ""(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"" and the number one ""A Big Hunk o' Love"" in 1959. RCA also generated four albums compiling old material during this period, most successfully ""Elvis' Golden Records"" (1958), which hit number three on the LP chart. Presley returned to the United States on March 2, 1960, and was honorably discharged three days later with the rank of sergeant. The train that carried him from"
"lyricist Doug Flett in 1966 and their long partnership resulted in writing songs for several international artists. They were the first British writers to have a song recorded by Elvis Presley, when ""The Fair's Movin' On"" appeared on the B-side of his 1969 single ""Clean Up Your Own Back Yard"". Other Presley recordings followed, including ""Wonderful World"", the opening song in the film, ""Live a Little, Love a Little"" and ""Just Pretend"", featured in ""That's The Way It Is"". Fletcher and Flett's first UK Top 10 success was with The Hollies' ""I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top"" (1970),"
"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"
"him in 1965 by the ""New Musical Express"" journalist and publicist Keith Altham, was born in Andover, Hampshire. He joined the building trade on leaving school and became a bricklayer. He kept at this occupation until ""Wild Thing"" reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart in 1966. It reached No. 2 in the UK, and No. 1 in the US, selling five million copies. Presley wrote the hits ""With a Girl Like You"", ""I Can't Control Myself"" and ""Love Is All Around"". Wet Wet Wet's 1994 cover of the latter song stayed at No. 1 in the UK"
"three number one hits with ""Too Much"", ""All Shook Up"", and ""(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"". His second film, ""Loving You"", opened on July 30 to box office success. His Christmas album was released on October 15 and his third film, ""Jailhouse Rock"", opened on October 17. On December 20, Presley received his draft notice. He was granted a deferment so he could finish the forthcoming film ""King Creole"", which had already received an investment of $350,000 from Paramount Pictures and producer Hal Wallis. At the beginning of 1958, Presley's single ""Don't"" topped the charts. Presley was inducted into"