On Elvis Extra which is broadcast every Sunday from 7pm-8pm
on
Dublin's Country Mix 106.8fm we are playing every Elvis
single that featured in the American charts, we are basing
it on Billboard�s Hot 100 chart which is the definitive
chart for popular music in the US, and what we propose doing
is to play every single that Elvis released that
featured on this chart, now when I tell you that Elvis had a
record one hundred and twenty eight songs that featured you
will appreciate what a massive undertaking this is, now to
make it even more interesting we are doing it in reverse
order basing our chart on the highest position that a
particular recording reached, and the amount of weeks it
spent in the charts, In the countdown we are going to
feature 10 tracks every week starting with number 115.
The next ten songs
on the chart 106-97 were featured on the show on
Sunday 5th. February
(106) Stay
Away
Based on the melody Greensleeves which
was supposedly written by King Henry 8th. Elvis
sang the song over the credits of his 1968 movie
Stay Away
Joe reaching the number 67 spot, Stay Away was in the charts
for 5 weeks.
(105) An
American Trilogy
Is
a medley of three songs arranged by Mickey Newbury �Dixie�
�The Battle Hymn Of The Republic� and � All My Trials� his
recording in 1971 reached number 26 in Billboards charts,
Elvis version of the song which was a show stopper when
performed live peaked only reached number 66 enjoying a stay
of 6 weeks.
(104)
Bringing It Back
Bringing It Back was recorded
by Brenda Lee in 1975 the same year as it was recorded by
Elvis, it reached number 65 staying on the charts for 5
weeks.
(103) Long Legged
Girl
For some reason in 1967 RCA decided to release Long Legged
Girl (with the short dress on) taken from the soundtrack of
Double Trouble, probably one of Elvis�s worst recordings,
despite that it had a 5 week stay in the charts reaching the
number 63 position.
(102) Paralyzed
Paralyzed written by Otis
Blackwell and recorded by Elvis in 1956 Strangely it was not
until 1983 six years after his death that RCA released the
single in the USA where it had a 7 week stay in the charts
reaching of high of number 59.
(101) That�s When Your Heartaches
Begin
Originally recorded by the Ink Spots in 1950. When Elvis
walked into Sun Studios in the summer of 1953 to cut two
songs on a four dollar acetate for his Mothers birthday, the
two songs were My Happiness and That�s When Your Heartaches
Begin, later in 1957 he officially recorded the song in RCAs
Radio Recorders Studio in Hollywood, the single reached
number 58 in Billboards chart, staying there for 7 weeks.
(100) There�s
Always Me
Don Robertson wrote There�s Always me for Elvis who recorded
the song in 1961, the single release six years later had a 6
week stay in the charts peaking at number 56, our own Dickie
Rock had an Irish number one with his version of the song.
(99) Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
The fantastic Leiber and
Stoller number Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello surprisingly
only reached number 55 in Billboards Hot 100 staying in the
charts for just 5 weeks. Elvis recorded it in 1962 at RCAs
Nashville Studios.
(98) It Feels So Right
It Feels So Right, the song was
recorded in 1960 but was not used until it was included on
the soundtrack of the 1965 film Tickle Me. Written by Fred
Wise and Ben Wiseman when released as a single it to reached
number 55 in the US charts, but had a 6 week stay.
(97) Blue Moon
Blue Moon was one of
several songs Elvis sang live on his Louisiana Hayride
appearances from 1954 to 1956, originally written in 1930 it
was to have been sung by 30s film star Blond Bombshell Jean
Harlow in a film called Hollywood Revue but the project was
scrapped. Released as a single in 1956 it also reached
number 55 in the charts but stayed there for a total of
seventeen weeks.
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