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 33-29 were featured on the show on Sunday 2nd. April

 

(33) My Wish Came True
 
My Wish Came True was recorded by Elvis in 1957 and reached number 12 in the USA, the track was taken from the L.P. 50 Million Elvis� Fans Can�t Be Wrong (Elvis� Golden Records Vol-2)

(JT-32) Ask Me

Originally Ask Me was the Italian song �Io� written by Domenico Modugno, Elvis recorded the song in 1964, when released it reached number 12 with a 12 week stay. 

(JT-32) If I Can Dream

If I Can Dream which was especially requested by Andrew Turner, especially written for the 1968 TV Special, Colonel Tom Parker originally wanted to close the show with a Christmas song but at the insistence of the producer Steve Binder If I Can Dream was used instead, it reached number 12 in the US. 

(JT-31) (Such An)  Easy Question
 
 Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott wrote (Such A) Easy Question for Elvis in early 1962. three years later it was released as a single after it�s inclusion in the film Tickle Me. It reached number 11
 
(JT-31)  One Broken Heart For Sale

One Broken Heart For Sale taken from the soundtrack of the film It Happened At the World�s Fair, also written by Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott, two versions of the song were recorded by Elvis, with the film version had an extra verse, the shorter single version also reached number 11.
 

(JT-31)  You Don�t Have To Say You Love Me
 
You Don�t Have To Say You Love Me recorded by Elvis in 1970, reaching the number 11 spot in the charts in the US. The late Dusty Springfield also recorded the song reaching number 4 in the US charts and selling over one million Copies. The song was written in 1965 especially for the San Remo song contest by Italian composers V. Pallavicini and P. Donnaggio.

(JT-31)  I�m Yours

Another hit taken from the film Tickle Me, I�m Yours again recorded in 1961 and not released as a single until 1965 also reached the number 11 spot in the chart staying there for a total of 11 weeks. It was written by Don Robertson and Hal Blair.
 
(30)  The Wonder Of You

Recorded February 18^th 1970 at a live performance at the International Hotel in Las Vegas.  It spent 6 weeks at number 1 in the British charts, but only reached the number 9 spot in Billboard�s Hot 100. Originally written by Baker Knight for Perry Como.

(30)  Mama Liked The Roses

Then you  heard Mama Liked The Roses which we played especially for Noel and Erin, it was written by Johnny Christopher and recorded by Elvis in 1969 the song was originally released as a B side with The Wonder Of You on the A side, but became a hit in it�s own right also reaching the number 9 spot.

(29) Bossa Nova Baby

Bossa Nova Baby was recorded for the movie Fun In Acapulco Elvis� co-star in the film was Swedish actress Ursula Andress, this was her first appearance in an American film, of course she went on to star with Sean Connery in the James Bond film Dr. No and had that famous scene when she walks out of the sea wearing a white bikini, she also appeared in another Bond movie Casino Royale. The single reached number 8 in the UK.