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 21-14 were featured on the
show on Sunday 16th. April
(21) Crying In The Chapel
Recorded
October 30th. 1960 spent 14 weeks in Billboards
top 100 reaching number 3, this gospel number sold over
three million copies and was the first Elvis gospel track to
chart. Originally written by Artie Glenn for his Son Darrell
who recorded it in 1953.
(20) Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
Wear My Ring
Around Your Neck was recorded by Elvis in 1958, it reached
number 3 in the US charts having sold over one million
copies it was written by Bert Carroll and Russell Moody.
(19) I Want You, I Need You, I Love
You
Elvis recorded I Want You I Need You I Love You on April 11th.
1956 at RCAs Nashville studios, it was written by Maurice
Mysels and Ira Kosloff, while Elvis was flying to Nashville
for the recording his plane nearly crashed, he was so shook
up that he only recorded the one song that day. That
incident was to lead to a lifelong fear of flying. It peaked
at number 3 with a 24 week stay in the charts.
(18) A Hard Headed Women
Hard
Headed women was taken from the sound track of King Creole,
Elvis recorded the song in 1958 shortly before his call up
to the American army. Reaching number 2 it was kept of the
top spot by Sheb Wooley�s The Purple People Eater.
(17) Cant Help Falling In Love
Recorded March
23rd. 1961 it reached number 2, taken from the
soundtrack of the 1961 movie
Blue Hawaii, Can�t Help Falling
In Love became synonymous with Elvis� 70s stage shows, as it
was always used as the closing song for all his shows.
Written by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore it
was originally based on a French ballad called �Plaisir
Amour�
(JT-16) Burning Love
You also
heard that great rocker Burning Love, recorded by Elvis live
in 1972 reaching number 2 in the US charts with a 15 week
stay it was kept from the top spot by Chuck Berry�s �My
Ding-a-Ling�.
(JT-16) A Fool Such As I
A Fool Such as
I, first recorded by the great Hank Snow in 1952, Elvis
recorded the song in 1958 while on leave from the army, it
held the number one position in the UK for five weeks but
only reached number two in the US.
(15) Return To Sender
Recorded March
27th. 1962 Return To Sender spent 3 weeks at
number 1 in the UK, this Otis Blackwell number was taken
from the soundtrack of
Girls, Girls, Girls, only The Four
Seasons �Big Girls Don�t Cry� kept it from the top spot in
the US where it reached number 2.
(14) Too Much
Recorded in 1956,
Too Much reached number two in the US charts being kept
from the top spot by Tab Hunter�s �Young Love� Elvis sang
Too Much on his third appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in
January 1957.
(13) Hound Dog
Despite popular belief Hound Dog never reached the number 1
spot in the US, staying in the chart for a massive 6 months,
this Big Mama Thornton song being kept from the top of the
charts by The Platters �My Prayer� and Elvis�s own �Don�t Be
Cruel�, which incidentally is one of the songs you will hear
next week when after a mammoth 12 week countdown we will
finally get to our number 1 song, and what a treat we have
for you next week, our final week, when we will be playing
all Elvis�s number one�s from Billboards Hot 100 chart, so
what will be the number one song well tune in next week to
find out.
You can hear the
next ten songs in our countdown on Sunday 25th. April on
Elvis Extra on Dublin's Country Mix 106.8fm between 7pm-8pm
or on line at
www.perfectstation.com
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