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词条 Poor Boy (Elvis Presley song)
释义

  1. Background

  2. Soundtrack

  3. Personnel

  4. Other Versions

  5. References

  6. Sources

  7. External links

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Poor Boy is a song by Elvis Presley. The song is credited to Elvis Presley and Vera Matson, the wife of Ken Darby, the principal writer, published by Elvis Presley Music. The song was featured in the movie Love Me Tender and was released as an RCA Victor EP in 1956.

Background

"Poor Boy" was recorded on August 24, 1956.

"Poor Boy" appeared in the 1956 movie Love Me Tender. The song was released on an RCA Victor EP from the movie, EPA-4006, which also included the title track, "We're Gonna Move", and "Let Me".

Soundtrack

"Poor Boy" reached no. 35 on the U.S. Billboard pop singles chart in December, 1956, in an 11-week chart run.[1]

Instead of a full long-playing album soundtrack, for Love Me Tender the four songs appearing in the film were released as an extended-play, seven-inch 45 RPM record on RCA Records, Love Me Tender, catalog EPA 4006, during November 1956. The EP was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The EP reached #10 on the Billboard EP chart, and #22 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It peaked at #9 on Top Pop Albums chart with sales of over 600,000, as well as making it to #35 on the singles chart. The four EP soundtrack songs were recorded at Fox's Stage One in Hollywood, at three sessions on August 24, September 4, and October 1, 1956.

Personnel

  • Elvis Presley - vocals
  • Vito Mumolo - lead acoustic guitar
  • Luther Rountree - rhythm acoustic guitar
  • Dom Frontieri - accordion
  • Mike "Myer" Rubin - double bass
  • Richard Cornell - drums
  • Rad Robinson - backing vocals
  • Jon Dodson - backing vocals
  • Charles Prescott -backing vocals

Other Versions

Hillary Hawkins released the song as a 45 single on Wide World Records. Paul Ansell recorded the song in 1999. Carlos and The Bandidos recorded the song in 2003.

References

1. ^Song artist 1 - Elvis Presley.Tsort.org.

Sources

  • Guralnick, Peter. Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley. Little, Brown; 1994. {{ISBN|0-316-33225-9}}.
  • Guralnick, Peter. Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley. Back Bay Books; 1999. {{ISBN|0-316-33297-6}}.
  • Guralnick, Peter; Jorgensen, Ernst. Elvis Day by Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music. Ballantine; 1999. {{ISBN|0-345-42089-6}}.
  • Hopkins, Jerry. Elvis—The Biography. Plexus; 2007. {{ISBN|0-85965-391-9}}.
  • Jorgensen, Ernst. Elvis Presley—A Life in Music: The Complete Recording Sessions. St Martin's Press; 1998. {{ISBN|0-312-18572-3}}.

External links

  • {{MetroLyrics song|elvis-presley|poor-boy}}
{{Elvis Presley}}

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