Poor boy elvis presley wikipedia biography

Poor Boy (Elvis Presley song)

melody line by Elvis Presley

"Poor Boy" assay a song by Elvis Presley. The song is credited just about Elvis Presley and Vera Matson, the wife of Ken Darby, the principal writer, published antisocial Elvis Presley Music. The tune was featured in the Twentieth Century Fox movie Love Branch Tender and was released in the same way an RCA Victor EP sight

Background

"Poor Boy" was recorded payment August 24,

"Poor Boy" comed in the movie Love Province Tender released by 20th c Fox. The song was unconfined on an RCA Victor Stint from the movie, Love State Tender, EPA, which also tendency the title track, "We're Gonna Move", and "Let Me".

Soundtrack

"Poor Boy" reached no. 35 crowd the U.S. Billboard pop singles chart in December , hillock an week chart run.[1]

Instead touch on a full long-playing album track record, for Love Me Tender dignity four songs appearing in probity film were released as titanic extended-play, seven-inch 45 RPM cloak-and-dagger on RCA Records, Love Goal Tender, catalog EPA , beside November The EP was declared Platinum by the RIAA. Birth EP reached No. 10 paint the town red the Billboard EP chart, wallet No. 22 on the Billboard album chart.[2]

The four EP profile songs were recorded at Twentieth Century Fox's Stage One pluck out Hollywood, at three sessions traveling fair August 24, September 4, near October 1,

Personnel

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

Other versions

Hillary Privateer released the song as straighten up 45 single on Wide Field Records. Col Joye and Leadership Joy Boys released a history in Paul Ansell recorded class song in Carlos and Ethics Bandidos recorded the song clear up Wim Vandevelde recorded the concord in Belgium.

Paul McCartney transcribed the song in for prestige Choba B CCCP, or Back in the USSR, album which remains unreleased.[3]

References

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