(It's a) Long Lonely Highway

"(It's a) Long Lonely Highway"
Single by Elvis Presley
A-side"(It's a) Long Lonely Highway"
"I'm Yours"
ReleasedAugust 10, 1965
RecordedMay 27, 1963
StudioRCA's Studio B, Nashville
Length2:18
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"(Such an) Easy Question" / "It Feels So Right"
(1965) 		"(It's a) Long Lonely Highway" / "I'm Yours"
(1965) 		"Puppet on a String" / "Wooden Heart"
(1965)

"(It's a) Long Lonely Highway" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and originally recorded by Elvis Presley.[1] It reached number 44 in francophone Belgium in 1965.[2]

Composition

The song was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman.[1]

Recording and release

Elvis Presley recorded the song on May 27, 1963, at RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee. The recording session featured Grady Martin, Harold Bradley, Jerry Kennedy and Scotty Moore on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and D. J. Fontana and Buddy Harman on drums, Floyd Cramer on piano, and Boots Randolph on saxophone, vibes and shakers. Additional vocals were provided by Millie Kirkham and The Jordanaires.[3][4]

This song was intended for a 1963 studio album, but the album was abandoned. So the song was eventually included as a bonus on the Kissin' Cousins soundtrack album released in April 1964, becoming its highlight and helping it sell 300,000 copies.[3] On August 10, 1965, an alternate take (recorded on the same day as the album version) was released as the B-side to "I'm Yours".[3]

Track listing

7" single (RCA Victor 47-8657, 1965)[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(It's a) Long Lonely Highway"Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman2:18
2."I'm Yours"Don Robertson, Hal Blair2:20

Charts

Chart (1965) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2] 44

References

  1. ^ a b "Original versions of (It's a) Long Lonely Highway written by Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  2. ^ a b "Elvis Presley – (It's A) Long Lonely Highway" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  3. ^ a b c "Kissin' Cousins". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  4. ^ "I'm Yours (Single Master)". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  5. ^ "I'm Yours / (It's A) Long Lonely Highway". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved 2021-02-09.


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