"Too Much" is a #1 song most notably recorded in a hit version by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music in 1956. It was written by Bernard Weinman and Lee Rosenberg.[1][2][3][4][5] It was first released in 1955 by Bernard Hardison on Republic Records. Presley recorded the song in September 1956 and first performed it on January 6, 1957, on CBS-TV's The Ed Sullivan Show. Released as a single, Presley's "Too Much" reached number one on both the Cashbox and Billboard sales charts and went to number three on the R&B chart.[6] The single peaked at number two on the then-named Top 100 chart, the main Billboard pop chart.[7][8]
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 467.
^Burke, Ken; Griffin, Dan (2006). The Blue Moon Boys. p. 97. One notable exception was the song 'Too Much.' Built around a teen catchphrase ('Aw, man, that's too much!'), it wasn't much of a tune, but Presley attacked it with the same obsessive dedication he applied to everything in those days.
^Doll, Susan (1998). Understanding Elvis: Southern Roots Vs. Star Image. p. 67. One song, 'Too Much,' was not released until January 1957.
