It was recorded by Elvis Presley on June 10, 1958 at RCA Nashville Studios. The released master is take 4 but wasn't released as a single until September 1964 when it reached number 16 on the Billboard chart and No 17 on the NME chart, with Ask Me as the B-side. It is a standard shuffle in E major.
The song was also released again on a compilation in 1985 on the album Reconsider Baby, but at a faster tempo.
This is the 1964 release by Elvis......
And Alternate takes of the fast version with out the Jordinaires
The Writers
Clyde Otis, born in Prentiss, Mississippi, (September 11, 1924 – January 8, 2008), was an American songwriter and producer best known for his collaboration with singer Brook Benton, and for being one of the first African American A&R executive for a major label. According to the music licensing organization Broadcast Music Inc., Otis is credited as the writer or co-writer of almost 800 songs. More here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Otis
Ivory Joe Hunter (October 10, 1914 – November 8, 1974) was an African American R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist, best known for his hit recording, "Since I Met You, Baby" (1956). Billed as The Baron of the Boogie, he was also known as The Happiest Man Alive.He was christened Ivory Joe as an infant; "Ivory Joe Hunter" is therefore not a nickname or a stage name, but the artist's real birth name.
Ivory Joe Hunter was born in Kirbyville, Texas in 1914. As a youngster, Ivory Joe developed an early interest in music from his father, Dave Hunter, who played guitar, and his gospel-singing mother. He was a talented pianist by the age of 13, and as a teenager, Hunter made his first recording for Alan Lomax and the Library of Congress in 1933. More on Ivory Joe Hunter here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Joe_Hunter
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