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1965 single by Elvis Presley
"Blue River"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Double Trouble
A-side
  • "Tell Me Why"
  • "Blue River"
ReleasedDecember 1965 or January 1966
RecordedMay 27, 1963
Length1:32
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Puppet on a String" / "Wooden Heart"
(1965)
"Tell Me Why" / "Blue River"
(1965)
"Frankie and Johnny" / "Please Don't Stop Loving Me"
(1966)

"Blue River" is a 1965 song by Elvis Presley. He released it on a single in December 1965 or January 1966.

Writing and recording

The song was written by Paul Evans and Fred Tobias. Presley recorded it on May 27, 1963 at RCA's Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.

Track listings

7-inch single (RCA 47–8740, 1965 or January 1966)

  1. "Tell Me Why"
  2. "Blue River"

7-inch single (1965)

  1. "Blue River"
  2. "Do Not Disturb"

7-inch single (1965)

  1. "Blue River" (2:10)
  2. "You'll Be Gone" (2:20)

7-inch EP (RCA Victor 86.508 M, France, 1966)

  1. "Blue River"
  2. "Memphis Tennessee"
  3. "Puppet on a String"
  4. "Tell Me Why"

Charts

Chart (1965—1966) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) Tip
UK (Official Charts Company) 22
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 95
"Blue River / Do Not Disturb"
Australia (retrospect Kent Music Report) 37

References

  1. Jerry Osborne (1 July 2007). Presleyana VI - the Elvis Presley Record, CD, and Memorabilia Price Guide. Jerry Osborne Enterprises. pp. 62–. ISBN 978-0-932117-49-6.
  2. Jerry Osborne (1983). Presleyana: Elvis Presley record price guide. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN 978-0-89019-083-8.
  3. John A. Whisler (June 1981). Elvis Presley, reference guide and discography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810814349.
  4. Ernst Jorgensen (22 April 2014). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. St. Martin's Press. pp. 274–. ISBN 978-1-4668-6855-7.
  5. Dirk Vellenga; Mick Farren (1 July 1988). Elvis and the colonel. Delacorte Press. ISBN 978-0-385-29521-5. May 27, 1963 Blue River.
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  10. "australian-charts.com - Elvis Presley - Blue River". Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  11. "Elvis Presley, The Jordanaires - Blue River...Memphis Tennessee/Puppet On A String.Tell Me Why (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
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  16. David Kent. "Australian Chart Book 1940–1969". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
    "Elvis Presley: The Australian Singles Chart : 1956–2006". Elvis Australia : Official Elvis Presley Fan Club : www.elvis.com.au. Retrieved 2016-01-07.

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