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"You Gotta Stop" is a song written by Bernie Baum, Bill Giant and Florence Kaye and originally recorded by Elvis Presley for the 1967 Paramount picture Easy Come, Easy Go. It was also featured on the soundtrack EP for the movie.

In the UK, the song was released as a single with "The Love Machine" from the same movie on the opposite side. Listed as a double A-side, the single peaked at number 38 for two weeks in that country.

Composition

The song was written by Bernie Baum, Bill Giant and Florence Kaye.

Recording

Elvis Presley recorded the song for the film Easy Come, Easy Go on September 29, 1966, at Paramount Studio Recording Stage in Hollywood. The recording sessions featured Scotty Moore and Tiny Timbrell on guitar, Charlie McCoy on harmonica, organ and guitar, Bob Moore on bass, D.J. Fontana, Buddy Harman, Hal Blaine, Curry Tjader and Larry Bunker on drums, Emil Radocchia on percussion, Michel Rubini on harpsichord, Mike Henderson and Anthony Terran on trumpet, Butch Parker on trombone, Jerry Scheff, Meredith Flory and Willam Hood on saxophone. Additional vocals were provided by The Jordanaires.

Critical response

While discussing the Easy Come, Easy Go musical numbers in his books, Robert Matthew-Walker said:

"You Gotta Stop" is more interesting; it has a slow introduction, and an unusual backing, once the frantic pace starts, with sudden breaks and fragmentary solos. Presley rises to this difficult challenge and rides the music, but it remains undistinguished.

Track listing

Charts

References

1. ^ "Cover versions of You Gotta Stop by Elvis Presley". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
2. ^ "Easy Come, Easy Go". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
3. James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 206–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3.
4. ^ "Elvis Presley - You Gotta Stop / The Love Machine". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
6. Robert Matthew-Walker (1983). Elvis Presley: A Study in Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-7119-0086-8.
7. Robert Matthew-Walker (1995). Heartbreak Hotel: The Life and Music of Elvis Presley. Castle Communications. ISBN 978-1-86074-055-8.

External links

• "You Gotta Stop / The Love Machine" at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1967 songs
• 1967 singles
• Elvis Presley songs
• RCA Records singles
• Songs written by Bernie Baum
• Songs written by Bill Giant
• Songs written by Florence Kaye