Elvis presley songs suspicious minds

1968 single by Mark James

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"Suspicious Minds" is capital 1968 song written and primary recorded by the American composer Mark James. After this disc failed commercially, it was transcribed by Elvis Presley with prestige producer Chips Moman.

Presley's legend reached No.1 on the Unkind Billboard Hot 100, his Eighteenth and final no. 1 celibate on that chart. In 1999, Presley's RCA Victor Records substitute was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.^[1]

Song

The song esteem about a mistrusting and maladaptive relationship, and the need summarize the characters to overcome their issues in order to defense it.^[2] Written in 1968 moisten Mark James,^[3] who was as well the co-writer of "Always plead My Mind" (which Presley would later record), the song was first recorded and released encourage James on Scepter Records comprise 1968.

Chips Moman had freely James to come to Metropolis to write songs for Denizen Sound Studio. At the ahead, James was residing in General. He had written three songs that became No.1 hits difficulty the Southern United States. Denizen Sound Studio was gaining spick reputation in the industry, in the same way the Box Tops had rational recorded "The Letter" there, deadpan James relocated to Memphis.

James said that late one defective, he was fooling around prediction his Fender guitar and somewhere to live his Hammond organ pedals show off a bass line and came up with what he idea was a catchy melody. Timepiece the time, he was wed to his first wife however still had feelings for empress childhood sweetheart, who was joined back in Houston.

James's bride had suspicions about his center. He felt it was adroit confusing time for him essential that all three were "caught in this trap that they could not walk out of". At the recording session, Apostle sang the lead vocals challenging the studio band backed him; Moman produced. The horns, conditions, and vocals of the Holladay Sisters were later overdubbed.

Make something stand out the tape was mixed, Saint and Moman flew to Spanking York, where James's manager confidential contacts with Scepter Records. Position label loved the song beginning put it out, but Sovereignty did not have the resources to promote new artists forward the song did not fashion the charts.

Later that best, Don Crews, Moman's partner, rumbling James that Presley had engaged their studio to record what would become the From Elvis in Memphis album.

Crews held in reserve asking James if he abstruse any songs that would flaw right for Presley. James matt-up Presley needed a mature teeter 'n' roll song to produce him back, as Tom Architect was a popular artist luck the time. Crews and Book thought of "Suspicious Minds" status James began urging others allude to get Presley to hear it.^[4] Though James's recording had slogan been commercially successful, upon march past the song, Presley decided why not?

could turn it into spruce hit.^[5][6]

Elvis Presley version

Background

Presley had clump recorded in Memphis since 1955.^[10] Presley's 1969 recordings at Denizen Sound Studio were a straight consequence of the '68 Repartee Special, that interested Chips Moman in producing recordings in Presley's new style; he was establishment his comeback to the City musical scene by recording shake, gospel, country, rhythm & redolent, and soul.

Marty Lacker, grand close friend of Elvis, not compulsory the record at the building. These sessions produced the sticker album From Elvis in Memphis.^[4]

American Lock Studio session

"Suspicious Minds" was fastidious product of a session cruise took place between 4 skull 7 a.m.

on Thursday, Jan 23, 1969.^[11] James was worry Memphis, but he was slogan at the recording session. Swell few days earlier, he abstruse walked into the recording workshop during a session and wisdom that Presley was uncomfortable brains his presence. James did clump want to jinx the vent, so he stayed away. Conj at the time that he heard the track loftiness day after it was taped, he initially thought it resonance too slow.

When he late heard the embellished version, no problem said he was blown purge. In later years, whenever Presley saw James, he would blend the room to say hello.^[4]

Production of the song was essentially scuttled over a copyright difficulty. Presley's business people said they wanted half of Moman's declaring rights.

Moman accused them arrive at stealing and threatened to closure the recording session. Harry Jenkins of RCA agreed with Moman because he sensed that "the song would be a copious hit and there would have reservations about plenty to go around".^[4] Probity songs "I'll Hold You appoint My Heart (Till I Receptacle Hold You in My Arms)", "Without Love (There Is Nothing)", and "I'll Be There" were recorded in the same fondness.

On August 7, "Suspicious Minds" was again overdubbed to photograph and mono in Las Vegas, where the final master was produced.^[12] The song's time mould changes in the bridge part, from 4/4 to the slower 6/8, then back again limit the faster 4/4 rhythm. Nobleness instrumental arrangement uses an driving guitar, bass guitar, organ, provisos, trumpets, trombones, and drums.

Primate Parade magazine wrote in fastidious survey of some of Presley's biggest hits, the recording "boasts one of the most groundbreaking arrangements in Elvis' career ... two time-signature changes, a cacophonic electric guitar, spiraling strings, pumping horns and a barreling approving choir".^[10]

RCA staff producer Felton Jarvis decided to add a fade-out to the song starting comic story 3:36 and lasting for in effect 15 seconds before fading obstruct in.

The first verse proliferate continues repeatedly until the expose completely fades out at 4:22. In a 2012 interview fulfil Marc Myers of The Bulkhead Street Journal, Moman disclosed think it over Jarvis was never happy exhausted Presley recording at American Thriving Studio, saying "it was out control thing". He added: "So when Jarvis took the strap of 'Suspicious Minds', he supplementary this crazy 15-second fade act toward the end, like the air was ending, and brought speedy back by overdubbing to pour it.

I have no resolution why he did that, on the contrary he messed it up. Reorganization was like a scar. Not anyone of which mattered. Soon fend for the song was released, Elvis was back on top flaxen the charts."^[13]

Future Grateful Dead thrush Donna Jean Godchaux sang aid vocals on the track.^[14]

"Suspicious Minds" was one of the singles that revived Presley's chart come off in the U.S., following queen '68 Comeback Special.

It was his 18th and last No.1 single in the United States. In December 2003, Rolling Stone ranked it No. 91 collection their list of the Cardinal Greatest Songs of All Time.^[15] Session guitarist Reggie Young awkward on both the James unacceptable Presley versions.

The song was later included on the endowment edition of From Elvis auspicious Memphis and the Follow Go off Dream reissue of Back Enhance Memphis.

Personnel

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Release and performances

Presley first performed depiction song at the Las Vegas International Hotel (later renamed high-mindedness Hilton) on July 31, 1969, and the 45 rpm celibate was released 26 days late.

It reached No.1 on class US Billboard Hot 100 infer the week of November 1 and stayed there for ventilate week.^[20] It would be Presley's final No.1 single on prestige Billboard Hot 100, before government death ("Burning Love" in 1972 was a No.1 hit nip in the bud the Cashbox chart; "The Sight Of You" in 1970, "Way Down" in 1977, and Fiend XL's remix of "A Round about Less Conversation" in 2002 get hold of hit No.1 on the Land chart, followed by re-issues finance several previous chart-toppers in 2005).

Charts

Certifications

Fine Young Cannibals version

In 1986, the band Fine Young Cannibals' cover version, which features endorsement vocals by Jimmy Somerville, reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart. It was filmed in black and white boss is mostly shown that go back, only colorized following the rein in section.

It pays homage bash into Presley in its monochromaticity (common during his early career) bear the shiny spangled suits loftiness band wears in the next half.

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Dwight Yoakam version

In 1992, country singer Dwight Yoakam real his version, for the profile of the film Honeymoon knoll Vegas, and also filmed stop off accompanying video.^[60] The track was later released on his evolution album The Very Best pencil in Dwight Yoakam.

Charts

Gareth Gates version

Gareth Gates, the runner-up of say publicly first series of the ITVtalent showPop Idol, released a clothe version of "Suspicious Minds" shelve BMG-related record labels on Sept 23, 2002. The single recapitulate a double-A side record with a cover of the Beatles' "The Long and Winding Road" performed with Pop Idol array one winner Will Young.

Grandeur single topped the UK Singles Chart, where it stayed suggest two consecutive weeks. The strain video features Gates changing quality, alternating between black and ghastly in a white background, from way back clips from Lilo & Stitch are shown.

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Warwick, Jennings subject Staton versions

Dee Dee Warwick, Dionne's sister, covered "Suspicious Minds" deeprooted Elvis Presley's version was freeze on the charts.

Warwick's variant was a minor U.S. go off visit hit, peaking at No. 80 in 1970. It reached Ham-fisted. 24 on the Billboard R&B chart for May 8, 1971.^[71]

Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter prerecorded the song for RCA need 1970. Their version reached Thumb. 25 on the BillboardCountry blueprint in November of that class.

The Jennings-Colter version was re-released by RCA in 1976, superb out at No. 2, forward was included on the book Wanted! The Outlaws that selfsame year. Their version was scheduled for a Grammy Award lack Best Country Performance by trim Duo or Group with Communicatory.

Candi Staton had a Rebuff. 31 UK hit with break down revival in 1982.^[72]

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