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A Mess of Blues
Status Quo
Discográfica: RCA Victor · ·
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A Mess of Blues
Status Quo •
Status Quo •
w: Doc Pomus · Mort Shuman •
1983
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Album
Back to Back
Fecha Lanzamiento: 25 Noviembre 1983 · Fecha Grabación: 1983 -Discográfica: Vertigo · Estudio de Grabación: AIR (Salem, Montserrat) · Productor: Status Quo
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A Mess of Blues
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Status Quo •
w: Doc Pomus · Mort Shuman •
1983 /11 /25 1
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3:23 |
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Ol` Rag Blues
Status Quo •
w: Lancaster, Lamb •
1983 /11 /25 1
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Can`t Be Done
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w: Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost •
1983 /11 /25 1
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3:07 |
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Too Close to the Ground
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w: Rick Parfitt, Andrew Bown •
1983 /11 /25 1
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3:43 |
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No Contract
Status Quo •
w: Parfitt, Bown •
1983 /11 /25 1
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3:40 |
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Win or Lose
Status Quo •
w: Rossi, Frost •
1983 /11 /25 1
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2:35 |
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Marguerita Time
Status Quo •
Status Quo •
w: Rossi, Frost •
1983 /11 /25 1
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3:22 |
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Your Kind of Love
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w: Lancaster, Ferguson Skinner •
1983 /11 /25 1
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3:24 |
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Stay the Night
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w: Rossi, Frost, Andrew Miller •
1983 /11 /25 1
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Going Down Town Tonight
Status Quo •
w: Johnson •
1983 /11 /25 1
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The Wanderer
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Status Quo •
w: Ernie Maresca •
1983 /11 /25 2
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3:23 |
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Going Down Town Tonight [Re-recorded Single Version] (initial releases contain a different mix of the album version, which was mistaken from the single version.)
Status Quo •
w: Johnson •
1983 /11 /25 2
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I Wonder Why
Status Quo •
w: Francis Rossi / Bernard Frost •
1983 /11 /25 2
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Ol` Rag Blues [Extended Version] (This contained a different mix and also some different vocals for parts of it, as well as being extended.)
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w: Lancaster, Lamb •
1983 /11 /25 2
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A Mess of Blues [Extended Version]
Status Quo •
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w: Doc Pomus · Mort Shuman •
1983 /11 /25 2
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3:23 |
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Cadillac Ranch [Recording during the session for what became The Wanderer single]
Status Quo •
w: Bruce Springsteen •
1983 /11 /25 2
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Ol` Rag Blues [Alan Lancaster Version containing a different mix and vocals]
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w: Lancaster, Lamb •
1983 /11 /25 2
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The Wanderer [Sharon the Nag Mix] (This was released in 1988 as track 4 of the Who Gets the Love CD single)
Status Quo •
Status Quo •
w: Ernie Maresca •
1983 /11 /25 2
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3:23 |
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The Wanderer (Single)
Status Quo •
Status Quo •
w: Ernie Maresca •
1983 /11 /25 3
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3:23 |
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Going Down Town Tonight ((re-recorded version) - Single)
Status Quo •
1983 /11 /25 3
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I Wonder Why (Original B side to cancelled Too Close to the Ground single)
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w: Francis Rossi / Bernard Frost •
1983 /11 /25 3
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Ol` Rag Blues (Extended Version - contains different mix and some different vocals at times, as well as being extended)
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w: Lancaster, Lamb •
1983 /11 /25 3
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A Mess of Blues (Extended Version)
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w: Doc Pomus · Mort Shuman •
1983 /11 /25 3
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3:23 |
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Cadillac Ranch (Out-take from planned single - song chosen for single was The Wanderer)
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w: Bruce Springsteen •
1983 /11 /25 3
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Ol` Rag Blues (original Alan Lancaster Version containing a different mix as well as vocals.)
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w: Lancaster, Lamb •
1983 /11 /25 3
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Modern Romance (Extended Version)
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w: Francis Rossi / Bernard Frost •
1983 /11 /25 3
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0:00 |
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I Wonder Why (Extended Version)
Status Quo •
w: Francis Rossi / Bernard Frost •
1983 /11 /25 3
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The House (this was recorded in the mid 70s)
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w: Bernard Frost •
1983 /11 /25 3
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What Do You Want to Hear Today? (this was recorded in the mid 70s)
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w: Bernard Frost •
1983 /11 /25 3
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Modern Romance
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w: Francis Rossi / Bernard Frost •
1983 /11 /25 3
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I Wonder Why?
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w: Francis Rossi / Bernard Frost •
1983 /11 /25 3
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Jealousy
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w: Francis Rossi / Bernard Frost •
1983 /11 /25 3
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Where Are You Now?
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w: Francis Rossi / Bernard Frost •
1983 /11 /25 3
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That`s All Right
Status Quo •
w: Francis Rossi / Bernard Frost •
1983 /11 /25 3
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| "A Mess of Blues" | ||||
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| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
| A-side | "It`s Now or Never" (US) | |||
| B-side | "The Girl of My Best Friend" (international) | |||
| Released | July 5, 1960 | |||
| Recorded | March 20, 1960 | |||
| Genre | Blues[1] | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | |||
| Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||
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| Elvis Presley UK singles chronology | ||||
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1960 single by Elvis Presley
"A Mess of Blues" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley for RCA Records in 1960, and written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Although released as the B-side to "It`s Now or Never", "A Mess of Blues" reached number 32 in the U.S. It reached number 2 in the UK as an A-side.
The song was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc.
The recording appeared on the 1968 RCA Victor compilation Elvis` Gold Records Volume 4.
Personnel
Sourced from Keith Flynn.[2]
The Blue Moon Boys
- Elvis Presley - lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
- Scotty Moore - lead guitar
- D. J. Fontana - drums
Additional musicians
- Hank Garland - six-string bass guitar
- Bob Moore - double bass
- Floyd Cramer - piano
- Buddy Harman - drums
- The Jordanaires (Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins, Ray Walker) - backing vocals
Status Quo cover
| "A Mess of Blues" | ||||
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| Single by Status Quo | ||||
| from the album Back to Back | ||||
| Released | 28 October 1983 (1983-10-28) [3] | |||
| Genre | Boogie rock | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | |||
| Producer(s) | Status Quo | |||
| Status Quo singles chronology | ||||
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"A Mess of Blues" was covered by British rock band Status Quo in 1983. It was included on the album Back to Back[4] from which it was the second UK single, reaching a peak position of No. 15.
Due to a printing error, several hundred copies of the picture sleeve for this release were printed with the front and rear photographs inter-changed.
Track listing
12" single[
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1960 single by Elvis Presley
"A Mess of Blues" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley for RCA Records in 1960, and written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Although released as the B-side to "It`s Now or Never", "A Mess of Blues" reached number 32 in the U.S. It reached number 2 in the UK as an A-side.
The song was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc.
The recording appeared on the 1968 RCA Victor compilation Elvis` Gold Records Volume 4.
Personnel
Sourced from Keith Flynn.[2]
The Blue Moon Boys
- Elvis Presley - lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
- Scotty Moore - lead guitar
- D. J. Fontana - drums
Additional musicians
- Hank Garland - six-string bass guitar
- Bob Moore - double bass
- Floyd Cramer - piano
- Buddy Harman - drums
- The Jordanaires (Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins, Ray Walker) - backing vocals
Status Quo cover
| "A Mess of Blues" | ||||
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| Single by Status Quo | ||||
| from the album Back to Back | ||||
| Released | 28 October 1983 (1983-10-28) [3] | |||
| Genre | Boogie rock | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | |||
| Producer(s) | Status Quo | |||
| Status Quo singles chronology | ||||
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"A Mess of Blues" was covered by British rock band Status Quo in 1983. It was included on the album Back to Back[4] from which it was the second UK single, reaching a peak position of No. 15.
Due to a printing error, several hundred copies of the picture sleeve for this release were printed with the front and rear photographs inter-changed.
Track listing
12" single[