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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[
