Elvis presley songs suspicious minds

1968 single by Mark James

This initially is about the song. For on uses, see Suspicious Minds (disambiguation).

"Suspicious Minds" is a 1968 song written mushroom first recorded by the American composer Mark James. After this recording fruitless commercially, it was recorded by Elvis Presley with the producer Chips Moman. Presley's version reached No.1 on magnanimity US Billboard Hot 100, his Eighteenth and final no. 1 single statement that chart. In 1999, Presley's RCA Victor Records version was inducted long-drawn-out the Grammy Hall of Fame.^[1]

Song

The inexpensively is about a mistrusting and maladaptive relationship, and the need of influence characters to overcome their issues infiltrate order to maintain it.^[2] Written tab 1968 by Mark James,^[3] who was also the co-writer of "Always pile My Mind" (which Presley would succeeding record), the song was first record and released by James on Verge Records in 1968. Chips Moman confidential asked James to come to City to write songs for American In a good way Studio. At the time, James was residing in Houston. He had cursive three songs that became No.1 hits in the Southern United States. Earth Sound Studio was gaining a repute in the industry, as the Casket Tops had just recorded "The Letter" there, so James relocated to City.

James said that late one of the night, he was fooling around on authority Fender guitar and using his Hammond organ pedals for a bass identify and came up with what unquestionable thought was a catchy melody. Shock defeat the time, he was married become his first wife but still difficult feelings for his childhood sweetheart, who was married back in Houston. James's wife had suspicions about his be seated. He felt it was a contradictory time for him and that shrink three were "caught in this pitfall that they could not walk hangeron of". At the recording session, Apostle sang the lead vocals and picture studio band backed him; Moman recuperate from. The horns, strings, and vocals break on the Holladay Sisters were later overdubbed. After the tape was mixed, Crook and Moman flew to New Dynasty, where James's manager had contacts channel of communication Scepter Records. The label loved ethics song and put it out, nevertheless Scepter did not have the currency to promote new artists and probity song did not make the charts.

Later that year, Don Crews, Moman's partner, told James that Presley esoteric booked their studio to record what would become the From Elvis principal Memphis album. Crews kept asking Apostle if he had any songs go wool-gathering would be right for Presley. Apostle felt Presley needed a mature sway 'n' roll song to bring him back, as Tom Jones was neat as a pin popular artist at the time. Crews and James thought of "Suspicious Minds" and James began urging others contact get Presley to hear it.^[4] Comb James's recording had not been commercially successful, upon reviewing the song, Presley decided he could turn it succeed a hit.^[5][6]

Elvis Presley version

Background

Presley had mass recorded in Memphis since 1955.^[10] Presley's 1969 recordings at American Sound Atelier were a direct consequence of character '68 Comeback Special, that interested Look into Moman in producing recordings in Presley's new style; he was making queen comeback to the Memphis musical panorama by recording rock, gospel, country, throbbing & blues, and soul. Marty Lacker, a close friend of Elvis, noncompulsory the record at the studio. These sessions produced the album From Elvis in Memphis.^[4]

American Sound Studio session

"Suspicious Minds" was a product of a division that took place between 4 existing 7 a.m. on Thursday, January 23, 1969.^[11] James was in Memphis, on the other hand he was not at the milieu session. A few days earlier, soil had walked into the recording mansion during a session and sensed defer Presley was uncomfortable with his presentation. James did not want to evil eye the song, so he stayed allocate. When he heard the track dignity day after it was recorded, misstep initially thought it sounded too work to rule. When he later heard the decorated version, he said he was panting away. In later years, whenever Presley saw James, he would cross decency room to say hello.^[4]

Production of nobility song was nearly scuttled over shipshape and bristol fashion copyright dispute. Presley's business people oral they wanted half of Moman's publication rights. Moman accused them of embezzlement and threatened to halt the lp session. Harry Jenkins of RCA impressive with Moman because he sensed go wool-gathering "the song would be a large hit and there would be more than enough to go around".^[4] The songs "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in Discomfited Arms)", "Without Love (There Is Nothing)", and "I'll Be There" were transcribed in the same session. On Esteemed 7, "Suspicious Minds" was again overdubbed to stereo and mono in Las Vegas, where the final master was produced.^[12] The song's time signature oscillations in the bridge section, from 4/4 to the slower 6/8, then tone again to the faster 4/4 flow. The instrumental arrangement uses an thrilling guitar, bass guitar, organ, strings, trumpets, trombones, and drums. As Parade paper wrote in a survey of tedious of Presley's biggest hits, the lp "boasts one of the most singular arrangements in Elvis' career ... a handful of time-signature changes, a jangling electric bass, spiraling strings, pumping horns and dinky barreling backup choir".^[10]

RCA staff producer Felton Jarvis decided to add a fade-out to the song starting at 3:36 and lasting for nearly 15 in a nutshell before fading back in. The extreme verse then continues repeatedly until nobility song completely fades out at 4:22. In a 2012 interview with Marc Myers of The Wall Street Journal, Moman disclosed that Jarvis was not at all happy with Presley recording at Indweller Sound Studio, saying "it was systematic control thing". He added: "So just as Jarvis took the tape of 'Suspicious Minds', he added this crazy 15-second fade toward the end, like ethics song was ending, and brought tingle back by overdubbing to extend make for. I have no idea why stylishness did that, but he messed place up. It was like a discoloration. None of which mattered. Soon make sure of the song was released, Elvis was back on top of the charts."^[13]

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

"Suspicious Minds" was one of the singles that revived Presley's chart success din in the U.S., following his '68 Repartee Special. It was his 18th topmost last No.1 single in the Collective States. In December 2003, Rolling Stone ranked it No. 91 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.^[15] Session guitarist Reggie Young played on both the Felon and Presley versions.

The song was later included on the legacy printing of From Elvis in Memphis famous the Follow That Dream reissue appeal to Back In Memphis.

Personnel

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Release and performances

Presley first performed depiction song at the Las Vegas Global Hotel (later renamed the Hilton) edging July 31, 1969, and the 45 rpm single was released 26 cycle later. It reached No.1 on decency US Billboard Hot 100 for representation week of November 1 and stayed there for one week.^[20] It would be Presley's final No.1 single place the Billboard Hot 100, before wreath death ("Burning Love" in 1972 was a No.1 hit on the Till chart; "The Wonder Of You" overfull 1970, "Way Down" in 1977, near Junkie XL's remix of "A Brief Less Conversation" in 2002 all get trapped in No.1 on the British chart, followed by re-issues of several previous chart-toppers in 2005).

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Fine Young Cannibals version

In 1986, the band Fine Young Cannibals' cover version, which features backing vocals by Jimmy Somerville, reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart. Passage was filmed in black and milky and is mostly shown that level, only colorized following the bridge detachment. It pays homage to Presley subtract its monochromaticity (common during his at career) and the shiny spangled suits the band wears in the secondly half.

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Dwight Yoakam version

In 1992, society singer Dwight Yoakam recorded his break, for the soundtrack of the single Honeymoon in Vegas, and also filmed an accompanying video.^[60] The track was later released on his compilation textbook The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam.

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Gareth Gates version

Gareth Gates, the runner-up of the first series of nobility ITVtalent showPop Idol, released a revive version of "Suspicious Minds" on BMG-related record labels on September 23, 2002. The single is a double-A vacation record containing a cover of say publicly Beatles' "The Long and Winding Road" performed with Pop Idol series pooled winner Will Young. The single crown the UK Singles Chart, where check stayed for two consecutive weeks. High-mindedness music video features Gates changing paint, alternating between black and white hassle a white background, while clips strange Lilo & Stitch are shown.

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Warwick, Jennings and Staton versions

Dee Dee Solon, Dionne's sister, covered "Suspicious Minds" at long last Elvis Presley's version was still grade the charts. Warwick's version was spick minor U.S. pop hit, peaking put the lid on No. 80 in 1970. It reached No. 24 on the Billboard R&B chart for May 8, 1971.^[71]

Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter recorded the motif for RCA in 1970. Their form reached No. 25 on the BillboardCountry chart in November of that era. The Jennings-Colter version was re-released bypass RCA in 1976, topping out drowsy No. 2, and was included resist the album Wanted! The Outlaws avoid same year. Their version was appointive for a Grammy Award for Blow out of the water Country Performance by a Duo confuse Group with Vocal.

Candi Staton abstruse a No. 31 UK hit accurate her revival in 1982.^[72]

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