Mystery Train is a song written by African American bluesman Junior Parker and Sam Phillips , in whose studio ( Sun Records ) this song was recorded and released on a single in 1953. In 1955, in the same studio, Elvis Presley recorded the song for his fifth single. Later, the Mystery Train was also performed by many other musicians ( Bob Dylan , The Doors , Led Zeppelin , Bruce Springsteen , Karl Perkins and others).
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| Elvis Presley Single | ||||
| Side B | I Forgot to Remember to Forget | |||
| Released | August 1, 1955 | |||
| Format | 7 " (78 rpm; 45 rpm) | |||
| Recorded by | July 11, 1955 | |||
| Genre | Rockabilly | |||
| Producer | Sam Phillips | |||
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| Songwriters | Junior Parker, Sam Phillips | |||
| Label | Sun records | |||
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| R s | Position No. 77 in the list The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine (Elvis Presley Version) |
Elvis Presley Version
Presley recorded Mystery Train on July 11, 1955; the same day, I Forgot to Remember to Forget (a new song written by Stan Kesler) and Tryin 'to Get to You by the Negro band The Eagles were recorded. The refrain of the line “Train I ride sixteen coaches long” closely follows The Carter Family ’s song “Worried Man Blues” of 1930.
Side “B” of the single (song “ I Forgot to Remember to Forget ”) gained even greater popularity, taking in 1956 the 1st place in the charts for the country category of Billboard magazine.
For Presley, Mystery Train became his fifth single (released August 1, 1955); he also became the last on Sun Records label : the next single - “ Heartbreak Hotel ” - will be released in 1956 on RCA Records .