" I Forgot to Remember to Forget " ( Rus. I forgot what we need to remember to forget ) - a song written by Stan Kesler and . The first performance of the song belongs to Elvis Presley . The song was published on August 20, 1955 on the “B” side of the single “ Mystery Train ” [1] . However, it should be noted that on different versions of the single, these two compositions are placed in a different order [2] , so the unambiguous identification of which song was the title one is difficult. The song became very popular and contributed a lot to the popularity of Presley [3] [4] . This single was the last recorded by Presley on the Sun label, and his first single, reaching the first position in the national hit parade [3] .
| I Forgot to Remember to Forget | ||||
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| Single Elvis Presley from the album ' The Sun Sessions ' | ||||
| Side “A” | Mystery Train | |||
| Released | August 20, 1955 | |||
| Format | 7 " | |||
| Recorded by | July 11, 1955 | |||
| Genre | rockabilly | |||
| Duration | 2:28 | |||
| Producer | Sam Phillips | |||
| Songwriter | Charlie Fiters, Stan Kesler | |||
| Label | ||||
| Sun records | Sun 223 | |||
| Elvis Presley Singles Timeline | ||||
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Song History
The song was recorded on July 11, 1955 at Sun Studios at Sun Records . On August 20 (along with the song " Mystery Train ") it was released as a single. In December 1955, the single was re-released by RCA Victor .
On February 25, 1956, the song reached the first line of the Hot Country Songs chart in the categories Billboard C&W Best Sellers in Stores (where it spent two weeks in the first position) and Billboard C&W Most Played in Juke Boxes (where it spent five weeks in the first position) [5] [6 ] ] [7] . In total, the country spent 39 weeks on country charts [8] .
Cover versions
The song was repeatedly sung by many performers:
- The Beatles recorded this song on May 1, 1964 for the radio show “From Us to You” on the BBC (the show was broadcast on May 18); The vocal part was performed by George Harrison . This record was officially published in 1994 on the compilation album Live at the BBC [9] .
- Johnny Cash has included a cover of the song on his Greatest studio album ! (1959) and the live album The Survivors Live (1982).
- Chris Isaac recorded a cover version of the song for his studio album Beyond the Sun (2011).
- The song was also recorded by artists such as Johnny Holliday , Wanda Jackson , Tom Green and many others [10] .
Sources
- ↑ Presley, Elvis (RCS Artist Discography ) . rcs-discography.com. Date of treatment September 29, 2014.
- ↑ Elvis Presley - Mystery Train / I Forgot To Remember To Forget . discogs.com. Date of treatment September 29, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Elvis Presley's Sun Recordings: SUN Stiudios, Memphis Tennessee . elvis.com.au (July 21, 2014). Date of treatment September 29, 2014.
- ↑ Collins, Ace. The Stories Behind Country Music's All-time Greatest 100 Songs. - Boulevard Books, 1996 .-- P. 94-96. - 288 p. - ISBN 1-57297-072-3 .
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006. - 2nd ed. - Record Research, 2004. - P. 272. - 569 p. - ISBN 0823082911 .
- ↑ Alan Hanson. “I Forgot to Remember to Forget” - Elvis Presley's First # 1 Record . elvis-history-blog.com (October 2008). Date of treatment September 29, 2014.
- ↑ Sales growth dynamics for the single “I Forgot to Remember to Forget” (according to the magazine “Billboard” ) . elvis-tkc.com. Date of treatment September 29, 2014.
- ↑ Burke, Ken; Griffin, Dan. The Blue Moon Boys. - Chicago Review Press, 2006 .-- P. 47-48. - ISBN 1-55652-614-8 .
- ↑ I Forgot To Remember To Forget . beatlesbible.com. Date of treatment September 29, 2014.
- ↑ I Forgot to Remember to Forget - SecondHandSongs . secondhandsongs.com. Date of treatment September 29, 2014.
Links
- Lyrics for "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" . metrolyrics.com. Date of appeal September 27, 2014.
- Video with the sound of the studio version of the song (performed by Elvis Presley) (Retrieved September 29, 2014)