Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
| "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" | ||||
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| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
| B-side | "Doncha' Think It's Time" | |||
| Released | April 7, 1958 | |||
| Recorded | February 1, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Radio Recorders, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:15 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriters | Bert Carroll, Russell Moody | |||
| Producer | Steve Sholes | |||
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"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" is a song written by Bert Carroll and Russell Moody, performed by Elvis Presley, which was released in 1958. It was particularly notable for breaking a string of ten consecutive number 1 hits for Presley achieved in just two years. Although it was Presley's sixth number-one hit in the American R&B Charts, it only peaked at number 2 on the American Pop Charts.
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Elvis Presley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, guitar percussion, piano
- Scotty Moore – lead guitar
- Bill Black – bass guitar
- D. J. Fontana – drums
- Dudley Brooks – piano
- The Jordanaires – backing vocals
Chart performance
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1958) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[1] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[2] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 1 |
Ricky Van Shelton version
[edit | edit source]American country music singer Ricky Van Shelton covered the song for the soundtrack of the 1992 movie Honeymoon in Vegas. Shelton's version, also included on his album Greatest Hits Plus, where it was released as the album's first single and it peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[3]
Chart performance
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 29 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 26 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
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- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1898." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 17, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Ricky Van Shelton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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