Ask Me (Elvis Presley song)

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"Ask Me"
Single by Elvis Presley
A-side "Ain't That Loving You Baby"
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1964
Genre Rock and Roll, Pop
Length2:07
Label RCA Victor
Songwriters
Producer Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Such a Night" / "Never Ending"
(1964)
"Ask Me" / "Ain't That Loving You Baby'"
(1964)
"Blue Christmas"
(1964)

"Ask Me" is a 1964 song recorded by Elvis Presley. It is an English-language cover version of the Italian song "Io" by Domenico Modugno. [1] In 1964 Elvis Presley released his version on a single with "Ain't That Loving You Baby" on the other side. [2] The recording appeared on the 1968 RCA Victor compilation Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4 .

Contents

Writing and recording history

The song is credited to Domenico Modugno (the author of the original), Bernie Baum, Bill Giant and Florence Kaye.

Track listing

7" single [1] [3]

  1. "Ain't That Loving You Baby" (2:20) – Elvis Presley
  2. "Ask Me" (2:07) – Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires

Charts

Chart (1964)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [4] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] 12
"Ain't That Loving You Baby / Ask Me"
Australia (retrospect Kent Music Report) [6] 1 (3)

References

  1. 1 2 "australian-charts.com - Elvis Presley - Ain't That Loving You Baby" . Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  2. Jerry Osborne (1983). Presleyana: Elvis Presley record price guide. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN   978-0-89019-083-8.
  3. "Elvis Presley - Ain't That Loving You Baby at Discogs". Discogs . 1964. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  4. "Elvis Presley – Ask Me" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  5. "Elvis Presley - Chart history (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  6. David Kent. "Australian Chart Book 1940–1969". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
    "Elvis Presley: The Australian Singles Chart : 1956–2006". Elvis Australia : Official Elvis Presley Fan Club : www.elvis.com.au. Retrieved 2016-01-07.