Blue River (song)

"Blue River"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Double Trouble
A-side	"Tell Me Why" "Blue River"
Released	December 1965 or January 1966
Recorded	May 27, 1963
Length	1:32
Songwriters	Paul Evans Fred Tobias
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Puppet on a String" / "Wooden Heart" (1965) "Tell Me Why" / "Blue River" (1965) "Frankie and Johnny" / "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" (1966)

"Blue River" is a 1965 song by Elvis Presley. He released it on a single in December 1965 ^[1] or January 1966. ^[2]

Writing and recording

The song was written by Paul Evans and Fred Tobias. Presley recorded it on May 27, 1963 ^{[3] [4] [5]} at RCA's Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.

Track listings

7-inch single (RCA 47–8740, 1965 or January 1966) ^{[6] [7]}

1. "Tell Me Why"
2. "Blue River"

7-inch single (1965) ^[8]

1. "Blue River"
2. "Do Not Disturb"

7-inch single (1965) ^[9]

1. "Blue River" (2:10)
2. "You'll Be Gone" (2:20)

7-inch EP (RCA Victor 86.508 M, France, 1966) ^{[10] [11]}

1. "Blue River"
2. "Memphis Tennessee"
3. "Puppet on a String"
4. "Tell Me Why"

Charts

Chart (1965–1966)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [12]	15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [13]	Tip
New Zealand (Listener) [14]	9
UK (Official Charts Company) [15]	22
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [16]	95
"Blue River / Do Not Disturb"
Australia (retrospect Kent Music Report) [17]	37

References

1. Jerry Osborne (1 July 2007). Presleyana VI - the Elvis Presley Record, CD, and Memorabilia Price Guide. Jerry Osborne Enterprises. pp. 62–. ISBN   978-0-932117-49-6.
2. Jerry Osborne (1983). Presleyana: Elvis Presley record price guide. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN   978-0-89019-083-8.
3. John A. Whisler (June 1981). Elvis Presley, reference guide and discography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   9780810814349.
4. Ernst Jorgensen (22 April 2014). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. St. Martin's Press. pp. 274–. ISBN   978-1-4668-6855-7.
5. Dirk Vellenga; Mick Farren (1 July 1988). Elvis and the colonel . Delacorte Press. ISBN   978-0-385-29521-5. May 27, 1963 Blue River.
6. "australian-charts.com - Elvis Presley - Tell Me Why" . Retrieved 2017-01-11.
7. "Elvis Presley - Tell Me Why at Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved 2017-01-11.
8. "Elvis Presley - Blue River at Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved 2017-01-11.
9. "Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - Blue River at Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved 2017-01-11.
10. "australian-charts.com - Elvis Presley - Blue River" . Retrieved 2017-01-11.
11. "Elvis Presley, The Jordanaires - Blue River...Memphis Tennessee/Puppet On A String.Tell Me Why (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs . 1967. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
12. "Elvis Presley – Kissin' Cousins" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
13. "Elvis Presley – Kissin' Cousins" (in French). Ultratop 50.
14. http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=NZ%20listener%20charts&qyear=1966&qmonth=May&qweek=06-May-1966#n_view_location
15. "Elvis Presley - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2017-01-11.
16. "Elvis Presley - Chart history (Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
17. 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.

External links

• Elvis Presley – Blue River / Do Not Disturb (7-inch single) at Discogs
• Elvis Presley - Tell Me Why / Blue River (7-inch single) at Discogs
• Elvis Presley - Blue River / Do Not Disturb (7-inch single) at Discogs
• Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - Blue River / You'll Be Gone (7-inch single) at Discogs
• Elvis Presley, The Jordanaires - Blue River ... Memphis Tennessee / Puppet on a String / Tell Me Why (7-inch EP, France) at Discogs