Bringing It Back

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"Bringing It Back" [A] is a song written by Gregg Gordon. The first version released as a single was from by Brenda Lee in July 1975, who enjoyed Top 40 US country and Canadian country chart success with it. The song was also recorded by Elvis Presley for his album Today which was released in May 1975. [1] Presley's version was issued as a single in September 1975 and reached the US Hot 100.

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Brenda Lee version

"Bringing It Back"
Single by Brenda Lee
B-side "Papa's Knee"
ReleasedJuly 1975 (1975-07)
Genre Country [2]
Length3:07
Label MCA
Songwriter Greg Gordon
Producer Owen Bradley
Brenda Lee singles chronology
"He's My Rock"
(1975)		"Bringing It Back"
(1975)		"Find Yourself Another Puppet"
(1976)

Brenda Lee had been a pop music artist during the 1960s with songs like "Sweet Nothin's" and "I'm Sorry" but was marketed towards the country field in the 1970s. She had a string of US top ten singles during the decade. Among them was two charting singles from 1975, one of them being "Bringing It Back". [3] Lee's version was recorded in January 1975 in a session produced by Owen Bradley. [4] Her version received positive reviews from magazines, with Cash Box calling it "a strong lyric set" [2] while Billboard called it "a lovely ballad". [4] "Bringing It Back" was issued as a single by MCA Records in July 1975, incorrectly spelling the writer's name as "Greg Gordon". [5] It first charted in early August, then reached the Top 40 on the North American country song charts, rising to number 23 on the US Hot Country Songs chart in mid-September, [6] also reaching number 26 on the Canadian Country Tracks chart. [7]

Track listing

7-inch vinyl single [5]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Bringing It Back"
Chart (1975)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [7] 26
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 23

Elvis Presley version

"Bringing It Back"
Elvis Bringing It Back.jpg
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Today
B-side "Pieces of My Life"
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1975 (1975-09-20)
RecordedMarch 12, 1975
Studio RCA Studio C, Hollywood
Genre Country
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter Gregg Gordon
Producer Felton Jarvis
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"T-R-O-U-B-L-E" / "Mr. Songman"
(1975)		"Bringing It Back" / "Pieces of My Life"
(1975)		"For the Heart" / "Hurt"
(1976)

Presley recorded his version in March 1975, three months after Brenda Lee recorded hers. His version appeared first on his Today album in May 1975, before her single came out. Just after Lee's version had peaked, Presley released "Bringing It Back" as a single (with "Pieces of My Life" on the B-side) on September 20, 1975. [9] The single reached number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100. [10]

Recording and release

Elvis recorded the song on March 12, 1975, at RCA's Studio C in Hollywood for his album Today . [9] [1] The session featured James Burton, John Wilkinson and Charlie Hodge on guitar, Duke Bardwell on bass, Ronnie Tutt on drums, Glen D. Hardin and Tony Brown on piano, David Briggs and Greg Gordon on clavinet; the recordings were later overdubbed by Johnny Christopher and Chip Young on guitar, Norbert Putnam and Mike Leech on bass, Richard F. Morris on percussion, Charles L. Rose on saxophone, Harvey L. Thompson on trombone, Harrison Calloway on trumpet, Ronald Eades on junior baritone saxophone and The Holladays on additional vocals. [9] [1]

On September 20, 1975, "with absolutely nothing new to release, and no prospects of another recording session in sight", RCA Victor released "Bringing It Back" and another song from the same album, "Pieces of My Life", as a single. [9] As the Elvis Presley official website states it, "the strategy was not lost on a public that had already bought well-worn material once in numbers that were unlikely to be repeated". [9] "Bringing It Back" reached number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100, [10] and "Pieces of My Life" number 33 on the Billboard country chart. [11]

Track listing

7-inch single (RCA Victor PB-10401, 1975)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bringing It Back"Greg Gordon2:58
2."Pieces of My Life" Troy Seals 3:59

Charts

Chart (1975)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 65

Notes

1. A Titled "Bringin' It Back" on the 2005 Follow That Dream re-issue of the album Today

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Today". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
    https://elvisthemusic.com/music/today-legacy-edition/
  2. 1 2 "Cashbox country reviews: Singles" (PDF). Cash Box . August 2, 1975. p. 38. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Stambler, Irwin; Landon, Grelun (2000). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. St. Martin's Press. p. 250-251. ISBN   9780312264871.
  4. 1 2 "Billboard's Top Single Picks: Country" (PDF). Billboard . August 2, 1975. p. 58. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 Lee, Brenda (July 1975). ""Bringing It Back"/"Papa's Knee" (7" vinyl single)". MCA Records . MCA-40442.
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 196.
  7. 1 2 "Search results for "Brenda Lee" under 'Country Singles'". RPM . Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  8. ↑ "Brenda Lee Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bringing It Back". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  10. 1 2 "Elvis Presley". Billboard .
  11. ↑ "Elvis Presley". Billboard .
  12. ↑ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
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