Charro (song)

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"Charro"
Elvis Presley Charro PS.jpg
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Almost in Love
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1969
RecordedOctober 15, 1968
Studio Samuel Goldwyn Studio, Hollywood
Genre Western, Baroque pop
Length2:42
Label RCA Records
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"If I Can Dream" / "Edge of Reality"
(1968)		"Charro" / "Memories'"
(1969)		"His Hand in Mine"
(1969)

"Charro" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1969 motion picture Charro! , a western directed by Charles Marquis Warren. [1] It is the film's title song and the only song featured, [2] [3] [4] as Charro! was Presley's first film in which he didn't sing in character. [5]

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Writing and recording

The song was written by Billy Strange and Mac Davis specially for the movie Charro! . [2] [3] [6] [7] [8] [9]

The recordings took place at the Samuel Goldwyn Studio in Hollywood in October–November 1968. Presley probably overdubbed his vocals on October 15. Takes 5 and 9 were spliced together to form the vocal master. [2] [10]

Release

The song was first released on a single (in March 1969) with "Memories", a song from Elvis' 1968 NBC TV comeback special, on the opposite side. [4] [6] [1] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] "Charro!" didn't chart on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Memories" charted, peaking at number 35.

"Charro"'s first LP release was on the album Almost in Love in late 1970. [4] [1]

On December 1, 1970, the single was re-released as part of RCA Victor's Gold Standard Series (together with 9 other Presley's singles). [17]

Musical style and lyrics

It is a western-style song. [18]

Track listing

7" single RCA 47-9731 (March 1969) [19]

  1. "Memories"
  2. "Charro"

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References

  1. 1 2 3 George Batista Da Silva (24 August 2015). Sobre Filmes E Atores. Clube de Autores. pp. 19–. PKEY:90192097.
  2. 1 2 3 "Charro! : National General 1969 : Elvis' Movies : : 'For Elvis Fans Only' Official Elvis Presley Fan Club". Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  3. 1 2 Boris Zmijewsky (1997). Elvis Presley. Gremese Editore. pp. 150–. ISBN   978-88-7742-106-7.
  4. 1 2 3 George Batista Da Silva (11 October 2006). Música E Ecran. Clube de Autores. pp. 41–. PKEY:99031787.
  5. ↑ Alanna Nash (9 September 2008). The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley. Simon and Schuster. pp. 232–. ISBN   978-1-4391-3695-9.
  6. 1 2 Harris M. Lentz III (24 April 2013). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012. McFarland. pp. 276–. ISBN   978-1-4766-0385-8.
  7. ↑ Jerry Osborne; Bruce Hamilton (1980). Presleyana. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN   978-0-89019-073-9.
  8. ↑ Neal Umphred; Linda Jones; Walter Piotrowski (1990). Elvis: A Touch of Gold : the American Record Collector's Price Guide to Elvis Presley Records & Memorabilia. White Dragon Press.
  9. ↑ Albert Hand (1973). Elvis Special. World Distributors.
  10. ↑ Boris Zmijewsky (1997). Elvis Presley. Gremese Editore. pp. 150–. ISBN   978-88-7742-106-7.
  11. ↑ Tim Neely; Martin Popoff (28 July 2009). Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records. Krause Publications. pp. 532–. ISBN   978-0-89689-958-2.
  12. ↑ Martin Popoff (5 August 2010). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948–1991. Krause Publications. pp. 932–. ISBN   978-1-4402-1621-3.
  13. ↑ Jerry Osborne (1983). Presleyana: Elvis Presley record price guide. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN   978-0-89019-083-8.
  14. ↑ Jerry Osborne (1 July 2007). Presleyana VI - the Elvis Presley Record, CD, and Memorabilia Price Guide. Jerry Osborne Enterprises. pp. 55–. ISBN   978-0-932117-49-6.
  15. ↑ Dave Thompson (8 April 2016). Standard Catalog of American Records. pp. 1014–. ISBN   978-1-4402-4628-9.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  16. ↑ Ron Barry (1976). The Elvis Presley American discography . Spectator Service, Maxigraphics. Elvis Presley Charro Memories.
  17. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (9 January 1971). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp.  36–. ISSN   0006-2510. Elvis Presley Charro Memories.{{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  18. ↑ Kathryn Kalinak (22 May 2012). Music in the Western: Notes From the Frontier. Taylor & Francis. pp. 30–. ISBN   978-1-136-62056-0.
  19. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Elvis Presley - Memories" . Retrieved 2017-01-07.
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