For Ol' Times Sake

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"For Ol' Times Sake"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Raised on Rock / For Ol' Times Sake
A-side "Raised on Rock"
Released1973
RecordedJuly 23, 1973
Genre Country
Length3:32
Songwriter(s) Tony Joe White (words and music) [1]
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Fool" / "Steamroller Blues"
(1973)		"Raised on Rock" / "For Ol' Times Sake"
(1973)		"Take Good Care of Her" / "I've Got a Thing About You, Baby"
(1974)

"For Ol' Times Sake'" is a song by Tony Joe White, covered in 1973 by Elvis Presley.

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It was written by Tony Joe White, who originally released it on his 1973 album Homemade Ice Cream . His other songs covered by Presley are "Polk Salad Annie" and "I've Got a Thing About You Baby". [2] [3] [4] [5]

Elvis recorded it at Stax Recording Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. [6] on July 23, 1973. [7]

Elvis Presley's version was first released in 1973 on a single with "Raised on Rock" on the other side. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Both songs were then included on the album Raised on Rock / For Ol' Times Sake . [13]

The single "Raised on Rock" / "For Ol' Times Sake" (listed by Billboard as a double-A-sided hit) reached number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of October 27, 1973. [14]

In addition, the song "For Ol' Times Sake" reached number 42 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles on the week of November 24. [15] [16] [17]

Charts

Chart (1973)Peak
position
"For Ol' Times Sake"
US Billboard Hot Country Songs [15] [18] 42
"Raised on Rock / For Ol' Times Sake"
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] 41

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  6. ↑ "Una caja reúne todas las grabaciones de Elvis Presley en los estudios Stax".
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  15. 1 2 "Elvis Presley - Chart history (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved 2017-01-04.
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