Kissin' Cousins (song)

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"Kissin' Cousins"
Kissin' Cousins Picture Sleeve.jpg
Single by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires
from the album Kissin' Cousins soundtrack
A-side
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1964
Recorded1963
Genre Rock and roll, pop
Length2:14
Label RCA Victor
Songwriters Fred Wise
Randy Starr
Producer Chet Atkins
Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires singles chronology
"Bossa Nova Baby" / "Witchcraft"
(1963)		"Kissin' Cousins" / "It Hurts Me'"
(1964)		"Viva Las Vegas" / "What'd I Say"
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard Favorable [1]

"Kissin' Cousins" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as the title track for the soundtrack of the 1964 motion picture Kissin' Cousins . [2] The movie also featured a completely different song, titled "Kissin' Cousins (No. 2)", written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye. [2]

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Writing and recording

The song was written by Fred Wise and Randy Starr. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] The song was published by Elvis Presley's company Gladys Music, Inc. Elvis Presley recorded his vocals for the song over an earlier-recorded backing track on October 10 (or possibly in the early morning of October 11), 1963. [9] [10]

Release history

The single was first released as a single on February 10, 1964, with "It Hurts Me", a non-movie song, on the opposite side as RCA Victor 47–8307."Kissin' Cousins" peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. [11] [12] [8] ("It Hurts Me" also charted, peaking at number 29.)

The song's first LP release was in March 1964 on the Kissing Cousins soundtrack LP (LPM-2894 in mono and LSP-2894 in stereo). [13] On March 27, 1992, the single "Kissin' Cousins / It Hurts Me" was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 copies. [14]

Critical reception

Reviewing the single "Kissin' Cousins / It Hurts Me" in its February 15, 1964, issue, Billboard called the two songs "[t]wo more contenders for chart honors from Elvis." [1]

First side is from forthcoming film and features good middle tempo rock with voices and guitars in support. [1]

Charts

Chart (1964)Peak
position
"Kissin' Cousins"
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [15] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [16] 33
Germany [17] 27
Norway (VG-lista) [18] 6
UK (Official Charts Company) [19] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 12
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [20] 10
"Kissin' Cousins / It Hurts Me"
Australia (retrospect Kent Music Report) [21] [8] 7

References

  1. 1 2 3 Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 15 February 1964. pp. 22–. ISSN   0006-2510.
  2. 1 2 3 James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 134–. ISBN   978-1-4422-3074-3.
  3. ↑ Joseph Murrells (1974). The book of golden discs. Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN   9780214200328.
  4. ↑ David F. Lonergan (2005). Hit Records, 1950-1975. Scarecrow Press. pp. 122–. ISBN   978-0-8108-5129-0.
  5. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1966. pp. 314–.
  6. ↑ Albert Hand (1973). Elvis Special. World Distributors.
  7. ↑ Jean-Jacques Jelot-Blanc (3 January 2016). CAMION BLANC: ELVIS A HOLLYWOOD Presley fait son cinéma. CAMION BLANC. pp. 112–. ISBN   978-2-35779-747-5.
  8. 1 2 3 Bar Biszick-Lockwood (2010). Restless Giant: The Life and Times of Jean Aberbach and Hill and Range Songs . University of Illinois Press. pp.  251–. ISBN   978-0-252-07694-7. Kissin' Cousins Wise Starr.
  9. ↑ Ernst Jorgensen (22 April 2014). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. St. Martin's Press. pp. 283–. ISBN   978-1-4668-6855-7.
  10. ↑ Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 179–. ISBN   978-0-85712-758-7.
  11. 1 2 "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart (1964-03-21)". Billboard . Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  12. ↑ James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 135–. ISBN   978-1-4422-3074-3.
  13. ↑ Jerry Osborne; Bruce Hamilton (1980). Presleyana. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN   978-0-89019-073-9.
  14. ↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA (Search)". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  15. ↑ "Elvis Presley – Kissin' Cousins" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  16. ↑ "Elvis Presley – Kissin' Cousins" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  17. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Elvis Presley - Kissin' Cousins" . Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  18. ↑ "Elvis Presley – Kissin' Cousins". VG-lista.
  19. ↑ "Elvis Presley - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  20. ↑ Downey, Pat; Albert, George; Hoffman, Frank (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc. p. 272. ISBN   1563083167 . Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  21. ↑ 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.
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