She's Not You

"She's Not You"
Single by Elvis Presley
B-side	"Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello"
Released	July 17, 1962
Recorded	March 19, 1962 [1]
Studio	RCA Studio B, Nashville
Genre	Rock and roll pop doo-wop [2]
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Doc Pomus [1]
Producer(s)	Steve Sholes and Chet Atkins [1]
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Good Luck Charm" (1962) "She's Not You" / "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" (1962) "Return To Sender" (1962)
Music video
"She's Not You" (audio) on YouTube

"She's Not You" is a 1962 song recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single on RCA Victor.

Background

The song was recorded on March 19, 1962 in the key of F major. The Jordanaires sang background vocals. It was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc., Elvis Presley's publishing company. The song was written by Doc Pomus in collaboration with Leiber and Stoller. ^[3]

"She's Not You" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 13 on Billboard's R&B chart. ^[4] In the UK, the single reached No. 1 where it stayed for three weeks. It peaked at #4 (for two weeks) on Billboard's competitor Cashbox's pop chart. ^{[5] [6]} It was also the first song on the new Irish Charts to reach number one on October 5, 1962. ^[7]

Biographer, music reviewer, and music historian Dave Marsh argues that "She's Not You" "integrates the Jordanaires so completely, it's practically doo-wop". ^[2]

The recording appeared on the 1963 compilation Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3 and the 2002 career retrospective collection ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits . Episode 1 of the 2004 BBC miniseries Blackpool featured the Presley recording, accompanied on screen by the singing and dancing of the characters, as part of the story.

Charts

Chart (1962)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [8]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [9]	30
Ireland (IRMA) [10]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [11]	4
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade) [12]	1
Norway (VG-lista) [13]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [14]	100
UK Singles (OCC) [15]	1
US Billboard Hot 100 [16]	5
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [17]	2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [18]	13
West Germany (GfK) [19]	15

Other recordings

Chris Isaak covered this song on his 2011 album, Beyond the Sun . The song has also been recorded by Ronnie McDowell, Ray Smith. Rupert, Con Archer, Merrill Osmond, and The 69 Cats with Wanda Jackson. ^[20]

References

1. Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 66. ISBN   0-85112-250-7.
2. Marsh 1982, p. 145.
3. "Songwriters Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman". www.elvis.com.au. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 468.
5. "Cash Box Top 100 9/01/62". Cashbox Magazine Archives. Randy Price/Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
6. "Cash Box Top 100 9/08/62". Cashbox Magazine Archives. Randy Price/Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
7. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 141. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
8. "Elvis Presley – She's Not You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
9. "Elvis Presley – She's Not You" (in French). Ultratop 50.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – She's Not You". Irish Singles Chart.
11. "Elvis Presley – She's Not You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
12. "Elvis Presley". Flavour of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
13. "Elvis Presley – She's Not You". VG-lista.
14. "Elvis Presley – She's Not You". Swiss Singles Chart.
15. "Elvis Presley: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
16. "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
17. "Elvis Presley Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
18. "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
19. "Offiziellecharts.de – Elvis Presley – She's Not You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
20. She's Not You. Second Hand Songs.

• Marsh, Dave (1982). Elvis. Times Books. ISBN   978-0-8129-0947-0.