Stay Away (Elvis Presley song)

"Stay Away"
Single by Elvis Presley
A-side	"U.S. Male" "Stay Away"
Released	February 27, 1968
Recorded	January 15, 1968
Genre	Rock and Roll, Pop
Length	2:07
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriters	Sid Tepper Roy C. Bennett
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Guitar Man" (1968) "U.S. Male" / "Stay Away" (1968) "We Call on Him" / "You'll Never Walk Alone" (1968)

"Stay Away" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1968 motion picture Stay Away, Joe .

History

Writing

The song was written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett and published by Gladys Music, Inc. ^[1] It is based on the traditional song "Greensleeves", which Presley requested to rework for him. The first version the songwriters made (in 1967) was titled "Evergreen", but Elvis never recorded it. ^{[2] [3]}

Recording

Elvis Presley recorded "Stay Away" during a non-movie recording session ^[4] on Monday January 15, 1968. ^[2]

Release

The song was released on a single as a flip side to "U.S. Male" in 1968. "Stay Away" peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "U.S. Male" peaked at number 28. ^[5]

Charts

Chart (1968)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [5]	67

References

1. James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 222–. ISBN   978-1-4422-3074-3.
2. David Neale (2003). Roots of Elvis. iUniverse. pp. 111–. ISBN   978-0-595-29505-0.
3. Ernst Jorgensen (22 April 2014). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. St. Martin's Press. pp. 362–. ISBN   978-1-4668-6855-7.
4. "Interview with Roy C. Bennett". Elvis Collctors.com. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
5. "Elvis Presley - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-01-02.

External links

• Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires – U.S. Male / Stay Away at Discogs