September 1969 --> Elvis About To Top The Charts Again!

Elvis previewed his next RCA single, "Suspicious Minds," throughout his four-week stand at the International Hotel in the summer of 1969.




Elvis Presley - "Suspicious Minds" (RCA 47-9764)


When Presley finished on August 28, it was time to sit back and see if "Suspicious Minds" would do better than the first American Sound single, "In The Ghetto," which made it to #3. As history shows, it hit #1 in less than two months.

Below are what the charts looked like as Elvis took a well-deserved break from his work.




Billboard - Singles Spotlight - September 6, 1969




Billboard - Hot 100 - September 6, 1969




Billboard - Soul Singles - September 6, 1969


Good times never seemed so good!

There are at least five tunes in that Hot 100 chart that have a Presley connection, too.

Can you spot 'em?

Sweet Caroline, I'll Never Fall In Love Again, Polk Salad Annie, Don't It Make You Want To Go Home and Moonlight Sonata.

That rock chart is chock full of good stuff!

Mccarther Park was fooled around with June 1968.

By the time I get to Phoenix is a concert one-liners.

Out of sight out of mind is a gem from the MDQ.

also Polk Salad Annie, I'll Never Fall In Love Again and Sweet Caroline were all covered by Elvis in later years.

Is Let Me Be The One the same song as the "behind closed doors" new song?

norrie

There are at least five tunes in that Hot 100 chart that have a Presley connection, too.

Can you spot 'em?

I was just about to say, let's play six degrees of separation with the songs and artists at the top of that list.

Is Let Me Be The One the same song as the "behind closed doors" new song?

norrie

I'll answer my own question as iv'e dug out the CD.
Let Me Be The One by Peaches and Herb is not the same song that Elvis did on the behind
closed door import.

also Polk Salad Annie, I'll Never Fall In Love Again and Sweet Caroline were all covered by Elvis in later years.

NO KIDDING?

NO KIDDING?

Hey, I was just joining in with the Doc's thread about Elvis connections in the chart he posted - I pointed out 3. Care to join in with a contribution?

NO KIDDING?

Hey, I was just joining in with the Doc's thread about Elvis connections in the chart he posted - I pointed out 3. Care to join in with a contribution?

Look at post 3.

Look at post 3

Fair enough - I missed your post first time around. Sorry

Nice replies all!

To recap, nearly ten percent of the Top 100 have a Presley connection:

#9 - Sweet Caroline : recorded live in 1970
#10 - I'll Never Fall In Love Again: recorded in 1976, good friend of Tom Jones
#13 - Polk Salad Annie: recorded live in 1970
#18 - Soul Deep: cut at American Sound with many of same musicians as Elvis' sessions
#53 - Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: cover of Five Keys 1956 Capitol single, which Elvis tried at MDQ
#69 - By The Time I Get To Phoenix: one-liner in 1970, Isaac Hayes a Memphis friend
#79 - Don't It Make You Want To Go Home: tried at 1970 rehearsal
#91 - Moonlight Sonata: demoed in 1966, rehearsed in June 1968
#93 - MacArthur Park: one-liner in June 1968

Elvis clearly listened to the radio in Las Vegas, and elsewhere!

Look at post 3

Fair enough - I missed your post first time around. Sorry

I was just goofin', came off harsher than I intended.

Look at post 3

Fair enough - I missed your post first time around. Sorry

I was just goofin', came off harsher than I intended.

Frankie, that's enough of that nonsense!

Frankie, that's enough of that nonsense!

He's a rascal!

Frankie, that's enough of that nonsense!

He's a rascal!

You could also include "Everybody's Talkin" #28, the theme song from "Midnight Cowboy" which was offered to Elvis in the initial stages of development.

That's stretching it a tad...

That's stretching it a tad...

Fair point but you can't fault me for tyrying.

Never!!

Hot damn, there were some good songs in the chart at that time.

My point exactly!!

Doc,

SM (my favorite Elvis song and one of my favs of all time from any artist) reached #1 in November 1969. That was the same month that Brook Benton recorded another all-time fav of mine: "Rainy Night in Georgia." Brook Benton is not only one of my favorite singers of all time (I'm only 31 mind you) but he was one of Elvis' favs too. Elvis sang a one-liner from this song in the On Tour movie and allegedly was set to record this great tune, written by the same guy who wrote "Polk Salad Annie," in 1977. November 1969 was a great month!