C'mon Everybody (Elvis Presley song)

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"C'mon Everybody"
Song by Elvis Presley
from the EP Viva Las Vegas
Released1964 (1964)
RecordedJuly 9, 1963
StudioRadio Recorders, Hollywood
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Joy Byers

"C'mon Everybody" is a song written by Joy Byers and originally recorded by Elvis Presley for the 1964 MGM motion picture Viva Las Vegas.[6] It made in into the top 10 in the Philippines and in South Africa.[7]

Composition

The song was written by Joy Byers. Elvis had previously had a modest hit with another of Byers' songs, "It Hurts Me", in 1964.[4]

Recording and release

The version that appeared on the

D.J. Fontana, Buddy Harman and Frank Carlson on drums, Floyd Cramer and Dudley Brooks on piano, Calvin Jackson on organ, and Boots Randolph on saxophone. Additional vocals were provided by The Jordanaires.[2]

Eight years later, the song gave its title to a compilation of Presley's movie songs (C'mon Everybody, 1971).[3]

The actual film version of the song "C'mon Everybody", featuring whistling as well as backing vocals by Ann-Margret, was later included on the special 3-CD Deluxe Edition of the Viva Las Vegas EP released by the label Follow That Dream in August 2018.[citation needed]

Track listing

7" promo single (RCA Victor SP-45-118)[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."C'mon Everybody"Joy ByersElvis Presley2:18
2."King of the Whole Wide World"Bob Roberts, Ruth BatchelorElvis Presley with the Jordanaires2:07

Charts

Chart (1964) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] Tip

References

  1. ^ "Cover versions of C'mon Everybody by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  2. ^ a b "Viva Las Vegas". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  3. ^ a b "C'mon Everybody". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  4. ^ a b c "C'mon Everybody by Elvis Presley". Vancouver Pop Music Signature Sounds. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  5. ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3
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  6. ^ [1][2][3][4][5]
  7. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help
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  8. ^ "Elvis Presley - C'mon Everybody / King Of The Wholewide World (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  9. ^ "Elvis Presley – C'mon Everybody" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2021-02-08.


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