Charro (song)

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"Charro"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Almost in Love
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1969
RecordedOctober 15, 1968
StudioSamuel Goldwyn Studio, Hollywood
GenreWestern, Baroque pop
Length2:42
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"
Edge of Reality
"
(1968) 		"Charro" / "Memories'"
(1969) 		"
His Hand in Mine
"
(1969)

"Charro" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1969 motion picture Charro!, a western directed by Charles Marquis Warren.[1] It is the film's title song and the only song featured,[2][3][4] as Charro! was Presley's first film in which he didn't sing in character.[5]

Writing and recording

The song was written by Billy Strange and Mac Davis specially for the movie Charro!.[2][3][6][7][8] [9]

The recordings took place at the Samuel Goldwyn Studio in Hollywood in October–November 1968. Presley probably overdubbed his vocals on October 15. Takes 5 and 9 were spliced together to form the vocal master.[2][10]

Release

The song was first released on a single (in March 1969) with "Memories", a song from Elvis' 1968 NBC TV comeback special, on the opposite side.[4][6][1][11][12][13][14][15][16] "Charro!" didn't chart on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Memories" charted, peaking at number 35.

"Charro"'s first LP release was on the album Almost in Love in late 1970.[4][1]

On December 1, 1970, the single was re-released as part of RCA Victor's Gold Standard Series (together with 9 other Presley's singles).[17]

Musical style and lyrics

It is a western-style song.[18]

Track listing

7" single RCA 47-9731 (March 1969)[19]

  1. "Memories"
  2. "Charro"

References

  1. ^ a b c George Batista Da Silva (24 August 2015). Sobre Filmes E Atores. Clube de Autores. pp. 19–. PKEY:90192097.
  2. ^ a b c "Charro! : National General 1969 : Elvis' Movies : : 'For Elvis Fans Only' Official Elvis Presley Fan Club". Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-88-7742-106-7
    .
  4. ^ a b c George Batista Da Silva (11 October 2006). Música E Ecran. Clube de Autores. pp. 41–. PKEY:99031787.
  5. ISBN 978-1-4391-3695-9
    .
  6. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4766-0385-8
    .
  7. ISBN 978-0-89019-073-9
    .
  8. ^ Neal Umphred; Linda Jones; Walter Piotrowski (1990). Elvis: A Touch of Gold : the American Record Collector's Price Guide to Elvis Presley Records & Memorabilia. White Dragon Press.
  9. ^ Albert Hand (1973). Elvis Special. World Distributors.
  10. ISBN 978-88-7742-106-7
    .
  11. ISBN 978-0-89689-958-2
    .
  12. ISBN 978-1-4402-1621-3
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  13. ISBN 978-0-89019-083-8
    .
  14. ISBN 978-0-932117-49-6
    .
  15. ISBN 978-1-4402-4628-9. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
    )
  16. ^ Ron Barry (1976). The Elvis Presley American discography. Spectator Service, Maxigraphics. Elvis Presley Charro Memories.
  17. ISSN 0006-2510. Elvis Presley Charro Memories. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help
    )
  18. ISBN 978-1-136-62056-0
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  19. ^ "australian-charts.com - Elvis Presley - Memories". Retrieved 2017-01-07.

External links

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