Elvis Presley "U.S. Male / Stay Away" RCA Victor 47-9465 Stock + Promo EX/EX 45
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Description
Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 47-9465 U.S. Male / Stay Away (45)
Release Date: 2/28/1968
Promo Disc: Yellow label. NOT FOR SALE. On left side, matrix number above time. On the Stay Away side, Stay Away on four lines. The “T” is not capitalized in with The Jordanaires. Stock Disc: Black label, dog on side. On the Stay Away side, Stay Away on three lines. Small font. Sleeves, labels and vinyl all in excellent or better condition. Please check photos and ask any questions. No returns or refunds.
Stay Away was written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett and published by Gladys Music, Inc. 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.
Elvis Presley recorded "Stay Away" during a non-movie recording session on Monday January 15, 1968.
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.
“U.S. Male" is a country song written and first recorded by country musician Jerry Reed in 1966, which was included on his 1967 debut album The Unbelievable Guitar and Voice of Jerry Reed. Elvis Presley covered the song in 1968. Presley's cover remains better known and recognized than Reed's original. Jerry Reed recorded and released "U.S. Male" in late 1966 and Elvis Presley recorded his cover of the song in January 1968 for the B-movie Stay Away, Joe. It reached number 28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 during the spring of 1968. In that same recording session, Presley also recorded a relatively unique jazzy blues-rock version of "Big Boss Man" by Jimmy Reed. Presley recorded these three songs accompanied by Reed on lead guitar. It paved the way for Presley's famous '68 Comeback Special, filmed in June 1968 and broadcast on NBC on December 3, 1968.
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