I Try to Think About Elvis

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“I Try To Think About Elvis”
“I Try To Think About Elvis” cover
Cassette Single Cover
Single by Patty Loveless
from the album When Fallen Angels Fly
A-side I Try To Think About Elvis
B-side Ships
Released July 30, 1994 (1994-07-30)
Format 7in vinyl single, Cassette Single
Recorded 1994
Genre Country
Length 2:51 (album version)
2:44 (radio edit)
Label Epic
Writer(s) Gary Burr
Producer Emory Gordy, Jr.
Patty Loveless singles chronology
"How Can I Help You Say Goodbye"
(1994)
"I Try To Think About Elvis"
(1994)
"Here I Am"
(1994)

I Try To Think About Elvis is a single release by Patty Loveless, recorded at Sony/Epic in the spring of 1994. It was included on her second album with Sony/Epic Records, When Fallen Angels Fly, her seventh career album. The single was released in July 1994. It was the first single released from the album.

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7 in vinyl single
7 in vinyl single

According to Loveless: "... My first reaction was that I wasn't for sure that this song was for me because it had a lot more male-oriented type lyrics in it. Rather than the high heels or hairdos, it was more boxing and football and those kind of things. I just didn't think they would believe me when I was talking about sports, so we had Gary Burr change some of the lyrics and it ended up being a little bit better for me. So, when we went into the studio and started having fun with it, and the way the record turned out, I couldn't help but like the tune after it was finished...."[citation needed]

The song charted for 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching #3 during the week of 22 October 1994.

Video Frame from the accompanying music video, filmed 23 June 1994.
Video Frame from the accompanying music video, filmed 23 June 1994.

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