(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
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| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||||||||||
| from the album Loving You | ||||||||||||
| B-side | "Loving You" | |||||||||||
| Released | June 11, 1957 | |||||||||||
| Format | 45 rpm, 78 rpm | |||||||||||
| Recorded | January 22, 1957, Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California | |||||||||||
| Genre | Rock and roll, rhythm and blues | |||||||||||
| Length | 1:46 | |||||||||||
| Label | RCA Records | |||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe | |||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Walter Scharf | |||||||||||
| Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||||||||||
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"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" is a popular song first recorded by Elvis Presley in 1957 for the soundtrack of his second motion picture, Loving You, during which Presley performs the song on screen. It was written by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe and published in 1957 by Gladys Music. Clear melodic roots of this tune can be heard in the many early recordings of Boll Weevil, a traditional blues song.
Presley single
The song was a US number-one hit for Elvis Presley during the summer of 1957, staying at number-one for seven weeks, and his third of the four that he would have that year. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" would also hit number one on the R&B Best Sellers List, becoming his fourth number one on that chart.[1] In addition the song would hit number one on the country charts for a single week.[2]
Personnel
- Elvis Presley – lead vocal, acoustic guitar
- Dudley Brooks – piano
- Bill Black – double bass
- D.J. Fontana – drums
- The Jordanaires – backing vocals
- Walter Scharf – producer
- Thorne Nogar – engineer
Cover versions
- Pat Boone on his LP Pat Boone Sings Guess Who? (1963)
- Laurel Aitken on his LP Scandal in a Brixton Market (1969)
- Angelyne on her album Angelyne (1982)
- Mud on their album Les Grays Mud (1982)
- Cliff Richard on his limited release album Rock 'n' Roll Silver (1983).
- Tanya Tucker on the compilation, It's Now or Never: The Tribute to Elvis (1994)
- ZZ Top on their album XXX (1999)
- Donna Loren on her EP Donna Does Elvis in Hawaii (2010)[3]
- The Residents on their album The King & Eye (1989)
Pop culture
A modified version of the song has often been used for Teddy Grahams commercials. Also, during early episodes of Full House, the three main adult characters would often sing the song as a lullaby for Michelle Tanner (one of those three characters, Michelle's uncle Jesse Katsopolis, was a die-hard Elvis fan).
Disney featured a music video in the special DTV Romancin' (1986), set entirely to clips featuring the bear characters from the company's animated films, including an introduction by the Gummi Bears.
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 467.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 272.
- ↑ Donna Loren Official Website.
External links
| Preceded by "Love Letters in the Sand" by Pat Boone |
Billboard Top 100 number one single (Elvis Presley version) July 15, 1957 (7 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Tammy" by Debbie Reynolds |
| Preceded by "Bye Bye Love" by The Everly Brothers |
C&W Best Sellers in Stores number one single by Elvis Presley August 5, 1957 |
Succeeded by "Bye Bye Love" by The Everly Brothers |
| Preceded by "Love Letters in the Sand" by Pat Boone |
Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record July 20, 1957 |
Succeeded by Bye Bye Love |
| Preceded by Bye Bye Love |
Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record August 3, 1957–August 10, 1957 |
Succeeded by "Tammy" by Debbie Reynolds |
| Preceded by "Searchin'" by The Coasters |
Billboard R&B Best Sellers in Stores number-one single September 2, 1957 |
Succeeded by "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On" by Jerry Lee Lewis |
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