Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello Explained

Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
Cover:JustTell.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Elvis Presley
A-Side:"She's Not You"
Released:July 17, 1962
Recorded:March 19, 1962
Studio:RCA's Studio B, Nashville
Genre:Rock and roll
Prev Title:Good Luck Charm
Prev Title2:Anything That's Part of You
Prev Year:1962
She's Not You
Title2:Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
Next Title:King of the Whole Wide World
Next Year:1962

"Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley with backing vocals provided by The Jordanaires. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.[1] It reached number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962.[2]

Composition

The song was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc.[3] [5]

The song was recorded during a two-night recording session in March 1962 in Nashville that resulted in Elvis' album Pot Luck.[6] The Elvis Presley official website recounts: The song was released as a single, with "She's Not You" on the opposite side, on July 17, 1962.[7] while "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" peaked at number 55.[9]

Later the song was included on the Elvis' compilation Elvis' Gold Records Vol. 4, dropped on January 22, 1968.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cover versions of Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires. SecondHandSongs. 2021-02-15.
  2. Elvis Presley . .
  3. Web site: She's Not You. Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". 2020-02-15.
  4. Recording and releases

    Elvis Presley recorded the song on March 19, 1962, at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. The recording sessions featured Grady Martin on guitar and vibes, Harold Bradley and Scotty Moore on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, Buddy Harman and D.J. Fontana on drums, Floyd Cramer on piano and organ, Boots Randolph on saxophone and vibes. Additional vocals were provided by Millie Kirkham and The Jordanaires.[3]

  5. Web site: Elvis' Gold Records Vol. 4. Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". 2020-02-15.
  6. Web site: Pot Luck. Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". 2020-02-15.
  7. She's Not You Chart History. Billboard.
  8. "She's Not You" peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number five,[7]

  9. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello Chart History. Billboard.
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