She's Not You Explained

She's Not You
Cover:Elvis_She's_Not_You_Picture_Sleeve.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Elvis Presley
B-Side:Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
Released:July 17, 1962
Recorded:March 19, 1962
Studio:RCA Studio B, Nashville
Genre:Rock and roll, pop
Label:RCA Victor
Producer:Steve Sholes and Chet Atkins
Prev Title:Good Luck Charm
Prev Year:1962
Title2:Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
Next Title:Return To Sender
Next Year:1962

"She's Not You" is a 1962 song recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single on RCA Victor.

Background

The song was recorded on March 19, 1962. It was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc., Elvis Presley's publishing company. "She's Not You" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 13 on the R&B chart.[1] In the UK, the single reached No. 1 where it stayed for three weeks. It was also the first song on the new Irish Charts to reach number one on October 5, 1962.[2]

The song was written by Doc Pomus in collaboration with Leiber and Stoller.[3] The Jordanaires sang background vocals. It was released by Presley in the key of F major. Episode 1 of the 2004 BBC miniseries Blackpool featured the Presley recording, accompanied on screen by the singing and dancing of the characters, as part of the story.The recording appeared on the 1963 compilation Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3 and the 2002 career retrospective collection .

Other recordings

Chris Isaak covered this song on his 2011 album, Beyond the Sun. The song has also been recorded by Ronnie McDowell, Ray Smith. Rupert, Con Archer, Merrill Osmond, and The 69 Cats with Wanda Jackson.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 468.
  2. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 141.
  3. "She's Not You" reached number five on the Hot 100 and number thirteen on the R&B charts. In the UK, the single reached number one and stayed there for three weeks. It was also the first song on the new Irish Charts to reach number one on October 5, 1962.Web site: Songwriters Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. www.elvis.com.au. 2008-03-27.
  4. Web site: Elvis Presley . Flavour of New Zealand . 2022-07-23 . 2022-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220111194040/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20lever&qartistid=38#n_view_location . dead .
  5. https://secondhandsongs.com/work/80201/versions#nav-entity She's Not You. Second Hand Songs.