Thinking About You (Elvis Presley song) explained
| Thinking About You |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Elvis Presley |
| Album: | Promised Land |
| Released: | January 4, 1975 |
| Recorded: | December 12, 1973 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Prev Title: | Promised Land |
| Prev Title2: | It's Midnight |
| Prev Year: | 1974 |
| My Boy |
| Title2: | Thinking About You |
| Next Title: | T-R-O-U-B-L-E |
| Next Title2: | Mr. Songman |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
"Thinking About You" is a song performed by Elvis Presley and originally released on his 1975 album Promised Land.
In January 1975 it also was released on the RCA single PB-10191,[1] as the flip side to "My Boy"[2] [3] [4] [5] (a song from the 1974 album Good Times). In 1977 the single was reissued as part of the black-labelled Gold Standard Series (s/n GB-10489).[6]
Writing and recording
The song was written by Tim Baty.
Presley recorded it on December 12, 1973, at the December 10–16 recording sessions for RCA at the Stax Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.[7] [8]
The original recorded master sound track was longer, but before release it was shortened by 1 minute 40 seconds.[9]
Track listings
7" single (RCA PB-10191)[10]
- "My Boy" (3:13)
- "Thinking About You" (2:59)
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Neal Umphred. Linda Jones. Walter Piotrowski. Elvis: A Touch of Gold : the American Record Collector's Price Guide to Elvis Presley Records & Memorabilia. 1990. White Dragon Press.
- Book: John A. Whisler. Elvis Presley, reference guide and discography. June 1981. Scarecrow Press. 9780810814349.
- Book: Jerry Osborne. Presleyana: Elvis Presley record price guide. 1983. O'Sullivan Woodside. 978-0-89019-083-8.
- Book: Ron Barry. The Elvis Presley American discography. registration. Thinking About You Elvis Presley.. 1976. Spectator Service, Maxigraphics.
- Book: Jerry Osborne. Presleyana: Elvis Presley record price guide. 1983. O'Sullivan Woodside. 978-0-89019-083-8.
There were four 45s, "Promised Land"/"It's Midnight," "My Boy"/"Thinking About You,"
- Book: Tim Neely. Martin Popoff. Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records. 28 July 2009. Krause Publications. 978-0-89689-958-2. 532–.
- Web site: Thinking About You : by Elvis Presley : Elvis Presley Lyrics : The Elvis SongDataBase. Elvis Australia : Official Elvis Presley Fan Club. 2017-01-15.
- Book: Ernst Jorgensen. Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. 22 April 2014. St. Martin's Press. 978-1-4668-6855-7. 569–.
- Book: Ernst Jorgensen. Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. 22 April 2014. St. Martin's Press. 978-1-4668-6855-7. 572–.
- Web site: ultratop.be - Elvis Presley - My Boy. . 2017-01-14.
