The No1 song in the US on this day, October 28th 1956, was Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley. It replaces Dont Be Cruel/Hound Dog on the Billboard chart, making Elvis Presley the first artist to knock himself out of the No1 position. It would peak at No11 in the UK. This was the theme song to the first of 31 Elvis movies. The movie was titled The Reno Brothers before it was renamed to capitalize on the song. Originally, Elvis had just a small role in the movie, but during filming it became apparent that he was a really big deal, and his role was expanded to take advantage of his stardom. His character is killed at the end of the movie, but Elvis re-appears to reprise the song. RCA Records received over 1 million pre-orders for this song, making it the first single to ship as a gold record before it was released. This was released as a single in September 1956. It didnt appear on an album until March 1958, when it was included on Elvis Golden Records. Elvis serenading Debra Paget in the movie Love Me Tender..... Enjoy!
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:52:34 +0000
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