Too Much Monkey Business

~ Release by Elvis Presley (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The Young'un Masters from 1980.

Tracks 3 - 12 were previously released on the Guitar Man. Tracks 1, 2 and 13 - 20 are previously unreleased mixes.

20 Tracks from the sessions that Felton Jarvis and Chip Young recorded in 1980, lifting Elvis Presley's vocals off the original tapes and recording brand new backing tracks.
Ten of these recordings originally found their way to the commercially successful "Guitar Man" album, and FTD has added another ten previously unreleased songs.

Annotation last modified on 2021-06-11 12:11 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Burning Love
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
vocals:
J.D. Sumner & The Stamps
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
cover recording of:
Burning Love (on 1972-03-28)
lyricist and composer:
Dennis Linde
publisher:
Combine Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
22:59
2I’ll Be There
cover recording of:
I’ll Be There
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Darin
33:06
3Guitar Man
cover recording of:
Guitar Man (on 1968-06-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
publisher:
Sixteen Stars Music (BMI-affiliated) and The International Music Network
2:52
4After Loving You
cover recording of:
After Loving You
writer:
Johnny Lantz and Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc., Red River Songs, Inc. and Roschelle Publishing
3:23
5Too Much Monkey Business
cover recording of:
Too Much Monkey Business
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:51
6Just Call Me Lonesome
cover recording of:
Just Call Me Lonesome
lyricist and composer:
Rex Griffin (American country musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Forrest Music Corp. (on 1953-10-23)
2:06
7Lovin’ Arms
cover recording of:
Loving Arms
lyricist and composer:
Tom Jans
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:02
8You Asked Me To
cover recording of:
You Asked Me To
writer:
Waylon Jennings (American country musician) and Billy Joe Shaver
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Intersong (publisher) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (in 1973)
3:01
9Clean Up Your Own Back Yard
recording of:
Clean Up Your Own Backyard
writer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor) and Billy Strange
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
3:12
10She Thinks I Still Care
cover recording of:
She Thinks I Still Care
lyricist and composer:
Dickey Lee Lipscomb and Steve Duffy
publisher:
Glad Music, Glad Music Co., Jack Music, Inc., Orange Sky Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3:38
11Faded Love
cover recording of:
Faded Love
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) and John Wills (Texas fiddler)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1951)
2:55
12I’m Movin’ On
cover recording of:
I’m Moving On
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:49
13I’ll Hold You in My Heart
cover recording of:
I’ll Hold You in My Heart (’Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Arnold, Hal Horton (songwriter) and Tommy Dilbeck
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1947-05-15)
3:42
14In the Ghetto
recorded at:
Elvis Presley at International Hotel (1969-08-24) (midnight show)
recorded at:
International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada, United States (on 1969-08-23)
live recording of:
In the Ghetto (on 1969-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor)
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, B-n-B Music Inc., Cherry River Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Songs, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Gladys Music Inc., R&H Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:51
15Long Black Limousine
cover recording of:
Long Black Limousine
writer:
Bobby George and Vern Stovall
publisher:
American Music, Inc., Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Unichappell Music
3:47
16Only the Strong Survive
cover recording of:
Only the Strong Survive
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer), Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) and Kenny Gamble
publisher:
Blue Crest Music, Double Diamond Music, Downstairs Music, Ensign Music Corp., Parabut, Sony/ATV Melody and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:15
17Hey Jude
cover recording of:
Hey Jude
written in:
England, United Kingdom (in 1968-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1968-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968-06)
publisher:
Maclen (Music) Ltd. (U.K. based publisher for Lennon-McCartney), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
written at:
Cavendish Avenue (Paul McCartney’s house c. 1969) in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-06 until 1968-07-26)
4:09
18Kentucky Rain
recording of:
Kentucky Rain
writer:
Richard Heard and Eddie Rabbitt (US country singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, R&H Music and S-P-R Music Corp.
3:21
19If You Talk in Your Sleep
recording of:
If You Talk in Your Sleep
writer:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) and Red West
publisher:
Easy Nine Music, Elvis Music, Inc., Elvis Presley Music Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:32
20Blue Suede Shoes
cover recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
3:07

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
engineer:Lene Reidel
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country)
producer:Ernst Mikael Jorgensen
Felton Jarvis
Roger Semon
distributed by and marketed by:BMG Denmark A/S
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Denmark A/S (in 2000)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3352999 [info]
ASIN:US: B01AXMIOZ2 [info]
discography entry:https://elvisoncd.com/EIGENECD_a-z/ftd-label/toomuchmonkey.htm [info]