Always on My Mind
original song written and composed by Wayne Carson, Mark James, Johnny Christopher; first recorded by B.J. Thomas, first released by Gwen McCrae
"Always on My Mind" is a 1972 ballad written by Wayne Carson and first released by Brenda Lee for her studio album Brenda.
| "You Were Always on My Mind" | |
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| Single by Gwen McCrae | |
| A-side | "He's Not You" |
| Released | March 28, 1972 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Alaimo |
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| "Gwen McCrae - You Were Always On My Mind" on YouTube | |
| "Always on My Mind" | ||||
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| Single by Brenda Lee | ||||
| from the album Brenda | ||||
| B-side | "That Ain't Right" | |||
| Released | June 1972 | |||
| Studio | American Sound (Memphis, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
| Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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Elvis Presley version
change| "Always on My Mind" | ||||
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| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
| A-side | "Separate Ways" | |||
| Released | October 31, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | March 29, 1972 | |||
| Studio | RCA (Hollywood, California) | |||
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| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
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| Producer(s) | Felton Jarvis[1] | |||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind" on YouTube | ||||
Elvis Presley recorded his own version of Always on My Mind following his separation from Priscilla. It was released as an A-side to his single Separate Ways and went to number 9 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, number 17 in the Netherlands. It also went to number 4 on the Canadian country single charts and number 16 on the Billboard Hot Country charts. It went on to be covered by Willie Nelson in 1982 and Pet Shop Boys in 1987.
References
change- ↑ George Klein; Chuck Crisafulli (5 January 2010). Elvis: My Best Man: Radio Days, Rock 'n' Roll Nights, and My Lifelong ... p. 233. ISBN 9780307452764. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
