Charro (song)

"Charro" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1969 motion picture Charro!, a western directed by Charles Marquis Warren.[1] It was its title song and the only song featured in the film,[2][3][4] as it was Presley's first film where he didn't sing.[5]

"Charro"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Almost in Love
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1969
RecordedOctober 15, 1968
StudioSamuel Goldwyn Studio, Hollywood
GenreWestern, Baroque pop
Length2:42
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"If I Can Dream" / "Edge of Reality"
(1968)		 "Charro" / "Memories'"
(1969)		 "His Hand in Mine"
(1969)

Writing and recording

The song was written by Billy Strange and Mac Davis specially for the movie Charro!.[2][3][6][7][8] [9]

The recordings took place at the Samuel Goldwyn Studio in Hollywood in October–November 1968. Presley probably overdubbed his vocals on October 15. Takes 5 and 9 were spliced together to form the vocal master.[2][10]

Release

The song was first released on a single (in March 1969) with "Memories", a song from Elvis' 1968 NBC TV comeback special, on the opposite side.[4][6][1][11][12][13][14][15][16] "Charro!" didn't chart on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Memories" charted, peaking at number 35.

"Charro"'s first LP release was on the album Almost in Love in late 1970.[4][1]

On December 1, 1970, the single was re-released as part of RCA Victor's Gold Standard Series (together with 9 other Presley's singles).[17]

Musical style and lyrics

It is a western-style song.[18]

Track listing

7" single RCA 47-9731 (March 1969)[19]

  1. "Memories"
  2. "Charro"

References
  1. George Batista Da Silva (24 August 2015). Sobre Filmes E Atores. Clube de Autores. pp. 19–. PKEY:90192097.
  2. "Charro! : National General 1969 : Elvis' Movies : : 'For Elvis Fans Only' Official Elvis Presley Fan Club". Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  3. Boris Zmijewsky (1997). Elvis Presley. Gremese Editore. pp. 150–. ISBN 978-88-7742-106-7.
  4. George Batista Da Silva (11 October 2006). Música E Ecran. Clube de Autores. pp. 41–. PKEY:99031787.
  5. Alanna Nash (9 September 2008). The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley. Simon and Schuster. pp. 232–. ISBN 978-1-4391-3695-9.
  6. Harris M. Lentz III (24 April 2013). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012. McFarland. pp. 276–. ISBN 978-1-4766-0385-8.
  7. Jerry Osborne; Bruce Hamilton (1980). Presleyana. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN 978-0-89019-073-9.
  8. Neal Umphred; Linda Jones; Walter Piotrowski (1990). Elvis: A Touch of Gold : the American Record Collector's Price Guide to Elvis Presley Records & Memorabilia. White Dragon Press.
  9. Albert Hand (1973). Elvis Special. World Distributors.
  10. Boris Zmijewsky (1997). Elvis Presley. Gremese Editore. pp. 150–. ISBN 978-88-7742-106-7.
  11. Tim Neely; Martin Popoff (28 July 2009). Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records. Krause Publications. pp. 532–. ISBN 978-0-89689-958-2.
  12. Martin Popoff (5 August 2010). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948–1991. Krause Publications. pp. 932–. ISBN 978-1-4402-1621-3.
  13. Jerry Osborne (1983). Presleyana: Elvis Presley record price guide. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN 978-0-89019-083-8.
  14. Jerry Osborne (1 July 2007). Presleyana VI - the Elvis Presley Record, CD, and Memorabilia Price Guide. Jerry Osborne Enterprises. pp. 55–. ISBN 978-0-932117-49-6.
  15. Dave Thompson (8 April 2016). Standard Catalog of American Records. pp. 1014–. ISBN 978-1-4402-4628-9. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  16. Ron Barry (1976). The Elvis Presley American discography. Spectator Service, Maxigraphics. Elvis Presley Charro Memories.
  17. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (9 January 1971). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 36–. ISSN 0006-2510. Elvis Presley Charro Memories. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  18. Kathryn Kalinak (22 May 2012). Music in the Western: Notes From the Frontier. Taylor & Francis. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-1-136-62056-0.
  19. "australian-charts.com - Elvis Presley - Memories". Retrieved 2017-01-07.
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