(You're the) Devil in Disguise

"(You're the) Devil in Disguise" is a 1963 single by Elvis Presley. It was written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye and was published by Elvis Presley Music in June 1963. The song peaked at No. 3 in the US on the Billboard singles chart on August 10, 1963, and No. 9 on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues singles chart, becoming his last top ten single on those charts.[1] The single was certified "Gold" by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units in the US. The song also topped Japan's Utamatic record chart in the fall of 1963. In June 1963, when the song was debuted to a British audience on the BBC television show Juke Box Jury, celebrity guest John Lennon, leader of The Beatles, voted the song "a miss" stating on the new song that Elvis Presley was "like Bing Crosby now". The song went on to reach No. 1 in the UK for a single week.[2]

"Devil in Disguise" redirects here. For other uses, see Devil in Disguise (disambiguation).

"(You're the) Devil in Disguise"
Single by Elvis Presley
B-side"Please Don't Drag That String Around"
Released18 June 1963
RecordedMay 26, 1963, RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreRock and roll, pop
Length2:17
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"One Broken Heart for Sale" / "They Remind Me Too Much of You"
(1963)		 "(You're the) Devil in Disguise"
(1963)		 "Bossa Nova Baby" / "Witchcraft"
(1963)

Music video
"(You're the) Devil in Disguise" (audio) on YouTube

Bill Porter engineered the song for the Elvis Presley recording session on May 26, 1963, at RCA Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" and its flipside, "Please Don't Drag That String Around", were recorded for a full-length album that was scheduled for release in 1963, but RCA chose instead to release the album piecemeal on singles and as soundtrack album bonus tracks.[3]

Bass singer Ray Walker, of the gospel vocal group The Jordanaires (who worked as Presley's backing vocalists for much of his early career), is featured in the song, singing the repeated phrase in a deep voice, in order to represent the devil: "Oh, yes, you are," before the song's fade. The recording appeared on the 1968 RCA Victor compilation Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4.

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Other versions

A cover version by Trisha Yearwood appears on the Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack, which consists mainly of covers of Presley songs. Punk rock band The Misfits covered the song on the extended edition of Project 1950, an album which also contained a cover of Presley's "Latest Flame".[27] Karel Gott recorded the song in 2012. The Residents, Tom Green, Ronnie McDowell, Showaddywaddy, and Peter Kraus have also recorded the song. Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana have performed the song live in concert.

In 1977, a Finnish band called Kontra covered the song in Finnish titled as "Nainen valepuvussa" in their debut album "Ei kontrollia" (Love Records LRLP 258).[28] Johnny Hallyday recorded the song in French in 1964.

In 2015 Swedish Fröken Elvis recorded the song with the title Psykopat.

References
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  2. Norman, Philip (2008). John Lennon: The Life. Doubleday Canada. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-385-66100-3.
  3. Christopher Niccoli (1991), liner notes for The "Lost" Album (BMG-RCA 61024-2), 1991
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  11. "Topp 20 Single uke 30, 1963 – VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  12. Hallberg, Eric (1993). Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3: Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962 - 19. 8. 1975. Drift Musik. p. 243. ISBN 9163021404.
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  16. (You're the) Devil in Disguise Chart History, billboard.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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  22. The 100 Best-Selling Singles of 1963
  23. Top 100 Hits of 1963
  24. "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1963". Cash Box Magazine. December 28, 1963. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  25. "British single certifications – Elvis Presley – (You're the) Devil in Disguise". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  26. "American single certifications – Elvis Presley – Devil in Disguise". Recording Industry Association of America.
  27. (You're the) Devil in Disguise by Elvis Presley and the Jordanaires. Second Hand Songs.
  28. "Moog Konttinen - discografia / Kontra".

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