"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" is a popular

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in 1957 for the soundtrack of his second motion picture, '' Loving You'', during which Presley performs the song on screen. It was written by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe and published in 1957 by Gladys Music.

Presley single

The song was a U.S. No. 1 hit during the summer of 1957, staying at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' charts for seven weeks, the third of the four number-one singles Presley had that year. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" would also hit No. 1 on Billboard's R&B Best Sellers List, becoming his fourth No. 1 on that chart. The song also reached No. 1 on Billboard's country charts for one week. In

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, it was also No. 1 for 7 weeks.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits from Keith Flynn and Ernst Jorgensen's examination of session tapes and RCA and AFM/union paperwork. The Blue Moon Boys *

– lead vocals, percussion *

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– lead guitar *

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* D.J. Fontana – drums Additional musicians *

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(Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews, Hugh Jarrett) – backing vocals *

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– rhythm guitar *''undetermined'' (either Dudley Brooks, Hoyt Hawkins, or Gordon Stoker) – piano ;Production staff * Walter Scharf – producer *Phil Kahgan –

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Cover versions

* Shorty Mitchell With The Ken Jones Rock 'n' Rollers "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" and "All Shook Up" (Embassy single, 1957, UK, available on ''The Birth of British Rock'', Frémeaux & Associés) * Barry Frank "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" and "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" on Bell Records (1957) * Peter Kraus released a version in German titled "Teddybär" (1957) *

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recorded a home demo version in French titled "Ton Petit Ours En Peluche" (1959) * Jerry Kennedy on his LP "Dancing Guitars Rock The Hits Of The King" (1962) *

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on his LP ''Pat Boone Sings Guess Who?'' (1963) * Laurel Aitken on his LP ''Scandal in a Brixton Market'' (1969) * Barbara Ruskin recorded her version of the song. It was released as "(I Wanna Be Your) Teddy Bear" on the A side of her single that was released on

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PT 350 in 1971. *

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on his album '' Live at the Royal Festival Hall'' (1977) *

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covered the song during one of their final recording sessions in November 1980. The track remains unreleased. * Angelyne on her album '' Angelyne'' (1982) *

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on their album ''Les Grays Mud'' (1982) *

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on his limited release album '' Rock 'n' Roll Silver'' (1983). * Tanya Tucker on the compilation ''It's Now or Never: The Tribute to Elvis'' (1994) *

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on their album '' XXX'' (1999) * Donna Loren on her EP ''Donna Does Elvis in Hawaii'' (2010) * The Residents on their album '' The King & Eye'' (1989) * João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados performs a Portuguese adaptation of the song, entitled "O Ursinho", in their album '' Os Maiores Sucessos de João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados'' (1983) *

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on lead vocal as a live performance (part of the "Rock 'N' Roll Medley") during their Everything Changes Tour (1993–1994) The song was used in ''

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special '' D-TV Romancin'''.

References

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