"You're a Heartbreaker" is a song recorded by
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the ...
in December 1954 during the fourth of Presley's eight
sessions at Memphis' Sun Studio. The recording was released as the B-side of Presley's third single on the Sun label (Sun 215), whose A-side was a cover of
Kokomo Arnold's "
Milkcow Blues Boogie".
Session
The song was recorded "November or December, 1954"
[Jorgensen, Ernst, ''Elvis Presley: A Life in Music, The Complete Recording Sessions'', foreword by Peter Guralnick, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1998] with personnel:
* Elvis Presley - lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
*
Scotty Moore
Winfield Scott Moore III (December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016) was an American guitarist who formed The Blue Moon Boys in 1954, Elvis Presley's backing band. He was studio and touring guitarist for Presley between 1954 and 1968.
Rock critic ...
- lead guitar
*
Bill Black
William Patton Black Jr. (September 17, 1926 – October 21, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader who is noted as one of the pioneers of rock and roll. He played in Elvis Presley's early trio, The Blue Moon Boys. Black later formed Bill ...
- double bass
The single was reissued on
RCA Victor
RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside Columbia Records (its former longtime rival), Arista Records and Epic ...
records (47-6382). It is listed as 2:10 minutes long, with the publisher Hill & Range BMI. It was also later included on Elvis' seventh studio album, ''
For LP Fans Only'' in 1959.
References
Elvis Presley songs
Song recordings produced by Sam Phillips
1954 songs
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