"Stay Away"
Single by Elvis Presley
A-side
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1968
RecordedJanuary 15, 1968
GenreRock and Roll, Pop
Length2:07
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Guitar Man"
(1968) 		"U.S. Male" / "Stay Away"
(1968) 		"We Call on Him" / "You'll Never Walk Alone"
(1968)

"Stay Away" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1968 motion picture Stay Away, Joe.

History

Writing

The song was written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett and published by Gladys Music, Inc.[1] It is based on the traditional song "Greensleeves", which Presley requested to rework for him. The first version the songwriters made (in 1967) was titled "Evergreen", but Elvis never recorded it.[2][3]

Recording

Elvis Presley recorded "Stay Away" during a non-movie recording session[4] on Monday January 15, 1968.[2]

Release

The song was released on a single as a flip side to "U.S. Male" in 1968. "Stay Away" peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "U.S. Male" peaked at number 28.[5]

Charts

Chart (1968) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 67

References

  1. ^ James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 222–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3.
  2. ^ a b David Neale (2003). Roots of Elvis. iUniverse. pp. 111–. ISBN 978-0-595-29505-0.
  3. ^ Ernst Jorgensen (22 April 2014). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. St. Martin's Press. pp. 362–. ISBN 978-1-4668-6855-7.
  4. ^ "Interview with Roy C. Bennett". Elvis Collctors.com. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  5. ^ a b "Elvis Presley - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-01-02.

External links

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