ELVIS PRESLEY One Night (1970 Original Theatrical Version) 4 K
One Night is a song written by Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, and Anita Steinman. It was an R B hit for Smiley Lewis in 1956, before being recorded with greater commercial success by Elvis Presley in 1957. Presley recorded a version of the song with its original lyrics on January 18, 1957, but this version would not be released until 1983. Both Elvis manager and record company had reservations about the suggestive lyrics. Elvis did not give up on the song. He continued to play with it during his spare time on the set of Loving You, finally rewriting the lyrics that he felt were holding the song captive, changing One night of sin is what I m now paying for into One night with you is what I m now praying Presley s recording credited Anita Steinman as an additional cowriter, with Bartholomew and King. On February 23, 1957, at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles, he showed up with his new lyrics, feeling sure they would meet his label s approv
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