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Written by: Stanley Kesler, Charlie Feathers Recorded: July 11, 1955, Sun Studio, Memphis Released master take number is unknown. Single: w/ "Mystery Train", Sun 223, 45rpm and 78rpm, August 6, 1955 Also re-released on RCA, 47-6357, (78rpm, 20-6357), December 2, 1955 Also re-released as Gold standard series, 447-0600, September 30, 1958 Highest U.S. Charts Positions: #1 on Billboard's Country Juke Box chart #1 on Billboard's Country Best-Seller chart #4 on Billboard's Most Played by Jockeys chart 1st LP release: A Date With Elvis - September 1959 |
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Although its flip-side is more widely known (and iconic) today, "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" was the side that got the most attention on first release, especially in the country market. This was the last Sun single and Elvis was beginning to get noticed on a national level. Stan Kesler and Charlie Feathers' country tune was given a straight-forward country treatment by Elvis, Scotty and Bill, much like "You're a Heartbreaker", with arguably even less rockabilly elements than that one. If anything, it can be classified rockabilly by its sparse instrumentation and Scotty's tasteful solo, but when it's Elvis at Sun Studios, why quibble over labels and categories when even a slow country tune has such an enjoyable sound! Sam Phillips may have been wanting to promote this song for publishing purposes or something, but in any case, several of the Sun Studio artists covered this tune after Elvis, including Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash (with Charlie Rich on piano) and songwriter Charlie Feathers (Feathers may have been given co-writer credit by Kesler only because he demo'd the song). The Beatles' resurrected the tune for one of their BBC recordings in 1964, with George Harrison singing lead. |
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)"I Forgot to Remember to Forget" is good early Presley; but his country roots are to the fore. The essence of his earlier rock records is absent. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 Elvis' "cute" song from the Sun sessions, pure and unrestrained with a nice edge in his voice. Martin Torgoff  , The Complete Elvis, 1982 ...an excellent early rockabilly record, and a good illustration that good rockabilly could be slow and romantic, not just fast as all get-out.... Richie Unterberger, from the AllMusic review of "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for I Forgot to Remember to Forget Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" Links
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I forgot to remember to forget her I can't seem to get her off my mind I thought I'd never miss her But I found out somehow I think about her almost all the time The day she went away I made myself a promise That I'd soon forget we ever met But something sure is wrong 'Cause I'm so blue and lonely I forgot to remember to forget |
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