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Written by: J. Claude Francois, Jean-Pierre Boutavre (English words: Bill Martin, Phil Coulter) Recorded: December 13, 1973, Stax Studios, Memphis Released master is take 3, lengthened by splicing a repeat of the last section. Single:w/ "Thinking About You", PB-10191, January 4, 1975. Also released as Gold Standard series, GB-10489, February 1976. Also released w/ "Loving Arms", RCA-2458EX, 1974, pressed in the U.S. for overseas distribution due to strikes in the U.K. Highest U.S. Charts Positions: #20 on Billboard's Hot 100 #17 on Cash Box Top 100 #1 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart #14 on Billboard's Country Best-Seller chart 1st LP release: Good Times - March 20, 1974 |
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"My Boy" was precisely the kind of dramatic ballad that Elvis loved to sink his teeth into, in the mid-70s. He performed this song a few times in concert before recording it in December of 1973. In both the live and studio recorded versions, Elvis injects a lot of feeling in the vocals, giving it the tender, soft treatment throughout the verses and the full blast outcry of the chorus. No doubt this song had meaning for Elvis, lyrically, too, if you switched the gender of the title. |
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)"My Boy" proved a major hit in Britain; it is a sentimental ballad, similar in message to Tammy Wynette's D.I.V.O.R.C.E. but more dramatic. Presley is well suited to this strong meat and surely his divorce two months before added poignancy to the lyrics. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 A good example of how Elvis personalized a ballad and made it his own - one of the better of the 1970s.. Martin Torgoff  , The Complete Elvis, 1982 Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for My Boy Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "My Boy" Links
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You're sleeping son, I know But, really, this can't wait I wanted to explain Before it gets too late For your mother and me Love has finally died This is no happy home But God knows how I've tried Because you're all I have, my boy You are my life, my pride, my joy And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy I know it's hard to understand Why did we ever start? We're more like strangers now Each acting out a part I have laughed, I have cried I have lost every game Taken all I can take But I'll stay here just the same Because you're all I have, my boy You are my life, my pride, my joy And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy Sleep on, you haven't heard a word Perhaps it's just as well Why spoil your little dreams Why put you through the hell Life is no fairytale As one day you will know But now you're just a child I'll stay here and watch you grow Because you're all I have, my boy You are my life, my pride, my joy And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy |
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