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Written by: Winfield Scott, Otis Blackwell. Recorded: March 27, 1962, Radio Recorders, Hollywood Released master is take 2. Single:w/ "Where Do You Come From", 47-8100, October 2, 1962 Also re-released on Gold standard series, 447-0638, May 14, 1963. RIAA Certified: Platinum (as of 03/27/1992) Highest U.S. Charts Positions: #2 on Billboard's Hot 100. #1 on Cash Box Top 100 chart. #5 on Billboard's R&B chart. 1st LP release: Girls! Girls! Girls! - November 1962 |
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One of the greatest early-'60s pop hits (by Elvis or anyone else!). "Return To Sender" provides more evidence that Elvis could shine with a great pop tune, as easily as with a rocker. It's not just the famous saxophone line (apparently Bobby Keys, not Boots Randolph) that burns this tune into your head, but Elvis' infectiously bouncy vocals, and by the end, with Elvis and the sax trading off lines like a call-and-response routine, it's pretty much seared into your brain. |
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)"Return To Sender" is a classic cut, an outstanding example of Presley's art at its best. The song is difficult to bring off, but the vocal tight-rope Presley treads is superbly done. Not for a second do the repetitions of the title seem too many, and the unusual words are commandingly put across. The beat is exactly right, and although nothing to do with rock, this is Presley at his best. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 ...a song so commercially sound it was released before the film! Elvis is high-pitched, passionate, and obviously in his groove. The Complete Elvis, edited by Martin Torgoff, 1982 Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for Return To Sender Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "Return To Sender" Links
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I gave a letter to the postman he put it his sack Bright in early next morning he brought my letter back She wrote upon it: Return to sender, address unknown No such number, no such zone We had a quarrel, a lover's spat I write I'm sorry but my letter keeps coming back So then I dropped it in the mailbox And sent it special D Bright in early next morning it came right back to me She wrote upon it: Return to sender, address unknown No such number, no such zone This time I'm gonna take it myself and put it right in her hand And if it comes back the very next day then I'll understand the writing on it Return to sender, address unknown No such person, no such zone |
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