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Written by: Clyde Otis, Willie Dixon Recorded: February 1, 1958, Radio Recorders, Hollywood First attempted January 23, 1958, but final released version recorded Feb 1. Released master spliced from takes 40, 47 and 48. Single:w/ "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck", 47-7240, April 1, 1958 Also released on 78rpm, 20-7240, April 1, 1959 Also re-released on Gold Standard Series, 447-0622, September 8, 1959 Highest U.S. Charts Positions: #21 on Billboard's Hot 100 1st LP release: 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Cant Be Wrong, Elvis Gold Records, Vol 2 - December 1959 |
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 | Recorded at the same session as its flip side Wear My Ring Around Your Neck, "Doncha' Think It's Time" was recorded first, and it took Elvis a while to get into it, and 40 takes to get it right! (The only other song recorded, "Your Cheatin' Heart", wouldn't see the light of day for another seven years. This session was a bit of a mess!) The song starts off oddly with just the guitar lick and then the drums come in and the background singers ("aha-oop") and finally Elvis' vocals as the bouncy tempo kicks in. I've always thought of this one as a mediocre tune especially compared with the others on Gold Records Vol 2, but it's an interesting little curio on Elvis' '50s song list. |
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)The result is almost a parody of Presley. After forty takes, someone should have decided it was time for something else. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 One of the lesser R&B ballad/slow rockers from 1958, a slapping calypso beat with the Jordanaires and guitar work by Scotty and H.J. Timbrell. The Complete Elvis, edited by Martin Torgoff, 1982 Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for "Doncha' Think It's Time" Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "Doncha' Think It's Time" Links
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I've been yearning for a little romance I wanna know when you gonna give me a chance Kiss me honey, tell me your mine Doncha' think it's time I've been yearning for a sweet embrace Rub my hair till I'm a total disgrace Kiss me honey make my life divine Doncha' think it's time I don't wanna walk without you Walkin' right by my side It hurts me to see you talkin' With the other guys I get so warm when you touch my cheek You thrill me so much that I can hardly speak Love me honey tell me you're mine Doncha' think it's time I don't wanna walk without you Walkin' right by my side It hurts me to see you talkin' With the other guys I get so warm when you touch my cheek You thrill me so much that I can hardly speak Love me honey tell me you're mine Doncha' think it's time Doncha' think it's time Doncha' think it's time Doncha' think it's time |
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