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Written by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller Recorded: March 19, 1962, RCA Studio B, Nashville Released master is take 6. Single:w/ "She's Not You", 47-8041, July 17, 1962 Also re-released on Gold Standard Series, 447-0637, May 14, 1963 Highest U.S. Charts Positions: #55 on Billboard's Hot 100 #64 on Cash Box Top 100 #15 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart 1st LP release: Elvis Gold Records, Volume 4 - February 1968 |
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Although written by rock 'n' roll songwriters Lieber and Stoller, "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" is pure lightweight pop, not that there's anything wrong with that. As is the case with many of his ballads in the early '60s, Elvis effortlessly swoops down for some low baritone crooning then up to an almost falsetto high on the bridge ("just tell her Jim and she'll know..."). Nothing groundbreaking, just a mediocre laid-back tune that Elvis elevates with some smooth vocals. I'll write some more later, promise, meanwhile dig the videos, music and links. |
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)..."Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" is disappointing. The arrangement is fussy: the triangle sounds like a nagging doorbell, and the recording is poorly balanced. The bass is too far forward, and the final chord cuts off as the song fades. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 Ballad aimed at the teen market, with sad lyrics and Elvis firmly in command. Martin Torgoff  , The Complete Elvis, 1982 Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" Links
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She's sitting right over there I'd know that face anywhere I'd run up and embrace her But I'm ashamed to face her Just tell her Jim said hello I'd like to pour out my heart But I don't know where to start I'd like to tell her what I'm really feeling but Just tell her Jim said hello Just tell her Jim said hello Just tell her Jim and she'll know Don't tell her I'm feeling blue That's just between me and you Don't say I'm thinking of her Don't tell her I still love her Just tell her Jim said hello Just tell her Jim said hello Just tell her Jim said hello Just tell her Jim said hello |
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