With few exceptions, Elvis never did "My Boy" again after May 1975, despite giving almost 275 more shows. My Boy" was a Top 5 success in U.K and his third Top 20 hit in a row in USA on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts & Nº1 Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart in April 5th, 1975 (Former Billboard Easy Listening Chart in early/mid 60´s to late 70´s) . For the Good Times" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson, first recorded by singer Bill Nash in 1968 before appearing on Kristofferson's own debut album in June 1970. After a recording by Ray Price became a #1 hit single in June of that year, the song established Kristofferson as one of country and popular music's top songwriters while giving Price his first chart-topping country and western song in 11 years. [1] Well, sir, I happen to be very fond of her,'" Priscilla remembered the man whose lower half was censored during his third appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show telling her father. "'She's a lot more mature than her age and I enjoy her company. It hasn't been easy for me, being away from home and all. It gets kinda lonely. I guess you might say I need someone to talk to. You don't have to worry about her, Captain. I'll take good care of her.'"

Still not something I would choose to hear often, but I do like it better than Take 3. Elvis sounds more comfortable with the song than on previous takes. Kristofferson wrote most of the song in 1968 while on a work-related road trip from Nashville to the Gulf of Mexico. [1] It recounts the end of a love affair, based on a real life experience of his, [6] in a manner that popular music scholar Steve Sullivan said "conveys sadness, acceptance, and longing". [1] Declaring his intentions honorable, he swore that he loved and needed and respected me," Priscilla told People. "In fact, he couldn't live without me, he said, intimating that one day we'd marry. In that light, there was little my parents could do but say yes, and eventually they did." Guitar: James Burton, Reggie Young, Charlie Hodge; Bass: Tommy Cogbill; Drums: Jerry Carrigan, Ronnie Tutt; Piano: Bobby Wood; Organ: Bobby Emmons; Vocals: J.D. Sumner& The Stamps, Kathy Westmoreland, Mary (Jeannie) Greene, Mary Holladay, Ginger HolladayBut even if Vernon had handed the keys to the castle to someone else, it's not as if the experience of being in love with one of the most magnetic people ever to walk the earth was just going to fade away.

Overdubs at RCA's Studio A, Nashville, on September 28, 1973. Dennis Linde: Guitar on 'Take Good Care Of Her' and 'I've Got A Thing About You Baby'. Price's recording was released as a single and made its chart debut on June 27, 1970, topping the country and western chart for one week and reaching #11 on the pop singles chart. [1] "For the Good Times" was Price's fifth #1 single and spent 19 weeks on the chart. [9] It was also his only release to hit the Top 40 of the pop chart. [10] Originally Price's label, Columbia Records, had released the song as the "B" side of the single, but switched to promoting "For the Good Times" after Wayne Newton recorded his own version of the tune. The flip side, "Grazin' in Greener Pastures," did receive credit on the country music chart. [11]

Nashville, Dennis Linde, Rob Galbraith, Alan Rush, Randy Cullers, Bobby Ogdin 6:00PM-9:00PM (1617), 10:00PM-1:00AM (1627) Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley_singles_discography#International_chart_information / https://www.billboard.com/music/elvis-presley/chart-history/hot-100/song/580456 Her parents didn't like it at all, but when it became clear she wasn't going to stay away, Priscilla's stepfather insisted they at least meet the man, and when Elvis came for dinner, dressed to impress in full uniform, Paul leveled with him: What do you want?

Here, we get a short rehearsal segment, followed by Elvis' first attempt to record the song. Elvis almost sings to himself during the rehearsal, an interesting listen just for the 'fly on the wall' aspect. Absent from the master take, you can hear a hint of bitterness in Elvis' voice as he goes through Take 1'. Just to be around her was my greatest pleasure, she was everything my future held in store', he sings sadly. More than 45 years after his death, Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley remain embedded in our culture as a unit, from the footage of their 1967 wedding, the bouffant-sporting bride's kohl-rimmed eyes gazing at her heartthrob husband, to their family photos with daughter Lisa Marie Presley. Awkward, Michael (2007). Soul Covers: Rhythm and Blues Remakes and the Struggle for Artistic Identity (Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Phoebe Snow). Duke University Press. p.119. ISBN 978-0822389491. Note that I quote one line in your post which you know isn't quite true, because we have discussed this previously. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley_singles_discography#International_chart_information / https://www.billboard.com/music/elvis-presley/chart-history/hot-100/song/337986 / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_adult_contemporary_singles_of_1975_U.S.) / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_chartSource: http://cherrystereo.com/vintage-ads-look-listen-elvis-presley-my-boy-1975/elvis-my-boy-cash-box-february-01-1975/ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley_singles_discography#International_chart_information At the 1971 Academy of Country Music awards, "For the Good Times" won in the category of "Song of the Year" (for Kristofferson as composer) and "Single of the Year" (for Price). [12] In 2014, Rolling Stone named Price's recording #18 on its "40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time". [13] Kacey Musgraves has said it "might be the saddest song of all time. It really breaks my heart." [1] She was just wearing "a little sailor dress" that night, she later remembered to UPI, because she could still barely believe she was going to meet Elvis.