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Surrender (Elvis Presley song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Surrender

| cover = Elvis_Surrender_Picture_Sleeve.jpg

| caption = Original American picture sleeve

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Elvis Presley

| album =

| B-side = Lonely Man

| released = February 7, 1961

| recorded = October 30, 1960

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| venue =

| genre = Rock and roll

| length = 1:52

| label = RCA Victor

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| prev_title = Are You Lonesome Tonight?

| prev_year = 1960

| title = Surrender

| title2 = Lonely Man

| next_title = I Feel So Bad

| next_year = 1961

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"'Surrender'" is a #1 song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music in 1961. It is an adaptation by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman of the music of a 1902 Neapolitan ballad by Giambattista and Ernesto de Curtis entitled "Torna a Surriento" ("Come Back to Sorrento"). It hit number one in the US and UK in 1961 and eventually became one of his best-selling singles. This was one of 25 songs Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman wrote for Presley.

It has been recorded by many other artists, including Michael Bubl, The Residents, and Il Volo.

Personnel



*Elvis Presley - vocals

*The Jordanaires - backing vocals

*Millie Kirkham backing vocals

*Scotty Moore - electric guitar

*Hank Garland - acoustic guitar

*Bob Moore - double bass

*D.J. Fontana - drums

*Buddy Harman - percussion

*Floyd Cramer - piano

*Boots Randolph - saxophone

Charts



Covers



*The Johnny Mann Singers - 1961

*The Residents - 1990

*Helmut Lotti - 1995

*Michael Bubl - 2002

*Anna Calvi - 2011 - the B side of 'Blackout' 7-inch single

*Il Volo - 2012

See also



*List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1961 (U.S.)

*List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK)

References




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