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Good Luck Charm
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Good Luck Charm
| cover = Elvis_Good_Luck_Charm_PS.jpg
| caption = Original US Picture Sleeve
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Elvis Presley
| album =
| B-side = Anything That's Part of You
| released = February 27, 1962
| recorded = October 15, 1961
| studio =RCA Studios Nashville
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 2:27
| label = RCA Victor
| writer = Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold
| producer = Steve Sholes
| prev_title = Can't Help Falling in Love
| prev_title2 = Rock-A-Hula Baby
| prev_year = 1961
| title2 = Anything That's Part of You
| next_title = She's Not You
| next_title2 = Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
| next_year = 1962
| misc =
}}
"'Good Luck Charm'" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company, that reached number 1 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 list in the week ending April 21, 1962. It remained at the top of the list for two weeks. It was also no. 1 on the 'Cash Box' chart in the U.S. It reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in the week ending 24 May 1962 and stayed there for five weeks.
Background
The song was written by Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold and recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee by Presley on October 15, 1961. It completed his second hat-trick of chart topping singles in the UK. Presley is joined vocally on the chorus by Jordanaires first tenor Gordon Stoker.
The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on March 27, 1992.
The single reached No. 2 on the UK singles chart in a five-week chart run in 2005 in a re-release.
The B side was "Anything That's Part of You" which also reached the Top 40 in the U.S.
The recording was featured in the TV series 'The Path' in the 2018 episode entitled Bad Faith.
Personnel
Recorded on October 15, 1961 at RCAs Studio B, Nashville, the session featured the following personnel"
*Jerry Kennedy, guitar, replacing the injured Hank Garland
*Scotty Moore, guitar
*Bob Moore, bass.
*Buddy Harman, drums
*D.J. Fontana, drums
*Floyd Cramer, piano and organ
*Boots Randolph, saxophone
*Gordon Stoker, accordion
*Millie Kirkham, backing vocals
*The Jordanaires, backing vocals
Other recordings
The Marvelettes released a version on the 1962 album 'The Marvelettes Sing' and on 'Smash Hits Of '62' as Tamla TM 229. It was also recorded by Jo (of the duo Judy & Jo) as an answer song in 1962, entitled "Don't Want to Be Another Good Luck Charm", released as a 45 single on Capitol Records as catalog number CP-1468.
Art Garfunkel recorded "Good Luck Charm" for the 1997 album 'Songs from a Parent to a Child'.
Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for "Luck O' The Chipmunks", a 1988 episode of 'Alvin and the Chipmunks'.
The song was covered by Travis & Shook on the 2006 collection 'Cape Cod Covers, Vol. 1: "The King"'.
Johnny O'Keefe, Bobby Stevens, Rupert, The Beatniks, Lawrence Welk, and Helmut Lotti have also recorded the song.
Album appearances
The first LP appearance was on the album 'Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3' released in September, 1963. It was on the 1973 RCA Special Products 'Elvis' double LP compilation (DPL2-0056(e)) and the 1978 package 'Worldwide Gold Award Hits, Parts 3 and 4' (R214657), a 2 record set. The recording was included on the 1993 compilation 'From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential '60s Masters'. The track also appeared on the 1999 career retrospective collection 'Artist of the Century'. The song was also featured on the 2002 compilation 'ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits'.
References
Category:1962 singles
Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:Cashbox number-one singles
Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in Norway
Category:Elvis Presley songs
Category:Songs written by Aaron Schroeder
Category:Songs written by Wally Gold
Category:Song recordings produced by Stephen H. Sholes
Category:1961 songs
Category:RCA Victor singles
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