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Wikipedia article




"'Kissin' Cousins'" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as the title track for the soundtrack of the 1964 motion picture 'Kissin' Cousins'. The movie also featured a completely different song, titled "Kissin' Cousins (No. 2)", written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye.

Writing and recording



The song was written by Fred Wise and Randy Starr.

The song was published by Elvis Presley's company Gladys Music, Inc.

Elvis Presley recorded his vocals for the song (over an earlier-recorded backing track) on October 10 (or possibly in the early morning of October 11), 1963.

Release history



The song was first released as a single on February 10, 1964, with "It Hurts Me", a non-movie song, on the opposite side as RCA Victor 47-8307.

"Kissin' Cousins" peaked at number 12 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100.

("It Hurts Me" also charted, peaking at number 29.)

The song's first LP release was in March 1964 on the 'Kissing Cousins' soundtrack LP (LPM-2894 in mono and LSP-2894 in stereo).

On March 27, 1992, the single "Kissin' Cousins / It Hurts Me" was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 copies.

Critical reception



Reviewing the single "Kissin' Cousings / It Hurts Me" in its February 15, 1964 issue, 'Billboard' called the two songs "[t]wo more contenders for chart honors from Elvis."

Charts



References




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