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Wikipedia article




"'Stay Away, Joe'" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1968 motion picture 'Stay Away, Joe'.

In 1970 it was released as the opening track of Presley's budget album 'Let's Be Friends'.

Writing



The song was written by Ben Weisman (music) and Sid Wayne (lyrics).

According to David Neal and his book 'Roots of Elvis', the writers of the song "seem to have been at the very least inspired by the old slave song, "Pick a Bale's o'Cotton"", a "folk-blues classic", originally recorded by Huddie Leadbetter (better known as Lead Belly) in 1935.

Recording



Presley recorded it at the soundtrack recordings for the M.G.M movie 'Stay Away, Joe' that took place on Sunday, October 1, 1967 ar the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.

Critical reception



According to George Batista Da Silva's book 'Msica e Ecran' (in Portuguese), "Stay Awaya, Joe" "can be considered a minor song in Elvis Presley's vast repertoire".



Track listings



'7" EP' (RCA Victor 20652, Australia, 1982)

# "Stay Away, Joe"

# "Goin' Home"

# "All I Needed Was The Rain"

# "Stay Away"

'7" EP' (RCA EX 2764, 2001) released in 2001 as a bonus disc with the album 'Blue Hawaii - Collector's Edition'

# "Stay Away, Joe"

# "Dominic"

# "All I Needed Was The Rain"

# "Goin' Home"

# "Stay Away"

References



Category:1968 songs

Category:Elvis Presley songs

Category:Songs with music by Ben Weisman

Category:Songs written by Sid Wayne

Category:Songs written for films

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