It's Midnight
| "It's Midnight" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Elvis Presley | |
| from the album Promised Land | |
| A-side | "It's Midnight" |
| B-side | "Promised Land" |
| Released | September 27, 1974 |
| Recorded | December 10, 1973 |
| Studio | Stax Studios, Memphis |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 3:20 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Edd Wheeler and Jerry Chesnut |
| Producer(s) | Felton Jarvis |
| Elvis Presley singles chronology | |
|
"If You Talk in Your Sleep" / "Help Me" (1974) "It's Midnight" / "Promised Land" (1974) "My Boy" / "Thinking About You" (1975) | |
"It's Midnight" is a 1974 song recorded by Elvis Presley. It was written by Jerry Chesnut and Billy Edd Wheeler.[1]
Recording
[edit ]Elvis Presley recorded it during his December 10–16, 1973, recording sessions at Stax Records in Memphis.[2] [3] The session produced three more charting songs: "Promised Land", "If You Talk in Your Sleep" and "Help Me".
Release history
[edit ]The song was first released in October 1974 as a B-side to a cover of Chuck Berry's "Promised Land".[2] [4] (While the Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records indicates "Promised Land" as the A-side,[5] different pressings have "It's Midnight" as the A-side and "Promised Land" as a B-side and vice versa.)[6]
Reception
[edit ]"Promised Land" rose to number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] while the two sides together (as "It's Midnight / Promised Land") and "It's Midnight" on its own charted on the Hot Country Singles chart.[2] "It's Midnight" peaked on it at number 9 in January 1975.[4] [7]
Critical reception
[edit ]Billboard in its review of the album Promised Land (in the January 18, 1975 issue) picked "It's Midnight" as one of the best cuts on the album.
Charts
[edit ]| Chart (1974–1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Easy Listening [8] | 8* |
| US Billboard Hot Country Singles [4] [7] | 14* / 9** |
- * as "It's Midnight / Promised Land"
- ** as "It's Midnight"
References
[edit ]- ^ Alanna Nash (1 February 2012). Elvis and the Memphis Mafia. Aurum Press. pp. 272–. ISBN 978-1-84513-759-5.
- ^ a b c d Rob Bowman (1997). Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records. Music Sales Group. pp. 305–. ISBN 978-0-8256-7284-2.
- ^ Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 223–. ISBN 978-0-85712-758-7.
- ^ a b c Maury Dean (2003). Rock and Roll. Algora Publishing. pp. 323–. ISBN 978-0-87586-207-1.
- ^ Martin Popoff (5 August 2010). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948–1991. Krause Publications. pp. 940–. ISBN 978-1-4402-1621-3.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Elvis Presley - It's Midnight / Promised Land at Discogs". Discogs . 1974.
- ^ a b "Elvis Presley - Chart history (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved 2016年12月16日.
"Elvis Presley - Chart history (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved 2016年12月16日. - ^ "Elvis Presley - Chart history (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard . Retrieved 2016年12月16日.