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"Don't Be Cruel" was the first song that Elvis Presley's song publishers, Hill & Range, brought to him to record. [2] Otis Blackwell was more than happy to give up 50% of the royalties and a co-writing credit to Presley to ensure that the "hottest new singer around covered it". [1]
The success of the song and television special brought about a resurgence of interest in Presley and his recordings, bringing him two top 10 hits in 1969, "In the Ghetto" and "Suspicious Minds". In the 1970s, Presley's chart success began to diminish.
Otis Blackwell (February 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) was an American songwriter whose work influenced rock and roll.His compositions include "Fever" (recorded by Little Willie John), "Great Balls of Fire" and "Breathless" (recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis), "Don't Be Cruel", "All Shook Up", and "Return to Sender" (with Winfield Scott; recorded by Elvis Presley), and "Handy Man" (recorded by Jimmy Jones).
Single by Elvis Presley; from the album The Elvis Medley ; ... "Don't Be Cruel (to a Heart That's True)" ... US Hot Country Songs [7] 31 References
[1] When Presley recorded "Hound Dog" a few months later, he had taken over the role of producer, using what he learned at Sun Records (although Sholes was still credited) and decided not to use echo. [22] Connie Francis recorded the song for her 1959 album Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers; this album also features "Don't Be Cruel".
"Don't Be Cruel" was released as the lead single. The second single, "My Prerogative", earned Brown his first number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "My Prerogative" also reached number two on the Year-End Billboard Hot 100 Singles of 1989. Three of the singles also reached number one on Billboard ' s Hot R&B Songs chart.
"Don't" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and released in 1958. Written and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller , [ 1 ] it was Presley's eleventh number-one hit in the United States . "Don't" also peaked at number four on the R&B charts. [ 2 ]
"Don't Be Cruel" was Brown's second single to reach the top position of the R&B chart, where it remained for two weeks.As a pop crossover, it rose from number 59 to number 49, on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, on the week of August 13, 1988, and took two months to peak at number eight on the week of October 15, 1988.