One-sided Love Affair
"One Sided Love Affair" | ||||
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Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
from the album Elvis Presley | ||||
A-side |
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Released | August 1956 | |||
Recorded | January 30, 1956 | |||
Genre | Rockabilly, rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:09 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bill Campbell | |||
Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||
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"One Sided Love Affair" (or "One-sided Love Affair") is a song by Elvis Presley from his 1956 debut album Elvis Presley.[1][2]
Later, in August in the same year (1956) it was also released as a single,[2] with "Money Honey" on the flip side.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Writing and recording history
The song (both the words and the music) was written by Bill Campbell.[13][14]
Presley recorded the song on January 30, 1956, at the RCA Studio in New York.[15][1]
There were six songs handpicked by A&R person Steve Sholes himself for Presley to record for his first album at the sessions, but "One-sided Love Affair" was the only one Presley liked and recorded.[16][14]
In a March 24, 1956 interview the song was cited by Presley as his favorite from the album.[17]
Musical style and lyrics
The book Song & Dance Man III: The Art of Bob Dylan note Presley's cynicism in the song, whose lyrics go:[13]
If you wanna be loved,
baby you gotta love me too
'Cos I ain't for no one-sided love affair:
Well a fair exchange ain't no robbery
An' the whole world knows that it's true ...[13]
The book The Art of Songwriting calls the song itself (its music and words) "unexceptional", but praises Presley's performance and the eventual result.[14] The book Elvis Presley, Reluctant Rebel: His Life and Our Times describes "One-sided Love Affair" as a "rollicking" number, a "boogie-woogie polished to a pop gleam and without the barrelhouse danger, a concept already familiar in the swing era."[18]
Track listings
Singles
7" single (1956)[19]
- "Money Honey" (2:32)
- "One Sided Love Affair" (2:10)
10" shellac single (RCa 20 6641, September 1956)[9]
- "Money Honey"
- "One Sided Love Affair"
10" shellac single (1956)[20]
- "Tutti Frutti" (2:32)
- "One Sided Love Affair" (2:10)
EPs
2-EP set Elvis Presley (EPB-1254, April 1956)[21]
Side 1
- "Blue Suede Shoes"
- "I'm Counting on You"
Side 2
- "Tutti Frutti"
- "Tryin' to Get to You"
Side 3
- "I Got a Woman"
- "One Sided Love Affair"
Side 4
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)"
- "I'll Never Let You Go"
References
- ^ a b Michael Gray (21 September 2006). The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-8264-6933-5.
- ^ a b Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (13 October 1956). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 18–. ISSN 0006-2510.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 150–. ISBN 978-0-85712-758-7.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (6 April 1959). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 28–. ISSN 0006-2510.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Tim Neely; Martin Popoff (28 July 2009). Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records. Krause Publications. pp. 534–. ISBN 978-0-89689-958-2.
- ^ Ron Barry (1976). The Elvis Presley American discography. Spectator Service, Maxigraphics.
- ^ Jerry Osborne (1983). Presleyana: Elvis Presley record price guide. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN 978-0-89019-083-8.
- ^ Герои рок-н-ролла. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. 2004. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-5-224-04606-5.
- ^ a b John A. Whisler (June 1981). Elvis Presley, reference guide and discography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810814349.
- ^ Chuck Miller (28 February 2011). Warman's American Records. Krause Publications. pp. 216–. ISBN 978-1-4402-2821-6.
- ^ Neal Umphred; Linda Jones; Walter Piotrowski (1990). Elvis: A Touch of Gold : the American Record Collector's Price Guide to Elvis Presley Records & Memorabilia. White Dragon Press.
- ^ Bob Leszczak (10 October 2013). Who Did It First?: Great Rhythm and Blues Cover Songs and Their Original Artists. Scarecrow Press. pp. 147–. ISBN 978-0-8108-8867-8.
- ^ a b c Michael Gray (2000). Song & Dance Man III: The Art of Bob Dylan. Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-70762-1.
- ^ a b c Andrew West (14 July 2016). The Art of Songwriting. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 11–. ISBN 978-1-4725-2440-9.
- ^ "One-Sided Love Affair : by Elvis Presley : Elvis Presley Lyrics : The Elvis SongDataBase". Elvis Australia : Official Elvis Presley Fan Club.
- ^ Bar Biszick-Lockwood (2010). Restless Giant: The Life and Times of Jean Aberbach and Hill and Range Songs. University of Illinois Press. pp. 200–. ISBN 978-0-252-07694-7.
- ^ Jerry Osborne (1 August 1999). Elvis - Word for Word: What He Said, Exactly As He Said It. Jerry Osborne Enterprises. pp. 8–. ISBN 978-0-932117-29-8.
- ^ Glen Jeansonne; David Luhrssen; Dan Sokolovic (18 February 2011). Elvis Presley, Reluctant Rebel: His Life and Our Times: His Life and Our Times. ABC-CLIO. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-0-313-35905-7.
- ^ "Elvis Presley - Money Honey at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ^ "Elvis Presley - Tutti Frutti / One Sided Love Affair (Shellac) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ^ Jerry Osborne (1 July 2007). Presleyana VI - the Elvis Presley Record, CD, and Memorabilia Price Guide. Jerry Osborne Enterprises. pp. 75–. ISBN 978-0-932117-49-6.
External links
- Elvis Presley - Money Honey / One Sided Love Affair at Discogs
- Elvis Presley - Tutti Frutti / One Sided Love Affair at Discogs
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