| "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" | ||||
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| Single byElvis Presley | ||||
| B-side | "Mystery Train" | |||
| Released | August 20, 1955 | |||
| Recorded | July 11 1955 | |||
| Studio | Sun Studio,Memphis | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:28 | |||
| Label | Sun 223 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Charlie Feathers andStan Kesler | |||
| Producer(s) | Sam Phillips | |||
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"I Forgot to Remember to Forget" is a 1955country song, first recorded byElvis Presley and written byStan Kesler andCharlie Feathers. It was Elvis' first no. 1 record nationally. The single was the fifth and final single released onSun Records before Elvis moved toRCA Records.
The song was recorded atSun Studio on July 11, 1955, by Elvis Presley,Scotty Moore,Bill Black, and Johnny Bernero[1] on drums, and released on August 20, 1955, along with "Mystery Train" (Sun 223).[2][3] It was first re-released along with "Mystery Train" by HMV in New Zealand in November 1955, the first appearance of Elvis Presley on 12” vinyl internationally (MCLP 6001). It was re-released by RCA Victor (#47-6357) in December, 1955, after Elvis switched to that label.
Scotty Moore's guitar had a Nashville steel guitar sound, and Bill Black played a clip-clop rhythm. Elvis sang a brooding vocal. This is the closest the trio came to a traditional country song while at Sun.[4]
The song reached theBillboard nationalcountry music chart #1 position on February 25, 1956, on theBillboard C&W Best Sellers in Stores chart, and remained there at #1 for 2 weeks, and spent 5 weeks at #1 on theBillboard C&W Most Played in Juke Boxes chart. The record reached #4 on theBillboard Most Played by Jockeys chart.[5][6][7][8] It was the first recording to make Elvis Presley a nationally known country music star.[9][10] The song remained on the country charts for 39 weeks.[11]
The single reached no. 2 on theCash Box Country singles chart on the March 10, 1956 Top 15 Country Best Sellers Chart.
The flip side of this release, "Mystery Train", peaked at the #11 position on the nationalBillboard Country Chart.[12]
| "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" | |
|---|---|
| Song byThe Beatles | |
| from the albumLive at the BBC | |
| Released | 30 November 1994 (UK) 5 December 1994 (US) |
| Recorded | 1 May 1964, for theBBC radio show,From Us to You |
| Length | 2:09 |
| Label | Apple |
| Songwriter(s) | Kesler-Feathers |
| Producer(s) | Terry Henebery[13] |
The Beatles covered this song once for theBBCradio show,From Us To You, on 1 May 1964, withGeorge Harrison on lead vocals. The song is notable for being the last time the Beatles performed a song for theBBC that wasn't recorded forEMI. The song is also notable for its double-time rhythmic changes during thebridge. The band was becoming more experimental at the time; after they recorded "I Call Your Name", they used that song's ska-influenced middle section again for "I Forgot to Remember to Forget". The song was not officially released until 1994, when it was included onLive at the BBC.[13]
Personnel perThe Beatles Bible.
Jerry Lee Lewis recorded the song in 1957 and the 1960s.Johnny Cash covered and released this song in 1959 on the Sun LPGreatest! and on the albumThe Survivors Live in 1981.B. J. Thomas included this song on his 1972 album,B. J. Thomas Country.Chuck Jackson,Ral Donner,Robert Gordon,Johnny Hallyday, The Deighton Family, Hicksville Bombers, andWanda Jackson recorded this song as well.[14]Chris Isaak also covered this song on his 2011 album,Beyond the Sun.Bob Dylan andThe Band recorded this song in 1967; it was released on the 2014 album,The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete. ComposerCharlie Feathers has also recorded the song.
