| "Charro" | ||||
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| SinglebyElvis Presley | ||||
| from the album Almost in Love | ||||
| Released | February 25, 1969 | |||
| Recorded | October 15, 1968 | |||
| Studio | Samuel Goldwyn Studio, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Western, Baroque pop | |||
| Length | 2:42 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
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"Charro" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1969 motion picture Charro!, a western directed by Charles Marquis Warren.[1] It is the film's title song and the only song featured,[2][3][4]asCharro! was Presley's first film in which he didn't sing in character.[5]
The song was written by Billy Strange and Mac Davis specially for the movie Charro!.[2][3][6][7][8] [9]
The recordings took place at the Samuel Goldwyn Studio in Hollywood in October–November 1968. Presley probably overdubbed his vocals on October 15. Takes 5 and 9 were spliced together to form the vocal master.[2][10]
The song was first released on a single (in March 1969) with "Memories", a song from Elvis' 1968 NBC TV comeback special, on the opposite side.[4][6][1][11][12][13][14][15][16] "Charro!" didn't chart on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Memories" charted, peaking at number 35.
"Charro"'s first LP release was on the album Almost in Love in late 1970.[4][1]
On December 1, 1970, the single was re-released as part of RCA Victor's Gold Standard Series (together with 9 other Presley's singles).[17]
It is a western-style song.[18]
7" single RCA 47-9731 (March 1969)[19]
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