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2.1  Elvis Presley version  







3 Track listing  



3.1  The Clovers version  







4 References  





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(Redirected from Down in the Alley (The Clovers song))

"Down in the Alley"
SinglebyThe Clovers
from the album Dance Party
A-side
  • "Down in the Alley"
  • "There's No Tomorrow"
  • Released1957
    Recorded1957
    GenreR&B
    Length2:18
    LabelAtlantic
    Songwriter(s)
    The Clovers singles chronology
    "I I I Love You"
    (1957)
    "Down in the Alley" / "There's No Tomorrow'"
    (1957)
    "Wishing For Your Love"
    (1958)
    "Down in the Alley"
    SongbyElvis Presley
    from the album Spinout
    Released1966
    Recorded1966
    GenreRock and roll
    Length2:48
    LabelRCA
    Songwriter(s)

    "Down in the Alley" is a song released as a singlebyThe Clovers in 1957.

    Elvis Presley recorded it in 1966. His version was included as a bonus track on his 1966 soundtrack album Spinout.[1]

    Writing[edit]

    The song is credited to Jesse Stone and the Clovers.[2] The version recorded by Ronnie Hawkins is credited to S. (Solomon) Burke, B.(Burt) Berns, B. Marvin (Babe Chivian), C. (Joseph) Martin.[3]

    Recordings and releases[edit]

    Elvis Presley version[edit]

    Presley recorded it between 4 and 7 AM in the early morning of May 26, 1966 at the May 25—28 studio sessions for RCA at the RCA Studio BinNashville, Tennessee.[2]

    With Bob Dylan cover "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" from the same session, "Down in the Alley" was included as a bonus track on the Spinout soundtrack album.[1]

    Track listing[edit]

    The Clovers version[edit]

    7" single (1957)

    1. Down in the Alley (Clovers, Jesse Stone) — 2:18
    2. There's No Tomorrow (Hoffman, Corday, Carr) — 2:45

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Todd Slaughter (7 June 2010). Todd Slaughter: The Elvis Archives. Omnibus Press. pp. 172–. ISBN 978-0-85712-368-8.
  • ^ a b Ernst Jorgensen (22 April 2014). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-4668-6855-7.
  • ^ "Discogs release data- Ronnie Hawkins - Down In The Alley". Discogs. 1970.
  • Robert Matthew-Walker (1995). Heartbreak hotel: the life and music of Elvis Presley. Castle Communications. ISBN 978-1-86074-055-8. Tomorrow Is a Long Time Down in the Alley.
  • Blue Suede News. Blue Suede News.
  • External links[edit]


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