(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear

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"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Loving You
B-side	"Loving You"
Released	June 11, 1957 (1957-06-11)
Recorded	January 22, 1957
Studio	Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre	Rock and roll R&B
Length	1:46
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe
Producer(s)	Walter Scharf
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"All Shook Up" / "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" (1957) "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" / "Loving You" (1957) "Jailhouse Rock" / "Treat Me Nice" (1957)
Loving You track listing
show 12 tracks Side one "Mean Woman Blues" "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" "Loving You" "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do" "Lonesome Cowboy" "Hot Dog" "Party" Side two "Blueberry Hill" "True Love" "Don't Leave Me Now" "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" "I Need You So"

"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album
B-side	"Puppet on a String"
Released	July 3, 1978
Recorded	January 22, 1957
Studio	Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre	Rock and roll, rhythm and blues
Length	1:46
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe
Producer(s)	Walter Scharf
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Unchained Melody" (1978) "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" (1978) "Are You Sincere" (1979)

"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" is a popular song first recorded by Elvis Presley in 1957 for the soundtrack of his second motion picture, Loving You, during which Presley performs the song on screen. It was written by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe and published in 1957 by Gladys Music.

Presley single[]

The song was a U.S. No. 1 hit for during the summer of 1957, staying at No. 1 for seven weeks, the third of the four Presley had that year. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" would also hit No. 1 on the R&B Best Sellers List, becoming his fourth No. 1 on that chart.^[1] The song also reached No. 1 on the country charts for a single week.^[2]

Track listing[]

Personnel[]

• Elvis Presley – lead vocal, percussion
• Scotty Moore – lead guitar
• Dudley Brooks, Hoyt Hawkins, or Gordon Stoker – piano
• Bill Black – double bass
• D.J. Fontana – drums
• The Jordanaires – backing vocals
• Walter Scharf – producer
• – engineer^[3]

Cover versions[]

• Barry Frank (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" and "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" on Bell Records (1957)
• Peter Kraus released a version in German titled "Teddybär" (1957)
• Johnny Hallyday recorded a home demo version in French titled "Ton Petit Ours En Peluche" (1959)
• Jerry Kennedy on his LP "Dancing Guitars Rock The Hits Of The King" (1962)
• Pat Boone on his LP Pat Boone Sings Guess Who? (1963)
• Laurel Aitken on his LP Scandal in a Brixton Market (1969)
• Glen Campbell on his album Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1977)
• Paul McCartney and Wings covered the song during one of their final recording sessions in November 1980. The track remains unreleased.^[4]
• Angelyne on her album Angelyne (1982)
• Mud on their album Les Grays Mud (1982)
• Cliff Richard on his limited release album Rock 'n' Roll Silver (1983).
• Tanya Tucker on the compilation It's Now or Never: The Tribute to Elvis (1994)
• ZZ Top on their album XXX (1999)
• Donna Loren on her EP Donna Does Elvis in Hawaii (2010)^[5]
• The Residents on their album The King & Eye (1989)
• João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados performs a Portuguese adaptation of the song, entitled "O Ursinho", in their album Os Maiores Sucessos de João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados (1983)
• Take That with Mark Owen on lead vocal as a live performance (part of the "Rock 'N' Roll Medley") during their Everything Changes Tour (1993–1994)

The song was used in Full House and in the Disney special D-TV Romancin'.

References[]

External links[]

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics