Little Sister (Elvis Presley song)

"Little Sister"
"Little Sister"
Single by Dwight Yoakam
from the album Hillbilly Deluxe
B-side	"This Drinkin' Will Kill Me"
Released	February 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Country
Length	3:01
Label	Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
Producer(s)	Pete Anderson
Dwight Yoakam singles chronology
Music video
	"Little Sister" on YouTube

"Little Sister"
"Little Sister"
Single by Elvis Presley
A-side	"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame"; "Little Sister";
Released	August 8, 1961
Recorded	June 26, 1961, RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:33
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
Producer(s)	Steve Sholes
Elvis Presley singles chronology

"Little Sister" is a rock and roll song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman.^[1] It was originally released as a single in 1961 by American singer Elvis Presley, who enjoyed a No. 5 hit with it on the Billboard Hot 100. The single (as a double A-side with "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame") also reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart.^[3] Lead guitar was played by Hank Garland, with backing vocals by the Jordanaires featuring the distinctive bass voice of Ray Walker.

Presley performs the song as part of a medley with "Get Back" in the 1970 rockumentary film Elvis: That's the Way It Is. The song would later be covered by such artists as Dwight Yoakam, Robert Plant, The Nighthawks, The Staggers, Pearl Jam, and Ry Cooder. Cooder's version, from the album Bop 'Til You Drop, was a number-one hit in New Zealand.^[4]^[5]

The song lyric makes mention of "Jim Dandy" which was the title of a 1956 song "Jim Dandy" by LaVern Baker. An answer song to "Little Sister", with the same melody but different lyrics, was recorded and released under the title "Hey, Memphis" by Baker on Atlantic Records (Atlantic 2119-A) in September 1961.

Chart positions[]

Elvis Presley[]

Chart (1961)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	5

Personnel[]

Recorded in RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee, June 25, 1961.^[7]

Acoustic guitar, Scotty Moore
Electric guitar, Hank Garland
6 string bass guitar, Harold Bradley
Bass, Bob Moore
Drums, D. J. Fontana and Buddy Harman
Organ, Floyd Cramer
Vocals, The Jordanaires

Dwight Yoakam version[]

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	3
RIANZ charts	35^[9]

Music video[]

The music video for Dwight Yoakam's 1987 version of "Little Sister" was directed by Sherman Halsey.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 62. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 130–1. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "Ry Cooder - Little Sister (song)". charts.nz. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
^ "Official Top 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. April 6, 1980.
^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ Jorgensen, Ernst, Elvis Presley: A Life in Music, The Complete Recording sessions, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1998 pp157-159
^ "Dwight Yoakam Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2011.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[500_Number_One_Hits-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 62. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.

[2] [1]^{[dead link]}

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-3] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 130–1. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[4] "Ry Cooder - Little Sister (song)". charts.nz. Retrieved May 26, 2018.

[5] "Official Top 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. April 6, 1980.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Elvis_Presley-6] "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[7] Jorgensen, Ernst, Elvis Presley: A Life in Music, The Complete Recording sessions, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1998 pp157-159

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Dwight_Yoakam-8] "Dwight Yoakam Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[9] "New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2011.

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show v t Dwight Yoakam singles
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.	"Honky-Tonk Man" "Guitars, Cadillacs" "It Won't Hurt"
Hillbilly Deluxe	"Little Sister" "Little Ways" "Please, Please Baby" "Always Late with Your Kisses"
Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room	"Streets of Bakersfield" (With Buck Owens) "I Sang Dixie" "I Got You" "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)"
Just Lookin' for a Hit	"Long White Cadillac"
If There Was a Way	"Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose" "You're the One" "Nothing's Changed Here" "It Only Hurts When I Cry" "The Heart That You Own" "Send a Message to My Heart" (With Patty Loveless)
Honeymoon in Vegas Soundtrack	"Suspicious Minds"
This Time	"Ain't That Lonely Yet" "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" "Fast as You" "Try Not to Look So Pretty" "Pocket of a Clown"
Gone	"Nothing" "Gone (That'll Be Me)" "Sorry You Asked?" "Heart of Stone"
Under the Covers	"Claudette" "Baby Don't Go" (With Sheryl Crow)
A Long Way Home	"Things Change" "These Arms"
Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" "Thinking About Leaving"
Tomorrow's Sounds Today	"What Do You Know About Love" "I Want You to Want Me" "I Was There" (With Buck Owens)
Inside Traxx 2002	"Sitting Pretty"
Population Me	"The Back of Your Hand" "The Late Great Golden State"
Blame the Vain	"Intentional Heartache" "Blame the Vain" "I Wanna Love Again"
Dwight Sings Buck	"Close Up the Honky Tonks"
Non-album singles	"Who'll Stop the Rain"