Wear My Ring Around Your Neck

"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
Single by Elvis Presley
B-side	"Doncha' Think It's Time"
Released	April 7, 1958
Recorded	February 1, 1958
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:15
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Bert Carroll, Russell Moody
Producer(s)	Steve Sholes
Elvis Presley singles chronology

"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" is a song written by Bert Carroll and Russell Moody, performed by Elvis Presley, which was released in 1958. It was particularly notable for breaking a string of ten consecutive number 1 hits for Presley achieved in just two years. It was Presley's 6th number-one hit in the American R&B Charts, and peaked at number 2 on the American Pop Charts.

Personnel[]

Elvis Presley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, guitar percussion, piano
Scotty Moore – lead guitar
Bill Black — bass guitar
D. J. Fontana – drums
Dudley Brooks – piano
The Jordanaires – backing vocals

Chart performance[]

Chart (1958)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[1]	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles^[2]	3
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	1

Ricky Van Shelton version[]

American country music singer Ricky Van Shelton covered the song for the soundtrack of the 1992 movie Honeymoon in Vegas. Shelton's version, also included on his album Greatest Hits Plus, where it was released to as the album's first single and it peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[3]

Chart performance[]

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	29
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	26

References[]

^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 272.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 310.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1898." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 17, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
^ "Ricky Van Shelton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[sc_Billboardhot100_Elvis_Presley-1] "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 272.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 310.

[sc_Canadacountry_-4] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1898." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 17, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Ricky_Van_Shelton-5] "Ricky Van Shelton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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Studio albums	Wild-Eyed Dream Loving Proof RVS III Backroads Don't Overlook Salvation A Bridge I Didn't Burn Love and Honor Making Plans Fried Green Tomatoes
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Plus Super Hits Super Hits Vol. 2 16 Biggest Hits
Christmas albums	Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas Blue Christmas
Notable singles	"Wild-Eyed Dream" "Crime of Passion" "Somebody Lied" "Life Turned Her That Way" "Don't We All Have the Right" "I'll Leave This World Loving You" "From a Jack to a King" "Hole in My Pocket" "Living Proof" "Statue of a Fool" "I've Cried My Last Tear for You" "I Meant Every Word He Said" "Life's Little Ups and Downs" "I Am a Simple Man" "Keep It Between the Lines" "After the Lights Go Out" "Backroads" "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" "Wild Man" "Just as I Am" "Where Was I"
Guest singles	"Rockin' Years" (with Dolly Parton)
Related articles	Discography