Patch It Up
| "Patch It Up" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
| from the album That's the Way It Is | ||||
| A-side | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | |||
| Released | October 6, 1970 | |||
| Recorded | June 8, 1970[1] | |||
| Studio | RCA's Studio B Nashville[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||
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"Patch It Up" is a song written by Eddie Rabbitt and Rory Bourke and originally recorded by Elvis Presley.[2] He released it as a single, with "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" on the opposite side, in October 1970.[3]
A live version of the song recorded on August 12, 1970,[2] was featured in the concert film Elvis: That's the Way It Is and the accompanying album That's the Way It Is was released a month later, in November.
"Patch It Up" reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 (as a double A-side with "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me").[4]
Composition
The song was written by Eddie Rabbitt and Rory Bourke.[2]
Recordings
Elvis originally recorded the song during his "marathon" June 1970 sessions at RCA's Studio B in Nashville.[2][1] That version was released as a single with "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" on October 6.[1]
In August 1970, Presley performed this song during his so-called "Elvis Summer Festival" at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. The concerts were documented in the MGM theatrical documentary film Elvis: That's the Way It Is and its accompanying soundtrack album That's the Way It Is released in November.[5][6] The recording used for the album was from the August 12, 1970 dinner show.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini | 2:29 |
| 2. | "Patch It Up" | Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourks | 3:09 |
Charts
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 11 |
References
- ^ a b c d "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ a b c d "Cover versions of Patch It Up by Elvis Presley". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ a b "Elvis – You Don't Have To Say You Love Me / Patch It Up (Indianapolis Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs. October 1970. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Elvis Presley". Billboard.
- ^ a b "That's The Way It Is". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ Tanya Dalziell; Karen Welberry (13 May 2016). Cultural Seeds: Essays on the Work of Nick Cave. Routledge. pp. 153–. ISBN 978-1-317-15625-3.
- ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
External links
- "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me / Patch It Up" at Discogs (list of releases)
- You Don't Have to Say You Love Me / Patch It Up on the official Elvis Presley website
