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Patch It Up

Patch It Up

1970 single by Elvis Presley

"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]

Quick Facts Single by Elvis Presley, from the album That's the Way It Is ...

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

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Charts

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References

  1. [1]
    "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  2. [2]
    "Cover versions of Patch It Up by Elvis Presley". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  3. [3]
    "Elvis – You Don't Have To Say You Love Me / Patch It Up (Indianapolis Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs. October 1970. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  4. [4]
    "Elvis Presley". Billboard.
  5. [5]
    "That's The Way It Is". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  6. [6]
    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.
  7. [7]
    "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
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