Fame and Fortune (Elvis Presley song)

The song was first released on a single as the flipside to "Stuck on You" (RCA 47 7740).^[4]^[5]^[6] It was Presley's first post-army single.^[7]^[6] "Fame and Fortune" peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of May 5, 1960. while "Stuck on You" spend several weeks at number 1.^[8]

In the United States the single "Stuck on You" (backed with "Fame and Fortune") was certified Gold by RIAA for selling in over 1 million copies.^[9]

Musical style and lyrics

"Fame and Fortune" is a ballad.^[7]

Charts

Chart (1960)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	17

References

↑ Robert Matthew-Walker (1995). Heartbreak hotel: the life and music of Elvis Presley. Castle Communications. ISBN 978-1-86074-055-8.
"Chapter Ten From Nashville to Hollywood, 1960-66 20/21 March, 1960 Venue: RCA Studios, Nashville Titles recorded: A Mess Of Blues', 'Fame And Fortune', 'It Feels So Right', ..."
↑ Robert Matthew-Walker (1995). Heartbreak hotel: the life and music of Elvis Presley. Castle Communications. ISBN 978-1-86074-055-8.
"FAME AND FORTUNE Rec. : March 21, 1960"
↑ Frank Hoffmann (23 May 2016). Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900-2000. Routledge. pp. 202–. ISBN 978-1-135-86886-4.
↑ "Fame and Fortune : by Elvis Presley : Elvis Presley Lyrics : The Elvis SongDataBase".
↑ John A. Whisler (June 1981). Elvis Presley, reference guide and discography. Scarecrow Press.
1 2 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (4 April 1960). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 4–. ISSN 0006-2510.
1 2 James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 55–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3.
1 2 "usic: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 - Billboard (1960-05-04)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Retrieved 2017-01-07.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Elvis Presley – Stuck on You at Discogs

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Elvis Presley singles

1954	"That's All Right" / "Blue Moon of Kentucky" "Good Rockin' Tonight" / "I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine" "You're a Heartbreaker"
1955	"Baby Let's Play House" "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" / "Mystery Train"
1956	"Heartbreak Hotel" / "I Was the One" "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" / "My Baby Left Me" "Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog" "Blue Suede Shoes" / "Tutti Frutti" "Money Honey" "I Got a Woman" "Tryin' to Get to You" "Blue Moon" "I'll Never Let You Go (Lil' Darlin')" / "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" "Shake, Rattle and Roll" / "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" "Love Me Tender"
1957	"Too Much" / "Playing for Keeps" "All Shook Up" "Peace in the Valley "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" / "Loving You" "Paralyzed" (UK) "Jailhouse Rock" "Party" / "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" (UK)
1958	"Don't" / "I Beg of You" "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" "Hard Headed Woman" / "Don't Ask Me Why" "King Creole" (UK) "One Night" / "I Got Stung"
1959	"I Need Your Love Tonight" / "A Fool Such as I" "A Big Hunk o' Love"

1960	"Stuck on You" / "Fame and Fortune" "It's Now or Never" "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
1961	"Surrender" / "Lonely Man" "I Feel So Bad" / "Wild in the Country" "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" / "Little Sister" "Can't Help Falling in Love" / "Rock-A-Hula Baby"
1962	"Good Luck Charm" / "Anything That's Part of You" "She's Not You" "Return to Sender" / "Where Do You Come From"
1963	"One Broken Heart for Sale" "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" "Bossa Nova Baby" / "Witchcraft"
1964	"Kissin' Cousins" / "It Hurts Me" "What'd I Say" / "Viva Las Vegas" "Such a Night" / "Never Ending" "Ask Me" / "Ain't That Loving You Baby" "Blue Christmas"
1965	"Do the Clam" / "You'll Be Gone" "Crying in the Chapel "(Such an) Easy Question" "I'm Yours" "Puppet on a String" / "Wooden Heart"
1966	"Tell Me Why" / "Blue River" "Frankie and Johnny" / "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" "Love Letters" "Spinout" / "All That I Am" "If Every Day Was Like Christmas"
1967	"Indescribably Blue" "Long Legged Girl (With the Short Dress On)" / "That's Someone You Never Forget" "There's Always Me" / "Judy" "Big Boss Man" / "You Don't Know Me"
1968	"Guitar Man" "U.S. Male" / "Stay Away" "You'll Never Walk Alone" "Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby" / "Let Yourself Go" "Almost in Love" / "A Little Less Conversation" "If I Can Dream" / "Edge of Reality"
1969	"Memories" / "Charro" "How Great Thou Art" "In the Ghetto" / "Any Day Now" "Clean Up Your Own Backyard" "Suspicious Minds" / "You'll Think of Me" "Don't Cry Daddy"

1970	"Kentucky Rain" "The Wonder of You" "I've Lost You" "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" / "Patch It Up" "I Really Don't Want to Know" / "There Goes My Everything"
1971	"Rags to Riches" "Life" / "Only Believe" "I'm Leavin'" "It's Only Love" "Merry Christmas Baby" / "O Come All Ye Faithful"
1972	"Until It's Time for You to Go" "He Touched Me" "An American Trilogy" / "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" "Burning Love" / "It's a Matter of Time" "Separate Ways" / "Always on My Mind"
1973	"Steamroller Blues" / "Fool" "Raised on Rock" / "For Ol' Times Sake"
1974	"I've Got a Thing About You Baby" "If You Talk in Your Sleep" / "Help Me" "Promised Land" / "It's Midnight"
1975	"My Boy" / "Thinking About You" "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" "Bringing It Back" / "Pieces of My Life"
1976	"Hurt" / "For the Heart" "Moody Blue"
1977	"Way Down" "My Way" / "America the Beautiful"
1978	"Unchained Melody" / "Softly as I Leave You"

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