Separate Ways (Elvis Presley album)
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| Compilation album by Elvis Presley | ||||
| Released | January 1973 | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues, pop, country, rock | |||
| Label | RCA Camden | |||
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Separate Ways is a 1973 compilation album issued by RCA Records from American singer and musician Elvis Presley.
Released on the budget RCA Camden label one month after another similar compilation, Burning Love and Hits from His Movies, Volume 2, Separate Ways was the second and final attempt by RCA to repackage older Elvis recordings by pairing them with a recent chart hit, in this case "Separate Ways" and its flipside "Always On My Mind".
Separate Ways peaked on the Billboard chart at number 46 and the Country Album chart at number 12 on its release and has since gone on to sell over 3 million copies worldwide.[1] It was certified gold on March 27, 1992, and platinum on January 6, 2004, by the RIAA.[2]
Content
Next to "Separate Ways" and "Always On My Mind" the remainder of the album — which was not promoted as a compilation on the front cover — consisted of a mixture of previously released recordings from Presley film soundtracks of the 1960s, plus one song, "Old Shep", dating back to 1956. The album was reissued by Pickwick/Camden utilizing the original catalogue number CAS-2611. The only apparent difference is the cover indicates Pickwick at the bottom center front, where as the original issue indicated RCA. The contents of the re-issue are exactly the same as the original issue.
Title track
Presley recorded "Separate Ways", written by Red West and Richard Mainegra, on March 27, 1972, and the country song "Always On My Mind" on March 29. They were released together as a single on October 31, 1972. It reached gold status in the US for sales of over half a million copies. It was listed as a double-sided hit reaching #16 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart in November 1972.[3] In the UK "Always On My Mind" was the hit song and "Separate Ways" was the B-side.
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Track listing
| Side one | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
| 1. | "Separate Ways" | Richard Mainegra, Red West | March 27, 1972 | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Sentimental Me" | Jimmy Cassin, Jim Morehead | March 12, 1961 | 2:34 |
| 3. | "In My Way" (from Wild in the Country) | Ben Weisman, Fred Wise | November 7, 1960 | 1:24 |
| 4. | "I Met Her Today" | Hal Blair, Don Robertson | October 15, 1961 | 2:45 |
| 5. | "What Now, What Next, Where To?" | Hal Blair, Don Robertson | May 26, 1963 | 1:59 |
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
| 1. | "Always on My Mind" | Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson | March 29, 1972 | 3:41 |
| 2. | "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell" (from Wild in the Country) | Ben Weisman, Fred Wise | November 8, 1960 | 1:38 |
| 3. | "It Is So Strange" | Faron Young | January 19, 1957 | 2:31 |
| 4. | "Forget Me Never" (from Wild in the Country) | Ben Weisman, Fred Wise | November 7, 1960 | 1:38 |
| 5. | "Old Shep" | Red Foley | September 2, 1956 | 4:10 |
References
- ↑ "Separate Ways (Awards)". Allmusic. Rovi, Inc. 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Searchable Database". RIAA. 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015. Note: Enter search for "Separate Ways"
- ↑ "Top 20 Country Billboard Singles". The Official Elvis Presley Website. Archived from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
External links
- Separate Ways at Discogs (list of releases)
