| "Raised on Rock" | ||||
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| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
| from the album Raised on Rock / For Ol' Times Sake | ||||
| A-side | "Raised on Rock" | |||
| B-side | " For Ol' Times Sake" | |||
| Released | August 20, 1973 [1] | |||
| Recorded | July 23, 1973 | |||
| Studio | Stax Studios, Memphis | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mark James [2] | |||
| Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||
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"Raised on Rock'" is a 1973 song by Elvis Presley. It was written for him by Mark James, the author of Elvis' 1969 number 1 hit " Suspicious Minds". [2] [3]
The song was first released in 1973 as a single, with " For Ol' Times Sake" on the B-side, [4] and then included on the album Raised on Rock / For Ol' Times Sake.
Musical style and lyrics
The song is sung from the point of view of a person who, as a child in the early years of rock'n'roll, was raised on songs like " Hound Dog" and " Johnny B. Goode" he would listen to on the radio every day.
Roy Carr and Mick Farren commented in Elvis: The Illustrated Record that the song was lyrically mismatched for Elvis, as he was a contemporary of the artists mentioned.
Charts
The single "Raised on Rock" / "For Ol' Times Sake" (listed by Billboard as a double-A-sided hit) reached number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 27, 1973. [5] In addition, the song "Raised on Rock" reached number 27 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart for the week of November 3, 1973. [6]
In the UK Singles Chart, the single "Raised on Rock" reached number 36 for the week of November 24, 1973. [7]
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart ( Official Charts Company) [7] | 36 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening [6] | 27 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [5] | 41* |
- * Listed as "Raised on Rock / For Ol' Times Sake".
References
- ^ "1970s discography".
- ^ a b "Raised On Rock by Elvis Presley Songfacts". Songfacts. Songfacts, LLC. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ "Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley Songfacts". Songfacts. Songfacts, LLC. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ "Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock / For Ol' Times Sake at Discogs". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ a b "Elvis Presley - Chart history (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ a b "Elvis Presley - Chart history (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ a b "Elvis Presley - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
