| "Always on My Mind" | |
| Written by | Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson Thompson |
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| Published | 1972 |
| Original artist | Brenda Lee |
| Recorded by | Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Pet Shop Boys, B.B. King, Michael Bublé, among others |
| Performed by | Shakira at the 2002 VH1 Divas: Las Vegas |
"Always on My Mind" is a song originally recorded by Brenda Lee and released on June 12, 1972[1], with music and lyrics by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson Thompson. Mark James (b 1940 is a songwriter famous for writing hits for singers B Wayne Carson Thompson is an American country musician and two-time Grammy award winner Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Brenda Lee (born December 11, 1944) is an American country - pop Singer, who was popular during the 1950s and 1960s Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed B B King (born Riley B King, September 16 1925 is an American Blues Guitarist and Singer-songwriter. Michael Steven Bublé (ˈbuːbleɪ or boo-BLAY (born 9 September, 1975) is a Canadian Big band singer and Actor. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2 1977 known simply as Shakira In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert The first concert VH1 Divas Live was created to support the station's Brenda Lee (born December 11, 1944) is an American country - pop Singer, who was popular during the 1950s and 1960s Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark James (b 1940 is a songwriter famous for writing hits for singers B Wayne Carson Thompson is an American country musician and two-time Grammy award winner
Allmusic list over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. [2] At the 25th Grammy Awards held in 1983, the songwriters won Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Country Song; in addition, Willie Nelson's recording won for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. The 25th Grammy Awards were held February 23, 1983. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry The Grammy Award for Best Country Song (sometimes known as the Country Songwriter's Award has been awarded since 1965. The Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1965.
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Elvis Presley version
Elvis Presley's version reached number 16 on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart in 1972[3]. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brenda Lee's version had stalled at #45 on the country charts in 1972.
Over thirty years later, Presley's version was played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and included on that year's promotional compilation album Voices from the FIFA World Cup. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of Voices from the FIFA World Cup is a collection of songs released at the time of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Willie Nelson version
The song was also recorded by Willie Nelson. Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Released in the spring of 1982, the song raced to number one on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart that May, spending two weeks atop the chart. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The song also did very well on Top 40 radio, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was Billboard's number one country song for 1982. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre.
Apart from its three Grammys (including Grammy Award for Song of the Year for the songwriters), "Always on My Mind" earned numerous other awards for Nelson and its songwriters, including the 1982 and 1983 Country Music Association's "Song of the Year" honors and the 1982 CMA Single of the Year. The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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| B-side | "Do I Have To?" | ||||
| Released | November 30, 1987 | ||||
| Format | 7", 12", cassette, CD | ||||
| Genre | Synthpop | ||||
| Length | 3:56 | ||||
| Label | Parlophone - 6171 | ||||
| Producer | Julian Mendelsohn, Pet Shop Boys | ||||
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Pet Shop Boys version
In 1987, Pet Shop Boys performed a version of "Always on My Mind" on Love Me Tender, an ITV network television special commemorating the tenth anniversary of Presley's death, in which various popular contemporary acts performed cover versions of his hits. The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed Introspective is the fourth Album, the third of entirely new music by the UK Electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) A cassette single ( CS, also known by the trademark " Cassingle " or capitalized as the trademark " Cassette Single " is a music single A CD single (abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed Rent is a 1987 single by the Pet Shop Boys. It was released in the UK by Parlophone on 12 October 1987 " Heart " is a song recorded by Pet Shop Boys which reached #1 on the UK singles chart for three weeks in April 1988 (see 1988 in music) The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Their performance was so well-received that the group decided to record the song and release it as a single. This version became the U.K.'s Christmas number one single that year, beating "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, and topping the charts for four weeks in total. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Each year record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. " Fairytale of New York " is a popular Christmas song by Irish Folk-rock group The Pogues, and featuring the English The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background playing Traditional Irish music with influences from Punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane Kirsty Anna MacColl ( 10 October, 1959 &ndash 18 December, 2000) was an English Singer-songwriter. It also reached number one in Germany in 1988, and peaked at number four in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year, becoming the duo's fifth and last Top 10 hit there. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
In November 2004, The Daily Telegraph newspaper placed the version at number two in a list of the fifty greatest cover versions of all time. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. [4]
Track listing
7": Parlophone / R 6171 (UK)
- "Always on My Mind" (3:59)
- "Do I Have To?" (5:14)
12": Parlophone / 12 R 6171 (UK)
- "Always on My Mind" (Extended Dance Version) (8:10)
- "Do I Have To?" (5:14)
- "Always on My Mind" (3:59)
- also released on MC (TCR 6171) and CD (CDR 6171)
12": Parlophone / 20 2321 6 (UK)
- "Always on My Mind" (Remix) (5:55)
- "Do I Have To?" (5:14)
- "Always on My Mind" (Dub Version) (2:04)
Other covers
Other cover versions include:[1]
- In 2000, fringe New York electronic band kHz covered the song on their debut album Emotronic
- In 2002, Jade Villalon of Sweetbox added her own version of the song as a bonus track on her album Jade
- Willie Nelson recorded a version with Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora for his 2002 album Willie Nelson & Friends - Stars & Guitars
- DJ Quicksilver produced a vocal-trance remake of the song, with vocals by singer Diana Maria
- A punk rock version of the song was performed by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on their live album Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah
- Norweigan act Erlend Øye recorded part of the song in a medley, as part of the DJ-Kicks series
- In 2003, B.B. King covered the song on his album Reflections
- In 2004, Fantasia Barrino covered the song on her album Free Yourself
- In 2005, the cover by Ryan Adams and The Cardinals was a bonus track for the vinyl edition and U. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jade Valerie Villalon also known by her stage name Jade Valerie (born August 12 1980) is an American pop Singer, Sweetbox, is a pop music project that was formed in 1995 by executive producer Heiko Schmidt and music producer Roberto "Geo" Rosan Jade is the third album of Sweetbox and the second with Jade Villalon as a frontwoman Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi Jr on March 2 1962 is an American Musician, Songwriter and Actor. Richard "Richie" Steven Sambora (born on July 11 1959 is an American rock Guitarist, producer musician singer and songwriter who is This is a detailed discography for Willie Nelson. For a discography as a member of The Highwaymen, see The Highwaymen discography. DJ Quicksilver,Orhan Terzi was (born 28 June 1964, in Turkey) Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a Punk rock supergroup and Cover band that formed in 1995 Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah is a Live album by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, released on October 19, 2004 on Fat Wreck Chords Erlend Øye is a Norwegian musician from Bergen, best known for being part of the pop duo Kings of Convenience together with Eirik Glambek Bøe DJ-Kicks (typeset DJ-KiCKS on all Cover artwork is a series of DJ mix albums Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. B B King (born Riley B King, September 16 1925 is an American Blues Guitarist and Singer-songwriter. Reflections is a B B King album released in 2003 Track listing "Exactly Like You" "On My Word of Honor" "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984) or simply Fantasia, is an American R&B / soul singer and Broadway Free Yourself is the debut album by American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino, which was released on November 23 2004. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American alt-country / rock Singer-songwriter from Jacksonville The Cardinals are the Backing band of Ryan Adams, featured on the albums Cold Roses, Jacksonville City Nights, and K. CD version of Jacksonville City Nights
- In 2006, Danish jazz singer Inger Marie Gundersen covered the song on the album Make this moment
- In 2006, The Pinker Tones covered the song, sung in catalan, on the album of the benefical TV3 telethon against chronic pain (El disc de la marató 2006)
- In 2007, Michael Bublé covered the song on his album Call Me Irresponsible
- Barbara Jones - Reggae Love Songs 2 (Sanctuary Music Group) 2005
Notable performances
- Shakira at the 2002 VH1 Divas: Las Vegas, as part of a tribute to Elvis Presley that also featured Celine Dion, Cher, The Dixie Chicks, Whitney Houston and Anastacia
References
- ^ a b List of cover versions from Second Hand Songs
- ^ Recordings of ""Always on My Mind" from Allmusic
- ^ Top 20 Country Billboard Singles. Jacksonville City Nights is Ryan Adams ' seventh official album Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Artists and Music The Pinker Tones are the brainchild of Barcelona natives Mister Furia and Professor Manso Catalan ˈkætəˌlæn ( català kətəˈla or) is a Romance language, the national and official language of Andorra, and a co-official TV3 is the name of Catalonia 's first public television channel. Chronic pain is defined as Pain that persists longer than the temporal course of natural healing associated with a particular type of injury or disease process Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Michael Steven Bublé (ˈbuːbleɪ or boo-BLAY (born 9 September, 1975) is a Canadian Big band singer and Actor. Call Me Irresponsible is a 2007 (see 2007 in music) Grammy Award -winning Album by the Canadian Jazz singer Michael Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2 1977 known simply as Shakira In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert The first concert VH1 Divas Live was created to support the station's Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946 The Dixie Chicks are a multiple Grammy Award -winning Country music group composed of three women Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former Anastacia (born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk on September 17 1968 is a Multi-platinum American singer and songwriter allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. The Official Elvis Presley Website. Retrieved on 2007-12-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/11/20/bmcovercont20.xml&sSheet=/arts/2004/11/20/ixtop.html
| Preceded by "Mountain Music" by Alabama |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single May 8 - May 15, 1982 by Willie Nelson |
Succeeded by "Just to Satisfy You" by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson |
| Preceded by "Fire & Smoke" by Earl Thomas Conley |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single of the year 1982 |
Succeeded by "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton |
| Preceded by "China In Your Hand" by T'Pau |
UK number one single December 13, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle |
| Preceded by "Reet Petite" by Jackie Wilson |
UK Singles Chart Christmas number-one single 1987 |
Succeeded by "Mistletoe and Wine" by Cliff Richard |
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