Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One download free

Tracklist Hide Credits

A	Heartbreak Hotel Songwriter – Presley*, Axton*, Durben*
B	I Was The One Songwriter – Schroeder*, Peppers*, DeMetrius*, Blair*

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Teal Record Company
• Distributed By – Teal Record Company
• Licensed To – Mills Music
• Licensed To – Southern Music

Notes

A newspaper article about the suicide of a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window inspired the lyrics. Axton presented the song to Presley in November 1955 at a country music convention in Nashville. Presley agreed to record it, and did so on January 10, 1956, in a session with his band, the Blue Moon Boys, the guitarist Chet Atkins, and the pianist Floyd Cramer. "Heartbreak Hotel" comprises an eight-bar blues progression, with heavy reverberation throughout the track, to imitate the character of Presley's Sun recordings.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
20-6420	Elvis Presley	Heartbreak Hotel ‎(Shellac, 10")	RCA Victor	20-6420	US	1956
47-6420	Elvis Presley	Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One ‎(7", Single)	RCA Victor	47-6420	Germany	Unknown
20-6420	Elvis Presley	Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One ‎(Shellac, 10", Single)	RCA Victor	20-6420	US	1956
47-6420	Elvis Presley	Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One ‎(7", Roc)	RCA Victor	47-6420	US	1956
PB 1105	Elvis*	Heartbreak Hotel ‎(7", Single, RE)	RCA	PB 1105	France	1977