(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear

This article is about 1957 Elvis Presley hit single. For 1976 Red Sovine hit single, see Teddy Bear (Red Sovine song).
"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Loving You
B-side "Loving You"
Released June 11, 1957 (1957-06-11)
Format 45 rpm, 78 rpm
Recorded January 22, 1957, Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre Rock and roll, rhythm and blues
Length 1:46
Label RCA
Writer(s) Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe
Producer(s) Walter Scharf
Certification X2 Platinum (RIAA)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"All Shook Up" / "That's When Your Heartaches Begin"
(1957)		 "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" / "Loving You"
(1957)		 "Jailhouse Rock" / "Treat Me Nice
(1957)
Loving You track listing
Music video
"(Let Me be Your) Teddy Bear" (audio only) on YouTube

"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" is a popular song first recorded by Elvis Presley in 1957 for the soundtrack of his second motion picture, Loving You, during which Presley performs the song on screen. It was written by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe and published in 1957 by Gladys Music. Clear melodic roots of this tune can be heard in the many early recordings of Boll Weevil, a traditional blues song.

Presley single

The song was a US number-one hit for Elvis Presley during the summer of 1957, staying at number-one for seven weeks, and his third of the four that he would have that year. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" would also hit number one on the R&B Best Sellers List, becoming his fourth number one on that chart.[1] In addition the song would hit number one on the country charts for a single week.[2]

Personnel

Cover versions

Pop culture

A modified version of the song has often been used for Teddy Grahams commercials. Also, during early episodes of Full House, the three main adult characters would often sing the song as a lullaby for Michelle Tanner (one of those three characters, Michelle's uncle Jesse Katsopolis, was a die-hard Elvis fan).

Disney featured a music video in the special DTV Romancin' (1986), set entirely to clips featuring the bear characters from the company's animated films, including an introduction by the Gummi Bears.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 467.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 272.
  3. ↑ Donna Loren Official Website.

External links

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