It's Midnight
| "It's Midnight" | ||||
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| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
| from the album Promised Land | ||||
| A-side | "It's Midnight" | |||
| B-side | "Promised Land" | |||
| Released | September 27, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | December 10, 1973 | |||
| Studio | Stax Studios, Memphis | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Edd Wheeler and Jerry Chesnut | |||
| Producer(s) | Felton Jarvis | |||
| Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||
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"It's Midnight" is a 1974 song recorded by Elvis Presley. It was written by Jerry Chesnut and Billy Edd Wheeler.[1]
Recording[edit]
Elvis Presley recorded it during his December 10–16, 1973, recording sessions at Stax Records in Memphis.[2][3] The session produced three more charting songs: "Promised Land", "If You Talk in Your Sleep" and "Help Me".
Release history[edit]
The song was first released in October 1974 as a B-side to a cover of Chuck Berry's "Promised Land".[2][4] (While the Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records indicates "Promised Land" as the A-side,[5] different pressings have "It's Midnight" as the A-side and "Promised Land" as a B-side and vice versa.)[6]
Reception[edit]
"Promised Land" rose to number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] while the two sides together (as "It's Midnight / Promised Land") and "It's Midnight" on its own charted on the Hot Country Singles chart.[2] "It's Midnight" peaked on it at number 9 in January 1975.[4][7]
Critical reception[edit]
Billboard in its review of the album Promised Land (in the January 18, 1975 issue) picked "It's Midnight" as one of the best cuts on the album.
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1974–1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Easy Listening[8] | 8* |
| US Billboard Hot Country Singles[4][7] | 14* / 9** |
- * as "It's Midnight / Promised Land"
- ** as "It's Midnight"
References[edit]
- ^ Alanna Nash (1 February 2012). Elvis and the Memphis Mafia. Aurum Press. pp. 272–. ISBN 978-1-84513-759-5.
- ^ a b c d Rob Bowman (1997). Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records. Music Sales Group. pp. 305–. ISBN 978-0-8256-7284-2.
- ^ Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 223–. ISBN 978-0-85712-758-7.
- ^ a b c Maury Dean (2003). Rock and Roll. Algora Publishing. pp. 323–. ISBN 978-0-87586-207-1.
- ^ Martin Popoff (5 August 2010). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948–1991. Krause Publications. pp. 940–. ISBN 978-1-4402-1621-3.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Elvis Presley - It's Midnight / Promised Land at Discogs". Discogs. 1974.
- ^ a b "Elvis Presley - Chart history (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
"Elvis Presley - Chart history (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-16. - ^ "Elvis Presley - Chart history (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
