Don’t Be Cruel

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Titel: Don’t Be Cruel
Längd: 2:04
Kompositörer: Otis Blackwell och Elvis Presley
Utgivare: Shalimar Music/Elvis Presley Music
Inspelningsdatum: 1956-07-02
Inspelningstid: mellan klockan 14:00-17:00 och 18:00-21:00
Inspelningsplats: RCA Studios, New York, NY
Matrix: G2WB 5936
Tagning master: 28
Producent: Steve Sholes
Studiotekniker: Ernie Ulrich

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Musiker:
Gitarr: Elvis Presley
Gitarr: Scotty Moore
Bas: Bill Black
Trummor: D. J. Fontana
Piano: Shorty Long
Kör/bakgrundssångare: The Jordanaires

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Första utgivning: A-sida singel (47-6604)
Även utgiven på bland annat:
The Real Elvis (EPA-940)
Elvis’ Golden Records Vol. 1 (LPM-1707)
Hound Dog / Don’t Be Cruel (447-0608)
The Real Elvis (EPA-5120)
Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1 (LPM-6401)
Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden (LSP-4776)
Elvis (DPL2-0056e)
Elvis: A Legendary Performer Vol. 1 (CPL1-0341)
Pure Gold (ANL1-0971)
Greatest Hits (GELV 6A RDS 9001-9007)
The Rockin’ Days (LSP 10 204)
Golden Boy (SHZT 521)
Elvis In Concert (APL2-2587)
Mein Star – Elvis Presley (66 479 7)
The Elvis Presley Story (DML5-0263)
Hound Dog / Don’t Be Cruel (PB-11099)
15 Golden Records (PP-11301)
20 Golden Hits (PP-11340)
The ’56 Sessions Vol. 1 (PL 42101)
Don’t Be Cruel / Hound Dog (PB 9265)
King Of The 50’s (NL-42974)
Elvis Presley In Concert (NL-42978)
Elvis Forever Vol. 2 (CL 42853)
Elvis Aron Presley (CPL8 3699)
The Elvis Collection (NL-43290)
Rock ’n Roll Forever (DML1-0437)
American Trilogy (DR 1124)
Elvis At His Best (SDL 004)
The History Of Rock Vol. 1 – Elvis Presley (HRL 001)
How A Legend Was Born (NL 43735)
La Grande Storia Del Rock (GSR-82)
The E.P. Collection (EP-1)
The Real Elvis (RCX 7190)
The Elvis Medley (AHL1 4530)
Album D’or (PL 37686)
I Was The One (RCALP 3105)
This Is Elvis Country (NC-646)
The King Of Rock ’N’ Roll (VLP-4537)
The Best Of Elvis (130250)
The Legend (First Edition) (PD 89000)
Elvis! His Greatest Hits (RD4A-010-2)

Liveinspelningar:
1957-01-06 (overdubbed) This Is Elvis (CPL2 4031), I Was The One (RCALP 3105)
1961-03-25 Elvis Aron Presley (CPL8 3699)
1972-06-10 (8 pm show) Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden (LSP-4776)
1975-06-06 Elvis Aron Presley (CPL8 3699)
1977-06-19 (8:30 pm show) Elvis In Concert (APL2-2587)

Låten var en del av The Elvis Medley som mixades och släpptes 1982.

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Text:

You know I can be found,
sitting home all alone,
If you can’t come around,
at least please telephone.
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true.

Baby, if I made you mad
for something I might have said,
Please, let’s forget the past,
the future looks bright ahead,
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true.
I don’t want no other love,
Baby it’s just you I’m thinking of.

Don’t stop thinking of me,
don’t make me feel this way,
Come on over here and love me,
you know what I want you to say.
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true.
Why should we be apart?
I really love you baby, cross my heart.

Let’s walk up to the preacher
and let us say I do,
Then you’ll know you’ll have me,
and I’ll know that I’ll have you,
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true.
I don’t want no other love,
Baby it’s just you I’m thinking of.

Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true.
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true.
I don’t want no other love,
Baby it’s just you I’m thinking of.