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I Was The One


Titel: I Was The One
Längd: 2:33
Kompositörer: Aaron Schroeder, Claude DeMetrius, Hal Blair och Bill Peppers
Utgivare: Ross Jungnickel
Inspelningsdatum: 1956-01-11
Inspelningstid: mellan klockan 16:00-19:00
Inspelningsplats: RCA Studios, Nashville, TN
Matrix: G2WB 0218
Tagning master: 7B
Producent:
Steve Sholes
Studiotekniker: Bob Ferris


Musiker:
Gitarr: Elvis Presley
Gitarr: Scotty Moore
Gitarr: Chet Atkins
Bas: Bill Black
Trummor: D. J. Fontana
Piano: Floyd Cramer
Kör/bakgrundssångare: Gordon Stoker, Ben Speer och Brock Speer


Första utgivning: B-sida singel (47-6420)

Även utgiven på bland annat:
Heartbreak Hotel (EPA-821)
Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One (447-0605)
For LP Fans Only (LPM-1990)
Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1 (LPM-6401)
Greatest Hits (GELV 6A RDS 9001-9007)
The Elvis Presley Story (DML5-0263)
Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One (PB-11105)
15 Golden Records (PP-11301)
20 Golden Hits (PP-11340)
The ’56 Sessions Vol. 1 (PL 42101)
The Elvis Collection (NL-43290)
How A Legend Was Born (NL 43735)
La Grande Storia Del Rock (GSR-82)
The E.P. Collection (EP-1)
Heartbreak Hotel (RCX 7189)
20 Love Songs (34037)
I Was The One / Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (PB 13500)
I Was The One (AHL1 4678)
I Was The One (RCALP 3105)
The Legend (First Edition) (PD 89000)
Elvis! His Greatest Hits (RD4A-010-2)
A Golden Celebration (CPM6 5172)
The Collection Vol. 1 (PD 89248)
The Elvis Presley Collection (DML3-0632)
The Legend (German Limited Edition) (PD 89000)
A Valentine Gift For You (AFL1-5353 & PCD1-5353)
Elvis The Pelvis (NL 89515)
Elvis Forever Vol. 5 (NL 89954)
Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One (PB 49639)
We Love Elvis (R30P-1003-05)
Good Rockin’ Tonight (SVL2-0824 & SVC2-0824)
50 Worldwide Gold Hits –  Vol. 1 Part 1 & Part 2 (6401-2-R)
The Legend Begins (OCNWL 2031)
Elvis Presley 2 – Laser Plus 20 (ND 90327)
Heartbreak Hotel (PD 49467)
Great Hits Of 1956-57 (RBD-072/CDI)
The King Of Rock’N’Roll – The Complete 50’s Masters (PL 90689 & PD 90689)
Walk A Mile In My Shoes – The Essential 70’s Masters (74321 30331 2)
Elvis 56 (07863 66817 1 & 07863 66817 2)
Heartbreak Hotel (74321 33686 7)
Heartbreak Hotel (74321 33686 2)

Alternativa versioner:
Take 2 Heartbreak Hotel (74321 33686 7), Heartbreak Hotel (74321 33686 2)
Overdubbed version (1982) I Was The One / Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (PB 13500), I Was The One (AHL1 4678), I Was The One (RCALP 3105)

Liveinspelningar:
1956-02-18 A Golden Celebration (CPM6 5172)
1956-05-16 The Legend Begins (OCNWL 2031)
1956-09-26 (AS) A Golden Celebration (CPM6 5172)
1956-09-26 (ES) A Golden Celebration (CPM6 5172)
1970-08-12 Walk A Mile In My Shoes – The Essential 70’s Masters (74321 30331 2)


Text:

I was the one who taught her to kiss
The way that she kisses you now.
And you know the way she touches your cheek,
Well, I taught her how.

I was the one who taught her to cry
When she wants you under her spell.
The sight of her tears drives you out of your mind,
I taught her so well.

And then one day
I had my love as perfect as could be.
She lived, she loved, she laughed, she cried,
And it was all for me.

I’ll never know who taught her to lie.
Now that it’s over and done,
Who learned the lesson when she broke my heart?
I was the one.

And then one day
I had my love as perfect as could be.
She lived, she loved, she laughed, she cried,
And it was all for me.

I’ll never know who taught her to lie.
Now that it’s over and done,
Who learned the lesson when she broke my heart?
I was the one.