Heartbreak Hotel

About Heartbreak Hotel

"Heartbreak Hotel" is Elvis's first Number One for RCA and only the second song he recorded for the label. Chet Atkins played rhythm guitar. You can hear Bill Black's stand-up bass, Scotty Moore's electric guitar, D.J. Fontana's drums and Floyd Cramer's piano. Recorded in January 1956 in Nashville, it was released as a single in the USA (with the B-side "I Was the One") on January 27, 1956. Despite RCA's early objections to the sound quality .

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About this song

Credited to

Elvis Presley

Album

Best of Rock 'n' Roll Music: 100 Originals from the 50s & 60s · Track 47 of 51

Released

February 26, 2016

Duration

2:10

Ranking

#4 most played Elvis Presley track on Foxsoundi

On Last.fm

629,724 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Best of Rock 'n' Roll Music: 100 Originals from the 50s & 60s